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| − | The '''DC11 asynchronous serial line interface''' is an early [[UNIBUS]] [[peripheral]] which provides an [[asynchronous serial line]] connection to a [[modem]] (Bell 103 and 202 models), using an [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|EIA RS-232]] interface. Both input and output used [[programmed I/O]] (with separate receive and transmit [[interrupt]]s). | + | The '''DC11 asynchronous serial line interface''' is an early [[UNIBUS]] [[peripheral]] which provides an [[asynchronous serial line]] connection to a [[modem]] (Bell 103 and 202 models), using an [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|EIA RS-232]] interface. Both input and output used [[programmed I/O]] (with separate receive and transmit [[interrupt]]s); there was no [[buffer]]ing. |
The line parameters: | The line parameters: | ||
| − | * baud | + | * [[baud rate]]s (4 speeds, separate for transmit and receive, ranging from 50 to 1800, depending on the clock module ) |
* character length (5-8 bits) | * character length (5-8 bits) | ||
| + | * output stop bits (1 or 2) | ||
* input parity (even or odd) | * input parity (even or odd) | ||
| − | could be set under program control. A 'break' condition on the line (i.e. continuous assertion) could also be generated and detected. The speeds available with various models were: | + | could be set under program control. A 'break' condition on the line (i.e. continuous assertion) could also be generated and detected. |
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| + | The speeds available with various models were: | ||
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| -AX || Other (up to 19.6K), 150, 134.5, 110 | | -AX || Other (up to 19.6K), 150, 134.5, 110 | ||
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| + | Other [[DF11 Communications Line Adapter]]s could be used in place of the EIA RS-232 interface card. | ||
==Device registers== | ==Device registers== | ||
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|Transmit Buffer Register || DCTBUF || 774006 | |Transmit Buffer Register || DCTBUF || 774006 | ||
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| + | The [[address]]es shown are for the first DC11 in a system; additional ones (up to 32 total) are normally set to be at 774010, 774020, etc to 774370. | ||
==Implementation== | ==Implementation== | ||
| − | The implementation used a single custom [[system unit]] [[backplane]], containing two | + | The implementation used a single custom [[system unit]] [[backplane]], containing two independent DC11's, each consisting of: |
* M794 Interface ([[DEC card form factor|quad]]) | * M794 Interface ([[DEC card form factor|quad]]) | ||
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| 2 || G8000 filter || M454 clock || colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | M794 | | 2 || G8000 filter || M454 clock || colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | M794 | ||
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| − | | 3 || | + | | 3 || Power|| @ || colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | M794 |
|- | |- | ||
| 4 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | UNIBUS Out || M957 || M594 || M7821|| M105 | | 4 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | UNIBUS Out || M957 || M594 || M7821|| M105 | ||
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@ = M205 for -AD, -AE; M405 for -AX; or blank | @ = M205 for -AD, -AE; M405 for -AX; or blank | ||
| − | [[Category: UNIBUS Serial Interfaces]] | + | Power comes in on a single-width stub card in the A3 slot (as is canonical in the [[PDP-11/20]] generation of [[PDP-11]]s). |
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
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| + | * ''DC11 Asynchronous Line Interface Engineering Drawings'' - not online | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/unibus/DEC-11-HDCD-D_DC11_Asynchronous_Line_Interface_Sep73.pdf DC11 asynchronous line interface manual] (DEC-11-HDCD-D) | ||
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| + | [[Category: UNIBUS Asynchronous Serial Interfaces]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:33, 18 February 2023
The DC11 asynchronous serial line interface is an early UNIBUS peripheral which provides an asynchronous serial line connection to a modem (Bell 103 and 202 models), using an EIA RS-232 interface. Both input and output used programmed I/O (with separate receive and transmit interrupts); there was no buffering.
The line parameters:
- baud rates (4 speeds, separate for transmit and receive, ranging from 50 to 1800, depending on the clock module )
- character length (5-8 bits)
- output stop bits (1 or 2)
- input parity (even or odd)
could be set under program control. A 'break' condition on the line (i.e. continuous assertion) could also be generated and detected.
The speeds available with various models were:
| Model | Speeds |
|---|---|
| -AA | 300, 150, 134.5, 110 |
| -AB | 1800, 1200, 300, 110 |
| -AC | 1200, 600, 150, 110 |
| -AD | 150, 134.5, 110, 50 |
| -AE | 150, 134.5, 110, 75 |
| -AG | 1200, 300, 150, 134.5 |
| -AH | 1800, 1200, 134.5, 110 |
| -AX | Other (up to 19.6K), 150, 134.5, 110 |
Other DF11 Communications Line Adapters could be used in place of the EIA RS-232 interface card.
Device registers
| Register | Abbreviation | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Receive Status Register | DCRCSR | 774000 |
| Receive Buffer Regist | DCRBUF | 774002 |
| Transmit Status Register | DCTCSR | 774004 |
| Transmit Buffer Register | DCTBUF | 774006 |
The addresses shown are for the first DC11 in a system; additional ones (up to 32 total) are normally set to be at 774010, 774020, etc to 774370.
Implementation
The implementation used a single custom system unit backplane, containing two independent DC11's, each consisting of:
- M794 Interface (quad)
- M7821 - Interrupt control
- M105 - Address selection
- M594 EIA level converter
- M957 data set cable connector
Board locations (as seen from the board insertion side of the backplane, not the wire-wrap pin side, as is common in DEC documentation) are:
| Connector | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| 1 | UNIBUS In | M957 | M594 | M7821 | M105 | |
| 2 | G8000 filter | M454 clock | M794 | |||
| 3 | Power | @ | M794 | |||
| 4 | UNIBUS Out | M957 | M594 | M7821 | M105 | |
@ = M205 for -AD, -AE; M405 for -AX; or blank
Power comes in on a single-width stub card in the A3 slot (as is canonical in the PDP-11/20 generation of PDP-11s).
Further reading
- DC11 Asynchronous Line Interface Engineering Drawings - not online
External links
- DC11 asynchronous line interface manual (DEC-11-HDCD-D)
