diff --git a/advanced/common/usb/src/lib.rs b/advanced/common/usb/src/lib.rs
index 3b455b3..4b8ff2e 100644
--- a/advanced/common/usb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/advanced/common/usb/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #![deny(warnings)]
 #![no_std]
 
-#[cfg(TODO)]
 use core::num::NonZeroU8;
 
 /// Standard USB request
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ pub enum Request {
 
     /// SET_ADDRESS
     // see section 9.4.6 of the USB specification
-    #[cfg(TODO)]
     SetAddress {
         /// New device address, in the range `1..=127`
         address: Option<NonZeroU8>,
@@ -43,14 +41,48 @@ impl Request {
     /// Returns `Err` if the SETUP data doesn't match a supported standard request
     // see section 9.4 of the USB specification; in particular tables 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5
     pub fn parse(
-        _bmrequesttype: u8,
-        _brequest: u8,
-        _wvalue: u16,
-        _windex: u16,
-        _wlength: u16,
+        bmrequesttype: u8,
+        brequest: u8,
+        wvalue: u16,
+        windex: u16,
+        wlength: u16,
     ) -> Result<Self, ()> {
-        // FIXME
-        Err(())
+        // see table 9-4 (USB specification)
+        const SET_ADDRESS: u8 = 5;
+        const GET_DESCRIPTOR: u8 = 6; // todo deleteme
+
+        // TODO löschen und durch instructions ersetzen
+        if bmrequesttype == 0b10000000 && brequest == GET_DESCRIPTOR {
+            // see table 9-5
+            const DEVICE: u8 = 1;
+
+            let desc_ty = (wvalue >> 8) as u8;
+            let desc_index = wvalue as u8;
+            let langid = windex;
+
+            if desc_ty == DEVICE && desc_index == 0 && langid == 0 {
+                Ok(Request::GetDescriptor {
+                    descriptor: Descriptor::Device,
+                    length: wlength,
+                })
+            } else {
+                Err(())
+            }
+        } else if bmrequesttype == 0b00000000 && brequest == SET_ADDRESS {
+
+            // Set the device address for all future accesses.
+            // Needed to successfully init when using Apple devices.
+            if wvalue < 128 && windex == 0 && wlength == 0 {
+                Ok(Request::SetAddress {
+                    address: NonZeroU8::new(wvalue as u8),
+                })
+            } else {
+                Err(())
+            }
+        } else {
+            Err(())
+        }
+
     }
 }
 
@@ -69,9 +101,27 @@ pub enum Descriptor {
     // there are even more descriptor types but we don't need to support them
 }
 
+/// Device address assigned by the host; will be in the range 1..=127
+pub type Address = NonZeroU8;
+/// The state of the USB device
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum DeviceState {
+    /// The default state
+    Default,
+    /// The address-ed state
+    Address(Address),
+    /// The configured state
+    Configured {
+        /// The address of the device
+        address: Address,
+        /// The configuration value
+        value: NonZeroU8,
+    },
+}
+
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    #[cfg(TODO)]
     use core::num::NonZeroU8;
 
     use crate::{Descriptor, Request};
diff --git a/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-2-solution.rs b/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-2-solution.rs
index 4cec5dc..c49d430 100644
--- a/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-2-solution.rs
+++ b/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-2-solution.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ use dk::{
     usbd::{self, Event},
 };
 use panic_log as _; // panic handler
-use usb::{Descriptor, Request};
+use usb::{Descriptor, Request, DeviceState};
 
 #[rtic::app(device = dk)]
 const APP: () = {
     struct Resources {
+        state: DeviceState,
         usbd: USBD,
     }
 
@@ -20,20 +21,24 @@ const APP: () = {
 
         usbd::init(board.power, &board.usbd);
 
-        init::LateResources { usbd: board.usbd }
+        init::LateResources {
+            usbd: board.usbd,
+            state: DeviceState::Default,
+        }
     }
 
-    #[task(binds = USBD, resources = [usbd])]
+    #[task(binds = USBD, resources = [state, usbd])]
     fn main(cx: main::Context) {
         let usbd = cx.resources.usbd;
+        let state = cx.resources.state; // used to store the device address sent by the host
 
         while let Some(event) = usbd::next_event(usbd) {
-            on_event(usbd, event)
+            on_event(usbd, state, event)
         }
     }
 };
 
-fn on_event(usbd: &USBD, event: Event) {
+fn on_event(usbd: &USBD, state: &mut DeviceState, event: Event) {
     log::info!("USB: {:?} @ {:?}", event, dk::uptime());
 
     match event {
@@ -62,16 +67,31 @@ fn on_event(usbd: &USBD, event: Event) {
                 wvalue
             );
 
-            if let Ok(Request::GetDescriptor { descriptor, length }) =
-                Request::parse(bmrequesttype, brequest, wvalue, windex, wlength)
-            {
-                match descriptor {
-                    Descriptor::Device => {
+            // todo handle less indentedly?
+            if let Ok(request) = Request::parse(bmrequesttype, brequest, wvalue, windex, wlength) {
+                match request {
+                    Request::GetDescriptor { descriptor, length }
+                        if descriptor == Descriptor::Device =>
+                    {
                         log::info!("GET_DESCRIPTOR Device [length={}]", length);
 
                         log::info!("Goal reached; move to the next section");
                         dk::exit()
                     }
+                    Request::SetAddress { address } => {
+                        log::info!("SETUP: device state is {:?}", state);
+
+                        // todo hide this in a helper?
+                        // todo check for state configured -> err
+                        if let Some(address) = address {
+                            log::info!("SETUP: assigning address {}", address);
+                            *state = DeviceState::Address(address);
+                        } else {
+                            log::info!("SETUP: address was None; assigning Default");
+                            *state = DeviceState::Default;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => unreachable!(), // we don't handle any other Requests
                 }
             } else {
                 unreachable!() // don't care about this for now
diff --git a/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-4.rs b/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-4.rs
index f79983d..8aa68f9 100644
--- a/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-4.rs
+++ b/advanced/firmware/src/bin/usb-4.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ fn ep0setup(usbd: &USBD, ep0in: &mut Ep0In, _state: &mut usb2::State) -> Result<
             // TODO Configuration descriptor
             // Descriptor::Configuration => todo!(),
         },
-
         // TODO
         // Request::SetAddress { .. } => todo!(),
         // Request::SetConfiguration { .. } => todo!(),