diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index c6945a1..23b1a51 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
     "modulename": "${workspaceFolderBasename}",
     "distname": "${workspaceFolderBasename}",
-    "moduleversion": "1.2.47",
+    "moduleversion": "1.2.48",
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 2184b28..ae3b608 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # pyubx2 Release Notes
 
+### RELEASE 1.2.48
+
+ENHANCEMENTS:
+
+1. Add helper methods `val2twoscomp` and `val2signmag` to convert signed integer to appropriate two's complement or sign magnitude binary representation.
+
 ### RELEASE 1.2.47
 
 ENHANCEMENTS:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71e26b3..77d6a05 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "pyubx2"
 authors = [{ name = "semuadmin", email = "semuadmin@semuconsulting.com" }]
 maintainers = [{ name = "semuadmin", email = "semuadmin@semuconsulting.com" }]
 description = "UBX protocol parser and generator"
-version = "1.2.47"
+version = "1.2.48"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
diff --git a/src/pyubx2/_version.py b/src/pyubx2/_version.py
index 08d072f..b672650 100644
--- a/src/pyubx2/_version.py
+++ b/src/pyubx2/_version.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 :license: BSD 3-Clause
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.2.47"
+__version__ = "1.2.48"
diff --git a/src/pyubx2/ubxhelpers.py b/src/pyubx2/ubxhelpers.py
index 2d42c61..72b6830 100644
--- a/src/pyubx2/ubxhelpers.py
+++ b/src/pyubx2/ubxhelpers.py
@@ -622,3 +622,31 @@ def process_monver(msg: object) -> dict:
     verdata["gnss"] = gnss_supported
 
     return verdata
+
+
+def val2twoscomp(val: int, att: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Convert signed integer to two's complement binary representation.
+
+    :param int val: value
+    :param str att: attribute type e.g. "U024"
+    :return: two's complement representation of value
+    :rtype: int
+    """
+
+    return val & pow(2, attsiz(att)) - 1
+
+
+def val2signmag(val: int, att: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Convert signed integer to sign magnitude binary representation.
+
+    High-order bit represents sign (0 +ve, 1 -ve).
+
+    :param int val: value
+    :param str att: attribute type e.g. "U024"
+    :return: sign magnitude representation of value
+    :rtype: int
+    """
+
+    return (abs(val) & pow(2, attsiz(att)) - 1) | ((1 if val < 0 else 0) << attsiz(att))
diff --git a/tests/test_static.py b/tests/test_static.py
index 60664f2..4629597 100644
--- a/tests/test_static.py
+++ b/tests/test_static.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     utc2itow,
     val2bytes,
     val2sphp,
+    val2twoscomp,
+    val2signmag,
 )
 
 
@@ -333,6 +335,18 @@ def testprocess_monver(self):
         res = process_monver(msg)
         self.assertEqual(res, EXPECTED_RESULT)
 
+    def testval2twoscomp(self):
+        res = val2twoscomp(10, "U24")
+        self.assertEqual(res, 0b0000000000000000000001010)
+        res = val2twoscomp(-10, "U24")
+        self.assertEqual(res, 0b111111111111111111110110)
+
+    def testval2signmag(self):
+        res = val2signmag(10, "U24")
+        self.assertEqual(res, 0b0000000000000000000001010)
+        res = val2signmag(-10, "U24")
+        self.assertEqual(res, 0b1000000000000000000001010)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # import sys;sys.argv = ['', 'Test.testName']