how do you set values to registers in mips?

[Jeremy Daniel Tzeng]

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[Val]

use
addi $reg,$0,value

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[Aaron Staley]

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In xspim, set value

in MIPS, add $reg, $reg, $zero

[Navtej Sadhal]

yes, that works.
if you wish to set immediates, you can use
addiu $reg, $reg, 5
remember that the immediate on addiu is signed, so if you give a negative
number, it will be sign extended to remain negative.
if you wish to just load in 16 bits to the lower portion of a register,
you can use:
ori $reg, $reg, 5
this will zero-extend the immediate.

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In xspim, set value
in MIPS, add $reg, $reg, $zero

[[TA] Jeremy Huddleston]

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Almost all the mips instructions set the registers in one way or another,
so I assume you mean setting it to a specific number. You want to use the
'li' instruction... such as:

li $t0 10

--Jeremy