diff --git a/satrs-example/src/config.rs b/satrs-example/src/config.rs
index c442665..4cc960f 100644
--- a/satrs-example/src/config.rs
+++ b/satrs-example/src/config.rs
@@ -42,20 +42,20 @@ pub mod tmtc_err {
     use super::*;
 
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const INVALID_PUS_SERVICE: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 0);
+    pub const INVALID_PUS_SERVICE: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 0);
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const INVALID_PUS_SUBSERVICE: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 1);
+    pub const INVALID_PUS_SUBSERVICE: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 1);
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const PUS_SERVICE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 2);
+    pub const PUS_SERVICE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 2);
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const UNKNOWN_TARGET_ID: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 3);
+    pub const UNKNOWN_TARGET_ID: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 3);
 
     #[resultcode(
         info = "Not enough data inside the TC application data field. Optionally includes: \
           8 bytes of failure data containing 2 failure parameters, \
           P1 (u32 big endian): Expected data length, P2: Found data length"
     )]
-    pub const NOT_ENOUGH_APP_DATA: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 2);
+    pub const NOT_ENOUGH_APP_DATA: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Tmtc as u8, 2);
 
     pub const TMTC_RESULTS: &[ResultU16Info] = &[
         INVALID_PUS_SERVICE_EXT,
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ pub mod hk_err {
     use super::*;
 
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const TARGET_ID_MISSING: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 0);
+    pub const TARGET_ID_MISSING: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 0);
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const UNIQUE_ID_MISSING: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 1);
+    pub const UNIQUE_ID_MISSING: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 1);
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const UNKNOWN_TARGET_ID: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 2);
+    pub const UNKNOWN_TARGET_ID: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 2);
     #[resultcode]
-    pub const COLLECTION_INTERVAL_MISSING: ResultU16 = ResultU16::const_new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 3);
+    pub const COLLECTION_INTERVAL_MISSING: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(GroupId::Hk as u8, 3);
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
diff --git a/satrs-shared/src/res_code.rs b/satrs-shared/src/res_code.rs
index 2ef7a88..9d0ce91 100644
--- a/satrs-shared/src/res_code.rs
+++ b/satrs-shared/src/res_code.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use spacepackets::ecss::{EcssEnumU16, EcssEnumeration};
 use spacepackets::util::UnsignedEnum;
 use spacepackets::ByteConversionError;
 
+/// Simple [u16] based result code type which also allows to group related resultcodes.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 pub struct ResultU16 {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct ResultU16 {
 }
 
 impl ResultU16 {
-    pub const fn const_new(group_id: u8, unique_id: u8) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(group_id: u8, unique_id: u8) -> Self {
         Self {
             group_id,
             unique_id,
@@ -58,3 +59,26 @@ impl EcssEnumeration for ResultU16 {
         16
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const RESULT_CODE_CONST: ResultU16 = ResultU16::new(1, 1);
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_basic() {
+        let result_code = ResultU16::new(1, 1);
+        assert_eq!(result_code.unique_id(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(result_code.group_id(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(result_code, RESULT_CODE_CONST);
+        assert_eq!(result_code.raw(), (1_u16 << 8) | 1);
+        assert_eq!(result_code.pfc(), 16);
+        assert_eq!(result_code.size(), 2);
+        let mut buf: [u8; 2] = [0; 2];
+        let written = result_code.write_to_be_bytes(&mut buf).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(written, 2);
+        assert_eq!(buf[0], 1);
+        assert_eq!(buf[1], 1);
+    }
+}