24 Jan
2002
24 Jan
'02
7:53 p.m.
Hello,
does anybody out there have the docs available for the TSU05 controller
board used in PDP-11s or VAXes with UNIBUS to connect to the DEC variant
TS05 of the Cipher F880?
The board is M7455, and I am looking for the meanings of the DIP
switches.
There must be CSR address and interrupt vector, each made up by several
individual switches, but in addition to that, an "extended features"
switch and one for "buffering".
Thanks in advance!
Andreas
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Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
25 Jan
25 Jan
3:35 a.m.
On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Andreas Freiherr wrote:
does anybody out there have the docs available for the
TSU05 controller
board used in PDP-11s or VAXes with UNIBUS to connect to the DEC variant
TS05 of the Cipher F880?
Whoever has the docs, could you put them online or get them to someone who
can? I also could use the docs to the TSU05.
Also: When were the TS05 and its controllers released? I'm guessing
mid-80s.
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com
27 Jan
27 Jan
3:18 a.m.
Also: When were the TS05 and its controllers
released? I'm guessing
mid-80s.
The TSV05 (Q-bus) was first (in 1984, I think), followed by the TSU05
(UNIBUS). I have some docs about TSV05 at home, so I might be able to
find more precise data (I am currently in the office). Chips on my M7455
UNIBUS board bear date stamps like "8425" or "8432" on it, so I
assume
the board may have been made around Q4/1984.
The only hint I found so far was that early TSU05s (UNIBUS) were not
able to boot RSX-11/M in a PDP-11 (probably due to a firmware problem).
The hint from 1984 says a firmware update is expected to be released
"within the next six months", IIRC. Once booted from another device, RSX
can happily use the tape, though.
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Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
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