diff --git a/src/Examples/VB.NET DotNetCore/VB.NET DotNetCore.vbproj b/src/Examples/VB.NET DotNetCore/VB.NET DotNetCore.vbproj
index 59297548..e824a0d4 100644
--- a/src/Examples/VB.NET DotNetCore/VB.NET DotNetCore.vbproj	
+++ b/src/Examples/VB.NET DotNetCore/VB.NET DotNetCore.vbproj	
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>VB.NET_DotNetCore</RootNamespace>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+	<TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/libplctag.Tests/AsyncTests.cs b/src/libplctag.Tests/AsyncTests.cs
index 92720a9a..a29eb2d1 100644
--- a/src/libplctag.Tests/AsyncTests.cs
+++ b/src/libplctag.Tests/AsyncTests.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public async Task Timeout_throws_a_LibPlcTagException()
             };
 
             // Act
-            var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<LibPlcTagException>(async () => {
+            var ex  = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<LibPlcTagException>(async () => {
                 await tag.InitializeAsync();
             });
 
@@ -73,6 +73,58 @@ public async Task Timeout_throws_a_LibPlcTagException()
             Assert.Equal(Status.ErrorTimeout.ToString(), ex.Message);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TryInitialize_returns_an_ErrorTimeout()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var nativeTag = new Mock<INativeTag>();
+
+            nativeTag                                                       // The initial creation of the tag object returns a status, so we return pending
+                .Setup(m => m.plc_tag_create(It.IsAny<string>(), 0))
+                .Returns((int)Status.Pending);
+
+            nativeTag                                                       // Subsequent calls to determine the tag status should still return pending
+                .Setup(m => m.plc_tag_status(It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .Returns((int)Status.Pending);
+
+            var tag = new NativeTagWrapper(nativeTag.Object)
+            {
+                Timeout = REALISTIC_TIMEOUT_FOR_ALL_OPERATIONS
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var result = await tag.TryInitializeAsync();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(Status.ErrorTimeout, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TryInitialize_Cancelled_cancellation_token_throws_a_TaskCanceledException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var nativeTag = new Mock<INativeTag>();
+
+            nativeTag                                                       // The initial creation of the tag object returns a status, so we return pending
+                .Setup(m => m.plc_tag_create(It.IsAny<string>(), 0))
+                .Returns((int)Status.Pending);
+
+            nativeTag                                                       // Subsequent calls to determine the tag status should still return pending
+                .Setup(m => m.plc_tag_status(It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .Returns((int)Status.Pending);
+
+            var tag = new NativeTagWrapper(nativeTag.Object);
+            var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+            // Act
+            cts.CancelAfter(REALISTIC_TIMEOUT_FOR_ALL_OPERATIONS);
+
+            // Assert
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TaskCanceledException>(async () => {
+                await tag.TryInitializeAsync(cts.Token);
+            });
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task Timeout_returns_pending_but_eventually_ok()
         {
diff --git a/src/libplctag/ITag.cs b/src/libplctag/ITag.cs
index 5da8bb50..82a483fa 100644
--- a/src/libplctag/ITag.cs
+++ b/src/libplctag/ITag.cs
@@ -41,10 +41,18 @@ public interface ITag : IDisposable
         Status GetStatus();
         void Initialize();
         Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default);
+        bool TryInitialize();
+        Task<bool> TryInitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default);
+
         object Read();
         Task<object> ReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default);
+        bool TryRead();
+        Task<bool> TryReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default);
+
         void Write();
         Task WriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default);
+        bool TryWrite();
+        Task<bool> TryWriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default);
 
         object Value { get; set; }
     }
diff --git a/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs b/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs
index 5cb7427a..500bebc3 100644
--- a/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/libplctag/NativeTagWrapper.cs
@@ -309,7 +309,42 @@ public void Abort()
 
         public void Initialize()
         {
+            var status = TryInitialize();
+            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var status = await TryInitializeAsync(token);
+            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public void Read()
+        {
+            var status = TryRead();
+            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public async Task ReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var status = await TryReadAsync(token);
+            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public void Write()
+        {
+            var status = TryWrite();
+            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public async Task WriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var status = await TryWriteAsync(token);
+            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(status);
+        }
 
+        public Status TryInitialize()
+        {
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
             ThrowIfAlreadyInitialized();
 
@@ -321,17 +356,18 @@ public void Initialize()
             
             var result = _native.plc_tag_create_ex(attributeString, coreLibCallbackFuncExDelegate, IntPtr.Zero, millisecondTimeout);
             if (result < 0)
-                throw new LibPlcTagException((Status)result);
+                return (Status)result;
             else
                 nativeTagHandle = result;
 
 
             _isInitialized = true;
+
+            return (Status)result;
         }
 
-        public async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        public async Task<Status> TryInitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
         {
-
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
             ThrowIfAlreadyInitialized();
 
@@ -349,7 +385,7 @@ public async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
                         if (token.IsCancellationRequested)
                             createTask.SetCanceled();
                         else
-                            createTask.SetException(new LibPlcTagException(Status.ErrorTimeout));
+                            createTask.SetResult(Status.ErrorTimeout);
                     }
                 }))
                 {
@@ -369,25 +405,27 @@ public async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
                     if(GetStatus() == Status.Pending)
                         await createTask.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                    ThrowIfStatusNotOk(createTask.Task.Result);
-
                     _isInitialized = true;
+
+                    var status = createTask.Task.Result;
+                    return status;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public void Read()
+        public Status TryRead()
         {
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
             InitializeIfRequired();
 
             var millisecondTimeout = (int)Timeout.TotalMilliseconds;
 
-            var result = (Status)_native.plc_tag_read(nativeTagHandle, millisecondTimeout);
-            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(result);
+            var status = (Status)_native.plc_tag_read(nativeTagHandle, millisecondTimeout);
+            
+            return status;
         }
 
-        public async Task ReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        public async Task<Status> TryReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
         {
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
             await InitializeAsyncIfRequired(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -405,31 +443,31 @@ public async Task ReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
                         if (token.IsCancellationRequested)
                             readTask.SetCanceled();
                         else
-                            readTask.SetException(new LibPlcTagException(Status.ErrorTimeout));
+                            readTask.SetResult(Status.ErrorTimeout);
                     }
                 }))
                 {
                     var readTask = new TaskCompletionSource<Status>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
                     readTasks.Push(readTask);
                     _native.plc_tag_read(nativeTagHandle, TIMEOUT_VALUE_THAT_INDICATES_ASYNC_OPERATION);
-                    await readTask.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    ThrowIfStatusNotOk(readTask.Task.Result);
+                    var status = await readTask.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    return status;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public void Write()
+        public Status TryWrite()
         {
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
             InitializeIfRequired();
 
             var millisecondTimeout = (int)Timeout.TotalMilliseconds;
 
-            var result = (Status)_native.plc_tag_write(nativeTagHandle, millisecondTimeout);
-            ThrowIfStatusNotOk(result);
+            var status = (Status)_native.plc_tag_write(nativeTagHandle, millisecondTimeout);
+            return status;
         }
 
-        public async Task WriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        public async Task<Status> TryWriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
         {
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
             await InitializeAsyncIfRequired(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -447,15 +485,15 @@ public async Task WriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
                         if (token.IsCancellationRequested)
                             writeTask.SetCanceled();
                         else
-                            writeTask.SetException(new LibPlcTagException(Status.ErrorTimeout));
+                            writeTask.SetResult(Status.ErrorTimeout);
                     }
                 }))
                 {
                     var writeTask = new TaskCompletionSource<Status>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
                     writeTasks.Push(writeTask);
                     _native.plc_tag_write(nativeTagHandle, TIMEOUT_VALUE_THAT_INDICATES_ASYNC_OPERATION);
-                    await writeTask.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    ThrowIfStatusNotOk(writeTask.Task.Result);
+                    var status = await writeTask.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    return status;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -638,15 +676,19 @@ private void ThrowIfAlreadyInitialized()
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Already initialized");
         }
 
+        public bool IsStatusOk(Status? status = null)
+        {
+            var statusToCheck = status ?? GetStatus();
+            return statusToCheck == Status.Ok;
+        }
+
         private void ThrowIfStatusNotOk(Status? status = null)
         {
             var statusToCheck = status ?? GetStatus();
-            if (statusToCheck != Status.Ok)
+            if (!IsStatusOk(status))
                 throw new LibPlcTagException(statusToCheck);
         }
 
-
-
         private void SetNativeTagValue<T>(Func<int, int, T, int> nativeMethod, int offset, T value)
         {
             ThrowIfAlreadyDisposed();
@@ -735,9 +777,6 @@ string FormatPlcType(PlcType? type)
 
         }
 
-
-
-
         void SetUpEvents()
         {
 
diff --git a/src/libplctag/Tag.cs b/src/libplctag/Tag.cs
index 35bd9f55..324bca6e 100644
--- a/src/libplctag/Tag.cs
+++ b/src/libplctag/Tag.cs
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ public uint? StringTotalLength
         /// Can only be called once per instance.
         /// Timeout is controlled via class property.
         /// </remarks>
+        /// <exception cref="LibPlcTagException"></exception>
         public void Initialize() => _tag.Initialize();
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -384,6 +385,55 @@ public uint? StringTotalLength
         /// </remarks>
         public Task WriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default) => _tag.WriteAsync(token);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the underlying data structures and references required before tag operations.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// 
+        /// <returns>
+        /// Whether the operation was successful. 
+        /// </returns>
+        /// 
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Initializes the tag by establishing necessary connections.
+        /// Can only be called once per instance.
+        /// Timeout is controlled via class property.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool TryInitialize()
+        {
+            var status = _tag.TryInitialize();
+            return _tag.IsStatusOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<bool> TryInitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var status = await _tag.TryInitializeAsync(token);
+            return _tag.IsStatusOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public bool TryRead()
+        {
+            var status = _tag.TryRead();
+            return _tag.IsStatusOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<bool> TryReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var status = await _tag.TryReadAsync(token);
+            return _tag.IsStatusOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public bool TryWrite()
+        {
+            var status = _tag.TryWrite();
+            return _tag.IsStatusOk(status);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<bool> TryWriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var status = await _tag.TryWriteAsync(token);
+            return _tag.IsStatusOk(status);
+        }
+
         public void Abort()                                 => _tag.Abort();
         public void Dispose()                               => _tag.Dispose();
 
@@ -418,6 +468,8 @@ public uint? StringTotalLength
         /// <returns>Tag's current status</returns>
         public Status GetStatus()                           => _tag.GetStatus();
 
+        public bool IsStatusOk(Status status)               => _tag.IsStatusOk(status);
+
         public bool GetBit(int offset)                      => _tag.GetBit(offset);
         public void SetBit(int offset, bool value)          => _tag.SetBit(offset, value);
 
diff --git a/src/libplctag/TagOfT.cs b/src/libplctag/TagOfT.cs
index abd7df2a..f2b5d8ff 100644
--- a/src/libplctag/TagOfT.cs
+++ b/src/libplctag/TagOfT.cs
@@ -217,6 +217,115 @@ public void Write(T value)
             Write();
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryInitialize"/>
+        public bool TryInitialize()
+        {
+            var isStatusOk = _tag.TryInitialize();
+            if(!isStatusOk)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DecodeAll();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryInitializeAsync"/>
+        public async Task<bool> TryInitializeAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var isStatusOk = await _tag.TryInitializeAsync(token);
+            if (!isStatusOk)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DecodeAll();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryReadAsync"/>
+        public async Task<bool> TryReadAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            var isStatusOk = await _tag.TryReadAsync(token);
+            if(!isStatusOk)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DecodeAll();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryRead"/>
+        public bool TryRead()
+        {
+            var isStatusOk = _tag.TryRead();
+            if(!isStatusOk)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DecodeAll();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        bool ITag.TryRead() => TryRead();
+
+        async Task<bool> ITag.TryReadAsync(CancellationToken token) => await TryReadAsync(token);
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryWriteAsync"/>
+        public async Task<bool> TryWriteAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            if (!_tag.IsInitialized)
+            {
+                if (!(await _tag.TryInitializeAsync(token)))
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            EncodeAll();
+
+            return await _tag.TryWriteAsync(token);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryWriteAsync"/>
+        public async Task<bool> TryWriteAsync(T value, CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            Value = value;
+            return await TryWriteAsync(token);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryWrite"/>
+        public bool TryWrite()
+        {
+            if (!_tag.IsInitialized)
+            {
+                if (!_tag.TryInitialize())
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            EncodeAll();
+            return _tag.TryWrite();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="Tag.TryWrite"/>
+        public bool TryWrite(T value)
+        {
+            Value = value;
+            return TryWrite();
+        }
+
         void DecodeAll()
         {
             Value = _plcMapper.Decode(_tag);