diff --git a/dram/clean b/dram/clean
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..66fe384d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dram/clean
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+echo "Cleaning Up:"
+echo "  -->remove *.txt"
+rm *.txt
+echo "  -->remove *.tdb-journal"
+rm *.tdb
+echo "  -->remove *.tdb-journal"
+rm *.tdb-journal
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dram/src/common/DebugManager.cpp b/dram/src/common/DebugManager.cpp
index 6ec24ec0..e11e42c8 100644
--- a/dram/src/common/DebugManager.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/common/DebugManager.cpp
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ DebugManager& DebugManager::getInstance()
 	return manager;
 }
 
-void DebugManager::printDebugMessage(string sender,string message)
+void DebugManager::printDebugMessage(string sender, string message)
 {
 	if (whiteList.count(sender))
 	{
-		if (printTime)
-			std::cout << " at " << sc_time_stamp();
-		if (printLocation)
-			std::cout << " in " << sender;
-		cout << "\t: " << message << endl;
+		if (writeToConsole)
+			cout << " at " << sc_time_stamp() << "\t in " << sender << "\t: " << message << endl;
+
+		if (writeToFile)
+			debugFile << " at " << sc_time_stamp().to_default_time_units() << " in " << sender << "\t: " << message << "\n";
 	}
 }
 
@@ -34,8 +34,24 @@ void DebugManager::addToWhiteList(string sender)
 
 void DebugManager::addToWhiteList(vector<string> senders)
 {
-	for(string sender: senders)
+	for (string sender : senders)
 		addToWhiteList(sender);
 }
 
+DebugManager::DebugManager() :
+		writeToConsole(true), writeToFile(true)
+{
+	debugFile.open("debug.txt");
+}
 
+void DebugManager::setDebugFile(std::string filename)
+{
+	if(debugFile)
+		debugFile.close();
+	debugFile.open(filename);
+}
+
+DebugManager::~DebugManager()
+{
+	debugFile.close();
+}
diff --git a/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h b/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h
index ac8a2bb3..0e82c1e8 100644
--- a/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h
+++ b/dram/src/common/DebugManager.h
@@ -15,19 +15,25 @@
 class DebugManager
 {
 public:
+	~DebugManager();
 	static DebugManager& getInstance();
 
-	bool printTime;
-	bool printLocation;
+	bool writeToConsole;
+	bool writeToFile;
 
 	void printDebugMessage(std::string message, std::string sender);
 
 	void addToWhiteList(std::string sender);
 	void addToWhiteList(std::vector<std::string> senders);
 
+	void setDebugFile(std::string filename);
+
 private:
-	DebugManager() : printTime(true), printLocation(true) {};
-	DebugManager(const DebugManager&);
+
+	ofstream debugFile;
+
+	DebugManager();
+	DebugManager(const DebugManager&){};
 
 	std::set<std::string> whiteList;
 
diff --git a/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.cpp b/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.cpp
index 1fc7ec2d..f1510b9e 100644
--- a/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ Bank ScheduledCommand::getBank() const
 	return extension.getBank();
 }
 
+BankGroup ScheduledCommand::getBankGroup() const
+{
+	return extension.getBankGroup();
+}
+
 Row ScheduledCommand::getRow() const
 {
 	return extension.getRow();
@@ -112,4 +117,3 @@ bool ScheduledCommand::collidesOnDataStrobe(const ScheduledCommand& cmd) const
 }
 
 }
-
diff --git a/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.h b/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.h
index 5a56dcfe..9141cbe4 100644
--- a/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.h
+++ b/dram/src/core/scheduling/ScheduledCommand.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
 	const sc_time getExecutionTime() const;
 
 	Bank getBank() const;
+	BankGroup getBankGroup() const;
 	Row getRow() const;
 
 	unsigned int getBurstLength() const;
diff --git a/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ActivateChecker.cpp b/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ActivateChecker.cpp
index 994f8738..56ea5846 100644
--- a/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ActivateChecker.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ActivateChecker.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ bool ActivateChecker::satsfies_activateToActivate_differentBank(ScheduledCommand
 	{
 		sc_time time = act.first;
 		sc_time tRRD =
-				(getBankGroup(command.getBank()) == getBankGroup(act.second)) ?
+				(command.getBankGroup() == getBankGroup(act.second)) ?
 						config.Timings.tRRD_L : config.Timings.tRRD_S;
 
 		if ((time < command.getStart() && command.getStart() - time < tRRD)
diff --git a/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ReadChecker.cpp b/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ReadChecker.cpp
index 13748dd6..7720783e 100644
--- a/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ReadChecker.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/core/scheduling/checker/ReadChecker.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ sc_time ReadChecker::getExecutionTime(const tlm::tlm_generic_payload& payload,
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		return getBurstLengthOnDataStrobe(payload.get_streaming_width()) + max(config.Timings.tRP, config.Timings.tRL);
+		return getBurstLengthOnDataStrobe(payload.get_streaming_width())
+				+ max(config.Timings.tRP, config.Timings.tRL);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ bool ReadChecker::collidesWithStrobeCommand(ScheduledCommand& read,
 		bool collision = read.collidesOnDataStrobe(strobeCommand);
 
 		sc_time tCCD =
-				(getBankGroup(read.getBank()) == getBankGroup(strobeCommand.getBank())) ?
+				(read.getBankGroup() == strobeCommand.getBankGroup()) ?
 						config.Timings.tCCD_L : config.Timings.tCCD_S;
 		bool casToCas =
 				(getDistance(read.getStart(), strobeCommand.getStart()) < tCCD) ? true : false;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ bool ReadChecker::collidesWithStrobeCommand(ScheduledCommand& read,
 		else
 		{
 			sc_time tWTR =
-					(getBankGroup(read.getBank()) == getBankGroup(strobeCommand.getBank())) ?
+					(read.getBankGroup() == strobeCommand.getBankGroup()) ?
 							config.Timings.tWTR_L : config.Timings.tWTR_S;
 
 			return read.getStart()
diff --git a/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp b/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp
index a56a1ffc..00ac55c8 100644
--- a/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp
+++ b/dram/src/simulation/SimulationManager.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ Simulation::Simulation(sc_module_name name, string pathToResources, string trace
 		whiteList.push_back(ControllerCore::senderName);
 		whiteList.push_back(PowerDownManager::senderName);
 	}
-	DebugManager::getInstance().addToWhiteList(whiteList);
+
+	auto& dbg = DebugManager::getInstance();
+	dbg.addToWhiteList(whiteList);
+	dbg.setDebugFile(traceName + ".txt");
 }
 
 Simulation::~Simulation()