diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e82d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+all:
+	gcc ./main.c -std=c99
+	./a.out
+
+d:
+	gcc -g -std=c99 ./main.c
+	gdb ./a.out
diff --git a/asm_rules.c b/asm_rules.c
index 478dbc1..5a6a3f5 100644
--- a/asm_rules.c
+++ b/asm_rules.c
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 
-void asm_rules(char *in, char _asm[9]){
+void asm_rules(char *in, char _asm[27]){
 
-	char src_addr[9];
-	char dest_addr[9];
-	char tryte[9];
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
-		_asm[i] = 0;
-	}
-
-	char *instruction = (char*) malloc(10*sizeof(char));
-	int instruction_location = 0;
 	char *word = strtok(in, " ");
 
 	while(word != NULL) {
@@ -26,17 +15,25 @@ void asm_rules(char *in, char _asm[9]){
 			//keeps the default value (0)
 		} else {
 			if (strcmp(word, "max") == 0) {
-				_asm[6] = 1;
-				//printf("%c\n", tryte[6]);
+			  _asm[6] = 1;
+			} else if (strcmp(word, "min")) {
+     			  _asm[6] = 2;
+			} else if (strcmp(word, "min")) {
+     			   _asm[6] = 2;
+			} else if (strcmp(word, "xor")) {
+     				//_asm[5] = 1;
+				for (int i = 0; i < 27; i++) {
+					_asm[i]=2;
+				}
+			} else if (strcmp(word, "any")) {
+     				_asm[6] = 2;
+     				_asm[5] = 1;
+			} else if (strcmp(word, "cons")) {
+     				_asm[6] = 1;
+     				_asm[5] = 1;
 			}
 		}
 
-		for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
-			instruction[instruction_location] = _asm[i];
-			instruction_location++;
-		}
-		instruction[instruction_location] = ' ';
 		word = strtok(NULL, " ");
-		
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c52e5e6..027d0be 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,73 +1,66 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include "asm_rules.c"
 
-void trit_to_hex(char *_asm, char * mem){
+//void trit_to_hex(char *_asm, char **_out){
+void trit_to_hex(char *_asm, char _out[27]){
 
-	char out[18];
-	int trit;
-	int len = strlen(_asm);
-	//convert assembly to formated binary representation of ternary
-	for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
-		
-		trit = _asm[i];
-		//printf("%d\n",trit);
-		if(trit==2) {
-			strcat(out, "10");
-		} else if (trit==1) {
-			strcat(out, "01");
-		} else {
-			strcat(out, "00");
-		}
-		//array[strlen(array)-1] = '\0';
+	char tryte[54];
+	for (int i = 0; i < 54; i++) {
+		tryte[i] = 0;
 	}
 
-	//converts formated binary to hex
-	char *a = out;
+	//convert assembly to formated binary representation of ternary
+	for (int i = 0; i < 27; i++) {
+		
+		printf("%c",_asm[i]);
+		if(_asm[i]==2) {
+			strcat(tryte, "10");
+		} else if (_asm[i]==1) {
+			strcat(tryte, "01");
+		} else {
+			strcat(tryte, "00");
+		}
+	}
+	
+	//todo:  convert tryte to hex
+	//*_out = (char*)calloc(8,sizeof(int));
+	char *a = tryte;
 	int num = 0;
 	do {
 		int b = *a=='1'?1:0;
 		num = (num<<1)|b;
 		a++;
 	} while (*a);
-	//printf("%.5x\n", num);
-	sprintf(mem, "%.5x", num);
+
+	//sprintf(_out, "%x", num);
 }
 
 
-char out_asm[9] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
+
 
 int main() {
 	FILE *dest_asm = fopen("assembly.txt", "w");
 	FILE *src_asm = fopen("src.asm", "r");
-	char width=1;
 	unsigned int size=0;
 
-	fprintf(dest_asm,"00000 ");
-	fprintf(dest_asm,"00000 ");
-	fprintf(dest_asm,"00000 ");
 	fprintf(dest_asm,"00000\n");
-	
-	char in_asm[50];
-	int addresses;
-	fgets(in_asm, 50, src_asm);
+	char in_asm[54];
+	char out_asm[27];
+
+	fgets(in_asm, 54, src_asm);
+	char *_out;
 
 	while(!feof(src_asm)) {
 
 		asm_rules(in_asm, out_asm);
-		trit_to_hex(out_asm, out_asm);
+		trit_to_hex(out_asm, _out);
 
-		fprintf(dest_asm,"%s ", out_asm);
+		fprintf(dest_asm,"%s ", _out);
 		// Write the hex to a file
-		if (width >= 4) {
-			fprintf(dest_asm,"\n");
-			width = 0;
-		}
 
-		fgets(in_asm, 50, src_asm);
-		width++;
+		fgets(in_asm, 54, src_asm);
+		free(_out);
 		size++;
 
 	}