Difference between revisions of "DMF32 Multi-Function Communications Interface"

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The DMF32 is "three UNIBUS controllers in one module":

a controller with eight asynchronous serial line interfaces (thereof two with modem control and split baud rates)
a controller with a single synchronous serial line interface, e.g. for DDMCP
a controller with a parallel interface (DR11-C compatible) alternatively usable as a printer interface

It covers all kinds of communication (except for Ethernet) in only one UNIBUS slot.

The DMF32 was introduced with VMS V3.0, and it is supported on VAX computers only.

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 The DMF32 is "three [[UNIBUS]] controllers in one module":
-* a controller with eight asynchronous serial interfaces (thereof two with modem control and split speed)
-* a controller with a synchronous serial interface, e.g. for [[DDMCP]]
-* a controller with a parallel interface ([[DR11-C]] compatible) alternatively usable as a printer interface
-It covers all kinds of communication (except for [[Ethernet]]) in only one Unibus slot.
+* a controller with eight [[asynchronous serial line]] interfaces (thereof two with [[modem]] control and split [[baud rate]]s)
+* a controller with a single [[synchronous serial line]] interface, e.g. for [[DDMCP]]
+* a controller with a [[parallel interface]] ([[DR11-C general device interface|DR11-C]] compatible) alternatively usable as a [[printer]] interface
+It covers all kinds of communication (except for [[Ethernet]]) in only one UNIBUS slot.
 The DMF32 was introduced with [[VMS]] V3.0, and it is supported on [[VAX]] computers only.
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 * [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/unibus/MP00965_DMF32_Engineering_Drawings_Apr82.pdf DMF32 Engineering Drawings] (MP00965)
-[[Category: UNIBUS Serial Interfaces]]
+[[Category: UNIBUS Asynchronous Serial Interfaces]]
-[[Category: DEC Asynchronous Serial Interfaces]]
+[[Category: UNIBUS Synchronous Serial Interfaces]]
-[[Category: DEC Synchronous Serial Interfaces]]
 [[Category: UNIBUS Parallel Interfaces]]
 [[Category: VAX Peripherals]]