diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5307978..6f93806 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,17 +2,34 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 [[package]]
 name = "corten"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "metacrate",
+ "nom",
  "rbtag",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "memchr"
+version = "2.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3197e20c7edb283f87c071ddfc7a2cca8f8e0b888c242959846a6fce03c72223"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "metacrate"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "git+https://github.com/tonytins/metacrate#efab304454bd48946d52efa0912b65898f37b1c9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nom"
+version = "4.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2ad2a91a8e869eeb30b9cb3119ae87773a8f4ae617f41b1eb9c154b2905f7bd6"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "0.4.30"
@@ -67,3 +84,9 @@ name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fc72304796d0818e357ead4e000d19c9c174ab23dc11093ac919054d20a6a7fc"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "version_check"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "914b1a6776c4c929a602fafd8bc742e06365d4bcbe48c30f9cca5824f70dc9dd"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f65c093..2392be8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "corten"
-version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["Anthony Foxclaw <35226681+tonytins@users.noreply.github.com>"]
+version = "0.1.1"
+authors = ["Anthony Foxclaw"]
 edition = "2018"
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [dependencies]
 rbtag = "0.3"
+nom = "4.2"
 metacrate = { git = "https://github.com/tonytins/metacrate" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/assembler.rs b/src/assembler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9934471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assembler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+pub mod opcode_parser;
+pub mod operand_parser;
+pub mod register_parser;
+
+use crate::instruction::Opcode;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Token {
+    Op { code: Opcode },
+    Register { reg_num: u8 },
+    IntegerOperand { value: i32 },
+}
diff --git a/src/assembler/opcode_parser.rs b/src/assembler/opcode_parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2a85fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assembler/opcode_parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#![allow(unused_imports)]
+use nom::*;
+use nom::{digit, types::CompleteStr};
+
+use crate::assembler::Token;
+use crate::instruction::Opcode;
+
+named!(opcode_load<CompleteStr, Token>,
+    do_parse!(tag!("load") >> (Token::Op{code: Opcode::LOAD}))
+);
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod opcode_parser_test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parser_op_load() {
+        // Test that opcode is dected and parsed correctly
+        let result = opcode_load(CompleteStr("load"));
+        let (rest, token) = result.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(token, Token::Op { code: Opcode::LOAD });
+        assert_eq!(rest, CompleteStr(""));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/assembler/operand_parser.rs b/src/assembler/operand_parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e5fc4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assembler/operand_parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#![allow(unused_imports)]
+use nom::*;
+use nom::{digit, types::CompleteStr};
+
+use crate::assembler::Token;
+
+named!(pub integer_operand<CompleteStr, Token>,
+    ws!(
+        do_parse!(
+            tag!("#") >>
+            reg_num: digit >>
+            (
+                Token::IntegerOperand{value: reg_num.parse::<i32>().unwrap()}
+            )
+        )
+    )
+);
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod reg_parser_test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_opcode_load() {
+        let result = integer_operand(CompleteStr("#10"));
+        let (rest, value) = result.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rest, CompleteStr(""));
+        assert_eq!(value, Token::IntegerOperand { value: 10 });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/assembler/register_parser.rs b/src/assembler/register_parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4a0135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assembler/register_parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#![allow(unused_imports)]
+use nom::*;
+use nom::{digit, types::CompleteStr};
+
+use crate::assembler::Token;
+
+named!(pub register <CompleteStr, Token>,
+    ws!(
+        do_parse!(
+            tag!("$") >>
+            reg_num: digit >>
+            (
+                Token::Register{
+                  reg_num: reg_num.parse::<u8>().unwrap()
+                }
+            )
+        )
+    )
+);
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f330e7a..905048f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+mod assembler;
 mod instruction;
-mod vm;
 mod repl;
+mod vm;
 
 use repl::REPL;