diff --git a/ScStwLibraries/headers/ScStw.hpp b/ScStwLibraries/headers/ScStw.hpp
index c353675..d977370 100644
--- a/ScStwLibraries/headers/ScStw.hpp
+++ b/ScStwLibraries/headers/ScStw.hpp
@@ -132,6 +132,25 @@ public:
     };
     Q_ENUM(ScStw::StatusCode)
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief The ExtensionType enum contains all types of extensions
+     */
+    enum ExtensionType {
+        StartPad,
+        TopPad
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(ExtensionType);
+
+
+    enum ExtensionState {
+        Disconnected = 0,
+        Connecting = 1,
+        Initialising = 2,
+        Connected = 3
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(ExtensionState);
+
+
     /*!
      * \brief SOCKET_MESSAGE_START_KEY contains the key, a message is supposed to start with
      */
@@ -160,6 +179,15 @@ public:
      */
     static SocketCommand socketCommandFromInt(int i);
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief Function to convert an ExtensionType to a string
+     * \param t the ExtensionType to convert
+     * \return String
+     *
+     * \see ScStwExtensionType
+     */
+    static QString extensionTypeToStrin(ExtensionType t);
+
     /*!
      * \brief Function to compare to string firmware versions in <major>.<minor>.<patch> formar
      * \param a version a
diff --git a/ScStwLibraries/sources/ScStw.cpp b/ScStwLibraries/sources/ScStw.cpp
index 2cc19f0..dc3cdc3 100644
--- a/ScStwLibraries/sources/ScStw.cpp
+++ b/ScStwLibraries/sources/ScStw.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ ScStw::SocketCommand ScStw::socketCommandFromInt(int i) {
         return c;
 }
 
+QString ScStw::extensionTypeToString(ExtensionType t) {
+    switch (t) {
+    case StartPad:
+        return "StartPad";
+    case TopPad:
+        return "TopPad";
+    default:
+        return "Invalid";
+    }
+}
+
 int ScStw::firmwareCompare(QString a, QString b) {
     /*
      *      * \return -3: major of a is lower than b