diff --git a/includes/tbhelper.v b/includes/tbhelper.v
index e9f63a3..c0a53c0 100644
--- a/includes/tbhelper.v
+++ b/includes/tbhelper.v
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 
 `define TBASSERT_METHOD(TB_NAME) reg [512:0] tbassertLastPassed = ""; task TB_NAME(input condition, input [512:0] s); if (condition === 1'bx) $display("-Failed === x value: %-s", s); else if (condition == 0) $display("-Failed: %-s", s); else if (s != tbassertLastPassed) begin $display("Passed: %-s", s); tbassertLastPassed = s; end endtask
 
+// major count number is hard-coded (a quoted string)
 `define TBASSERT_2_METHOD(TB_NAME) reg [512:0] tbassert2LastPassed = "", f; task TB_NAME(input condition, input [512:0] s, input integer minor, input [512:0] major); $sformat(f, "%0s %0d-%0s", s, minor, major); if (condition === 1'bx) $display("-Failed === x value: %-s", f); else if (condition == 0) $display("-Failed: %-s", f); else if (f != tbassert2LastPassed) begin $display("Passed: %-s", f); tbassert2LastPassed = f; end endtask
-
 `define CASE_TBASSERT_2_METHOD(TB_NAME, TBASSERT_2_TB_NAME) task TB_NAME(input caseCondition, input condition, input [512:0] s, input integer minor, input [512:0] major); if (caseCondition) TBASSERT_2_TB_NAME(condition, s, minor, major); endtask
 
+// minor count number is hard-coded (a quoted string)
 `define TBASSERT_2R_METHOD(TB_NAME) reg [512:0] tbassert2RLastPassed = "", fR; task TB_NAME(input condition, input [512:0] s, input [512:0] minor, input integer major); $sformat(fR, "%0s %0s-%0d", s, minor, major); if (condition === 1'bx) $display("-Failed === x value: %-s", fR); else if (condition == 0) $display("-Failed: %-s", fR); else if (fR != tbassert2RLastPassed) begin $display("Passed: %-s", fR); tbassert2RLastPassed = fR; end endtask
-
 `define CASE_TBASSERT_2R_METHOD(TB_NAME, TBASSERT_2_TB_NAME) task TB_NAME(input caseCondition, input condition, input [512:0] s, input [512:0] minor, input integer major); if (caseCondition) TBASSERT_2_TB_NAME(condition, s, minor, major); endtask
 
+// major and minor count numbers are both integers
+`define TBASSERT_2I_METHOD(TB_NAME) reg [512:0] tbassert2ILastPassed = "", fI; task TB_NAME(input condition, input [512:0] s, input integer minor, input integer major); $sformat(fI, "%0s %0d-%0d", s, minor, major); if (condition === 1'bx) $display("-Failed === x value: %-s", fI); else if (condition == 0) $display("-Failed: %-s", fI); else if (fI != tbassert2ILastPassed) begin $display("Passed: %-s", fI); tbassert2ILastPassed = fI; end endtask
+`define CASE_TBASSERT_2I_METHOD(TB_NAME, TBASSERT_2_TB_NAME) task TB_NAME(input caseCondition, input condition, input integer s, input integer minor, input integer major); if (caseCondition) TBASSERT_2_TB_NAME(condition, s, minor, major); endtask
+
 `define TBCLK_WAIT_TICK_METHOD(TB_NAME) task TB_NAME; repeat (1) @(posedge Clk); endtask