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Changes the current TAP instruction.
4 bits.
In the SHIFT-IR state, the instruction register is selected as the serial path between TDI and TDO.
During the UPDATE-IR state, the value in the instruction register becomes the current instruction.
During the CAPTURE-IR state, the binary value 0001 is loaded into this register. This value is shifted out during SHIFT-IR. On reset, IDCODE becomes the current instruction.
The least significant bit of the register is scanned in or out first.