RK611 disk controller - Revision history

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2023-02-26T11:33:07Z

Implementation: typo

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	At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller\|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserted when no device is plugged into them); the status of the fourth appears to be 'unused'. The quad slot on the end is necessarily a plain SPC slot; the other hex slots are ~~apparetly~~ [[Modified UNIBUS Device\|MUD]] slots.		At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller\|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserted when no device is plugged into them); the status of the fourth appears to be 'unused'. The quad slot on the end is necessarily a plain SPC slot; the other hex slots are apparently [[Modified UNIBUS Device\|MUD]] slots.

	One RK611 can control up to 8 drives; a [[flat cable]] plugs into a [[Berg connector]] on one of the cards, and runs to a transition adapter on the back of the rack. From there, a round cable runs to the first drive, and similar cables connect the rest of the drives, in series. A [[terminator]] must be plugged into the 'out' port of the last drive in the series.		One RK611 can control up to 8 drives; a [[flat cable]] plugs into a [[Berg connector]] on one of the cards, and runs to a transition adapter on the back of the rack. From there, a round cable runs to the first drive, and similar cables connect the rest of the drives, in series. A [[terminator]] must be plugged into the 'out' port of the last drive in the series.

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2023-02-25T21:06:43Z

Implementation: + backplane layout

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-| M7900 || Unibus interface
+| M7900 || UNIBUS interface module
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 | M7901 || Register module
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-At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserted when no device is plugged into them); the status of the fourth is currently unknown. The quad slot on the end is necessarily a plain SPC slot; whether the other hex slots are [[Modified UNIBUS Device|MUD]] slots is likewise currently unknown.
+At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserted when no device is plugged into them); the status of the fourth appears to be 'unused'. The quad slot on the end is necessarily a plain SPC slot; the other hex slots are apparetly [[Modified UNIBUS Device|MUD]] slots.
 One RK611 can control up to 8 drives; a [[flat cable]] plugs into a [[Berg connector]] on one of the cards, and runs to a transition adapter on the back of the rack. From there, a round cable runs to the first drive, and similar cables connect the rest of the drives, in series. A [[terminator]] must be plugged into the 'out' port of the last drive in the series.
 ==Registers==

Jnc: /* External links */ Manual + FMPS

2022-11-06T01:40:01Z

External links: Manual + FMPS

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			==External links==

			* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/disc/rk06_rk07/EK-RK067-UG-001.pdf RK06/RK07 Disk Drive User's Manual] (EK-RK067-UG-001) - The RK611 is covered in Chapter 7
			* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/unibus/MP00105_RK611_schem_Aug77.pdf RK611 Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP00105)

	[[Category: UNIBUS Storage Controllers]]		[[Category: UNIBUS Storage Controllers]]

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2020-10-29T16:50:01Z

Better naming system

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	The '''RK611 disk controller''' is the [[UNIBUS]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK06 disk drive\|RK06]] and ~~[[RK07 disk drive\|~~RK07]] moving-[[head]] magnetic removable cartridge [[disk]] [[drive]]s. All data transfers are done using [[Direct Memory Access\|DMA]]. Data is protected with a [[hardware]]-generated and checked [[error-correcting code]] (ECC); corrections (up to 11 bits) are done in software.		The '''RK611 disk controller''' is the [[UNIBUS]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK06/07 disk drive\|RK06 and RK07]] moving-[[head]] magnetic removable cartridge [[disk]] [[drive]]s. All data transfers are done using [[Direct Memory Access\|DMA]]. Data is protected with a [[hardware]]-generated and checked [[error-correcting code]] (ECC); corrections (up to 11 bits) are done in [[software]].

	==Implementation==		==Implementation==
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	At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller\|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserted when no device is plugged into them); the status of the fourth is currently unknown. The slot on the end is necessarily a plain SPC slot; whether the ~~others~~ are [[Modified UNIBUS Device\|MUD]] slots is likewise currently unknown.		At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller\|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserted when no device is plugged into them); the status of the fourth is currently unknown. The quad slot on the end is necessarily a plain SPC slot; whether the other hex slots are [[Modified UNIBUS Device\|MUD]] slots is likewise currently unknown.

	One RK611 can control up to 8 drives; a [[flat cable]] plugs into a [[Berg connector]] on one of the cards, and runs to a transition adapter on the back of the rack. From there, a round cable runs to the first drive, and similar cables connect the rest of the drives, in series. A [[terminator]] must be plugged into the 'out' port of the last drive in the series.		One RK611 can control up to 8 drives; a [[flat cable]] plugs into a [[Berg connector]] on one of the cards, and runs to a transition adapter on the back of the rack. From there, a round cable runs to the first drive, and similar cables connect the rest of the drives, in series. A [[terminator]] must be plugged into the 'out' port of the last drive in the series.

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2020-10-28T19:31:17Z

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	The '''RK611 disk controller''' is the [[UNIBUS]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK06]] and [[RK07]] moving-[[head]] magnetic removable cartridge [[disk]] [[drive]]s. All data transfers are done using [[Direct Memory Access\|DMA]]. Data is protected with a [[hardware]]-generated and checked [[~~error-correcting code\|~~error-correcting code]] (ECC); corrections (up to 11 bits) are done in software.		The '''RK611 disk controller''' is the [[UNIBUS]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK06 disk drive\|RK06]] and [[RK07 disk drive\|RK07]] moving-[[head]] magnetic removable cartridge [[disk]] [[drive]]s. All data transfers are done using [[Direct Memory Access\|DMA]]. Data is protected with a [[hardware]]-generated and checked [[error-correcting code]] (ECC); corrections (up to 11 bits) are done in software.

	==Implementation==		==Implementation==

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2019-04-24T13:10:20Z

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-The '''RK611''' is the UNIBUS controller for the [[RK06]] and [[RK07]] moving-head magnetic removable cartridge disk drives. The RK611 can control up to 8 drives. [http://www.pdp-11.nl/peripherals/disk-intro.html PDP Perphials Handbook]
+The '''RK611 disk controller''' is the [[UNIBUS]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK06]] and [[RK07]] moving-[[head]] magnetic removable cartridge [[disk]] [[drive]]s. All data transfers are done using [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]]. Data is protected with a [[hardware]]-generated and checked [[error-correcting code|error-correcting code]] (ECC); corrections (up to 11 bits) are done in software.
-The RK611 consists of a specially wired backplane and five hex cards, all of the designation M79xx. These are:
+==Implementation==
 {| border=1 !! Board number !! Function
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-[[Category:UNIBUS Storage Controllers]]
+At least three of the other slots are wired as UNIBUS [[Small Peripheral Controller|SPC]] slots (and thus require [[G727 grant continuity card]]s to be inserted when no device is plugged into them); the status of the fourth is currently unknown. The slot on the end is necessarily a plain SPC slot; whether the others are [[Modified UNIBUS Device|MUD]] slots is likewise currently unknown.

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2019-04-21T19:52:06Z

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	The '''RK611''' is the UNIBUS controller for the [[RK06]] and [[RK07]] moving-head magnetic removable cartridge disk drives.		The '''RK611''' is the UNIBUS controller for the [[RK06]] and [[RK07]] moving-head magnetic removable cartridge disk drives. The RK611 can control up to 8 drives. [http://www.pdp-11.nl/peripherals/disk-intro.html PDP Perphials Handbook]

	The RK611 consists of a specially wired backplane and five hex cards, all of the designation M79xx. These are:		The RK611 consists of a specially wired backplane and five hex cards, all of the designation M79xx. These are:

Jnc: Jnc moved page RK611 to RK611 disk controller: canonical

2019-04-21T18:01:56Z

Jnc moved page RK611 to RK611 disk controller: canonical

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2018-09-04T01:01:58Z

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	[[Category:UNIBUS Storage Controllers]]		[[Category:UNIBUS Storage Controllers]]
	~~[[Category:DEC Storage Controllers]]~~

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2007-05-17T01:34:18Z

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	[[Category:UNIBUS ~~storage controllers~~]]		[[Category:UNIBUS Storage Controllers]]
	[[Category:DEC ~~storage controllers~~]]		[[Category:DEC Storage Controllers]]