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| − | + | The '''RK8-E disk controller''' was the [[PDP-8 family|PDP-8]] [[OMNIBUS]] [[disk]] [[device controller]] for the [[RK05 disk drive]]. A single RK8-E could handle up to four RK05 drives. It used the [[single cycle data break]] form of [[Direct Memory Access|DMA]] to transfer data directly to [[main memory]]. It uses blocks of 256 words; data transfers can range from 128 words up. It uses a [[Cyclic redundancy check|CRC]] for data error detection. | |
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| + | The [[DEC card form factor|quad]] boards which made up the RK8E were the M7104, M7105 and M7106; they plug into an OMNIBUS [[backplane]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[RK08-P Disk Interface Control]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: OMNIBUS Storage Controllers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:25, 29 April 2021
The RK8-E disk controller was the PDP-8 OMNIBUS disk device controller for the RK05 disk drive. A single RK8-E could handle up to four RK05 drives. It used the single cycle data break form of DMA to transfer data directly to main memory. It uses blocks of 256 words; data transfers can range from 128 words up. It uses a CRC for data error detection.
Hardware
The quad boards which made up the RK8E were the M7104, M7105 and M7106; they plug into an OMNIBUS backplane.
