diff --git a/knx/dpt/types.go b/knx/dpt/types.go
index 04de8c3..82e9ca0 100644
--- a/knx/dpt/types.go
+++ b/knx/dpt/types.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 package dpt
 
+import "fmt"
+
 // A DatapointValue is a value of a datapoint.
 type DatapointValue interface {
 	// Pack the datapoint to a byte array.
@@ -17,3 +19,9 @@ type DatapointMeta interface {
 	// Unit returns the unit of this datapoint type or empty string if it doesn't have a unit.
 	Unit() string
 }
+
+type Datapoint interface {
+	DatapointValue
+	DatapointMeta
+	fmt.Stringer
+}
diff --git a/knx/dpt/types_registry.go b/knx/dpt/types_registry.go
index ac91880..3f266a9 100644
--- a/knx/dpt/types_registry.go
+++ b/knx/dpt/types_registry.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	types = [...]DatapointValue{
+	types = [...]Datapoint{
 		// 1.xxx
 		new(DPT_1001),
 		new(DPT_1002),
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ func ListSupportedTypes() []string {
 }
 
 // Produce creates a new instance of the given datapoint-type name e.g. "1.001".
-func Produce(name string) (d DatapointValue, ok bool) {
+func Produce(name string) (d Datapoint, ok bool) {
 	// Setup the registry
 	setup()
 
 	// Lookup the given type and create a new instance of that type
 	x, ok := registry[name]
 	if ok {
-		d = reflect.New(x).Interface().(DatapointValue)
+		d = reflect.New(x).Interface().(Datapoint)
 	}
 	return d, ok
 }