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The '''LSI-11''' was DEC's first cost-reduced [[PDP-11]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]], using the [[QBUS]] and the [[LSI-11 chip set]]. It was the first of the [[LSI-11 CPUs]]; it had the same [[QBUS]] limitations, and used of [[QBUS CPU ODT|ODT]] for control.
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[[Image:LSI-11.jpg|250px|thumb|right|M7264 KD11-F board (etch revision F), with KEV11-A]]
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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.
  
 
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 [[DEC card form factor|quad]] board (M7264) with additional functionality on-board. They were popular in [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] usage.
  
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).
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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]].
  
The [[integrated circuit|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 [[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.
  
 
==Variant models==
 
==Variant models==
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* the KD11-R is a KD11-H sold with an [[MSV11-C QBUS MOS memory]] card
 
* the KD11-R is a KD11-H sold with an [[MSV11-C QBUS MOS memory]] card
  
==Links==
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==See also==
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* [[LSI-11/2]]
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==External links==
  
 
* [http://web.frainresearch.org:8080/projects/pdp-11/lsi-11.php LSI-11 Processors]
 
* [http://web.frainresearch.org:8080/projects/pdp-11/lsi-11.php LSI-11 Processors]

Revision as of 01:51, 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