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[[Image:KDF11-U.jpg|300px|thumb|right|KDF11-U card with [[KTF11-A memory management chip|KTF11-A]] and [[KEF11-A floating point chip|KEF11-A]]]]
The '''KDF11-U''' is the [[PDP-11 architecture|PDP-11]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] for the [[PDP-11/24]]; it used the [[UNIBUS]], unlike the [[QBUS]] of the other [[KDF11 CPUs]]. It was implemented as a single [[DEC card form factor|hex]] card, the KDF11-UA '''M7133''', using the same 'Fonz' [[F-11 chip set]] as the other KDF11 CPUs.
The '''KDF11-U''' is the [[PDP-11 architecture|PDP-11]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] for the [[PDP-11/24]]; it used the [[UNIBUS]], unlike the [[QBUS]] of the other [[KDF11 CPUs]]. It was implemented as a single [[DEC card form factor|hex]] card, the KDF11-UA '''M7133''', using the same 'Fonz' [[F-11 chip set]] as the other KDF11 CPUs.



Revision as of 00:34, 25 January 2020

KDF11-U card with KTF11-A and KEF11-A

The KDF11-U is the PDP-11 CPU for the PDP-11/24; it used the UNIBUS, unlike the QBUS of the other KDF11 CPUs. It was implemented as a single hex card, the KDF11-UA M7133, using the same 'Fonz' F-11 chip set as the other KDF11 CPUs.

In addition to the basic CPU functionality (including memory mapping and floating point), it also included sockets to hold a 6-chip carrier implementing the PDP-11 Commercial Instruction Set (CIS), and two asynchronous serial lines (led out through the backplane).

There are two different versions of the KDF11-U; in the later M7133-YA (documented in the manual EK-11024-TM-003, Appendix D), in order to reduce the cost, a number of individual DIP chips were replaced with a pair of custom gate array chips, and the board was re-laid-out.