MIPS Architecture Design $-$ Instruction Set

The purpose of this lab is to study MIPS architecture and simulate MIPS computer structure in C program. MIPS $($Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages$)$ architecture is a widely used $32-$bit RISC CPU architecture originally developed by MIPS Technologies, Inc. in the $1980$s$.$

MIPS CPUs support only three different instruction types: I type, R type and I type, which makes this instruction set relatively easier to implement and simulate. There are $32$ general and $32$ floating point registers in MIPS architecture. In this lab, you will need to finish the function required by the simulator to simulate the MIPS program loading and compiling process.

Procedures

$1.$Download the lab$8$ named lab$8.$zip package from the blackboard.

$2.$Now create a project under C development environment, such as Code:Blocks, Netbeans or Eclipse.

Please try to avoid using Munro as the limited debug interface.

$3.$Hint: Starting from this week, the code will be more ald more complicated. As a result, you should

consider having a consistent development environment and backup your code more frequently because these labs will need the code you developed in lab $9$ and $10.$

$4.$The lab package includes the following files:

a$.$ parser.c $-$This file has the functions to load the assembly code from the file sysytem and