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The ''' DP11-A''' is the earliest [[synchronous serial line]] [[peripheral|interface]] for the [[UNIBUS]]; it uses [[programmed I/O]] to transfer data.
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The '''DP11-A Synchronous Line Interface''' is the earliest [[synchronous serial line]] [[peripheral|interface]] for the [[UNIBUS]]. It was double-[[buffer]]ed, and used [[programmed I/O]] (with separate receive and transmit [[interrupt]]s) to transfer data, in either [[half-duplex]] or [[full-duplex]], at [[baud rate]]s up to 50K bits/second; [[parity]] was supported for error detection.
  
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It was intended to interface to Bell 201, 301 and 303 series [[modem]]s.
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It was intended to interface to Bell 201, 301 and 303 series [[modem]]s. The [[character]] length (6, 7 or 8 [[bit]]s), and the [[sync character]], were selectable under program control, as were idling (sending the sync character), as well as the modem control leads; the DP11-A could also be set to discard incoming sync characters.
  
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It was constructed from a number of smaller [[FLIP CHIP]]s, along with s larger [[printed circuit board|board]], which were installed in custom 4-slot [[backplane]] [[system unit]].
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Options allowed extending the character length to 10, 11 or 12 bits, and use of an internal [[clock]].
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It was constructed from a number of smaller [[FLIP CHIP]]s, along with a larger [[printed circuit board|board]], which were installed in a custom 4-slot [[backplane]] [[system unit]]. It used one of the [[DF11 Communications Line Adapter‎]]s to interface to the modem.
  
 
==Registers==
 
==Registers==
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|Additional Sync Register                  || DPASYNC || 774777
 
|Additional Sync Register                  || DPASYNC || 774777
 
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|Transmitter Control and Status Register  || DPRCSR || 774774
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|Transmitter Control and Status Register  || DPXCSR || 774774
 
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|Transmitter Buffer Register              || DPRBUF || 774776
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|Transmitter Buffer Register              || DPXBUF || 774776
 
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The two SYNC registers seem to overlay the buffer registers; this is not yet sorted out.
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The two SYNC registers overlay the buffer registers; access to them is gained via byte UNIBUS operations to odd addresses.
  
 
The [[address]]es shown are for the first DP11-A in a system; additional ones are normally set to be at 774760, 774750, etc to 774400.
 
The [[address]]es shown are for the first DP11-A in a system; additional ones are normally set to be at 774760, 774750, etc to 774400.
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===774770: Receiver Control and Status Register (DPRCSR)===
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{{16bit-header}}
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| colspan=3 | Unused || CPAR || RACT || colspan=3 | BPCH || RDN || RDIE || colspan=2 |  Unused || MRCV || MAINT || HLFD || STRS
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{{16bitoctal-bitout}}
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* CPAR - Character Parity; parity of last character in the receive buffer
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* RACT - Receiver Active; set after two consecutive sync characters
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* BPCH - Bits per Character, selects between 6-8, 10-12 bits per character
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* RDN - Receive Done Flag; set  when the receive buffer contains an assembled character
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* RDIE - Receive Interrupt Enable; allows an input interrupt when Receive Done Flag is set
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* MRCV - Miscellaneous Receive; monitor any non-standard modem status
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* MAINT -Maintenance Mode; connect Transmitter output to Receiver input, CTS simulation
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* HLFD - Half Duplex; RTS on inhibits Receive logic
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* STRS - Strip Sync; sync characters following Receive Active are discarded
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===774774: Transmitter Control and Status Register (DPXCSR)===
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{{16bit-header}}
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| CARRF || RXOF || RING || MRDY || CARR || CTS || RTS || Unused || XDN || XDIE || XSIE || Unused || MXMT || Unused || IDLS || TRDY
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{{16bitoctal-bitout}}
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* CARRF - Carrier Flag; set when modem's Carrier lead goes from On to Off
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* RXOF - Receiver Overrun Flag; receiver buffer not read before end of next character
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* RING - Ring Flag; indicates a Ring signal from the modem
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* MRDY - Modem Ready; current state of modem Data Set Ready lead
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* CARR - Carrier; current state of modem Carrier lead
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* CTS - Clear to Send; current state of mode CTS lead
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* RTS - Request to Send; set when transmit buffer is loaded, or if Idle Sync is set
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* XDN - Transmit Done Flag; set when output character transmission has started
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* XDIE - Transmit Done Interrupt Enable; allows a transmit interrupt when Transmit Done Flag is set
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* XSIE - Transmit Status Interrupt Enable; allows a transmit interrupt when any flag bit is set
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* MXMT - Miscellaneous Transmit; control any non-standard modem status
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* IDLS - Idle Sync; allows transmission from the sync buffer
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* TRDY - Terminal Ready; controls connection of data communication gear to communication channel
  
 
==Implementation==
 
==Implementation==
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[[Image:DP11Boards.jpg|250px|thumb|right|M7065 and M7075 boards]]
  
 
The modules are:
 
The modules are:
  
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* [[M105]] - UNIBUS Address Selector Module
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* G8000 - +8V Filter
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* [[M105 Address Selector|M105]] - UNIBUS Address Selector Module
 
* M239 - Divide by 16 Module (optional)
 
* M239 - Divide by 16 Module (optional)
 
* M405 - Clock Module (optional)
 
* M405 - Clock Module (optional)
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* M594 - Level Converter Module
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* M594 - EIA Level Converter Module
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* [[M7820]] - [[Interrupt]] Control
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* [[M782 Interrupt Control|M7820]] - Interrupt Control
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* M7065 - Receiver Module (two)
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* M7065 - Receiver Module (one mandatory, two optional)
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* M7075 - Transmitter Module (two)
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* M7075 - Transmitter Module (ditto)
 
* M7223 - Control Module
 
* M7223 - Control Module
  
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The M7223 is a [[DEC card form factor|quad]] card; the others are all single. (Of those, the M796 and M7820 are [[DEC card form factor|extended length]]; the M239 and M405 are standard length.)  
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The M7223 is a [[DEC card form factor|quad]] card; the others are all single. (Of those, the M105, M7820, M7065 and M7075 are [[DEC card form factor|extended length]]; the M239 and M405 are standard length.)  
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[[Image:M594.jpg|250px|thumb|right|M594 TTL to EIA Level Converter]]
  
 
The M594 can be substituted with other adapter cards from the [[DF11 Communications Line Adapter|DF11]] series; in particular, the M595 is used with the Bell 303 series modem.  
 
The M594 can be substituted with other adapter cards from the [[DF11 Communications Line Adapter|DF11]] series; in particular, the M595 is used with the Bell 303 series modem.  
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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).
 
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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[[Category:UNIBUS Peripherals]]
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==Further reading==
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* ''DP11 Synchronous Communication Interface Engineering Drawings'' (not online)
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/www.computer.museum.uq.edu.au/pdf/DEC-11-HDPAA-C-D%20DP11-A%20Synchronous%20Line%20Interface%20Manual.pdf DP11-A synchronous line interface manual] (DEC-11-HDPAA-C-D)
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[[Category: UNIBUS Synchronous Serial Interfaces]]

Latest revision as of 03:17, 18 February 2023

The DP11-A Synchronous Line Interface is the earliest synchronous serial line interface for the UNIBUS. It was double-buffered, and used programmed I/O (with separate receive and transmit interrupts) to transfer data, in either half-duplex or full-duplex, at baud rates up to 50K bits/second; parity was supported for error detection.

It was intended to interface to Bell 201, 301 and 303 series modems. The character length (6, 7 or 8 bits), and the sync character, were selectable under program control, as were idling (sending the sync character), as well as the modem control leads; the DP11-A could also be set to discard incoming sync characters.

Options allowed extending the character length to 10, 11 or 12 bits, and use of an internal clock.

It was constructed from a number of smaller FLIP CHIPs, along with a larger board, which were installed in a custom 4-slot backplane system unit. It used one of the DF11 Communications Line Adapter‎s to interface to the modem.

Registers

Register Abbreviation Address
Receiver Control and Status Register DPRCSR 774770
Receiver Buffer Register DPRBUF 774772
Sync Register DPSYNC 774773
Additional Sync Register DPASYNC 774777
Transmitter Control and Status Register DPXCSR 774774
Transmitter Buffer Register DPXBUF 774776

The two SYNC registers overlay the buffer registers; access to them is gained via byte UNIBUS operations to odd addresses.

The addresses shown are for the first DP11-A in a system; additional ones are normally set to be at 774760, 774750, etc to 774400.

774770: Receiver Control and Status Register (DPRCSR)

Unused CPAR RACT BPCH RDN RDIE Unused MRCV MAINT HLFD STRS
15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00
  • CPAR - Character Parity; parity of last character in the receive buffer
  • RACT - Receiver Active; set after two consecutive sync characters
  • BPCH - Bits per Character, selects between 6-8, 10-12 bits per character
  • RDN - Receive Done Flag; set when the receive buffer contains an assembled character
  • RDIE - Receive Interrupt Enable; allows an input interrupt when Receive Done Flag is set
  • MRCV - Miscellaneous Receive; monitor any non-standard modem status
  • MAINT -Maintenance Mode; connect Transmitter output to Receiver input, CTS simulation
  • HLFD - Half Duplex; RTS on inhibits Receive logic
  • STRS - Strip Sync; sync characters following Receive Active are discarded

774774: Transmitter Control and Status Register (DPXCSR)

CARRF RXOF RING MRDY CARR CTS RTS Unused XDN XDIE XSIE Unused MXMT Unused IDLS TRDY
15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00
  • CARRF - Carrier Flag; set when modem's Carrier lead goes from On to Off
  • RXOF - Receiver Overrun Flag; receiver buffer not read before end of next character
  • RING - Ring Flag; indicates a Ring signal from the modem
  • MRDY - Modem Ready; current state of modem Data Set Ready lead
  • CARR - Carrier; current state of modem Carrier lead
  • CTS - Clear to Send; current state of mode CTS lead
  • RTS - Request to Send; set when transmit buffer is loaded, or if Idle Sync is set
  • XDN - Transmit Done Flag; set when output character transmission has started
  • XDIE - Transmit Done Interrupt Enable; allows a transmit interrupt when Transmit Done Flag is set
  • XSIE - Transmit Status Interrupt Enable; allows a transmit interrupt when any flag bit is set
  • MXMT - Miscellaneous Transmit; control any non-standard modem status
  • IDLS - Idle Sync; allows transmission from the sync buffer
  • TRDY - Terminal Ready; controls connection of data communication gear to communication channel

Implementation

M7065 and M7075 boards

The modules are:

  • G8000 - +8V Filter
  • M105 - UNIBUS Address Selector Module
  • M239 - Divide by 16 Module (optional)
  • M405 - Clock Module (optional)
  • M594 - EIA Level Converter Module
  • M7820 - Interrupt Control
  • M7065 - Receiver Module (one mandatory, two optional)
  • M7075 - Transmitter Module (ditto)
  • M7223 - Control Module

The M7223 is a quad card; the others are all single. (Of those, the M105, M7820, M7065 and M7075 are extended length; the M239 and M405 are standard length.)

M594 TTL to EIA Level Converter

The M594 can be substituted with other adapter cards from the DF11 series; in particular, the M595 is used with the Bell 303 series modem.

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 M7223
2 G8000 Filter   M105 M7820 M405 M239
3 Power   M7075 M7065 M7075 M7065
4 UNIBUS Out Modem connector Level Converter

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

  • DP11 Synchronous Communication Interface Engineering Drawings (not online)

External links

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