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The '''MA20''' was a [[core memory|core]] [[main memory]] system for the later [[PDP-10]]s, principally the mid-period [[KL10]]; it connected to the KL10's so-called internal memory bus, the S-Bus. An MA20 contained two memory controllers (numbered 0 and 1, or 2 and 3), each with up to four 16KW storage modules, for a maximum of 128KW; [[parity]] is provided to protect the memory contents. The [[access time]] is 1.00 µseconds, and the [[cycle time]] is 1.92 µseconds (both for the first [[word]] in a 4-word block, using four-way [[interleaving]]).
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The '''MA20''' was a [[core memory|core]] [[main memory]] system for the later [[PDP-10]]s, principally the mid-period [[KL10]]; it connected to the KL10's so-called internal memory bus, the [[PDP-10 Memory Bus|S-Bus]]. An MA20 contained two memory controllers (numbered 0 and 1, or 2 and 3), each with up to four 16KW storage modules, for a maximum of 128KW; [[parity]] is provided to protect the memory contents. The [[access time]] is 1.00 µseconds, and the [[cycle time]] is 1.92 µseconds (both for the first [[word]] in a 4-word block, using four-way [[memory interleaving|interleaving]]).
  
 
Controllers 0 and 1 are connected to S-Bus 0, and controllers 2 and 3 to S-Bus 1. For interleaving, each controller is configured as to which addresses (out of the 4 in an S-Bus block) it will respond to; both 2-way and 4-way interleaving require controllers to be set to 'odd' or 'even'. In 4-way interleaving, in addition to two controllers being actuated at the same time, each controller can start two modules reading at the same time.
 
Controllers 0 and 1 are connected to S-Bus 0, and controllers 2 and 3 to S-Bus 1. For interleaving, each controller is configured as to which addresses (out of the 4 in an S-Bus block) it will respond to; both 2-way and 4-way interleaving require controllers to be set to 'odd' or 'even'. In 4-way interleaving, in addition to two controllers being actuated at the same time, each controller can start two modules reading at the same time.
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==See also==
 
==See also==
  
* [[MB20 core memory]
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* [[MB20 core memory]]
  
[[Category: PDP-10 memories]]
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/memory/MP00010_MA20_Schematic_Jul76.pdf MA20 Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP00010)
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[[Category: PDP-10 Memories]]

Latest revision as of 03:17, 1 August 2023

The MA20 was a core main memory system for the later PDP-10s, principally the mid-period KL10; it connected to the KL10's so-called internal memory bus, the S-Bus. An MA20 contained two memory controllers (numbered 0 and 1, or 2 and 3), each with up to four 16KW storage modules, for a maximum of 128KW; parity is provided to protect the memory contents. The access time is 1.00 µseconds, and the cycle time is 1.92 µseconds (both for the first word in a 4-word block, using four-way interleaving).

Controllers 0 and 1 are connected to S-Bus 0, and controllers 2 and 3 to S-Bus 1. For interleaving, each controller is configured as to which addresses (out of the 4 in an S-Bus block) it will respond to; both 2-way and 4-way interleaving require controllers to be set to 'odd' or 'even'. In 4-way interleaving, in addition to two controllers being actuated at the same time, each controller can start two modules reading at the same time.

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