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There are several single-board CPUs which all use the 'Fonz' [[F-11 chip set]]:
There are several single-[[printed circuit board|board]] [[PDP-11]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPUs]] which all use the 'Fonz' [[F-11 chip set]]:


*[[KDF11-A CPU]] - M8186 - [[QBUS]] [[DEC card form factor|dual]]-width CPU used in the [[PDP-11/23]]
*[[KDF11-A CPU]] - M8186 - [[QBUS]] [[DEC card form factor|dual]]-width CPU used in the [[PDP-11/23]]
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*[[KDF11-U CPU]] - M7133 - [[UNIBUS]] hex-width CPU used in the [[PDP-11/24]]
*[[KDF11-U CPU]] - M7133 - [[UNIBUS]] hex-width CPU used in the [[PDP-11/24]]


Like the [[LSI-11]] models, as a cost-reduction measure they do not have a front panel to control them; instead, when the [[CPU]] is halted, specialized [[microcode]] used the main serial line as a operating console. The command set is named Octal Debugging Technique (ODT); there are commands to read and write memory, start the CPU, etc. The main serial interface is normally configured so that when the CPU is running, sending a [[asynchronous serial line|break]] on the console serial line halts the CPU.
Like the [[LSI-11]] models, as a cost-reduction measure they do not have a [[front panel]] to control them; instead, when the CPU is halted, specialized [[microcode]] used the main [[asynchronous serial line]] as a operating console. The command set is named Octal Debugging Technique (ODT); there are commands to read and write [[main memory]], start the CPU, etc. The main serial interface is normally configured so that when the CPU is running, sending a [[asynchronous serial line|break]] on the console serial line [[halt]]s the CPU.


==Floating point==
==Floating point==


All the KDF11 CPUs have two choices for floating point support (full PDP-11 [[FP11 floating point]]): a on-board single chip, the [[KEF11-A floating point chip]], which implements floating point using microcode; and a higher-performance separate quad board, the [[FPF11]] (M8188).
All the KDF11 CPUs have two choices for [[floating point]] support (full PDP-11 [[FP11 floating point]]): a on-board single [[integrated circuit|chip]], the [[KEF11-A floating point chip]], which implements floating point using microcode; and a higher-performance separate [[DEC card form factor|quad]] board, the [[FPF11]] (M8188).


The FPF11 communicates with the KDF11 via a cable that plugs into the socket on the KDF11 where the KEF11-A is installed; is unusual that it can plug into either a QBUS or UNIBUS backplane, since it only draws power from the backplane - all signals come over the cable to the KDF11.
The FPF11 communicates with the KDF11 via a [[flat cable]] that plugs into the [[chip socket]] on the KDF11 where the KEF11-A is installed; is unusual that it can plug into either a QBUS or UNIBUS [[backplane]], since it only draws power from the backplane - all [[signal]]s come over the cable to the KDF11.


{{PDP-11}}
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[[Category: PDP-11 Processors]]
[[Category: PDP-11 Processors]]

Revision as of 13:31, 1 November 2018

There are several single-board PDP-11 CPUs which all use the 'Fonz' F-11 chip set:

Like the LSI-11 models, as a cost-reduction measure they do not have a front panel to control them; instead, when the CPU is halted, specialized microcode used the main asynchronous serial line as a operating console. The command set is named Octal Debugging Technique (ODT); there are commands to read and write main memory, start the CPU, etc. The main serial interface is normally configured so that when the CPU is running, sending a break on the console serial line halts the CPU.

Floating point

All the KDF11 CPUs have two choices for floating point support (full PDP-11 FP11 floating point): a on-board single chip, the KEF11-A floating point chip, which implements floating point using microcode; and a higher-performance separate quad board, the FPF11 (M8188).

The FPF11 communicates with the KDF11 via a flat cable that plugs into the chip socket on the KDF11 where the KEF11-A is installed; is unusual that it can plug into either a QBUS or UNIBUS backplane, since it only draws power from the backplane - all signals come over the cable to the KDF11.