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The '''UNICHANNEL 15 System''' ('''UC15''') is an group of hardware sub-systems which allows a [[PDP-15]] to communicate with a [[PDP-11]] (usually a [[PDP-11/05]]) which acts as an I/O [[front end]], partially to offload the PDP-15's [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]], but also to allow PDP-15 systems access to devices which did not have native PDP-15 support, such as the [[RK05 disk drive]]. The UC15 includes two separate sub-systems: | The '''UNICHANNEL 15 System''' ('''UC15''') is an group of hardware sub-systems which allows a [[PDP-15]] to communicate with a [[PDP-11]] (usually a [[PDP-11/05]]) which acts as an I/O [[front end]], partially to offload the PDP-15's [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]], but also to allow PDP-15 systems access to devices which did not have native PDP-15 support, such as the [[RK05 disk drive]]. The UC15 includes two separate sub-systems: | ||
* An [[MX15-B Memory | * An [[MX15-B Memory Multiplexer]], which allows the PDP-11 (both the CPU, and [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] devices on the PDP-11's [[UNIBUS]]) access to the PDP-15's [[main memory]]. | ||
* A data channel between the two CPUs, which allows them to interrupt each other; this channel is implemented with a pair of [[DR11-C general device interface]] parallel ports, and a [[DR15 Device Interface]]. | * A data channel between the two CPUs, which allows them to interrupt each other; this channel is implemented with a pair of [[DR11-C general device interface]] parallel ports on the PDP-11, and a [[DR15 Device Interface]] on the PDP-15 end. | ||
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==External links== | |||
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp15/XVM/DEC-15-HUCMA-B-D_UC15_Nov73.pdf UC15 unichannel-15 system maintenance manual] (DEC-15-HUCMA-B-D) | |||
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp15/XVM/UC15_schematics_Aug76.pdf UC15-0 Engineering Drawings] | |||
[[Category: PDP-15s]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:48, 28 November 2022
The UNICHANNEL 15 System (UC15) is an group of hardware sub-systems which allows a PDP-15 to communicate with a PDP-11 (usually a PDP-11/05) which acts as an I/O front end, partially to offload the PDP-15's CPU, but also to allow PDP-15 systems access to devices which did not have native PDP-15 support, such as the RK05 disk drive. The UC15 includes two separate sub-systems:
- An MX15-B Memory Multiplexer, which allows the PDP-11 (both the CPU, and DMA devices on the PDP-11's UNIBUS) access to the PDP-15's main memory.
- A data channel between the two CPUs, which allows them to interrupt each other; this channel is implemented with a pair of DR11-C general device interface parallel ports on the PDP-11, and a DR15 Device Interface on the PDP-15 end.
External links
- UC15 unichannel-15 system maintenance manual (DEC-15-HUCMA-B-D)
- UC15-0 Engineering Drawings
