TE16 DECmagtape Transport - Revision history

Jnc: /* External links */ +Img of the TE16 tape path

2024-04-20T15:48:38Z

‎External links: +Img of the TE16 tape path

Jnc: +cat - two different interfaces

2024-02-08T20:58:17Z

+cat - two different interfaces

Jnc: Avoid redir

2024-01-09T01:50:24Z

Avoid redir

Jnc: Jnc moved page TE16 magtape drive to TE16 DECmagtape Transport: Actual DEC name

2024-01-09T01:36:05Z

Jnc moved page TE16 magtape drive to TE16 DECmagtape Transport: Actual DEC name

Jnc: +docs at Bitsavers; official DEC names

2024-01-09T01:34:45Z

+docs at Bitsavers; official DEC names

Vaxorcist at 07:48, 22 May 2022

2022-05-22T07:48:52Z

Vaxorcist: /* Controllers and Drive Variants */ TEE16 added

2022-05-22T07:41:52Z

‎Controllers and Drive Variants: TEE16 added

Jnc: +Ext links

2021-08-22T08:54:11Z

+Ext links

Jnc: +links, better cat

2021-08-22T08:11:37Z

+links, better cat

Jnc: Details on upgrades; fix to TE10N slaves

2018-06-15T20:44:44Z

Details on upgrades; fix to TE10N slaves

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 * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/te16/ TE16] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
 ** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/te16/EK-0TE16-TM-003_TE16_TE10W_TE10N_Technical_Manual_Oct83.pdf TE16/TE10W/TE10N DECmagtape Transport Technical Manual]
 [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]
 [[Category: MASSBUS Tape Drives]]

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	[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]		[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]
		+	[[Category: MASSBUS Tape Drives]]

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 Additional TE10W 'Slave' drives (essentially a plain TE16 drive), up to seven of them, may be connected to the TE10W Master drive.
-Replacing the three dual-high bus interface cards with an M8927 interface board creates a '''TE10N''' negative bus 'Slave' drive; this drive can replace a [[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]] Slave drive, and may be used any place a TU10 Slave would be (e.g. with a negative bus controller such as a [[TC58]] [[OMNIBUS]] controller or [[TM10 Magnetic Tape Control|TM10]] controller).
+Replacing the three dual-high bus interface cards with an M8927 interface board creates a '''TE10N''' negative bus 'Slave' drive; this drive can replace a [[TU10 DECmagtape|TU10]] Slave drive, and may be used any place a TU10 Slave would be (e.g. with a negative bus controller such as a [[TC58]] [[OMNIBUS]] controller or [[TM10 Magnetic Tape Control|TM10]] controller).
 Again, additional TE10W Slave drives (up to a total of 8 drives, including TU10 drives) may be connected to the TE10N Slave drive.

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 }}
-The '''TE16''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16 magtape drive|TU16]], with detail improvements to the [[electronics]] and mechanicals.
+The '''TE16 DECmagtape Transport''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16 Tape Transport|TU16]], with detail improvements to the [[electronics]] and mechanicals.
 The improvements include:
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/te16/EK-0TE16-TM-003_TE16_TE10W_TE10N_Technical_Manual_Oct83.pdf TE16/TE10W/TE10N DECmagtape Transport Technical Manual]
+* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/te16/ TE16] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
 [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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 The TE16/TM02 with an [[RH11 MASSBUS controller|RH11]] MASSBUS interface is denominated as a '''TJE16'''; with the [[RH70 MASSBUS controller|RH70]] MASSBUS interface of the [[PDP-11/70]], it is denominated as a '''TWE16'''.
-The TE16/[[TM03 magtape controller|TM03]] with an [[RH780 MASSBUS controller|RH780]] MASSBUS interface of the [[VAX-11/780]] is denominated as a '''TEE16'''.
+The TE16/[[TM03 magtape controller|TM03]] with an [[RH780 Massbus Adapter]] of the [[VAX-11/780]] is denominated as a '''TEE16'''.
 The TE16 can also be used with one of the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11 series]] of magtape controllers.

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 }}
-The '''TE16''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16]], with detail improvements to the [[electronics]] and mechanicals.
+The '''TE16''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16 magtape drive|TU16]], with detail improvements to the [[electronics]] and mechanicals.
 The improvements include:
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 ** Snap-lock lower hub
-It is able to store 5-46 Mbytes on a 2400' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 10-1/2" reel. It supports 7-track operation at 200, 556, and 800 BPI, and 9-track operation 800 and 1600 BPI. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with vacuum columns.
+It is able to store 5-46 Mbytes on a 2400' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 10-1/2" reel. It supports 7-track operation at 200, 556, and 800 BPI, and 9-track operation at 800 and 1600 BPI. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with vacuum columns.
 ==On-board electronics==
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 The drive does has to be able to indicate (to the controller) whether it is a 7-track or 9-track. -->
 [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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 }}
-The '''TE16''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape]] drive from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16]], with detail improvements to the [[electronics]] and mechanicals.
+The '''TE16''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16]], with detail improvements to the [[electronics]] and mechanicals.
 The improvements include:
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 To connect to [[UNIBUS]] [[PDP-11]]'s, one of three controller types can be used.
-The TE16 is normally used with a [[TM02]] or [[TM03]] controller, which is a [[MASSBUS]] controller; a TM02/03 can handle up to eight TE16 drives.
+The TE16 is normally used with a [[TM02 magtape controller|TM02]] or [[TM03 magtape controller|TM03]] [[device controller|controller]], which is a [[MASSBUS]] controller; a TM02/03 can handle up to eight TE16 drives.
-The TE16/TM02 with an [[RH11]] MASSBUS interface is denominated as a '''TJE16'''; with the [[RH70]] MASSBUS interface of the [[PDP-11/70]], it is denominated as a '''TWE16'''.
+The TE16/TM02 with an [[RH11 MASSBUS controller|RH11]] MASSBUS interface is denominated as a '''TJE16'''; with the [[RH70 MASSBUS controller|RH70]] MASSBUS interface of the [[PDP-11/70]], it is denominated as a '''TWE16'''.
 The TE16 can also be used with one of the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11 series]] of magtape controllers.
-To connect to these controllers, in the first drive, the three dual-high bus interface cards (above) are replaced by an M8926 interface board; this produces a so-called '''TE10W''' 'Master' drive.(Details of the controller-Master interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive bus|here]].)
+To connect to these controllers, in the first drive, the three dual-high bus interface cards (above) are replaced by an M8926 interface board; this produces a so-called '''TE10W''' 'Master' drive. (Details of the controller-Master interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive bus|here]].)
 Additional TE10W 'Slave' drives (essentially a plain TE16 drive), up to seven of them, may be connected to the TE10W Master drive.
-Replacing the three dual-high bus interface cards with an M8927 interface board creates a '''TE10N''' negative bus 'Slave' drive; this drive can replace a TU10 Slave drive, and may be used any place a TU10 Slave would be (e.g. with a negative bus controller such as a [[TC58]] [[OMNIBUS]] controller or [[TM10]] controller).
+Replacing the three dual-high bus interface cards with an M8927 interface board creates a '''TE10N''' negative bus 'Slave' drive; this drive can replace a [[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]] Slave drive, and may be used any place a TU10 Slave would be (e.g. with a negative bus controller such as a [[TC58]] [[OMNIBUS]] controller or [[TM10 Magnetic Tape Control|TM10]] controller).
 Again, additional TE10W Slave drives (up to a total of 8 drives, including TU10 drives) may be connected to the TE10N Slave drive.
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 The drive does has to be able to indicate (to the controller) whether it is a 7-track or 9-track. -->
-[[Category:Tape Drives]]
+[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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 | name = TE16
 | caption = TE16 drive
 | tape speed = 45 ips (Forward/Reverse)<br>150 ips (Rewind)
 | size = 19"W x 25"D x 26"H
 | weight = 150 lbs
 }}
-The '''TE16''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape]] drive from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16]], with detail improvements to the electronics and mechanicals.
+The '''TE16''' is a classic big [[magnetic tape]] drive from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]; it is an updated version of the [[TU16]], with detail improvements to the [[electronics]] and mechanicals.
 It is able to store 5-46 Mbytes on a 2400' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 10-1/2" reel. It supports 7-track operation at 200, 556, and 800 BPI, and 9-track operation 800 and 1600 BPI. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with vacuum columns.
 The TU16 drive contains a fair amount of electronics, in the form of several boards in a 4-slot [[DEC card form factor|hex]]-high [[backplane]]:
 *M8916 - Logic and Write
 *M8911-YB (M8931 in later models, required for TM03) - Slave Clock, Motion Delay
-*M8912 - Slave Test Function Generator (two)
+*M8912 - Slave Test Function Generator
 The G066 and M8916 are hex cards; the others are dual. In addition, that backplane normally also contains three dual-high cards which interface to the drive bus:
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 *M9001-YC - Bus Connector
-==Controllers==
+==Controllers and Drive Variants==
 To connect to [[UNIBUS]] [[PDP-11]]'s, one of three controller types can be used.
-The TE16 is normally used with a [[TM02]] or [[TM03]] controller, which is a [[MASSBUS]] controller; a TM02/03 can handle up to eight TE16 drives. The TE16/TM02 with an [[RH11]] MASSBUS interface is denominated as a '''TJE16'''; with the [[RH70]] MASSBUS interface of the [[PDP-11/70]], it is denominated as a '''TWE16'''.
+The TE16 is normally used with a [[TM02]] or [[TM03]] controller, which is a [[MASSBUS]] controller; a TM02/03 can handle up to eight TE16 drives.
-The TE16 can also be used with one of the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11 series]] of magtape controllers. To connect to these controllers, in the first drive, the three dual-high bus interface cards (above) are replaced by an M8926 interface board. (Details of the controller-Master interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive bus|here]].) Such a drive is a 'Master' '''TE10W''' drive; additional TE10W 'Slave' drives (essentially a plain TE16 drive), up to seven of them, may be connected to the Master drive.
+Replacing the three dual-high bus interface cards with an M8927 interface board creates a '''TE10N''' negative bus 'Slave' drive; this drive can replace a TU10 Slave drive, and may be used any place a TU10 Slave would be (e.g. with a negative bus controller such as a [[TC58]] [[OMNIBUS]] controller or [[TM10]] controller).
-Finally, replacing the three dual-high bus interface cards (above) with an M8927 interface board creates a '''TE10N''' negative bus drive; this drive can replace a TU10 Slave drive, and may be used any place a TU10 Slave would be (e.g. with a negative bus controller such as a [[TC58]] [[OMNIBUS]] controller). As above, additional TE10W 'Slave' drives (up to seven) may be connected to the Master drive.
+Again, additional TE10W Slave drives (up to a total of 8 drives, including TU10 drives) may be connected to the TE10N Slave drive.
 <!-- ==7-track/9-track Differences==