MIPS I Instruction Formats
Instructions are divided into three types: R, I and J. Every instruction starts with a 6-bit opcode. In addition to the opcode, R-type instructions specify three registers, a shift amount field, and a function field; I-type instructions specify two registers and a 16-bit immediate value; J-type instructions follow the opcode with a 26-bit jump target.
The following are the three formats used for the core instruction set:
| Type | -31- format (bits) -0- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | opcode (6) | rs (5) | rt (5) | rd (5) | shamt (5) | funct (6) |
| I | opcode (6) | rs (5) | rt (5) | immediate (16) | ||
| J | opcode (6) | address (26) | ||||
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