diff --git a/common/src/instructions.rs b/common/src/instructions.rs
index 609bea8..adca96e 100644
--- a/common/src/instructions.rs
+++ b/common/src/instructions.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,40 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for Register {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<&str> for Register {
+    type Error = RegisterParseError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "rg0" => Ok(Self::Rg0),
+            "rg1" => Ok(Self::Rg1),
+            "rg2" => Ok(Self::Rg2),
+            "rg3" => Ok(Self::Rg3),
+            "rg4" => Ok(Self::Rg4),
+            "rg5" => Ok(Self::Rg5),
+            "rg6" => Ok(Self::Rg6),
+            "rg7" => Ok(Self::Rg7),
+            "rg8" => Ok(Self::Rg8),
+            "rg9" => Ok(Self::Rg9),
+            "rga" => Ok(Self::Rga),
+            "rgb" => Ok(Self::Rgb),
+            "rgc" => Ok(Self::Rgc),
+            "rgd" => Ok(Self::Rgd),
+            "rge" => Ok(Self::Rge),
+            "rgf" => Ok(Self::Rgf),
+            "acc" => Ok(Self::Acc),
+            "spr" => Ok(Self::Spr),
+            "bpr" => Ok(Self::Bpr),
+            "ret" => Ok(Self::Ret),
+            "idr" => Ok(Self::Idr),
+            "mmr" => Ok(Self::Mmr),
+            "zero" => Ok(Self::Zero),
+            "null" => Ok(Self::NoReg),
+            _ => Err(RegisterParseError::InvalidName(value.to_string())),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::fmt::Display for Register {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
diff --git a/common/src/instructions/args.rs b/common/src/instructions/args.rs
index 471ee3c..d4c9e48 100644
--- a/common/src/instructions/args.rs
+++ b/common/src/instructions/args.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ impl From<RegisterParseError> for ArgsDecodeError {
     fn from(value: RegisterParseError) -> Self {
         match value {
             RegisterParseError::InvalidIndex(idx) => Self::InvalidRegister(idx),
+            RegisterParseError::InvalidName(_) => Self::InvalidRegister(0xFF),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/instructions/errors.rs b/common/src/instructions/errors.rs
index ae70904..8961ae5 100644
--- a/common/src/instructions/errors.rs
+++ b/common/src/instructions/errors.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 /// Error type for parsing register numbers.
 pub enum RegisterParseError {
     InvalidIndex(u8),
+    InvalidName(String),
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for RegisterParseError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Self::InvalidIndex(idx) => write!(f, "invalid index given ({idx})"),
+            Self::InvalidName(name) => write!(f, "invalid name given ({name})"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/emulator/src/emulator/ui/control_unit.rs b/emulator/src/emulator/ui/control_unit.rs
index 10cf86d..33e982c 100644
--- a/emulator/src/emulator/ui/control_unit.rs
+++ b/emulator/src/emulator/ui/control_unit.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::emulator::{
     ui::interface::Component,
 };
 
-use common::instructions::Register;
+use common::{instructions::Register, prelude::Instruction};
 
 pub struct ControlPanel {
     visible: bool,
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ impl Component for ControlPanel {
             ));
             ui.label(format!("Instructions: {}", state.instructions));
             ui.label(format!("PC: 0x{:08X}", state.reg_file.get(Register::Pcx)));
-            ui.label(format!(
-                "Last Instruction: {:?}",
-                "TODO: DECODE INSTRUCTION" // TODO: decode instruction
-                                           // Instruction::decode(state.current_state.cir)
-            ));
+
+            let instruction = match Instruction::decode(state.reg_file.get(Register::Cir)) {
+                Ok(instruction) => instruction.to_string(),
+                Err(_) => "Invalid Instruction".to_string(),
+            };
+
+            ui.label(format!("Instruction: {}", instruction));
         });
 
         render_register_table(state, ui, ctx);
diff --git a/emulator/src/emulator/ui/editor.rs b/emulator/src/emulator/ui/editor.rs
index a6bbf7f..588bb09 100644
--- a/emulator/src/emulator/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/emulator/src/emulator/ui/editor.rs
@@ -279,9 +279,8 @@ impl Editor {
 
             // builds the current file
             if ui.button("Build").clicked() {
-                let instructions = assembler::assemble(&self.text);
-
                 // TODO: uncomment this once assembler works!!!
+                // let instructions = assembler::assemble(&self.text);
                 // self.output = instructions
                 //     .iter()
                 //     .flat_map(|i| i.encode().to_le_bytes().to_vec())
diff --git a/emulator/src/emulator/ui/memory_inspector.rs b/emulator/src/emulator/ui/memory_inspector.rs
index 37f09b2..6aeae7f 100644
--- a/emulator/src/emulator/ui/memory_inspector.rs
+++ b/emulator/src/emulator/ui/memory_inspector.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{num::ParseIntError, sync::mpsc::Sender};
 
+use common::prelude::Instruction;
+
 use crate::emulator::{
     system::model::{Command, State},
     ui::interface::Component,
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ impl Component for MemoryInspector {
                                     .fold(0u32, |acc, &byte| acc << 8 | u32::from(byte));
 
                                 ui.monospace(format!("{combined}"));
-                                // ui.monospace(format!("{:?}", Instruction::decode(combined)));
+                                ui.monospace(format!("{:?}", Instruction::decode(combined)));
                                 ui.monospace("TODO! instruction");
 
                                 ui.end_row();
diff --git a/resources/dsa/print.dsa b/resources/dsa/print.dsa
index bd21c84..e05512f 100644
--- a/resources/dsa/print.dsa
+++ b/resources/dsa/print.dsa
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-db stack: 0x10000
-db screen: 0x20000
+dw stack: 0x10000
+dw screen: 0x20000
 db string: "Dominos sucks!"
+db string2: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
 db length: 14
 
-cll init
-cll start
-hlt
-
 init:
     ldw stack, bpr
     mov bpr, spr
-    ret
 
 start:
     ldb length, rg0
@@ -29,5 +25,4 @@ loop:
     // if loop counter <= 0 return.
     cmp rg0, zero,
     jgt loop
-    ret