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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]]]]
 
[[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.
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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]] [[printed circuit board|board]], 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 [[PDP-11 Memory Management|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 line]]s (led out through the [[backplane]]).
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The board has seven 40-pin [[chip socket]]s for the [[integrated circuit|chipset]] (including the [[KTF11-A memory management chip|KTF11-A]] [[PDP-11 Memory Management|memory mapping]] and [[KEF11-A floating point chip|KEF11-A]] [[floating point]] chips); it can also hold the double-width [[KEF11-B CIS chip]] 6-chip carrier implementing the [[PDP-11 Commercial Instruction Set]] (CIS) (not all KDF11 CPUs can hold this). In addition to the basic CPU functionality, the board also included two [[asynchronous serial line]]s (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 [[Dual Inline Package|DIP]] [[integrated circuit|chips]] were replaced with a pair of custom [[gate array]] chips, and the board was re-laid-out.
 
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 [[Dual Inline Package|DIP]] [[integrated circuit|chips]] were replaced with a pair of custom [[gate array]] chips, and the board was re-laid-out.

Revision as of 22:26, 2 February 2021

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 board, the KDF11-UA M7133, using the same 'Fonz' F-11 chip set as the other KDF11 CPUs.

The board has seven 40-pin chip sockets for the chipset (including the KTF11-A memory mapping and KEF11-A floating point chips); it can also hold the double-width KEF11-B CIS chip 6-chip carrier implementing the PDP-11 Commercial Instruction Set (CIS) (not all KDF11 CPUs can hold this). In addition to the basic CPU functionality, the board also included 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.