diff --git a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/BLEPeripheral.swift b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/BLEPeripheral.swift
index bf9a3b6..6567dda 100644
--- a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/BLEPeripheral.swift
+++ b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/BLEPeripheral.swift
@@ -24,13 +24,19 @@ public protocol BLEPeripheral: class {
 
    func read(fromCharacteristic uuid: CBUUID) -> Bool
 
-   // Tries to write the given data to the specified characteristic.  Returns true if the characteristic exists and
-   // supports writing with response; false otherwise.
+   /// Tries to write the given data to the specified characteristic.  Returns true if the characteristic exists and
+   /// supports writing with response; false otherwise.
    func writeWithResponse(bytes: [UInt8], toCharacteristic uuid: CBUUID) -> Bool
    func writeWithResponse(data: Data, toCharacteristic uuid: CBUUID) -> Bool
 
-   // Tries to write the given data to the specified characteristic.  Returns true if the characteristic exists and
-   // supports writing without response; false otherwise.
+   /// Tries to write the given data to the specified characteristic.  Returns true if the characteristic exists and
+   /// supports writing without response; false otherwise.
    func writeWithoutResponse(bytes: [UInt8], toCharacteristic uuid: CBUUID) -> Bool
    func writeWithoutResponse(data: Data, toCharacteristic uuid: CBUUID) -> Bool
+
+   /// Returns the maximum amount of data, in bytes, you can send to a characteristic in a single write-with-response.
+   func maximumWriteWithResponseDataLength() -> Int
+
+   /// Returns the maximum amount of data, in bytes, you can send to a characteristic in a single write-without-response.
+   func maximumWriteWithoutResponseDataLength() -> Int
 }
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diff --git a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/StandardBLEPeripheral.swift b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/StandardBLEPeripheral.swift
index 8a9cf77..c1cd58c 100644
--- a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/StandardBLEPeripheral.swift
+++ b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/ble/peripheral/StandardBLEPeripheral.swift
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ open class StandardBLEPeripheral: NSObject, BLEPeripheral {
       return write(data: data, toCharacteristic: uuid, writeType: .withoutResponse)
    }
 
+   public func maximumWriteWithResponseDataLength() -> Int {
+      peripheral.maximumWriteValueLength(for: .withResponse)
+   }
+
+   public func maximumWriteWithoutResponseDataLength() -> Int {
+      peripheral.maximumWriteValueLength(for: .withoutResponse)
+   }
+
    //MARK: - Private methods
 
    private func findCharacteristic(havingUUID uuid: CBUUID) -> CBCharacteristic? {
diff --git a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/BaseUARTDevice.swift b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/BaseUARTDevice.swift
index 05ddb1b..c9f9e45 100644
--- a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/BaseUARTDevice.swift
+++ b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/BaseUARTDevice.swift
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ open class BaseUARTDevice: UARTDevice {
    public func writeWithoutResponse(data: Data) {
       let _ = blePeripheral.writeWithoutResponse(data: data, toCharacteristic: BaseUARTDevice.txUUID)
    }
+
+   public func maximumWriteWithResponseDataLength() -> Int { blePeripheral.maximumWriteWithResponseDataLength() }
+
+   public func maximumWriteWithoutResponseDataLength() -> Int { blePeripheral.maximumWriteWithoutResponseDataLength() }
 }
 
 extension BaseUARTDevice: BLEPeripheralDelegate {
diff --git a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/UARTDevice.swift b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/UARTDevice.swift
index fe34785..9783edf 100644
--- a/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/UARTDevice.swift
+++ b/Sources/BirdbrainBLE/uart/device/UARTDevice.swift
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ public protocol UARTDevice: UARTDeviceIdentifier {
    func writeWithResponse(data: Data)
    func writeWithoutResponse(bytes: [UInt8])
    func writeWithoutResponse(data: Data)
+
+   /// Returns the maximum amount of data, in bytes, you can send in a single write-with-response.
+   func maximumWriteWithResponseDataLength() -> Int
+
+   /// Returns the maximum amount of data, in bytes, you can send in a single write-without-response.
+   func maximumWriteWithoutResponseDataLength() -> Int
 }
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diff --git a/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/ble/BLETests.swift b/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/ble/BLETests.swift
index 1b63480..65b37eb 100644
--- a/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/ble/BLETests.swift
+++ b/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/ble/BLETests.swift
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ final class BLETests: XCTestCase {
             XCTAssertFalse(centralManager.connectToPeripheral(havingUUID: uuid), "Redundant connect while connected should return false")
 
             // sleep for a second
-            print("Sleeping for 10 seconds...")
+            print("Sleeping for 1 second...")
             do {
-               sleep(10)
+               sleep(1)
             }
 
             // now disconnect
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ final class BLETests: XCTestCase {
             print("END WAITING FOR connectSuccessExpectation \(Date().timeIntervalSince1970)")
 
             if let connectedPeripheral = delegate.connectedPeripheral {
+               print("Peripheral has a max write-with-response size of [\(connectedPeripheral.maximumWriteWithResponseDataLength())] and a max write-without-response size of [\(connectedPeripheral.maximumWriteWithoutResponseDataLength())]")
                print("[\(Date().timeIntervalSince1970)]: Start running tests...")
                let additionalTestsDoneExpectation = expectation(description: "Additional tests are done")
                additionalTests(connectedPeripheral, additionalTestsDoneExpectation)
diff --git a/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/uart/UARTTests.swift b/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/uart/UARTTests.swift
index de5535e..f6f85ed 100644
--- a/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/uart/UARTTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/BirdbrainBLETests/uart/UARTTests.swift
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ final class UARTTests: XCTestCase {
             if let connectedUUID = delegate.connectedUUID {
                if let uart = deviceManager.getDevice(uuid: connectedUUID) {
                   print("Connected to UART \(uart.uuid)")
+                  print("UART has a max write-with-response size of [\(uart.maximumWriteWithResponseDataLength())] and a max write-without-response size of [\(uart.maximumWriteWithoutResponseDataLength())]")
                   print("[\(Date().timeIntervalSince1970)]: Start running tests...")
                   let additionalTestsDoneExpectation = expectation(description: "Additional tests are done")
                   additionalTests(uart, additionalTestsDoneExpectation)