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The '''T-11 chip''' (formally the '''DCT11''', although [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] documentation generally used 'T-11') was a [[microprocessor]] implementation of the [[PDP-11 architecture]] in a single [[integrated circuit|chip]]. Volume production commenced in early 1982.
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The '''T-11 chip''' (formally the '''DCT11-AA''', although most [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] documentation used 'T-11') was a [[microprocessor]] implementation of the [[PDP-11 architecture]]. It was primarily intended for use in [[embedded system]]s, but was also used in the [[KXT11]] [[QBUS]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] [[printed circuit board|boards]]. Volume production commenced in early 1982.
  
The T-11 chip implemented a subset of the PDP-11 architecture; it had neither [[memory management]], nor [[floating point]], and it omitted the little-used MARK [[instruction]]. It was primarily intended for use in [[embedded system]]s, but was also used in the [[KXT11]] [[QBUS]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] [[printed circuit board|boards]].  
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The T-11 implemented a subset of the PDP-11 architecture; it had neither [[memory management]], nor [[floating point]], and it omitted the little-used MARK [[instruction]].
  
It was a 40-pin [[Dual Inline Package|DIP]] [[NMOS]] chip. It produced all the control outputs needed to directly drive [[Dynamic RAM|DRAM]] [[main memory]] chips; 4K, 16K and 64K parts were all supported. It could also perform [[refresh]] of the DRAM. A configuration [[register]], loaded at power-on, supported both 8-bit and 16-bit wide busses. It needed +5V power only, and all of its [[signal]]s were [[transistor-transistor logic|TTL]]-compatible.
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It was a single 40-pin [[Dual Inline Package|DIP]] [[NMOS]] [[integrated circuit|chip]]. It produced all the control outputs needed to directly drive [[Dynamic RAM|DRAM]] [[main memory]] chips; 4K, 16K and 64K parts were all supported. It could also perform [[refresh]] of the DRAM. A configuration [[register]], loaded at power-on, supported both 8-bit and 16-bit wide busses (along with other options). It needed +5V power only, and all of its [[signal]]s were [[transistor-transistor logic|TTL]]-compatible.
  
 
==Chip versions==
 
==Chip versions==
  
 
There are three versions: two from DEC, [[DEC part number]] 21-17311-01, which operates at a maximum [[clock]] frequency of 7.5 MHz, and the 21-17311-02 which operates at a maximum frequency of 10 MHz; and the 21-17311-00 from a second source, Synertek, also a 7.5 MHz part. All versions are marked "310ES".
 
There are three versions: two from DEC, [[DEC part number]] 21-17311-01, which operates at a maximum [[clock]] frequency of 7.5 MHz, and the 21-17311-02 which operates at a maximum frequency of 10 MHz; and the 21-17311-00 from a second source, Synertek, also a 7.5 MHz part. All versions are marked "310ES".
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==External links==
 
==External links==

Revision as of 12:15, 29 March 2021

T-11 chip

The T-11 chip (formally the DCT11-AA, although most DEC documentation used 'T-11') was a microprocessor implementation of the PDP-11 architecture. It was primarily intended for use in embedded systems, but was also used in the KXT11 QBUS CPU boards. Volume production commenced in early 1982.

The T-11 implemented a subset of the PDP-11 architecture; it had neither memory management, nor floating point, and it omitted the little-used MARK instruction.

It was a single 40-pin DIP NMOS chip. It produced all the control outputs needed to directly drive DRAM main memory chips; 4K, 16K and 64K parts were all supported. It could also perform refresh of the DRAM. A configuration register, loaded at power-on, supported both 8-bit and 16-bit wide busses (along with other options). It needed +5V power only, and all of its signals were TTL-compatible.

Chip versions

There are three versions: two from DEC, DEC part number 21-17311-01, which operates at a maximum clock frequency of 7.5 MHz, and the 21-17311-02 which operates at a maximum frequency of 10 MHz; and the 21-17311-00 from a second source, Synertek, also a 7.5 MHz part. All versions are marked "310ES".

External links