diff --git a/handlers.ts b/handlers.ts
index 663bf0a..f63699e 100644
--- a/handlers.ts
+++ b/handlers.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const makeP2pRdy = (dev: DevSerial): DataView => {
   return create_P2pRdy(outbuf);
 };
 
-const swVerToString = (swver: number): string => {
+export const swVerToString = (swver: number): string => {
   return (
     ((swver >> 24) & 255).toString() +
     "." +
@@ -53,6 +53,25 @@ const swVerToString = (swver: number): string => {
     (swver & 255).toString()
   );
 };
+export type DevStatus = {
+  charging: boolean;
+  battery_mV: number;
+  dbm: number;
+  swver: string;
+};
+export const parseDevStatusAck = (dv: DataView): DevStatus => {
+  const charging = dv.add(0x28).readU32LE() & 1; // 0x14000101 v 0x14000100
+  const power = dv.add(0x18).readU16LE(); // '3730' or '3765', milliVolts
+  const dbm = dv.add(0x24).readU8() - 0x100; // 0xbf - 0x100 = -65dbm .. constant??
+  const n_swver = dv.add(0x14).readU32LE();
+  const swver = swVerToString(n_swver);
+  return {
+    charging: charging > 0,
+    battery_mV: power,
+    dbm,
+    swver,
+  };
+};
 export const createResponseForControlCommand = (session: Session, dv: DataView): DataView[] => {
   const start_type = dv.add(8).readU16(); // 0xa11 on control; data starts here on DATA pkt
   const cmd_id = dv.add(10).readU16(); // 0x1120
@@ -83,16 +102,13 @@ export const createResponseForControlCommand = (session: Session, dv: DataView):
 
     case ControlCommands.DevStatusAck:
       // ParseDevStatus -> offset relevant?
-      const charging = dv.add(0x28).readU32LE() & 1 ? "" : "not "; // 0x14000101 v 0x14000100
-      const power = dv.add(0x18).readU16LE(); // '3730' or '3765', milliVolts
-      const dbm = dv.add(0x24).readU8() - 0x100; // 0xbf - 0x100 = -65dbm .. constant??
-      const n_swver = dv.add(0x14).readU32LE();
-      const swver = swVerToString(n_swver);
-
+      const status = parseDevStatusAck(dv);
       // > -50 = excellent, -50 to -60 good, -60 to -70 fair, <-70 weak
 
       logger.info(
-        `Camera ${session.devName}: sw: ${swver}, ${charging}charging, battery at ${power / 1000}V, Wifi ${dbm} dBm`,
+        `Camera ${session.devName}: sw: ${status.swver}, ${status.charging ? "" : "not "}charging, battery at ${
+          status.battery_mV
+        }mV, Wifi ${status.dbm} dBm`,
       );
       return [];
 
diff --git a/tests/fn.test.js b/tests/fn.test.js
index 7d7d39c..5e9f374 100644
--- a/tests/fn.test.js
+++ b/tests/fn.test.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import "../shim.ts";
 
 import assert from "assert";
 
-import { hexdump } from "../hexdump.js";
 import { XqBytesDec, XqBytesEnc } from "../func_replacements.js";
-import { makeP2pRdy, parseListWifi } from "../handlers.js";
+import { makeP2pRdy, parseDevStatusAck, parseListWifi } from "../handlers.js";
+import { hexdump } from "../hexdump.js";
 import { parse_PunchPkt, SendDevStatus, SendStartVideo, SendUsrChk, SendWifiDetails } from "../impl.ts";
 import { buildLogger } from "../logger.js";
 import { placeholderTypes, sprintf } from "../utils.js";
@@ -272,4 +272,22 @@ describe("make packet", () => {
     const got = SendWifiDetails(sess, "ACRC.NET", "fakepass", 2, true);
     assert.deepEqual(got.buffer, expected);
   });
+  it("parses devstatusack", () => {
+    const pkt = new DataView(
+      hstrToBA(
+        "f1d0008cd1000009110a08118000000000000000190e010101010101fefefefebefefefe01000001010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010100010101010001030101010101010101010101010101fefefefefe010101010101010134030300",
+      ),
+    );
+    let payload_len = pkt.add(0xc).readU16LE();
+    XqBytesDec(pkt.add(20), payload_len - 4, 0); // this mutates pkt
+    const got = parseDevStatusAck(pkt);
+    const expected = {
+      battery_mV: 0,
+      charging: false,
+      dbm: -256,
+      swver: "0.0.15.24",
+    };
+
+    assert.deepEqual(expected, got);
+  });
 });