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The '''RP10 disk controller''' is a [[disk]] [[device controller]] primarily for the early [[PDP-10]] models ([[KA10]] and [[KI10]]) which had the PDP-10 [[input/output|I/O]] [[bus]] as a standard bus.
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The '''RP10 disk controller''' is a [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[PDP-10]], primarily for the early models ([[KA10]] and [[KI10]]) which had the [[PDP-10 I/O Bus]] as a standard bus. It is always paired with a [[DF10 Data Channel]] unit which performs [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] to [[main memory]].
  
It works with the [[RP01 disk drive|RP01]], [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] and [[RP03 disk drive]]s; up to 8 drives per controller. It uses a [[DF10 Data Channel]] unit to perform [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] to [[main memory]].
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It works with the [[RP01 disk drive|RP01]], [[RP02 disk drive|RP02]] and [[RP03 disk drive]]s; up to 8 drives per controller. The RP10 has the ability to perform [[seek]]s on multiple drives simultaneously.
  
The RP10 has the ability to perform [[seek]]s on multiple drives simultaneously.
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==See also==
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* [[RH10 MASSBUS controller]]
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==External links==
  
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* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/periph/RP10_Product_Description.pdf RP10 Product Description]
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* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/periph/DEC-10-HRPC-D_RP10-C_Disk_Pack_Synchronizer_Maint_Oct73.pdf RP10-C Disk Pack Synchronizer Maintenance Manual]
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* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/periph/RP10_Engineering_Drawings.pdf RP10 Engineering Drawings]
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* [http://bitsavers.org/www.computer.museum.uq.edu.au/pdf/DEC-10-XSRMA-A-D%20DECsystem10%20System%20Reference%20Manual.pdf DECsystem-10 System Reference Manual] - documents the RP10 in sections 7-5–7-8 (pp. 243-260 of the PDF)
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[[Category: PDP-10 Storage Controllers]]

Latest revision as of 20:59, 8 March 2023

The RP10 disk controller is a disk device controller for the PDP-10, primarily for the early models (KA10 and KI10) which had the PDP-10 I/O Bus as a standard bus. It is always paired with a DF10 Data Channel unit which performs DMA to main memory.

It works with the RP01, RP02 and RP03 disk drives; up to 8 drives per controller. The RP10 has the ability to perform seeks on multiple drives simultaneously.

See also

External links