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| − | They mount in a custom 6-slot [[backplane]] (normally mounted next to the main [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] backplane). 2 slots (on the back of the backplane) are used to hold | + | They mount in a custom 6-slot [[backplane]] (normally mounted next to the main [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] backplane). 2 slots (on the back of the backplane) are used to hold double-width i) M9044 UNIBUS [[terminator]], and ii) an M9042 paddle card, which carries the UNIBUS out on three [[flat cable]]s ([[DEC part number]] 70-133622-00), normally to an 'expansion I/O connector' on the side of the cabinet, and thence to a [[BA11-K mounting box]] mounted in an expansion cabinet. (There are some 'UNIBUS VAX' configurations where there is a [[DD11-C backplane|DD11-C]] or [[DD11-D backplane|DD11-D]] backplane in the main cabinet; in these, the flat cables run directly to an M9014 paddle card in the DD11. See pp. 15-16 and 65 of MP00539 for coverage of this configuration; see also chapter 12 of the 'VAX-11/780 Installation Manual'.) |
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Revision as of 23:30, 3 January 2022
The DW780 Unibus Adapter was a UNIBUS bus translator for the VAX-11/780's Synchronous Backplane Interconnect.
It was implemented on four hex cards:
- M8270 - UBA SBI Interface (USI)
- M8271 - UBA Control Board (UCB)
- M8272 - UBA Map and Data Path (UMD)
- M8273 - UNIBUS Address and Interrupt (UAI)
They mount in a custom 6-slot backplane (normally mounted next to the main CPU backplane). 2 slots (on the back of the backplane) are used to hold double-width i) M9044 UNIBUS terminator, and ii) an M9042 paddle card, which carries the UNIBUS out on three flat cables (DEC part number 70-133622-00), normally to an 'expansion I/O connector' on the side of the cabinet, and thence to a BA11-K mounting box mounted in an expansion cabinet. (There are some 'UNIBUS VAX' configurations where there is a DD11-C or DD11-D backplane in the main cabinet; in these, the flat cables run directly to an M9014 paddle card in the DD11. See pp. 15-16 and 65 of MP00539 for coverage of this configuration; see also chapter 12 of the 'VAX-11/780 Installation Manual'.)
External links
- DW780 Unibus Adapter Technical Description (EK-DW780-TD-001)
- DW780 Field Maintenance Print Set (MP-00497)
