diff --git a/decode1.vhdl b/decode1.vhdl
index caff3d8..4e20706 100644
--- a/decode1.vhdl
+++ b/decode1.vhdl
@@ -302,6 +302,15 @@ architecture behaviour of decode1 is
         2#0111011100#  =>       (ALU,    OP_AND,       NONE,       RB,          RS,   RA,   '0', '0', '0', '1', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', RC,   '0', '0'), -- nand
         2#0001101000#  =>       (ALU,    OP_ADD,       RA,         NONE,        NONE, RT,   '0', '0', '1', '0', ONE,  '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', RC,   '0', '0'), -- neg
         2#1001101000#  =>       (ALU,    OP_ADD,       RA,         NONE,        NONE, RT,   '0', '0', '1', '0', ONE,  '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', RC,   '0', '0'), -- nego
+        -- next 8 are reserved no-op instructions
+        2#1000010010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
+        2#1000110010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
+        2#1001010010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
+        2#1001110010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
+        2#1010010010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
+        2#1010110010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
+        2#1011010010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
+        2#1011110010#  =>       (ALU,    OP_NOP,       NONE,       NONE,        NONE, NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', NONE, '0', '0'), -- nop
         2#0001111100#  =>       (ALU,    OP_OR,        NONE,       RB,          RS,   RA,   '0', '0', '0', '1', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', RC,   '0', '0'), -- nor
         2#0110111100#  =>       (ALU,    OP_OR,        NONE,       RB,          RS,   RA,   '0', '0', '0', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', RC,   '0', '0'), -- or
         2#0110011100#  =>       (ALU,    OP_OR,        NONE,       RB,          RS,   RA,   '0', '0', '1', '0', ZERO, '0', NONE, '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', RC,   '0', '0'), -- orc