diff --git a/src/lob_hlpr/__init__.py b/src/lob_hlpr/__init__.py
index 5f1d317..730e565 100644
--- a/src/lob_hlpr/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lob_hlpr/__init__.py
@@ -4,5 +4,10 @@
 """
 
 from lob_hlpr.hlpr import LobHlpr
+from lob_hlpr.lib_types import FirmwareID, FirmwareVersion
 
-__all__ = ["LobHlpr"]
+__all__ = [
+    "LobHlpr",
+    "FirmwareID",
+    "FirmwareVersion",
+]
diff --git a/src/lob_hlpr/hlpr.py b/src/lob_hlpr/hlpr.py
index 7d0b466..5db81fc 100644
--- a/src/lob_hlpr/hlpr.py
+++ b/src/lob_hlpr/hlpr.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from lob_hlpr.lib_types import FirmwareID
+
 
 class LobHlpr:
     """Helper functions for Lobaro tools."""
@@ -202,3 +204,30 @@ def extract_identifier_from_hexfile(hex_str: str):
         if len(identifiers) == 0:
             raise ValueError("No firmware identifier found in hexfile")
         return identifiers
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def fw_id_from_fw_file(fw_file: str, contains: str | None = None) -> FirmwareID:
+        """Extract the firmware identifier from a firmware file.
+
+        Args:
+            fw_file (str): The path to the firmware file.
+            contains (str): Optional filter to make sure result contains.
+
+        Returns:
+            FirmwareID: The firmware identifier.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If no or too many firmware identifier is found in the file.
+        """
+        with open(fw_file) as f:
+            hex_str = f.read()
+        identifiers = LobHlpr.extract_identifier_from_hexfile(hex_str)
+        if contains:
+            identifiers = [i for i in identifiers if contains in i]
+        if not identifiers:
+            raise ValueError(f"No firmware identifier found in {fw_file}")
+        if len(identifiers) > 1:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Multiple firmware identifiers found in {fw_file}: {identifiers}"
+            )
+        return FirmwareID(identifiers[0])
diff --git a/src/lob_hlpr/lib_types.py b/src/lob_hlpr/lib_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8844885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lob_hlpr/lib_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FirmwareVersion:
+    """Represents a firmware version, parsing all components used by Lobaro firmware.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the provided version string does not match the expected format.
+    """
+
+    version_string: str
+    """The complete version string to be parsed."""
+
+    major: int = 0
+    """Major version number."""
+
+    minor: int = 0
+    """Minor version number."""
+
+    patch: int = 0
+    """Patch version number."""
+
+    commits: int = 0
+    """Number of commits since the last version tag."""
+
+    commit: str | None = None
+    """Commit hash associated with this version."""
+
+    dirty: bool = False
+    """Indicates if there are uncommitted changes in the source."""
+
+    unknown: bool = False
+    """Flag for any unknown additional information in the version string."""
+
+    _VERSION_REGEX = re.compile(
+        r"(?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)"
+        r"(?:-(?P<commits>\d+)-g(?P<commit>[0-9a-f]+))?"
+        r"(?P<dirty>-dirty)?(?P<unknown>-unknown)?"
+    )
+    """Precompiled regex for parsing all parts of a version string."""
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        """Parses the version string and updates the object's attributes accordingly.
+
+        This method is automatically called after the data class has been initialized.
+        """
+        m = self._VERSION_REGEX.match(self.version_string)
+        try:
+            self.major = int(m.group("major"))
+            self.minor = int(m.group("minor"))
+            self.patch = int(m.group("patch"))
+            self.commits = int(m.group("commits") or 0)
+            self.commit = m.group("commit")
+            self.dirty = bool(m.group("dirty"))
+            self.unknown = bool(m.group("unknown"))
+        except (AttributeError, ValueError, TypeError, IndexError, KeyError) as exc:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid version string: '{self.version_string}'"
+            ) from exc
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FirmwareID:
+    """Represents a firmware id, parsing all components used by Lobaro firmware.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the provided id does not match the expected format.
+    """
+
+    id_string: str
+    """The complete firmware identifier string to be parsed."""
+
+    name: str | None = None
+    """The name of the firmware."""
+
+    version: FirmwareVersion | None = None
+    """The version of the firmware."""
+
+    variants: list[str] | None = None
+    """A list of all variants of the firmware, e.g. ['hw3', 'alt_phy']."""
+
+    built: str | None = None
+    """The build date of firmware, e.g. 'Jan 01 2021 00:00:00'"""
+
+    _IDENTIFIER_RE = re.compile(
+        # Name group, non-greedy match up to the first space
+        r"^(?P<name>.+?)\s+"
+        # Version group, matches a semantic versioning pattern
+        r"v(?P<version>[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+){2}(?:-[\w]+)?(?:-\d+-g[0-9a-f]+)?)"
+        # Optional variant group, matches anything after a '+' until a space or end
+        r"(?:\+(?P<variant>[^\s]+))?"
+        # Optional additional group,
+        # matches before parentheses if not directly next to variant
+        r"(?:\s+(?P<additional>[^\(\)]+?))?"
+        # Date group, matches everything inside the parentheses, made entirely optional
+        r"(?:\s*\((?P<date>.+?)\))?$",
+    )
+    """Precompiled regex for parsing all parts of a firmware identifier string."""
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        """Parses the firmware identifier string and updates attributes accordingly."""
+        try:
+            m = self._IDENTIFIER_RE.match(self.id_string)
+            groups = m.groupdict()
+            self.name = groups["name"]
+            self.version = FirmwareVersion(groups["version"])
+            self.variants = groups["variant"].split(".") if groups["variant"] else []
+            built = groups.get("date", None)
+            if built:
+                self.built = datetime.strptime(built, "%b %d %Y %H:%M:%S").isoformat()
+        except (AttributeError, ValueError, TypeError, IndexError, KeyError) as exc:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid firmware identifier string: '{self.id_string}'"
+            ) from exc
diff --git a/tests/files/fw-test-file.hex b/tests/files/fw-test-file.hex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45f7c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/fw-test-file.hex
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+:020000040000FA
+:100400003E3D3D484558494E464F3D3D3E6170702A
+:100410002D6D6375626F6F742D6E72663931363073
+:100420002D7365632076312E332E302B4D422054B0
+:100430005A32202853657020203920323032312042
+:1004400031323A32383A3533293C3D3D48455849F6
+:070450004E464F3D3D3C000C
+:10C800003E3D3D484558494E464F3D3D3E61707066
+:10C810002D626F6F742D6E7266393136302D7365EF
+:10C82000632076312E382E3220545A322028466525
+:10C830006220203820323032332031373A30333AD8
+:10C840003337293C3D3D484558494E464F3D3D3CD8
+:100800003E3D3D484558494E464F3D3D3E61707026
+:100810002D6E7266393136302D776D6275732076A4
+:10082000302E32332E362B68773320545A3220281C
+:100830004A616E20323720323032342031343A323D
+:10084000303A3436293C3D3D484558494E464F3DA7
+:100850003D3C7365637572653D312E382E303B70BB
+:00000001FF
diff --git a/tests/test_firmware_id.py b/tests/test_firmware_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc87b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_firmware_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import pytest
+
+from lob_hlpr import (  # Adjust the import path as necessary
+    FirmwareID,
+    FirmwareVersion,
+)
+
+
+def test_valid_firmware_id_with_variants():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created with variants."""
+    id_str = (
+        "app-nrf9160-wmbus v0.24.1-9-g8ad003f+hw3.alt_phy TZ2 (Mar 11 2024 13:57:40)"
+    )
+    firmware_id = FirmwareID(id_str)
+    assert firmware_id.name == "app-nrf9160-wmbus"
+    assert isinstance(firmware_id.version, FirmwareVersion)
+    assert firmware_id.version.version_string == "0.24.1-9-g8ad003f"
+    assert firmware_id.variants == ["hw3", "alt_phy"]
+    assert firmware_id.built == "2024-03-11T13:57:40"
+
+
+def test_valid_firmware_id_unknown():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created with 'unknown' in the version string."""
+    id_str = "app-nrf9160-wmbus v0.0.0-unknown+hw3 TZ2 (Oct 12 2023 10:45:49)"
+    firmware_id = FirmwareID(id_str)
+    assert firmware_id.name == "app-nrf9160-wmbus"
+    assert isinstance(firmware_id.version, FirmwareVersion)
+    assert firmware_id.version.version_string == "0.0.0-unknown"
+    assert firmware_id.variants == ["hw3"]
+    assert firmware_id.built == "2023-10-12T10:45:49"
+
+
+def test_valid_firmware_id_without_variants():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created without variants."""
+    id_str = "Lobaro v1.2.3 (Jan 01 2021 00:00:00)"
+    firmware_id = FirmwareID(id_str)
+    assert firmware_id.name == "Lobaro"
+    assert isinstance(firmware_id.version, FirmwareVersion)
+    assert firmware_id.version.version_string == "1.2.3"
+    assert firmware_id.variants == []
+    assert firmware_id.built == "2021-01-01T00:00:00"
+
+
+def test_valid_firmware_without_date():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created without variants."""
+    id_str = "Lobaro v1.2.3"
+    firmware_id = FirmwareID(id_str)
+    assert firmware_id.name == "Lobaro"
+    assert isinstance(firmware_id.version, FirmwareVersion)
+    assert firmware_id.version.version_string == "1.2.3"
+    assert firmware_id.variants == []
+    assert firmware_id.built is None
+
+
+def test_firmware_id_with_invalid_date():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created with an invalid date format."""
+    id_str = "Lobaro v1.2.3+hw3 (Invalid Date Format)"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FirmwareID(id_str)
+
+
+def test_firmware_id_with_incomplete_string():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created with an incomplete string."""
+    id_str = "Lobaro v1.2"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FirmwareID(id_str)
+
+
+def test_firmware_id_with_no_version():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created without a version."""
+    id_str = "Lobaro v (Jan 01 2021 00:00:00)"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FirmwareID(id_str)
+
+
+def test_firmware_id_with_no_name():
+    """Tests if the firmware ID can be created without a name."""
+    id_str = " v1.2.3 (Jan 01 2021 00:00:00)"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FirmwareID(id_str)
diff --git a/tests/test_firmware_version.py b/tests/test_firmware_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df06597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_firmware_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import pytest
+
+from lob_hlpr import FirmwareVersion
+
+
+def test_valid_version():
+    """Test with a valid version string."""
+    version = FirmwareVersion("1.2.3-4-gabc123-dirty")
+    assert version.major == 1
+    assert version.minor == 2
+    assert version.patch == 3
+    assert version.commits == 4
+    assert version.commit == "abc123"
+    assert version.dirty is True
+    assert version.unknown is False
+
+
+def test_valid_version_with_unknown():
+    """Test with a version string that includes 'unknown'."""
+    version = FirmwareVersion("1.2.3-unknown")
+    assert version.major == 1
+    assert version.minor == 2
+    assert version.patch == 3
+    assert version.commits == 0
+    assert version.commit is None
+    assert version.dirty is False
+    assert version.unknown is True
+
+
+def test_version_without_optional_parts():
+    """Test with a version string that does not include optional parts."""
+    version = FirmwareVersion("1.2.3")
+    assert version.major == 1
+    assert version.minor == 2
+    assert version.patch == 3
+    assert version.commits == 0
+    assert version.commit is None
+    assert version.dirty is False
+    assert version.unknown is False
+
+
+def test_invalid_version():
+    """Test with an invalid version string."""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FirmwareVersion("invalid.version.string")
+
+
+def test_empty_version():
+    """Test with an empty version string."""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FirmwareVersion("")
+
+
+def test_partial_version():
+    """Test with a partial version string."""
+    # Assuming partial versions are not allowed and should raise an error
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        FirmwareVersion("1.2")
diff --git a/tests/test_lob_hlpr.py b/tests/test_lob_hlpr.py
index b98a2a1..cdbb432 100644
--- a/tests/test_lob_hlpr.py
+++ b/tests/test_lob_hlpr.py
@@ -193,3 +193,21 @@ def test_format_unix_timestamp():
     timestamp = hlp.format_unix_timestamp(1732266521241)
     # Test if it is in the correct format
     assert timestamp == "2024-11-22_10-08-41" or timestamp == "2024-11-22_09-08-41"
+
+
+def test_fw_id_from_fw_file_passes():
+    """Test FirmwareID from firmware file."""
+    # Test with a valid firmware file
+    test_file = "tests/files/fw-test-file.hex"
+    res = hlp.fw_id_from_fw_file(test_file, contains="app-nrf9160-wmbus")
+    assert "app-nrf9160-wmbus" in res.name
+
+
+def test_fw_id_from_fw_file_fail():
+    """Test FirmwareID from firmware file."""
+    # Test with a valid firmware file
+    test_file = "tests/files/fw-test-file.hex"
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        hlp.fw_id_from_fw_file(test_file, contains="non-existing")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        hlp.fw_id_from_fw_file(test_file)