options for replacing failed small ROMs in PDP-11
Fritz Mueller
fritzm at fritzm.org
Fri Jun 24 18:36:29 CDT 2016
Hi All,
In bringing up and debugging my PDP 11/45, I found that one of my GRA
(M8101) spares has a failed ALU subsidiary ROM. It's a pretty standard
little 32x8 ROM in a 16-pin DIP, and the truth table is in the 11/45
print set.
I wonder what the replacement options are for parts like these? In
particular, given the 30ns micro-cycle on the KB11-A, and the fact that
the propagation time for the ALU downstream of this is roughly 20ns on
its own, I'd be worried that an off-the-shelf bipolar PROM might be too
slow here.
I'm still a little slow on reading the microcode flows, so its not clear
to me exactly how many micro-cycles there are on the critical path for
the E-class instructions where this ROM is used. Maybe its not an issue.
Anybody every try replacing one of these with a bipolar PROM? Any other
suggestions for how to repair parts like these?
cheers,
--FritzM.
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