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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/qbus/EK-DMV11-TM-001_DMV11_Synchronous_Controller_Technical_Manual_Sep81.pdf EK-DMV11-TM-001 DMV11 Synchronous Controller Technical Manual]
 
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 16 February 2023

The DMV11 Synchronous Controller (more fully, the DMV11 Intelligent Communications Synchronous Line Controller) is a multi-line synchronous serial line interface for the QBUS. It used DMA to transfer data. It could operate in either half-duplex or full-duplex, at baud rates up to 56K bits/second (depending on software and system configuration), and supported both point-point and multi-point operation.

The byte-oriented DDCMP line protocol was supported; a microprocessor is used to implement the protocol.

It was a quad card; Berg headers on the card connected to flat cables which led off to the modem connectors. There were 4 models, the -AP, -BP, and -FP used the M8053 card, and the -CP used the M8064. (Earlier, there were 3 models; the -AA, -AB, and -AC.) They supported the following interface standards:

Model Interface
-AP EIA RS-232C/CCITT V.28
-BP CCITT V.35
-CP Integral modem
-FP EIA RS-423A/CCITT V.24

Registers

Register Abbreviation Address
Control and Status Register SEL0 16xxx0
Control/Response Code Register BSEL2 16xxx2
Tributary Address BSEL3 16xxx3
Command/Response Register SEL4 16xxx4
Command/Response Register SEL6 16xxx6

Addresses are assigned from the floating device address space.

See also

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