diff --git a/src/bloqade/ir/location/location.py b/src/bloqade/ir/location/location.py
index 6a5278195..25cbbe73b 100644
--- a/src/bloqade/ir/location/location.py
+++ b/src/bloqade/ir/location/location.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from beartype import beartype
 from enum import Enum
 from numpy.typing import NDArray
+from bloqade.submission.ir.capabilities import QuEraCapabilities
 from bloqade.visualization import get_atom_arrangement_figure
 from bloqade.visualization import display_ir
 
@@ -517,6 +518,34 @@ def n_dims(self):
     def __str__(self):
         return "ParallelRegister:\n" + self.atom_arrangement.__str__()
 
+    def _compile_to_list(
+        self, __capabilities: Optional[QuEraCapabilities] = None, **assignments
+    ):
+        from bloqade.compiler.rewrite.common import AssignBloqadeIR
+        from bloqade.compiler.codegen.hardware import GenerateLattice
+        from bloqade.submission.capabilities import get_capabilities
+
+        lattice_data = GenerateLattice(__capabilities or get_capabilities()).emit(
+            AssignBloqadeIR(assignments).emit(self)
+        )
+
+        list_of_locations = ListOfLocations()
+        for site, filling in zip(lattice_data.sites, lattice_data.filling):
+            list_of_locations = list_of_locations.add_position(site, filling == 1)
+
+        return list_of_locations
+
+    def figure(
+        self,
+        fig_kwargs=None,
+        capabilities: Optional[QuEraCapabilities] = None,
+        **assignments,
+    ):
+        return self._compile_to_list(capabilities).figure(fig_kwargs)
+
+    def show(self, **assignments) -> None:
+        display_ir(self, assignments)
+
 
 @dataclass(init=False)
 class ParallelRegisterInfo:
diff --git a/tests/test_lattice.py b/tests/test_lattice.py
index b94e1eb9d..aa93a1a1e 100644
--- a/tests/test_lattice.py
+++ b/tests/test_lattice.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+from decimal import Decimal
 import bloqade.ir as ir
-from bloqade.ir.location import ListOfLocations, AtomArrangement
+from bloqade.ir.location import ListOfLocations, AtomArrangement, ParallelRegister
 from bloqade.ir.location import Square
 from bloqade.constants import RB_C6
 from bloqade import cast
 import pytest
 import numpy as np
 
+from bloqade.submission.capabilities import get_capabilities
+
 
 def test_rydberg_interactions():
     geometry = ListOfLocations([(0, 0), (1, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1)]).scale(5.0)
@@ -113,3 +116,18 @@ def test_internal_base_listofloc():
 
     with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
         lattice.n_dims
+
+
+def test_parallel_register():
+    lat = ListOfLocations([(0, 0)])
+    reg = ParallelRegister(lat, cast(5))
+
+    capabilities = get_capabilities()
+    capabilities.capabilities.lattice.area.width = Decimal("1e-5")
+    capabilities.capabilities.lattice.area.height = Decimal("1e-5")
+
+    list_of_locations = reg._compile_to_list(capabilities)
+    expected = ListOfLocations().add_position(
+        [(0, 0), (0, 5), (0, 10), (5, 0), (5, 5), (5, 10), (10, 0), (10, 5), (10, 10)]
+    )
+    assert set(expected.enumerate()) == set(list_of_locations.enumerate())