diff --git a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_field.rs b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_field.rs
index 1fa07d7..3ea7a22 100644
--- a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_field.rs
+++ b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_field.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /// An uninterpreted ATEM protocol field - a 4-ascii character type plus variable length data
 pub struct RawField<'a> {
-    pub r#type: &'a [u8; 4],
+    pub r#type: &'a str,
     pub data: &'a [u8],
 }
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct _Ver {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Field<'a> for _Ver {
-    const TYPE: [u8; 4] = [b'_', b'v', b'e', b'r'];
+    const TYPE: &'static str = "_ver";
 
     fn decode(data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, FieldParsingError> {
         let data = checked_len::<4>(data)?;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct PrvI {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Field<'a> for PrvI {
-    const TYPE: [u8; 4] = [b'P', b'r', b'v', b'I'];
+    const TYPE: &'static str = "PrvI";
     fn decode(data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, FieldParsingError> {
         let data = checked_len::<8>(data)?;
         Ok(Self {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub struct PrgI {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Field<'a> for PrgI {
-    const TYPE: [u8; 4] = [b'P', b'r', b'g', b'I'];
+    const TYPE: &'static str = "PrgI";
     fn decode(data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, FieldParsingError> {
         let data = checked_len::<4>(data)?;
         Ok(Self {
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ impl<'a> Field<'a> for PrgI {
 }
 
 pub trait Field<'a>: Sized {
-    const TYPE: [u8; 4];
+    const TYPE: &'static str;
     fn decode(data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, FieldParsingError>;
     fn try_from_raw(raw: RawField<'a>) -> Result<Self, FieldParsingError> {
-        if Self::TYPE != *raw.r#type {
+        if Self::TYPE != raw.r#type {
             Err(FieldParsingError::MismatchedFieldType)
         } else {
             Self::decode(&raw.data)
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ pub trait Field<'a>: Sized {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum FieldParsingError {
     UnexpectedLength { expected: usize, got: usize },
-    UnknownFieldType { r#type: [u8; 4] },
     MismatchedFieldType,
 }
 
diff --git a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_packet.rs b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_packet.rs
index 2d3cfa8..832ef11 100755
--- a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_packet.rs
+++ b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_packet.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use core::{fmt::Display, str};
 
+use super::atem_field::{Field, FieldParsingError, RawField};
+
 /// The "hello" packet to start communication with the ATEM
 pub const COMMAND_CONNECT_HELLO: [u8; 20] = [
     0x10, 0x14, 0x53, 0xab, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
@@ -11,9 +13,10 @@ pub struct AtemPacket<T: AsRef<[u8]>> {
     buf: T,
 }
 
-impl<'a> From<&'a [u8]> for AtemPacket<&'a [u8]> {
-    fn from(buf: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
-        AtemPacket { buf }
+impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a [u8]> for AtemPacket<&'a [u8]> {
+    type Error = AtemPacketErr;
+    fn try_from(buf: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        AtemPacket::new_checked(buf)
     }
 }
 
@@ -97,10 +100,7 @@ impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> AtemPacket<T> {
 
     pub fn ack_reply(&self) -> Option<u16> {
         self.has_flag(PacketFlag::AckReply)
-            .then_some(u16::from_be_bytes([
-                self.buf.as_ref()[4],
-                self.buf.as_ref()[5],
-            ]))
+            .then_some(self.ack_number())
     }
 
     /// Return true if this packet has the given [`PacketFlag`]
@@ -111,10 +111,19 @@ impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> AtemPacket<T> {
     /// Get an iterator over the `Field`s in this packet.
     ///
     /// Returns None if this is a packet without fields.
-    pub fn fields(&self) -> Fields {
+    pub fn raw_fields(&self) -> RawFields {
         // TODO: do we only ever get newsessionid during the handshake (i.e. not in a packet with fields)?
         let has_fields = !self.has_flag(PacketFlag::NewSessionId);
-        Fields::new(if has_fields { self.body() } else { &[] })
+        RawFields::new(if has_fields { self.body() } else { &[] })
+    }
+
+    pub fn fields<'a, F: Field<'a>>(
+        &'a self,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<F, FieldParsingError>> + use<'a, F, T> {
+        self.raw_fields().filter_map(|f| match F::try_from_raw(f) {
+            Err(FieldParsingError::MismatchedFieldType) => None,
+            x => Some(x),
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn body(&self) -> &[u8] {
@@ -137,27 +146,21 @@ impl<T: AsRef<[u8]>> Display for AtemPacket<T> {
     }
 }
 
-/// An ATEM protocol field - a 4-ascii character type plus variable length data
-pub struct Field<'a> {
-    pub r#type: &'a str,
-    pub data: &'a [u8],
-}
-
-/// Created by [`AtemPacket::fields`]
-pub struct Fields<'a> {
+/// Created by [`AtemPacket::raw_fields`]
+pub struct RawFields<'a> {
     data: &'a [u8],
     // The offset of the next field in the packet
     offset: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Fields<'a> {
+impl<'a> RawFields<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn new(data: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
         Self { data, offset: 0 }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Iterator for Fields<'a> {
-    type Item = Field<'a>;
+impl<'a> Iterator for RawFields<'a> {
+    type Item = RawField<'a>;
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         let remain = self.data.len() - self.offset;
         if remain == 0 {
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Fields<'a> {
         // TODO: sanity check length
         let r#type = str::from_utf8(&self.data[self.offset + 4..=self.offset + 7]).unwrap();
         let data = &self.data[self.offset + 8..self.offset + (length as usize)];
-        self.offset += (length as usize);
-        Some(Field { r#type, data })
+        self.offset += length as usize;
+        Some(RawField { r#type, data })
     }
 }
diff --git a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_socket.rs b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_socket.rs
index e96529b..a006a77 100644
--- a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_socket.rs
+++ b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/atem_socket.rs
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ impl AtemSocket {
         log::debug!("Received {}", atem_packet,);
         log::debug!(
             "fields: {}",
-            atem_packet.fields().map(|f| f.r#type).join(",")
+            atem_packet.raw_fields().map(|f| f.r#type).join(",")
         );
 
         self.last_received_at = SystemTime::now();
diff --git a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/mod.rs b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/mod.rs
index 388a4e1..9e604ce 100644
--- a/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/mod.rs
+++ b/atem-connection-rs/src/atem_lib/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+pub mod atem_field;
 pub mod atem_packet;
 pub mod atem_socket;
diff --git a/atem-connection-rs/src/commands/parse_commands.rs b/atem-connection-rs/src/commands/parse_commands.rs
index e32386e..a463c0e 100644
--- a/atem-connection-rs/src/commands/parse_commands.rs
+++ b/atem-connection-rs/src/commands/parse_commands.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{collections::VecDeque, sync::Arc};
 
 use crate::{
-    atem_lib::atem_packet::{AtemPacket, Fields},
+    atem_lib::atem_packet::{AtemPacket, RawFields},
     commands::device_profile::version::{deserialize_version, DESERIALIZE_VERSION_RAW_NAME},
     enums::ProtocolVersion,
 };
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn deserialize_commands<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(
 ) -> VecDeque<Arc<dyn DeserializedCommand>> {
     let mut parsed_commands: VecDeque<Arc<dyn DeserializedCommand>> = VecDeque::new();
 
-    for field in Fields::new(payload.as_ref()) {
+    for field in RawFields::new(payload.as_ref()) {
         let name: &str = field.r#type.try_into().unwrap();
         log::debug!("Received command {} with length {}", name, field.data.len(),);