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The '''KTJ11-B''' [[UNIBUS]] adaptor (M8191) is used with the [[KDJ11-B]]) and [[KDJ11-E]] CPU cards to add UNIBUS capability to those [[QBUS]] CPU cards. It is a [[DEC card form factor|hex-height]] board, and is used in the [[PDP-11/84]] and [[PDP-11/94]] systems.
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The '''KTJ11-B UNIBUS adaptor''' is used with the [[KDJ11-B CPU|KDJ11-B]] and [[KDJ11-E CPU|KDJ11-E]] [[QBUS]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] cards in the special [[KDJ11 PMI/UNIBUS backplane]] to add [[UNIBUS]] capability to systems built around those cards; the [[PDP-11/84]] and [[PDP-11/94]] systems respectively. It converts the native [[Private Memory Interconnect]] (PMI) [[bus]] supported by these CPUs to the [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]-standard UNIBUS.
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It is a [[DEC card form factor|hex-height]] board ('''M8191'''), and can only plug into the special [[backplane]], unique to those systems, which is wired to support it.
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==Technical details==
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The KTJ11-B contains a [[cache]], to increase the efficiency of [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] transfers on the UNIBUS; generally, two DMA read cycles on the UNIBUS result in a single PMI bus read operation. The cache contains 32 [[word]]-width entries, arranged into 4 independent 8-word sets; the KTJ11-B can thus handle up to 4 simultaneous DMA operations on the UNIBUS efficiently.
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/1184/EK-1184E-TM-001_Dec87.pdf PDP-11/84 System Technical and Reference Manual] (EK-1184E-TM-001) - the KTJ11-B is covered on pp. 68-85 of the PDF
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/handbooks/PDP-11_Systems_Handbook_1987.pdf PDP-11 Systems Handbook] (EB 29317 41) - the KTJ11-B is covered on pp. 143-147 of the PDF
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/1184/MP-02015-01_11-84_Maintenance_Print_Set_198412.pdf 11/84 Field Maintenance Print Set (MP-02015-001)] - Contains KTJ11-B Field Maintenance Print Set (MP-02010-01) on pp. 127-156
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[[Category: UNIBUS]]
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[[Category: Private Memory Interconnect]]

Latest revision as of 12:16, 8 October 2024

KTJ11-B board

The KTJ11-B UNIBUS adaptor is used with the KDJ11-B and KDJ11-E QBUS CPU cards in the special KDJ11 PMI/UNIBUS backplane to add UNIBUS capability to systems built around those cards; the PDP-11/84 and PDP-11/94 systems respectively. It converts the native Private Memory Interconnect (PMI) bus supported by these CPUs to the DEC-standard UNIBUS.

It is a hex-height board (M8191), and can only plug into the special backplane, unique to those systems, which is wired to support it.

Technical details

The KTJ11-B contains a cache, to increase the efficiency of DMA transfers on the UNIBUS; generally, two DMA read cycles on the UNIBUS result in a single PMI bus read operation. The cache contains 32 word-width entries, arranged into 4 independent 8-word sets; the KTJ11-B can thus handle up to 4 simultaneous DMA operations on the UNIBUS efficiently.

External links