TM03 magtape controller - Revision history

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The '''TM03''' magtape controllers is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, used with 1/2" magtape drives; supported drives include the [[TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45]] (75 IPD) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS).

It can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS entity. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the {{TM11]]/[[TU10]] system.

==Implementation==

The TM03 is implemented as a set of [[DEC card form factor|larger]] custom boards, all of which plug into a custom hex-high nine-slot system unit (for a BA11, etc box). The modules include three hex-size boards, six quad-size modules, and nine dual-high modules.

The hex modules are:

* M8933 -
* M8909 -
** M8906 for use with a PDP-11
** M8915 for use with a PDP-10 and TE16 or TU45
** M8915-YA for use with a PDP-10 and TU77

The quad modules are:

* 3 x M8901
** M8901-YA for the TE16
** M8901-YB for the TU45
** M8901-YC for the TU77
* M8932
* M8934
** M8934 for the TE16 and TU77
** M8934-YA for the TU45
* M 8905-YB

==Drive bus==

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		+	==External links==
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		+	* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tm03/TM03_UsersGuide.pdf TM03 Magnetic Tape Formatter User Guide] (EK-0TM03-UG-003)
		+	* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tm03/TM03_TechnicalManual_Jul79.pdf TM03 Magnetic Tape Formatter Technical Manual] (EK-0TM03-TM-002)
		+	* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tm03/TM03_FieldMaintDrws_Feb78.pdf TM03 Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP00349)

	[[Category: MASSBUS Devices]]		[[Category: MASSBUS Devices]]

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 The '''TM03''' [[magnetic tape controller|magtape formatter]] is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, effectively an upgraded version of the [[TM02 magtape controller]]. It is used with 1/2" [[magnetic tape drive]]s; supported drives include the [[TE16 magtape drive|TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45 magtape drive|TU45]] (75 IPS) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS). It can handle 800 bits/inch ([[NRZI]]) and 1600 bits/inch (PE - Phase Encoded).
-A TM03 can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS entity. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11]]/[[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]] system.
+A TM03 can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS device. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11]]/[[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]] system.
 ==Implementation==
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 ==Drive bus==
-[[Category:Tape Drives]]
+''To be added.''

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-The '''TM03''' magtape controller is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, effectively an upgraded version of the [[TM02 magtape controller]]. It is used with 1/2" magtape drives; supported drives include the [[TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45]] (75 IPS) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS). It can handle 800 bits/inch ([[NRZI]]) and 1600 bits/inch (PE - Phase Encoded).
+The '''TM03''' [[magnetic tape controller|magtape formatter]] is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, effectively an upgraded version of the [[TM02 magtape controller]]. It is used with 1/2" [[magnetic tape drive]]s; supported drives include the [[TE16 magtape drive|TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45 magtape drive|TU45]] (75 IPS) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS). It can handle 800 bits/inch ([[NRZI]]) and 1600 bits/inch (PE - Phase Encoded).
-A TM03 can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS entity. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the [[TM11]]/[[TU10]] system.
+A TM03 can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS entity. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11]]/[[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]] system.
 ==Implementation==

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-The '''TM03''' magtape controller is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, used with 1/2" magtape drives; supported drives include the [[TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45]] (75 IPS) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS). It can handle 800 bits/inch ([[NRZI]]) and 1600 bits/inch (PE - Phase Encoded).
+The '''TM03''' magtape controller is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, effectively an upgraded version of the [[TM02 magtape controller]]. It is used with 1/2" magtape drives; supported drives include the [[TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45]] (75 IPS) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS). It can handle 800 bits/inch ([[NRZI]]) and 1600 bits/inch (PE - Phase Encoded).
 A TM03 can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS entity. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the [[TM11]]/[[TU10]] system.
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 ==Implementation==
-The TM03 is implemented as a set of boards, all of which plug into a custom [[DEC card form factor|hex]]-high nine-slot [[backplane]], usually moounted in a special box in the first tape drive rack. The modules include three hex-size boards, six quad-size modules, and six dual-high modules.
+The TM03 is implemented as a set of boards, all of which plug into a custom [[DEC card form factor|hex]]-high nine-slot [[backplane]], usually mounted in a special box in the first tape drive rack. The modules include three hex-size boards, six quad-size modules, and six dual-high modules.
 The hex modules are:

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-The '''TM03''' magtape controllers is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, used with 1/2" magtape drives; supported drives include the [[TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45]] (75 IPD) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS). It can handle 800 bits/inch ([[NRZI]]) and 1600 bits/inch (PE - Phase Encoded).
+The '''TM03''' magtape controller is a [[MASSBUS]] device controller, used with 1/2" magtape drives; supported drives include the [[TE16]] (45 inches per second), [[TU45]] (75 IPS) and [[TU77]] (125 IPS). It can handle 800 bits/inch ([[NRZI]]) and 1600 bits/inch (PE - Phase Encoded).
-It can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS entity. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the [[TM11]]/[[TU10]] system.
+A TM03 can control up to 8 drives, although the TM03 and drives count as only a single MASSBUS entity. The TM03 controller connects to all the drives over a 'slave bus'; all the drives are identical (unlike in the [[TM11]]/[[TU10]] system.
 ==Implementation==
-The TM03 is implemented as a set of [[DEC card form factor|larger]] custom boards, all of which plug into a custom hex-high nine-slot system unit (for a BA11, etc box). The modules include three hex-size boards, six quad-size modules, and six dual-high modules.
+The TM03 is implemented as a set of boards, all of which plug into a custom [[DEC card form factor|hex]]-high nine-slot [[backplane]], usually moounted in a special box in the first tape drive rack. The modules include three hex-size boards, six quad-size modules, and six dual-high modules.
 The hex modules are:
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 * M8933 - Tape Control Common Mode
 * M8909 - MASSBUS Interface (the documentation refers to both the M8909, and M8909-YA)
 ** M8906 for use with a PDP-11
 ** M8915 for use with a PDP-10 and TE16 or TU45
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 The quad modules are:
-* 3 x M8901 - Data Sync - PE
+* 3 x M8901 - Data Sync (PE)
 ** M8901-YA for the TE16
 ** M8901-YB for the TU45
 ** M8901-YC for the TU77
-* M8932 - Tape Control - PE
+* M8932 - Tape Control (PE)
-* M8934 - Tape Control - NRZI
+* M8934 - Tape Control (NRZI)
 ** M8934 for the TE16 and TU77
 ** M8934-YA for the TU45
-* M8905-YB - Maintainence Register
+* M8905-YB - Maintenance Register
 The dual modules are:
-* M8937
+* M8937 - Control and Write Drivers
 * M8908-YA
 * M8908
 * 3 x M5903 or M5903-YA
-The first three are the drive slave bus intergface; the last three are the MASSBUS interface.
+The first three are the drive slave bus interface; the last three are the MASSBUS interface.
 ==Drive bus==