13 Oct
2006
13 Oct
'06
10:55 a.m.
Gooijen, Henk wrote:
I don't have my own 11/70 :-( so I can't verify the actual position
expected for the M9312 on the cpu side, but the M9312 print set
install guide does point out that for an 11/70 application the M9312
would go in slot EF1 of the processor backplane (not 1AB).
Not clear how this would apply to the 11/45 backplane, if at all.
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[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Don North
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Subject: Re: Unibus Termination KnowledgeQuest
John A. Dundas III wrote:
John, before you power-up your 11/70, check the position of the
M9312 ... My PDP-11/70 has the M9312 also in slot #1 ...
But, in contrast to all other UNIBUS PDP-11's (that I know),
the M9312 in the 11/70 is *not* in position A-B of slot #1, but
in position E-F! I will verify with the print set and if it is
indeed position E-F, I will make a note on my website to point
this out.
I can't say anything about the 11/45, I don't have that machine
in my collection (yet...).
- Henk. I'd like to echo Henk's thanks for the
discussion. I too
am learning from this as I'm actively working on a /34a and
looking at a dormant /70.
Interestingly the /70 has an M9312 in 1AB _before_ any of the
processor boards and an M9302 (as expected) at the end of
the Unibus.
Thanks,
John
I believe this is one of the supported configurations,
assuming the original installer set all the W1..W12 correctly
on the M9312. The config manual and prints for the M9312
allows for 11/70 usage, so an M9312 on the CPU side (near the
BGx drivers) with the W1..W5 jumpers *IN* provides the
necessary 180ohm pullup near the driver.
The rest of the UNIBUS is terminated with 180/390.
The M9302 at the end of the bus terminates all the UNIBUS
signals to 180/390 including the end-of-the-line BGx/NPG
signals (and does SACK detect timeout).
It's probably the case 11/45 usage would be very similar to
the 11/70 config since the '45 and the '70 are really the
same basic design.