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The '''REV11 DMA Refresh/Bootstrap/Terminator''' is a [[QBUS]] card which contains several different functions: | The '''REV11 DMA Refresh/Bootstrap/Terminator''' is a [[QBUS]] card which contains several different functions: | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/ | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/EB-20175-20_Digital_Microcomputer_Interfaces_Handbook_1980.pdf microcomputer interfaces handbook] - the REV11 is covered on pp. 538-546 (pp. 546-554 of the PDF) | ||
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/MP00706-ET-LSI-11_Dec81.pdf ET-LSI-11 Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP00706) - | * [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/MP00706-ET-LSI-11_Dec81.pdf ET-LSI-11 Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP00706) - the REV11 is covered on pp. 241-246 of the PDF | ||
[[Category: QBUS]] | [[Category: QBUS]] | ||
[[Category: QBUS ROMs]] | [[Category: QBUS ROMs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:07, 9 October 2026
The REV11 DMA Refresh/Bootstrap/Terminator is a QBUS card which contains several different functions:
- Dynamic RAM main memory refresh
- ROM memory for bootstrapping
- 120-ohm bus terminators
The 'refresh' capability is because the earliest QBUS DRAM main memory cards (such as the MSV11-B) did not have 'on board' refresh capability, but depended on external refresh, performed over the QBUS. That refresh could be performed either by the LSI-11 CPU, or an external device, such as the REV11 (if so, a jumper on the LSI-11 would disable it from doing refresh).
The REV11 comes in two forms: the REV11-A (M9400-YA) contains all three functions listed above; the REV11-C (M9400-YC) omits the 120-ohm terminators.
The REV11 is a dual card. It is one of three different peripherals which can be produced from the same PCB (DEC part number 50-11903B), depending on exactly which components are inserted into the card. The others are the TEV11 Terminator and the M9400 expansion cable connector card.
External links
- microcomputer interfaces handbook - the REV11 is covered on pp. 538-546 (pp. 546-554 of the PDF)
- ET-LSI-11 Field Maintenance Print Set (MP00706) - the REV11 is covered on pp. 241-246 of the PDF
