diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9fc025b..82d214d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ pub struct Field {
     /// Offset of the first bit in this field
     offset: usize,
 
+    /// A copy of the register address that this field
+    /// is a member of. Ideally this is optimized out by the
+    /// compiler.
     register: Register,
 }
 
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ impl Field {
     /// Define a new CSR field with the given width at a specified
     /// offset from the start of the register.
     pub const fn new(width: usize, offset: usize, register: Register) -> Field {
+        // Asserts don't work in const fn yet.
         // assert!(width != 0, "field width cannot be 0");
         // assert!((width + offset) < 32, "field with and offset must fit within a 32-bit value");
 
@@ -84,14 +88,26 @@ where
     pub fn new(base: *mut T) -> Self {
         CSR { base }
     }
-    pub fn r(&mut self, field: Field) -> T {
+
+    /// Read the contents of this register
+    pub fn r(&mut self, reg: Register) -> T {
+        let usize_base: *mut usize = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(self.base) };
+        unsafe { usize_base.add(reg.offset).read_volatile() }
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+    }
+
+    /// Read a field from this CSR
+    pub fn rf(&mut self, field: Field) -> T {
         let usize_base: *mut usize = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(self.base) };
         ((unsafe { usize_base.add(field.register.offset).read_volatile() } >> field.offset)
             & field.mask)
             .try_into()
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
-    pub fn rw(&mut self, field: Field, value: T) {
+
+    /// Read-modify-write a given field in this CSR
+    pub fn rmwf(&mut self, field: Field, value: T) {
         let usize_base: *mut usize = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(self.base) };
         let value_as_usize: usize = value.try_into().unwrap_or_default() << field.offset;
         let previous =
@@ -102,7 +118,9 @@ where
                 .write_volatile(previous | value_as_usize)
         };
     }
-    pub fn ow(&mut self, field: Field, value: T) {
+
+    /// Write a given field without reading it first
+    pub fn wf(&mut self, field: Field, value: T) {
         let usize_base: *mut usize = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(self.base) };
         let value_as_usize: usize = value.try_into().unwrap_or_default() << field.offset;
         unsafe {
@@ -111,6 +129,17 @@ where
                 .write_volatile(value_as_usize)
         };
     }
+
+    /// Write the entire contents of a register without reading it first
+    pub fn w(&mut self, reg: Register, value: T) {
+        let usize_base: *mut usize = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(self.base) };
+        let value_as_usize: usize = value.try_into().unwrap_or_default();
+        unsafe {
+            usize_base
+                .add(reg.offset)
+                .write_volatile(value_as_usize)
+        };
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -132,20 +161,41 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn compile_check() {
         use super::*;
-        let mut audio = CSR::new(0x1000_0000 as *mut u32);
-        audio.r(pac::audio::RX_CTL_ENABLE);
-        audio.rw(pac::audio::RX_CTL_RESET, 1);
 
+        // Audio tests
+
+        // The audio block is a pointer to *mut 32.
+        let mut audio = CSR::new(0x1000_0000 as *mut u32);
+
+        // Read the entire contents of the RX_CTL register
+        audio.r(pac::audio::RX_CTL);
+
+        // Or read just one field
+        audio.rf(pac::audio::RX_CTL_ENABLE);
+
+        // Do a read-modify-write of the specified field
+        audio.rmwf(pac::audio::RX_CTL_RESET, 1);
+
+        // UART tests
+
+        // Create the UART register as a pointer to *mut u8
         let mut uart = CSR::new(0x1001_0000 as *mut u8);
-        uart.ow(pac::uart::RXTX_RXTX, b'a');
-        assert_ne!(uart.r(pac::uart::TXFULL_TXFULL), 1);
+
+        // Write the RXTX field of the RXTX register
+        uart.wf(pac::uart::RXTX_RXTX, b'a');
+
+        // Or you can write the whole UART register
+        uart.w(pac::uart::RXTX, b'a');
+        assert_ne!(uart.rf(pac::uart::TXFULL_TXFULL), 1);
+
+        // Anomalies
 
         // This compiles but requires a cast since `audio` is a pointer to
         // u32, whereas `uart` is a pointer to u8.
-        audio.ow(pac::uart::RXTX_RXTX, b'a' as _);
+        audio.wf(pac::uart::RXTX_RXTX, b'a' as _);
 
         // This also compiles, despite the fact that the register offset is
         // mismatched and nonsensical
-        audio.ow(pac::uart::TXFULL_TXFULL, 1);
+        audio.wf(pac::uart::TXFULL_TXFULL, 1);
     }
 }