diff --git a/apps/python/zcash_fpga.py b/apps/python/zcash_fpga.py
index 4413eca..4146003 100644
--- a/apps/python/zcash_fpga.py
+++ b/apps/python/zcash_fpga.py
@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
+
+     
 class zcash_fpga:
     import serial
     import codecs
+    import struct
+
+    def byt_to_ver(a):
+        return 'v{}.{}.{}'.format(a[2], a[1], a[0])
+
+    def byt_to_str(a):
+        return a[::-1].decode("utf-8")
+
+    def byt_to_hex(a):
+        return a.hex()
+
+    fpga_msg_type_dict = {'FPGA_IGNORE_RPL':int('80000002', 16),
+                          'FPGA_STATUS_RPL':int('80000001', 16),
+                          'RESET_FPGA_RPL':int('80000000', 16)}
+
+    fpga_msg_dict = {fpga_msg_type_dict['FPGA_IGNORE_RPL']:{'name':'FPGA_IGNORE_RPL', 'feilds':[(8, 'ignored_header', byt_to_hex)]},
+                     fpga_msg_type_dict['FPGA_STATUS_RPL']:{'name':'FPGA_STATUS_RPL', 'feilds':[(4, 'version', byt_to_ver), (8, 'build_date', byt_to_str), (8, 'buid_host', byt_to_str), (8, 'cmd_cap', byt_to_hex)]},
+                     fpga_msg_type_dict['RESET_FPGA_RPL']:{'name':'RESET_FPGA_RPL', 'feilds':[]}}
+
+    
     def __init__(self, COM='COM4'):       
         self.s = self.serial.Serial(COM, 921600, timeout=1)
         #Test getting FPGA status
@@ -11,18 +33,45 @@ class zcash_fpga:
     def get_status(self):
         self.s.write(self.codecs.decode('0800000001000000', 'hex'))
         # Parse reply
-        res = self.s.read(1024)
-        print(res)
+        self.get_reply()
 
+    def reset_fpga(self):
+        self.s.write(self.codecs.decode('0800000000000000', 'hex'))
+        # Parse reply - should be reset
+        res = self.get_reply()
+        if (self.struct.unpack('<I', res[4:8])[0] != self.fpga_msg_type_dict['RESET_FPGA_RPL']):
+            print("ERROR: Reply type was not RESET_FPGA_RPL")                
+
+    def get_reply(self):    
+        res = self.s.read(1024)
+        self.print_reply(res)
+        return res
 
     def close(self):
         self.s.close()
         print("Closed...")
 
+    def print_reply(self, msg):
+        if (len(msg) < 8):
+            print("ERROR: Message too small")
+        length = (self.struct.unpack('<I', msg[0:4])[0])
+        if (len(msg) != length):
+            print("ERROR: Message length mismatch")
+        cmd = (self.struct.unpack('<I', msg[4:8])[0])
+        if (cmd not in self.fpga_msg_dict):
+            print("ERROR: Unknown message type:", cmd)             
+
+        print ("INFO: Received ", self.fpga_msg_dict[cmd]['name'])
+        offset = 8
+        for i in range(len(self.fpga_msg_dict[cmd]['feilds'])):
+            length = self.fpga_msg_dict[cmd]['feilds'][i][0]
+            print(self.fpga_msg_dict[cmd]['feilds'][i][1], ":", self.fpga_msg_dict[cmd]['feilds'][i][2](bytes(msg[offset:offset+length])))
+            offset += length
 
 #Example usage:
 
 zf = zcash_fpga()
+zf.reset_fpga()
 
 zf.close()