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{{Infobox Tape drive
| name = TSV05/TSU05
| tape speed = 25 or 100 inch/sec (streaming)
| media = standard half-inch tape, 2400 ft. maximum
| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] (vendor)<br>[[Cipher Data Products|Cipher]] (contractor)
| controller =  [[M7196]] [[QBUS]] / [[M7455]] [[UNIBUS]] (or other Pertec controllers certified for the TS05)
| interface = [[Pertec tape interface]]
| tape density = 1600 bpi
}}

The '''TSV05 Tape Transport Subsystem''' was a compact [[magnetic tape]] [[mass storage]] system for [[PDP-11]] and low-end [[VAX]] systems, which used industry-standard [[9-track]] tape. It used [[microprocessor]]-controlled electronics in both the [[magnetic tape drive|drive]] and [[device controller|controller]] for maintainability (including built-in [[diagnostic]]s) and high data reliability.

The TSV05 Subsystem consists of the [[TS05 Tape Transport]], and either the [[TSV05 controller]] ([[QBUS]] - M7196) [[TSU05 controller]] ([[UNIBUS]] - M7455) interface module, which plugs into a [[backplane]] in the host computer, and uses [[DMA]] to transfer data. The drive and controller communicate over the [[Pertec tape interface]].
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==Further reading==

* ''TSV05 Subsystem Technical Manual'' (EK-TSV05-TM) - not online
* ''TSV05 Field Print Set'' (MP-01157)

==External links==

<!-- * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/ts11/ TS11] - documentation at [[BitSavers]] -->
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/EK-TSV05-UG-001_TSV05_Users_Guide_Sep82.pdf TSV05 Tape Transport Subsystem User Guide] (EK-TSV05-UG-001)
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/EK-TSV05-IN-001_TSV05_Installation_Guide_Sep82.pdf TSV05 Tape Transport Subsystem Installation Manual] (EK-TSV05-IN-001)
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/brochures/DEC-TSV05-S-Magtape.pdf TSV05-S Industry Standard Magtape for BA200-Series Enclosures] - sales brochure

[[Category: DEC Mass Storage]]