PDP-11/05

A PDP-11/05 from a sales brochure.

PDP-11/05
Manufacturer:	Digital Equipment Corporation
Architecture:	PDP-11
Year Introduced:	June 1972
Word Size:	16 bit
Physical Address Size:	18 bit (only 16 bits usable)
Bus Architecture:	UNIBUS

The PDP-11/05 was the fourth processor in the PDP-11 series, following the PDP-11/20, the PDP-11/45 and the PDP-11/40; it used the KD11-B CPU. It was intended as a cost-reduced low-end machine to replace the PDP-11/20. Like all the other early PDP-11's, it was a UNIBUS machine.

The PDP-11/05 was identical to the PDP-11/10; the only difference between the /05 and the /10 was the number on the front panel. The /05 was aimed toward the OEM market, while the /10 was intended for end-users. General usage (following DEC's lead) is to refer to all these machines as '11/05s'.

The KD11-B was a two-board micro-programmed processor contained on two hex cards.

Backplane versions

The PDP-11/05 and /10 came in three versions, with different main backplanes (the 9-slot unit holding the two CPU cards).

The original /05 and /10 came with backplanes wired to hold MM11-L 16 Kbyte core memory units. There were two different backplanes: one held two memory units, with one slot left for SPC devices; the other held one memory unit, and provided four SPC slots.

A second version, the /05N and /10N, came in a 10-1/2 inch box and had a slightly different backplane, which had space for two MM11-L memory units, but deleted the SPC slot of the previous double MM11-L backplane, and replaced it with a slot to hold the dual-height M9970 console terminal cable board.

The later /05S and /10S came with a backplane wired to hold an MM11-U 32 Kbyte core memory, and which provided three SPC slots.

CPU board versions

The two boards in the PDP-11/05-10 (the M7260 data paths module, and the M7261 control logic module) both come in two markedly-different versions, but unlike later practise (as in, e.g. the PDP-11/34), the two versions are not given different M-numbers, or clearly marked with a revision (i.e. 'M7260' and 'M7260-AA') on the handles.

One easy way to visually distinguish the early M7260 from later ones is that the later ones contain a circular selector switch in the upper left corner to select the baud rate of the built-in serial line; also, the position of the large UART chip has a different location (from down near the contact fingers, to up near the handles) and orientation (parellel to the board's long axis, in the earlier revision). For the M7261, the early version of the board has a large blank area, containing only traces, in the left middle area of the board.

The early revision of the M7260 is the 'B' revision; the later is the 'C' revision (the latter is marked as such, on the back side of the board- "M7260C"). For the M7261, two early revisions are the 'C' and 'E' revisions (the latter also similarly marked - "M7261E"); the later is the 'F' (also marked).

The early version of the M7260 only supports 110 baud operation; the latter has a circular selector switch which allows operation at a range of speeds from 110 baud up to 2400 baud; however, it is necessary to tweak a trim pot to change from the 110/220/440/880/1760 speed set to the 150/300/600/1200/2400 set.

The later revision of the M7261 contains two jumpers which are not present on the earlier revision. One (W1) disables to built-in serial line (which is 20mA, and limited to 2400 baud), allowing use of a more capable serial interface as the system console. The other (W2) disables the CPU from acting as a bus arbitrator, so that the machine can be a 'slave' processor, on a UNIBUS controlled by another CPU.

Control PROMs

The KD11-B makes extensive use of PROMs in place of random logic for control purposes; both boards contain a large number of PROMs. The two types used are IM5600 (or equivalent) 32x8 PROM, the IM5603 256x4 PROM (on the M7261), and the 74187 256x4 PROM (on the M7260).

On both versions of the M7260 Data Paths board:

Part Number	Package	Type
A01A1	E25	32x8
A02A1	E53	32x8
A03A1	E61	32x8
A03A2	E59	256x4
A04A1	E64	32x8
A05A1	E66	32x8
A06A1	E68	32x8
A08A1	E69	32x8
A10A1	E71	32x8
A11A1	E74	32x8
A12A1	E82	32x8

On the C early etch revision of the M7261 Control Logic and Microprogram board:

Part Number	Package	Type
A01A2	E12	256x4
A02A2	E30	256x4
A04A2	E92	256x4
A05A2	E93	256x4
A07A1	E68	32x8
A07A2*	E95	256x4
A09A1	E69	32x8
A09A2	E101	256x4
A10A2	E103	256x4
A11A2	E104	256x4
A12A2	E105	256x4
A13A1	E90	32x8
A13A2	E106	256x4
A14A1*	E100	32x8
A14A2	E107	256x4
A15A2	E94	256x4
A16A2	E96	256x4

On the E early etch revision of the M7261 Control Logic and Microprogram board (differences with the earlier revision are marked with a '*'):

Part Number	Package	Type
A01A2	E12	256x4
A02A2	E30	256x4
A04A2	E92	256x4
A05A2	E93	256x4
A07A1	E68	32x8
A09A1	E69	32x8
A09A2	E101	256x4
A10A2	E103	256x4
A11A2	E104	256x4
A12A2	E105	256x4
A13A1	E90	32x8
A13A2	E106	256x4
A14A2	E107	256x4
A15A2	E94	256x4
A16A1*	E100	32x8
A16A2	E96	256x4
A17A2*	E95	256x4

Prints

Prints for both major versions of the CPU cards are available online; the earlier ones may be found in the GT40 Engineering Drawings set dated February, 1973 (pp. 141-150 for the M7260, and pp. 162-173 for the M7261).

Keys

Unlike all the other PDP-11s, which use a circular Ace key, the /05's (and /10s) use a normal flat Yale-type key. The original key is a Chicago Lock Company key, code "GRB 2"; this is cut 215, on a Chicago K5K or Ilco S1041T blank. If simply duplicating an existing key, Hillman Y11 and FR4 blanks may be used (both work, but one has to be trimmed a bit, length-wise).

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