#define TMP421_STATUS_REG                      0x08
 #define TMP421_CONFIG_REG_1                    0x09
 #define TMP421_CONVERSION_RATE_REG             0x0B
+#define TMP421_N_FACTOR_REG_1                  0x21
 #define TMP421_MANUFACTURER_ID_REG             0xFE
 #define TMP421_DEVICE_ID_REG                   0xFF
 
 {
        struct device *dev = &client->dev;
        u32 i;
+       s32 val;
        int err;
 
        err = of_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &i);
 
        data->channel[i].enabled = of_device_is_available(child);
 
+       err = of_property_read_s32(child, "ti,n-factor", &val);
+       if (!err) {
+               if (i == 0) {
+                       dev_err(dev, "n-factor can't be set for internal channel\n");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+
+               if (val > 127 || val < -128) {
+                       dev_err(dev, "n-factor for channel %d invalid (%d)\n",
+                               i, val);
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+               i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, TMP421_N_FACTOR_REG_1 + i - 1,
+                                         val);
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }