diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/.gitignore b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/.gitignore
index c77c705b..0d20b648 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/.gitignore
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 *.pyc
-simulations
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/amconfigs/am_ddr3.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/amconfigs/am_ddr3.xml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..497a2388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/amconfigs/am_ddr3.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<addressmapping>
+    <channel from="128"  to="128"  /> <!-- only one channel -->
+    <bank    from="27"   to="29"   />
+    <row     from="13"   to="26"   />
+    <column  from="3"    to="12"   />
+    <bytes   from="0"    to="2"    />
+</addressmapping>
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0832dc3e..00000000
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE memspec SYSTEM "memspec.dtd">
-<memspec>
-
-  <parameter id="memoryId" type="string" value="JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit" />
-  <parameter id="memoryType" type="string" value="WIDEIO_SDR" />
-  <memarchitecturespec>
-    <parameter id="width" type="uint" value="128" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfBanks" type="uint" value="4" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRanks" type="uint" value="1" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfColumns" type="uint" value="128" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRows" type="uint" value="2048" />
-    <parameter id="dataRate" type="uint" value="1" />
-    <parameter id="burstLength" type="uint" value="4" />
-  </memarchitecturespec>
-  <memtimingspec>
-      <parameter id="clkMhz" type="double" value="200" />
-      <parameter id="RC" type="uint" value="12" />
-      <parameter id="RCD" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="RL" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="RP" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="RFC" type="uint" value="18" />
-      <parameter id="RAS" type="uint" value="9" />
-      <parameter id="WL" type="uint" value="1" />
-      <parameter id="AL" type="uint" value="0" />
-      <parameter id="DQSCK" type="uint" value="1" />      
-      <parameter id="RTP" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="WR" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="XP" type="uint" value="2" />
-      <parameter id="XPDLL" type="uint" value="2" />
-      <parameter id="XS" type="uint" value="20" />
-      <parameter id="XSDLL" type="uint" value="20" />
-      <parameter id="REFI" type="uint" value="3120" />
-      <parameter id="CL" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="TAW" type="uint" value="10" />
-      <parameter id="RRD" type="uint" value="2" />
-      <parameter id="CCD" type="uint" value="1" />
-      <parameter id="WTR" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="CKE" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="CKESR" type="uint" value="3" />
-  </memtimingspec>
-  <mempowerspec>
-      <parameter id="idd0" type="double" value="5.88" />
-      <parameter id="idd02" type="double" value="21.18" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p0" type="double" value="0.05" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p02" type="double" value="0.17" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p1" type="double" value="0.05" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p12" type="double" value="0.17" />
-      <parameter id="idd2n" type="double" value="0.13" />
-      <parameter id="idd2n2" type="double" value="4.04" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p0" type="double" value="0.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p02" type="double" value="1.49" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p1" type="double" value="0.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p12" type="double" value="1.49" />
-      <parameter id="idd3n" type="double" value="0.52" />
-      <parameter id="idd3n2" type="double" value="6.55" />
-      <parameter id="idd4r" type="double" value="1.41" />
-      <parameter id="idd4r2" type="double" value="85.73" />
-      <parameter id="idd4w" type="double" value="1.42" />
-      <parameter id="idd4w2" type="double" value="60.79" />
-      <parameter id="idd5" type="double" value="14.43" />
-      <parameter id="idd52" type="double" value="48.17" />
-      <parameter id="idd6" type="double" value="0.07" />
-      <parameter id="idd62" type="double" value="0.27" />
-      <parameter id="vdd" type="double" value="1.8" />
-      <parameter id="vdd2" type="double" value="1.2" />
-  </mempowerspec>
-</memspec>
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..c5badd2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-200_128bit.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c416e0d..00000000
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE memspec SYSTEM "memspec.dtd">
-<memspec>
-
-  <parameter id="memoryId" type="string" value="JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit" />
-  <parameter id="memoryType" type="string" value="WIDEIO_SDR" />
-  <memarchitecturespec>
-    <parameter id="width" type="uint" value="128" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfBanks" type="uint" value="4" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRanks" type="uint" value="1" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfColumns" type="uint" value="128" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRows" type="uint" value="2048" />
-    <parameter id="dataRate" type="uint" value="1" />
-    <parameter id="burstLength" type="uint" value="4" />
-  </memarchitecturespec>
-  <memtimingspec>
-      <parameter id="clkMhz" type="double" value="266" />
-      <parameter id="RC" type="uint" value="16" />
-      <parameter id="RCD" type="uint" value="5" />
-      <parameter id="RL" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="RP" type="uint" value="5" />
-      <parameter id="RFC" type="uint" value="24" />
-      <parameter id="RAS" type="uint" value="12" />
-      <parameter id="WL" type="uint" value="1" />
-      <parameter id="AL" type="uint" value="0" />
-      <parameter id="DQSCK" type="uint" value="1" />      
-      <parameter id="RTP" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="WR" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="XP" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="XPDLL" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="XS" type="uint" value="27" />
-      <parameter id="XSDLL" type="uint" value="27" />
-      <parameter id="REFI" type="uint" value="3120" />
-      <parameter id="CL" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="TAW" type="uint" value="14" />
-      <parameter id="RRD" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="CCD" type="uint" value="1" />
-      <parameter id="WTR" type="uint" value="6" />
-      <parameter id="CKE" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="CKESR" type="uint" value="6" />
-  </memtimingspec>
-  <mempowerspec>
-      <parameter id="idd0" type="double" value="6.06" />
-      <parameter id="idd02" type="double" value="21.82" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p0" type="double" value="0.05" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p02" type="double" value="0.17" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p1" type="double" value="0.05" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p12" type="double" value="0.17" />
-      <parameter id="idd2n" type="double" value="0.16" />
-      <parameter id="idd2n2" type="double" value="4.76" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p0" type="double" value="0.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p02" type="double" value="1.49" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p1" type="double" value="0.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p12" type="double" value="1.49" />
-      <parameter id="idd3n" type="double" value="0.58" />
-      <parameter id="idd3n2" type="double" value="7.24" />
-      <parameter id="idd4r" type="double" value="1.82" />
-      <parameter id="idd4r2" type="double" value="111.22" />
-      <parameter id="idd4w" type="double" value="1.82" />
-      <parameter id="idd4w2" type="double" value="78.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd5" type="double" value="14.48" />
-      <parameter id="idd52" type="double" value="48.34" />
-      <parameter id="idd6" type="double" value="0.07" />
-      <parameter id="idd62" type="double" value="0.27" />
-      <parameter id="vdd" type="double" value="1.8" />
-      <parameter id="vdd2" type="double" value="1.2" />
-  </mempowerspec>
-</memspec>
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..96d9d4b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/JEDEC_256Mb_WIDEIO_SDR-266_128bit.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-1066_16bit_H.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-1066_16bit_H.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..bd42018d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-1066_16bit_H.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-1066_16bit_H.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-800_16bit_H.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-800_16bit_H.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..9934a36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-800_16bit_H.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR2-800_16bit_H.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..4a859eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_2s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_2s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..d50dbf7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_2s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_2s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_3s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_3s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..143cb949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_3s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_3s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_mu.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_mu.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..fda8d2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_mu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_16bit_G_mu.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..4cff3d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_2s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_2s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..0b9d2c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_2s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_2s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_3s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_3s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..606fc7ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_3s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_3s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_mu.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_mu.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..eafdd763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_mu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_G_mu.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..a45a1f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_2s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_2s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..df3f9d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_2s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_2s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_3s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_3s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..b0dca095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_3s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_3s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_mu.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_mu.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..6a87f531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_mu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G_mu.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..bb5a1c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..0b6ffbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1066_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1333_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1333_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..04ae55f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1333_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1333_64bit_D_SODIMM.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1600_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1600_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..c120ca42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1600_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2GB_DDR3-1600_64bit_G_UDIMM.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..7d00687f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_2s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_2s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..86526b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_2s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_2s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_3s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_3s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..d972cad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_3s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_3s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_mu.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_mu.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..d474794e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_mu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1066_8bit_D_mu.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..5bc48f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_2s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_2s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..bd7a9c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_2s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_2s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_3s.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_3s.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..b87e5dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_3s.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_3s.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_mu.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_mu.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..09e6194c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_mu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_DDR3-1600_16bit_D_mu.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-266_16bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-266_16bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..e03502fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-266_16bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-266_16bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-333_16bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-333_16bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..a632efe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-333_16bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR-333_16bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-1066-S4_16bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-1066-S4_16bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..eaf99658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-1066-S4_16bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-1066-S4_16bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-800-S4_16bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-800-S4_16bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..dd7c6a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-800-S4_16bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_2Gb_LPDDR2-800-S4_16bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 857a5113..00000000
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE memspec SYSTEM "memspec.dtd">
-<memspec>
-
-  <parameter id="memoryId" type="string" value="MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A" />
-  <parameter id="memoryType" type="string" value="DDR4" />
-  <memarchitecturespec>
-    <parameter id="width" type="uint" value="8" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfBankGroups" type="uint" value="4" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfBanks" type="uint" value="16" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRanks" type="uint" value="1" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfColumns" type="uint" value="1024" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRows" type="uint" value="32768" />
-    <parameter id="dataRate" type="uint" value="2" />
-    <parameter id="burstLength" type="uint" value="8" />
-  </memarchitecturespec>
-  <memtimingspec>
-      <parameter id="clkMhz" type="double" value="933" />
-      <parameter id="REFI" type="uint" value="3644" />
-      <parameter id="RFC" type="uint" value="243" />
-      <parameter id="RL" type="uint" value="13" />
-      <parameter id="WL" type="uint" value="12" />
-      <parameter id="CL" type="uint" value="13" />
-      <parameter id="AL" type="uint" value="0" />
-      <parameter id="RP" type="uint" value="13" />
-      <parameter id="RAS" type="uint" value="32" />
-      <parameter id="RCD" type="uint" value="13" />
-      <parameter id="RC" type="uint" value="45" />
-      <parameter id="FAW" type="uint" value="22" />
-      <parameter id="RTP" type="uint" value="8" />
-      <parameter id="WR" type="uint" value="14" />
-      <parameter id="RRD_S" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="RRD_L" type="uint" value="5" />
-      <parameter id="CCD_S" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="CCD_L" type="uint" value="5" />
-      <parameter id="WTR_S" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="WTR_L" type="uint" value="7" />
-      <parameter id="DQSCK" type="uint" value="2" />
-      <parameter id="XP" type="uint" value="8" />
-      <parameter id="XPDLL" type="uint" value="255" />
-      <parameter id="XS" type="uint" value="252" />
-      <parameter id="XSDLL" type="uint" value="512" />
-      <parameter id="CKE" type="uint" value="6" />
-      <parameter id="CKESR" type="uint" value="7" />
-  </memtimingspec>
-  <mempowerspec>
-      <parameter id="idd0" type="double" value="56.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd02" type="double" value="4.05" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p0" type="double" value="17.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p1" type="double" value="17.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd2n" type="double" value="33.75" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p0" type="double" value="22.5" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p1" type="double" value="22.5" />
-      <parameter id="idd3n" type="double" value="39.5" />
-      <parameter id="idd4r" type="double" value="157.5" />
-      <parameter id="idd4w" type="double" value="135.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd5" type="double" value="118.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd6" type="double" value="20.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd62" type="double" value="2.6" />
-      <parameter id="vdd" type="double" value="1.2" />
-      <parameter id="vdd2" type="double" value="2.5" />
-  </mempowerspec>
-</memspec>
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..9a22397b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-1866_8bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eabf24f..00000000
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE memspec SYSTEM "memspec.dtd">
-<memspec>
-
-  <parameter id="memoryId" type="string" value="MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A" />
-  <parameter id="memoryType" type="string" value="DDR4" />
-  <memarchitecturespec>
-    <parameter id="width" type="uint" value="8" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfBankGroups" type="uint" value="4" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfBanks" type="uint" value="16" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRanks" type="uint" value="1" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfColumns" type="uint" value="1024" />
-    <parameter id="nbrOfRows" type="uint" value="32768" />
-    <parameter id="dataRate" type="uint" value="2" />
-    <parameter id="burstLength" type="uint" value="8" />
-  </memarchitecturespec>
-  <memtimingspec>
-      <parameter id="clkMhz" type="double" value="1200" />
-      <parameter id="REFI" type="uint" value="4680" />
-      <parameter id="RFC" type="uint" value="313" />
-      <parameter id="RL" type="uint" value="16" />
-      <parameter id="WL" type="uint" value="16" />
-      <parameter id="CL" type="uint" value="16" />
-      <parameter id="AL" type="uint" value="0" />
-      <parameter id="RP" type="uint" value="16" />
-      <parameter id="RAS" type="uint" value="39" />
-      <parameter id="RCD" type="uint" value="16" />
-      <parameter id="RC" type="uint" value="55" />
-      <parameter id="FAW" type="uint" value="26" />
-      <parameter id="RTP" type="uint" value="12" />
-      <parameter id="WR" type="uint" value="18" />
-      <parameter id="RRD_S" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="RRD_L" type="uint" value="6" />
-      <parameter id="CCD_S" type="uint" value="4" />
-      <parameter id="CCD_L" type="uint" value="6" />
-      <parameter id="WTR_S" type="uint" value="3" />
-      <parameter id="WTR_L" type="uint" value="9" />
-      <parameter id="DQSCK" type="uint" value="2" />
-      <parameter id="XP" type="uint" value="8" />
-      <parameter id="XPDLL" type="uint" value="325" />
-      <parameter id="XS" type="uint" value="324" />
-      <parameter id="XSDLL" type="uint" value="512" />
-      <parameter id="CKE" type="uint" value="6" />
-      <parameter id="CKESR" type="uint" value="7" />
-  </memtimingspec>
-  <mempowerspec>
-      <parameter id="idd0" type="double" value="60.75" />
-      <parameter id="idd02" type="double" value="4.05" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p0" type="double" value="17.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd2p1" type="double" value="17.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd2n" type="double" value="38.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p0" type="double" value="22.5" />
-      <parameter id="idd3p1" type="double" value="22.5" />
-      <parameter id="idd3n" type="double" value="44.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd4r" type="double" value="184.5" />
-      <parameter id="idd4w" type="double" value="168.75" />
-      <parameter id="idd5" type="double" value="118.0" />
-      <parameter id="idd6" type="double" value="20.25" />
-      <parameter id="idd62" type="double" value="2.6" />
-      <parameter id="vdd" type="double" value="1.2" />
-      <parameter id="vdd2" type="double" value="2.5" />
-  </mempowerspec>
-</memspec>
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..1d9a6b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_DDR4-2400_8bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1333_32bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1333_32bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..65ff62d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1333_32bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1333_32bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1600_32bit_A.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1600_32bit_A.xml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..0fda05af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1600_32bit_A.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../src/common/third_party/DRAMPower/memspecs/MICRON_4Gb_LPDDR3-1600_32bit_A.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cf88b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<simulation>
+    <!-- General Simulator Configuration (used for all simulation setups) -->
+    <simconfig>
+        <Debug value="1" />
+        <DatabaseRecording value="1" />
+        <PowerAnalysis value="1" />
+        <NumberOfTracePlayers value="1"/>
+        <NumberOfMemChannels value="1"/>
+        <ControllerCoreDisableRefresh value="0"/>
+        <DynamicTemperatureSimulation value="0"/>
+    </simconfig>
+
+    <!-- Temperature Simulator Configuration (used for all simulation setups) -->
+    <temperature_simconfig>
+        <TemperatureScale value="Celsius" />
+        <StaticTemperatureDefaultValue value="89" />
+        <DynTemperatureSimPeriod value="100" />
+        <DynTemperatureSimUnit value="us" />
+        <PowerInfoFile value="../../DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/temperature_sim/powerInfo.xml"/>
+        <IceServerIp value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <IceServerPort value="11880" />
+        <SimPeriodAdjustFactor value="10" />
+        <NPowStableCyclesToIncreasePeriod value="5" />
+        <GenerateTemperatureMap value="1" />
+        <GeneratePowerMap value="1" />
+    </temperature_simconfig>
+
+    <memspecs>
+        <memspec src="../../DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs/MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.xml"></memspec>
+    </memspecs>
+
+    <addressmappings>
+        <addressmapping src="../../DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/amconfigs/am_ddr3.xml"></addressmapping>
+    </addressmappings>
+
+    <memconfigs>
+        <memconfig src="../../DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memconfigs/fifoStrict.xml"/>
+    </memconfigs>
+
+    <tracesetups>
+        <tracesetup id="fifo">
+            <device clkMhz="200">chstone-adpcm_32.stl</device>
+        </tracesetup>
+    </tracesetups>
+
+</simulation>
+
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp
index 19d8ca75..49a69468 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ void Configuration::setParameter(std::string name, std::string value)
         NumberOfMemChannels = string2int(value);
 	unsigned int maxNumberofMemChannels = xmlAddressDecoder::getInstance().amount["channel"];
 	if (NumberOfMemChannels > maxNumberofMemChannels) {
-            SC_REPORT_FATAL("Configuration", ("Invalid value for parameter " + name + ". Value is out of range. The maximum value according to the address mapping configuration file is " + std::to_string(maxNumberofMemChannels) + ".").c_str());
+            SC_REPORT_FATAL("Configuration", ("Invalid value for parameter "
+                                              + name
+                                              + ". Value is out of range. The maximum value according to "
+                                              + "the address mapping configuration file is "
+                                              + std::to_string(maxNumberofMemChannels) + ".").c_str());
             throw;
 	}
     }