Throughout this course, we will use the MIPS R4000 User's Manual (1994) as the definitive specification for the MIPS ISA. All other MIPS-related material provided below are only for your benefit.

• (1.5MB) MIPS R4000 Microprocessor User’s Manual (1994)
• MIPS Cheat Sheet (from P&H)
• MIPS Tutorial (pdf)
• MIPS Tutorial (ppt)

• Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer Manual (2013)
  • (15MB) Combined Volumes 1-3
  • (2MB) Volume 1: Basic Architecture
  • (5MB) Volume 2: Instruction Set Reference, A-Z
  • (8MB) Volume 3: System Programming Guide
• IA-32 = 32-bit x86
• Intel 64 = 64-bit x86 (a.k.a. x86-64 or amd64)
• (Note: IA-64 is different from Intel 64 and is not an x86 ISA.)

• ARM Architecture Reference Manual
  • Manual (5MB)
• ARM Architecture Instruction Quick Reference
  • Quick Ref (.5MB)

• (5MB) Alpha Architecture Handbook (1998)
• (8MB) Alpha 21264 Microprocessor Hardware Reference Manual (1999)
• (2MB) Compiler Writer’s Guide for the Alpha 21264 (1999)

• (11MB) VAX11/780 Architecture Handbook (1977)
• (15MB) VAX11/780 Hardware Handbook (1979)

• (CMU WebISO) P&P Appendix A (The LC-3b ISA)
• (CMU WebISO) P&P Appendix C (The Microarchitecture of the LC-3b, Basic Machine)
• LC-3b Figures from Appendix C
• Pipelined LC-3b Microarchitecture

• ncvlog.pdf: Cadence NC-Verilog Simulator Help 8.2 (2008)
• simvision.pdf: SimVision User Guide 8.2 (2009)
• simviscmdref.pdf: SimVision Command Language Reference 8.2 (2009)

• xst.pdf: XST User Guide for Virtex-4, Virtex-5, Spartan-3, and Newer CPLD Devices 14.2 (2010)