diff --git a/DCCEXParser.cpp b/DCCEXParser.cpp
index 176e09c..e4949ce 100644
--- a/DCCEXParser.cpp
+++ b/DCCEXParser.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void DCCEXParser::parse(Print *stream, byte *com, bool blocking)
         return;
 
     case 'c': // READ CURRENT <c>
-        StringFormatter::send(stream, F("<a %d>"), DCCWaveform::mainTrack.getLastCurrent());
+        StringFormatter::send(stream, F("<a %d>"), DCCWaveform::mainTrack.get1024Current());
         return;
 
     case 'Q': // SENSORS <Q>
diff --git a/DCCWaveform.h b/DCCWaveform.h
index c658577..b51e79f 100644
--- a/DCCWaveform.h
+++ b/DCCWaveform.h
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class DCCWaveform {
     POWERMODE getPowerMode();
     void checkPowerOverload();
     int  getLastCurrent();
+    inline int get1024Current() {
+	if (powerMode == POWERMODE::ON)
+	    return (int)(lastCurrent*(long int)1024/motorDriver->getRawCurrentTripValue());
+	return 0;
+    }
     void schedulePacket(const byte buffer[], byte byteCount, byte repeats);
     volatile bool packetPending;
     volatile byte sentResetsSincePacket;