diff --git a/dram/dramSys/dramSys.pro b/dram/dramSys/dramSys.pro
index b99145ed..8672da99 100644
--- a/dram/dramSys/dramSys.pro
+++ b/dram/dramSys/dramSys.pro
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     ../src/simulation/MemoryManager.cpp \
     ../src/simulation/main.cpp \
     ../src/common/libDRAMPower.cpp \
-    ../src/controller/core/RowBufferStates.cpp
+    ../src/controller/core/RowBufferStates.cpp \
+    ../src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
     ../src/common/third_party/tinyxml2.h \
diff --git a/dram/resources/simulations/sim-batch.xml b/dram/resources/simulations/sim-batch.xml
index 7dff121d..9d86048f 100644
--- a/dram/resources/simulations/sim-batch.xml
+++ b/dram/resources/simulations/sim-batch.xml
@@ -8,24 +8,22 @@
  <addressmapping>am_wideio.xml</addressmapping> 
 
   <memconfigs>
-<!--     <memconfig>fifo.xml</memconfig>
-    <memconfig>fr_fcfs.xml</memconfig>
- -->    <memconfig>par_bs.xml</memconfig>
-
+    <!-- <memconfig>fifo.xml</memconfig>
+    <memconfig>fr_fcfs.xml</memconfig> -->
+    <memconfig>par_bs.xml</memconfig>
   </memconfigs>
   <trace-setups>
 
-<trace-setup id="aes">
+<!-- <trace-setup id="aes">
       <device>chstone-aes_32.stl</device>     
 </trace-setup>
 
 <trace-setup id="motion">
-      <device>chstone-motion.stl</device>     
-</trace-setup>
+      <device>chstone-motion_32.stl</device>     
+</trace-setup> -->
 
 <trace-setup id="media">
-      <device>mediabench-fractal_32.stl</device> 
-      <device>mediabench-epic_32.stl</device>         
+      <device>mediabench-epic_32.stl</device> 
 </trace-setup>
     
   </trace-setups>
diff --git a/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h b/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h
index 86c10258..38a0d442 100644
--- a/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h
+++ b/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
     bool writeToConsole;
     bool writeToFile;
 
-    void printDebugMessage(std::string message, std::string sender);
+    void printDebugMessage(std::string sender, std::string message);
     void openDebugFile(std::string filename)
     {
         if(debugFile)
diff --git a/dram/src/controller/scheduler/PARBS.cpp b/dram/src/controller/scheduler/PARBS.cpp
index 70e9e98e..b570ff93 100644
--- a/dram/src/controller/scheduler/PARBS.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/controller/scheduler/PARBS.cpp
@@ -44,15 +44,18 @@ bool PAR_BS::hasPayloads()
 
 void PAR_BS::schedule(gp* payload)
 {
+    printDebugMessage("hello!");
     buffer->schedule(payload);
 }
 
 gp* PAR_BS::getNextPayload()
 {
+    printDebugMessage("hello!");
+
     if (!batch->hasPayloads())
     {
         formBatch();
-        cout << "Formed new batch at: " << sc_time_stamp() << std::endl;
+        printDebugMessage("Formed new batch");
         sc_assert(batch->hasPayloads());
     }
 
diff --git a/dram/src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/dram/src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7bbbbb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dram/src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "Scheduler.h"
+#include "../../common/DebugManager.h"
+
+using namespace scheduler;
+
+std::string Scheduler::sendername = "scheduler";
+
+void Scheduler::printDebugMessage(std::string message)
+{
+    DebugManager::getInstance().printDebugMessage(Scheduler::sendername, message);
+}
+
diff --git a/dram/src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.h b/dram/src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.h
index abb5b1d4..f0d86668 100644
--- a/dram/src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.h
+++ b/dram/src/controller/scheduler/Scheduler.h
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ public:
     virtual bool hasPayloads() = 0;
     virtual gp* getNextPayload() = 0;
     virtual void removePayload(gp* payload) = 0;
+    static std::string sendername;
+
+protected:
+    void printDebugMessage(std::string message);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/dram/src/simulation/Simulation.cpp b/dram/src/simulation/Simulation.cpp
index 9121b9bf..ee0937ed 100644
--- a/dram/src/simulation/Simulation.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/simulation/Simulation.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void Simulation::setupDebugManager(const string& traceName)
     dbg.addToWhiteList(player2->name());
     dbg.addToWhiteList(player1->name());
     dbg.addToWhiteList(this->name());
+    dbg.addToWhiteList(Scheduler::sendername);
     dbg.addToWhiteList(TlmRecorder::senderName);
     dbg.addToWhiteList(ControllerCore::senderName);
     dbg.addToWhiteList(PowerDownManagerBankwise::senderName);