Created functions to allow for data to be written to and read from memory using bianry strings.

CPU.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ namespace CPUSimulation
             {
                 Word dataToWrite = GenerateRandomWord(_random.Next(1, 5));
                 _memoryController.Write((Int16)i, dataToWrite);
+                //Word dataRead = _memoryController.Read((Int16)i);
+                //Console.WriteLine($"Data read from address {new Address((Int16)i).ToString()}: {dataRead.ToString()}");
+            }
+
+            _memoryController.Write("0000000000000001","0000000011110000");
+            _memoryController.Write("0000000000000010","1111000000001111"); 
+            for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+            {
                 Word dataRead = _memoryController.Read((Int16)i);
                 Console.WriteLine($"Data read from address {new Address((Int16)i).ToString()}: {dataRead.ToString()}");
             }

MC.cs

@@ -46,19 +46,7 @@ namespace CPUSimulation
             Byte[] bytesToWrite;
             if (byteCount < _numberOfMemoryBanks)
             {
-                int numberOfPaddingBytes = _numberOfMemoryBanks - byteCount;
+                bytesToWrite = GeneratePaddingBytes(byteData, byteCount);
-                bytesToWrite = new Byte[_numberOfMemoryBanks];
-                for (int i = 0; i < _numberOfMemoryBanks; i++)
-                {
-                    if (i < numberOfPaddingBytes)
-                    {
-                        bytesToWrite[i] = new Byte(new Bit[8]{ new Bit(false), new Bit(false), new Bit(false), new Bit(false), new Bit(false), new Bit(false), new Bit(false), new Bit(false) });
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        bytesToWrite[i] = byteData[i - numberOfPaddingBytes];
-                    }
-                }
             }
             else if (data.GetByteCount() > _numberOfMemoryBanks)
             {
@@ -76,6 +64,36 @@ namespace CPUSimulation
             }
         }
 
+
+
+        public void Write(string address, string data)
+        {
+            if(address.Length != 16)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Address must be 16 bits long.");
+            }
+            if (data.Length % 8 != 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Data must be a multiple of 8 bits long.");
+            }
+            int byteCount = data.Length / 8;
+            if (byteCount > _numberOfMemoryBanks)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Data must consist of {_numberOfMemoryBanks} bytes or less.");
+            }
+            if (byteCount < _numberOfMemoryBanks)
+            {
+                data = data.PadLeft(_numberOfMemoryBanks * 8, '0');
+            }
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < _numberOfMemoryBanks; i++)
+            {
+                string byteString = data.Substring(i * 8, 8);
+                Byte byteData = new Byte(byteString);
+                _memoryBanks[i].Write(address, byteData);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void AddressOkay(Int16 address)
         {
             if (address < 0 || address >= _memoryBankSize)
@@ -83,5 +101,26 @@ namespace CPUSimulation
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(address), $"Address must be between 0 and {_memoryBankSize - 1}.");
             }
         }
+
+        private Byte[] GeneratePaddingBytes(Byte[] byteData, int byteCount)
+        {
+            Byte[] bytesToWrite;
+            int numberOfPaddingBytes = _numberOfMemoryBanks - byteCount;
+            bytesToWrite = new Byte[_numberOfMemoryBanks];
+            for (int i = 0; i < _numberOfMemoryBanks; i++)
+            {
+                if (i < numberOfPaddingBytes)
+                {
+                    Bit bit = new Bit();
+                    bytesToWrite[i] = new Byte(new Bit[8] { bit, bit, bit, bit, bit, bit, bit, bit });
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    bytesToWrite[i] = byteData[i - numberOfPaddingBytes];
+                }
+            }
+
+            return bytesToWrite;
+        }
     }
 }

Models.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ namespace CPUSimulation
         {
             _value = value;
         }
+        public Bit(string bitString)
+        {
+            if (bitString.Length != 1 || (bitString != "0" && bitString != "1"))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Bit string must be '0' or '1'.");
+            }
+            _value = bitString == "1";
+        }
         public bool GetValue()
         {
             return _value;
@@ -26,6 +34,19 @@ namespace CPUSimulation
             _bits = bits;
         }
 
+        public Byte(string bitString)
+        {
+            if (bitString.Length != 8)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Bit string must be exactly 8 characters long.");
+            }
+            _bits = new Bit[8];
+            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+            {
+                _bits[i] = new Bit(bitString[i] == '1');
+            }
+        }
+
         public Bit[] GetBits()
         {
             return _bits;

obj/Debug/net10.0/CPUSimulation.AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute("CPUSimulation")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute("Debug")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+8cf9e2c5f5ac52e9ad7b40d2f046e9d08850a297")]
+[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+9efadc3b4a2f776b2177e2873a3b46b0d1af54c3")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute("CPUSimulation")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute("CPUSimulation")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]

obj/Debug/net10.0/CPUSimulation.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache

@@ -1 +1 @@
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