FP11-E Floating Point Processor: Difference between revisions
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It was a 4 [[DEC card form factor|hex]] board [[co-processor]]: | It was a 4 [[DEC card form factor|hex]] board [[co-processor]]: | ||
* Next Micro-Address (M7878) | * Floating Point Next Micro-Address (FNUA - M7878) | ||
* Exponent (M7879) | * Floating Point Exponent (FLTEXP - M7879) | ||
* | * Multiplying Network (MULNET - M7880) | ||
* Floating ALU (M7881) | * Floating Point ALU (FALU - M7881) | ||
which mounted in slots 8-11 of the CPU [[backplane]]. The main CPU can detect the presence of the FP11-E, and, if present, uses it to perform any floating point [[instruction]]s found in the [[program]]. | which mounted in slots 8-11 of the CPU [[backplane]]. The main CPU can detect the presence of the FP11-E, and, if present, uses it to perform any floating point [[instruction]]s found in the [[program]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:50, 12 March 2019
The FP11-E Floating Point Processor is the optional hardware floating point unit for the KD11-K CPU of the PDP-11/60. The KD11-K provided the full FP11 floating point using microcode; the FP11-E was an option which provided considerably improved floating point performance.
It was a 4 hex board co-processor:
- Floating Point Next Micro-Address (FNUA - M7878)
- Floating Point Exponent (FLTEXP - M7879)
- Multiplying Network (MULNET - M7880)
- Floating Point ALU (FALU - M7881)
which mounted in slots 8-11 of the CPU backplane. The main CPU can detect the presence of the FP11-E, and, if present, uses it to perform any floating point instructions found in the program.
Electrically, it connected directly to the CPU and is controlled bu it; unidirectional data buses are provided to move information (including instructions) from the CPU to the FPP, and vice versa.
The FP11-E has its own microcode, 88 bits wide, to control its operation, and interaction with the main CPU.
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