diff --git a/include/pros/devices/devices.hpp b/include/pros/devices/devices.hpp
index b039ad0e..1cead666 100644
--- a/include/pros/devices/devices.hpp
+++ b/include/pros/devices/devices.hpp
@@ -1,30 +1,38 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "common/result.hpp"
+#include "pros/devices/port.hpp"
 
 namespace zest {
 
+/**
+ * @brief device type enum. Contains all the device types compatible with ZestCode
+ *
+ */
 enum class DeviceType {
-    Battery,
+    AdiExpander,
+    AiVision,
+    Bumper,
+    Controller,
+    Distance,
+    Gps,
+    Imu,
+    Motor,
+    Optical,
+    Radio,
+    Rotation,
+    Serial,
+    Vision,
+    Invalid,
+    None,
+    Unknown,
 };
 
 /**
- * @brief V5 Port Mismatch Error
+ * @brief Get the type of the device connected to the given smart port
  *
+ * @param port
+ * @return DeviceType
  */
-class V5PortMismatchError : public ResultError {
-  public:
-    /**
-     * @brief Construct a new V5 Port Mismatch Error object
-     *
-     * @param expected the device expected to be on the port
-     * @param actual the device that is actually on the port
-     */
-    V5PortMismatchError(DeviceType expected, DeviceType actual)
-        : expected(expected),
-          actual(actual) {}
+DeviceType get_device_type(SmartPort port);
 
-    DeviceType expected;
-    DeviceType actual;
-};
 } // namespace zest
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diff --git a/src/devices/devices.cpp b/src/devices/devices.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe7efbf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devices/devices.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include "pros/devices/devices.hpp"
+
+#include "v5_api_patched.h"
+#include "v5_apitypes_patched.h"
+
+#include <array>
+
+namespace zest {
+DeviceType get_device_type(SmartPort port) {
+    // if the port number is greater than 21, return invalid
+    if (port.as_number() > 21)
+        return DeviceType::Invalid;
+
+    // vexDeviceGetStatus writes a buffer of V5_DeviceType that is V5_MAX_DEVICE_PORTS long.
+    // This is the only way to get the device type on a port
+    std::array<V5_DeviceType, V5_MAX_DEVICE_PORTS> types;
+    vexDeviceGetStatus(types.data());
+
+    // get the device type on the given port
+    switch (types.at(port.as_index())) {
+        case kDeviceTypeNoSensor:
+            return DeviceType::None;
+        case kDeviceTypeMotorSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Motor;
+        case kDeviceTypeAbsEncSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Rotation;
+        case kDeviceTypeImuSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Imu;
+        case kDeviceTypeDistanceSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Distance;
+        case kDeviceTypeRadioSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Radio;
+        case kDeviceTypeTetherSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Controller;
+        case kDeviceTypeVisionSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Vision;
+        case kDeviceTypeAdiSensor:
+            return DeviceType::AdiExpander;
+        case kDeviceTypeOpticalSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Optical;
+        case kDeviceTypeGpsSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Gps;
+        case kDeviceTypeAiVisionSensor:
+            return DeviceType::AiVision;
+        case kDeviceTypeBumperSensor:
+            return DeviceType::Bumper;
+        case kDeviceTypeGenericSerial:
+            return DeviceType::Serial;
+        default:
+            return DeviceType::Unknown;
+    }
+}
+} // namespace zest
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