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'''PDP-10 memories''' were generally all [[multi-port memory]] units. The [[PDP-10]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] used one port (one per CPU in [[multi-processor]] systems); the others are used by [[channel]]s for [[mass storage]], such as [[disk]]s. [[Interleaving]] was generally supported between units; usually in pairs, or sometimes groups of four. All the early ones were [[core memory|core]], and supported [[parity]] for [[error detection]]; later ones were [[Metal Oxide Semiconductor|MOS]] [[Dynamic RAM|DRAM]], and used [[Error-correcting code|ECC]] to protect the memory contents. | '''PDP-10 memories''' were generally all [[multi-port memory]] units. The [[PDP-10]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] used one port (one per CPU in [[multi-processor]] systems); the others are used by [[channel]]s for [[mass storage]], such as [[disk]]s. [[Interleaving]] was generally supported between units; usually in pairs, or sometimes groups of four. All the early ones were [[core memory|core]], and supported [[parity]] for [[error detection]]; later ones were [[Metal Oxide Semiconductor|MOS]] [[Dynamic RAM|DRAM]], and used [[Error-correcting code|ECC]] to protect the memory contents. | ||
| − | There were three generations of [[main memory]] [[bus]] (which ran sequentially through memory units to a [[terminator]]), and memory units | + | There were three generations of [[main memory]] [[bus]] (which ran sequentially through memory units to a [[terminator]]), and memory units to them. The first two were the so-called 'external memory bus', in KA (18-bit [[address]]) and KI (22-bit) forms (for the KA10, and KI10 and early KL10, respectively), although they also had [[protocol]] differences. The last was the 'internal memory bus', the 'S-Bus' (for the later KL10s, a later version of the S-Bus, the X-Bus, differed only in the [[logic family]] it interfaced to). The differences between the two external bus types required a [[KI10-M Memory Bus Adapter]] if KA-bit units were to be attached to a KI10. Similarly, KI-type units could be attached to the S-Bus using a [[DMA20 Memory Bus Controller]]. |
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The S-Bus (and a later version, the X-Bus, used with MOS 'internal' memory) performs memory transfers in blocks of up to four [[word]]s, so that four words can be read in any cycle; the block can start with any word within the block. The KL10 contains a pair of S-Busses, designated 0 and 1. | The S-Bus (and a later version, the X-Bus, used with MOS 'internal' memory) performs memory transfers in blocks of up to four [[word]]s, so that four words can be read in any cycle; the block can start with any word within the block. The KL10 contains a pair of S-Busses, designated 0 and 1. | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 20 April 2021
PDP-10 memories were generally all multi-port memory units. The PDP-10 CPU used one port (one per CPU in multi-processor systems); the others are used by channels for mass storage, such as disks. Interleaving was generally supported between units; usually in pairs, or sometimes groups of four. All the early ones were core, and supported parity for error detection; later ones were MOS DRAM, and used ECC to protect the memory contents.
There were three generations of main memory bus (which ran sequentially through memory units to a terminator), and memory units to them. The first two were the so-called 'external memory bus', in KA (18-bit address) and KI (22-bit) forms (for the KA10, and KI10 and early KL10, respectively), although they also had protocol differences. The last was the 'internal memory bus', the 'S-Bus' (for the later KL10s, a later version of the S-Bus, the X-Bus, differed only in the logic family it interfaced to). The differences between the two external bus types required a KI10-M Memory Bus Adapter if KA-bit units were to be attached to a KI10. Similarly, KI-type units could be attached to the S-Bus using a DMA20 Memory Bus Controller.
The S-Bus (and a later version, the X-Bus, used with MOS 'internal' memory) performs memory transfers in blocks of up to four words, so that four words can be read in any cycle; the block can start with any word within the block. The KL10 contains a pair of S-Busses, designated 0 and 1.
Most the memory units had a configuration panel which allowed ports to be enabled, and set the memory's address (often independently for each port); similarly, some level of interleaving could be set.
Memory systems
18-bit external:
22-bit external:
Internal:
The first two groups are all multi-port (generally 4 ports per memory system in the first group, and 8 in the second). The last group were for the later final KL10s (models KL10-E and KL10-R). All except the MF20 and MG20 were core.
