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The '''LSI-11''' was DEC's first cost-reduced [[PDP-11]] processor, using the [[QBUS]]. Several different LSI-11 models exist, including the KDF11-F (quad form factor), and the KD11-HA (dual form factor), also called the '''LSI-11/2'''.
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[[Image:LSI-11.jpg|250px|thumb|right|M7264 KD11-F board (etch revision F), with KEV11-A]]
  
However, they all use the same chip set internally, the Western Digital WD16/CP1600 (alternative designations). The chip set consists of a data path chip, a control chip, and two or three [[microcode]] ROMs (each holding 512 words which are 22 bits wide). The third uROM is optional, and is the KEV11, for the EIS/FIS instructions.
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The '''LSI-11''' was DEC's first cost-reduced [[PDP-11]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]], introducing the [[QBUS]], and using the [[LSI-11 chip set]]. It was the first of the [[LSI-11 CPUs]]; it had the same QBUS limitations, and use of [[QBUS CPU ODT|ODT]] for control, as the others.
  
==LSI-11==
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The LSI-11 is a [[DEC card form factor|quad]] board (M7264) with additional functionality on-board. They were popular in [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] usage.
  
The LSI-11 is a quad board (M7264) with additional functionality on-board (making possible a single-board computer): the base KD11-F version includes 4KW of MOS RAM; the KD11-H version has the RAM deleted; the KD11-Q includes a uROM for DIBOL instructions. The chip order (from the left, with the contact finger edge down, and the component side facing the viewer) is KEV11, uROM 1, uROM 0, Control, Data Path.
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The usual CPU options were available for the LSI-11: the [[KEV11-A floating point|KEV11-A]], for the [[PDP-11 Extended Instruction Set|EIS]]/[[FIS floating point|FIS]] instructions; the [[KEV11-B Extended Instruction Set|KEV11-B]] provides EIS without FIS; the [[KEV11-C Commercial Instruction Set|KEV11-C]] provides a subset of the PDP-11 [[PDP-11 Commercial Instruction Set|CIS]] (it also apparently includes the EIS, but not the FIS). It also supported the optional [[KUV11 Writeable Control Store]].
  
==LSI-11/2==
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The [[integrated circuit|chip]] order (from the left, with the contact finger edge down, and the component side facing the viewer) is [[KEV11]], μROM 1, μROM 0, Control, Data Path.
  
The LSI-11 is a dual board (M7270).
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==Variant models==
  
Note that the image in the "Microcomputer Products Handbook" (pg. C-18) is erroneous; the order of the chips (from the handle end) is, in fact, KEV11, Control, uROM 1, uROM 0, Data Path (per the KD11-HA print set); the order given is that for the LSI-11 (no doubt an image was re-used without checking).
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Many different LSI-11 models exist, including the '''KD11-F''' and '''KD11-H''' base versions, and numerous other variants. The KD11-F version includes 4KW of [[Metal Oxide Semiconductor|MOS]] [[Random Access Memory|RAM]] on-board; the KD11-H version has the RAM deleted.
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Others included various KEV11 chips pre-installed:
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* the KD11-L is a KD11-F with a KEV11-A
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* the KD11-N is a KD11-H with a KEV11-A
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* the KD11-P is a KD11-F with a KEV11-C
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* the KD11-Q is a KD11-H with a KEV11-C
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Some models include additional cards:
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* the KD11-J is a KD11-H sold with an [[MMV11-A QBUS core memory]] card
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* the KD11-R is a KD11-H sold with an [[MSV11-C QBUS MOS memory]] card
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==See also==
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* [[LSI-11/2]]
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==External links==
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* [http://web.frainresearch.org:8080/projects/pdp-11/lsi-11.php LSI-11 Processors]
  
 
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[[Category: PDP-11 Processors]]
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[[Category: QBUS Processors]]

Revision as of 02:51, 5 March 2020

M7264 KD11-F board (etch revision F), with KEV11-A

The LSI-11 was DEC's first cost-reduced PDP-11 CPU, introducing the QBUS, and using the LSI-11 chip set. It was the first of the LSI-11 CPUs; it had the same QBUS limitations, and use of ODT for control, as the others.

The LSI-11 is a quad board (M7264) with additional functionality on-board. They were popular in OEM usage.

The usual CPU options were available for the LSI-11: the KEV11-A, for the EIS/FIS instructions; the KEV11-B provides EIS without FIS; the KEV11-C provides a subset of the PDP-11 CIS (it also apparently includes the EIS, but not the FIS). It also supported the optional KUV11 Writeable Control Store.

The chip order (from the left, with the contact finger edge down, and the component side facing the viewer) is KEV11, μROM 1, μROM 0, Control, Data Path.

Variant models

Many different LSI-11 models exist, including the KD11-F and KD11-H base versions, and numerous other variants. The KD11-F version includes 4KW of MOS RAM on-board; the KD11-H version has the RAM deleted.

Others included various KEV11 chips pre-installed:

  • the KD11-L is a KD11-F with a KEV11-A
  • the KD11-N is a KD11-H with a KEV11-A
  • the KD11-P is a KD11-F with a KEV11-C
  • the KD11-Q is a KD11-H with a KEV11-C

Some models include additional cards:

See also

External links