PDP-11 Simulator Usage
15-Aug-2021
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2.1.2 System Registers (SYSTEM) 10
2.2.1 Unibus and Qbus DMA Devices 11
2.2.2 I/O Device Addressing 11
2.3.1 PC11 Paper Tape Reader (PTR) 12
2.3.2 PC11 Paper Tape Punch (PTP) 13
2.3.3 DL11 Terminal Input (TTI) 13
2.3.4 DL11 Terminal Output (TTO) 13
2.3.5 LP11 Line Printer (LPT) 14
2.3.6 KW11-L Line-Time Clock (CLK) 14
2.3.7 KW11-P Programmable Clock (PCLK) 15
2.3.8 TA11/TA60 Cassette Tape (CT) 15
2.4.1 RX11/RX01 Floppy Disk (RX) 16
2.4.2 RX211/RX02 Floppy Disk (RY) 17
2.5.1 RK11/RK05 Cartridge Disk (RK) 18
2.5.2 RK611/RK06,RK07 Cartridge Disk (HK) 19
2.5.3 RL11(RLV12)/RL01,RL02 Cartridge Disk (RL) 20
2.6.1 RH70/RH11 Massbus Adapters (RHA, RHB, RHC) 20
2.6.2 RP04/05/06/07, RM02/03/05/80 Disk Pack Drives (RP) 21
2.6.3 TM02/TM03/TE16/TU45/TU77 Magnetic Tapes (TU) 22
2.6.4 RS03/RS04 Fixed Head Disks 23
2.7 RQDX3/UDA50 MSCP Disk Controllers (RQ, RQB, RQC, RQD) 23
2.8.1 RC11 Fixed Head Disk (RC) 25
2.8.2 RF11/RS11 Fixed Head Disk (RF) 26
2.10 Magnetic Tape Controllers 28
2.10.1 TM11 Magnetic Tape (TM) 28
2.10.2 TS11/TSV05 Magnetic Tape (TS) 29
2.10.3 TQK50 TMSCP Tape Controller (TQ) 30
2.11 Communications Devices 31
2.11.1 DC11 Additional Terminal Interfaces (DCI/DCO) 31
2.11.2 KL11/DL11 Additional Terminal Interfaces (DLI/DLO) 33
2.11.3 DZ11 Terminal Multiplexer (DZ) 34
2.11.4 DHQ11 Terminal Multiplexer (VH) 36
2.12.1 DELQA-T/DELQA/DEQNA Qbus Ethernet Controllers (XQ, XQB) 37
2.12.2 DELUA/DEUNA Unibus Ethernet Controllers (XU, XUB) 38
2.13 CR11/CD11 Card Reader (CR) 38
2.14.1 KE11A Extended Arithmetic Option (KE) 41
2.14.2 KG11A Communications Arithmetic Option (KG) 41
3 Symbolic Display and Input 42
4.1 DR11 Parallel Interfaces (UCA, UCB) 43
This memorandum documents the DEC PDP-11 simulator.
Simulator Files
To compile the PDP-11, you must define VM_PDP11 as part of the compilation command line. If you want expanded file support, you must also define USE_INT64 and USE_ADDR64 as part of the compilation command line.
sim/ scp.h
sim_console.h
sim_defs.h
sim_disk.h
sim_ether.h
sim_fio.h
sim_rev.h
sim_serial.h
sim_sock.h
sim_tape.h
sim_timer.h
sim_tmxr.h
scp.c
sim_console.c
sim_disk.c
sim_ether.c
sim_fio.c
sim_serial.c
sim_sock.c
sim_tape.c
sim_timer.c
sim_tmxr.c
sim/pdp11/ pdp11_cpumod.h
pdp11_cr_dat.h
pdp11_defs.h
pdp11_mscp.h
pdp11_uqssp.h
pdp11_xq.h
pdp11_xq_bootrom.h
pdp11_cpu.c
pdp11_cpumod.c
pdp11_cr.c
pdp11_dc.c
pdp11_dl.c
pdp11_dz.c
pdp11_fp.c
pdp11_hk.c
pdp11_ke.c
pdp11_kg.c
pdp11_io.c
pdp11_lp.c
pdp11_pclk.c
pdp11_pt.c
pdp11_rc.c
pdp11_rf.c
pdp11_rh.c
pdp11_rk.c
pdp11_rl.c
pdp11_rp.c
pdp11_rq.c
pdp11_rx.c
pdp11_ry.c
pdp11_stddev.c
pdp11_sys.c
pdp11_ta.c
pdp11_tc.c
pdp11_tm.c
pdp11_tq.c
pdp11_ts.c
pdp11_tu.c
pdp11_vh.c
pdp11_xq.c
pdp11_xu.c
PDP-11 Features
The PDP-11 simulator is configured as follows:
device name(s) simulates
CPU PDP-11 CPU with 256KB of memory
PTR,PTP PC11 paper tape reader/punch
TTI,TTO DL11 console terminal
CR CR11/CD11 card reader
LPT LP11 line printer
CLK KW11-L line frequency clock
PCLK KW11-P programmable clock
DCI,DCO DC11 additional serial lines (up to 16)
DLI,DLO KL11/DL11 additional serial lines (up to 16)
DZ DZ11 8-line terminal multiplexer (up to 4)
VH DHU11/DHQ11 8-line terminal multiplexer (up to 4)
RK RK11/RK05 cartridge disk controller with eight drives
HK RK611/RK06,RK07 cartridge disk controller with eight
Drives
RC RC11 fixed head disk
RF RF11/RS11 fixed head disk
RL RL11(RLV12)/RL01,RL02 cartridge disk controller with
four drives
RH RH11/RH70 Massbus adapter (up to 3)
RP RP04/05/06/07, RM02/03/05/80 Massbus disks with eight
drives
RQ RQDX3/UDA50 MSCP controller with four drives
RQB second RQDX3/UDA50 MSCP controller with four drives
RQC third RQDX3/UDA50 MSCP controller with four drives
RQD fourth RQDX3/UDA50 MSCP controller with four drives
RX RX11/RX01 floppy disk controller with two drives
RY RX211/RX01 floppy disk controller with two drives
TA TA11/TU60 cassette controller with two drives
TC TC11/TU56 DECtape controller with eight drives
TM TM11/TU10 magnetic tape controller with eight drives
TS TS11/TSV05 magnetic tape controller with one drive
TQ TQK50/TU81 TMSCP magnetic tape controller with four
drives
TU TM02/TM03 magnetic tape formatter with eight drives
XQ DELQA/DEQNA Qbus Ethernet controller
XQB second DELQA/DEQNA Qbus Ethernet controller
XU DELUA/DEUNA Unibus Ethernet controller
XUB Second DELUA/DEUNA Unibus Ethernet controller
KE KE11A extended arithmetic option
KG KG11A communications arithmetic option
The DZ, VH, CR, LPT, DCI/DCO, DLI/DLO, RK, HK, RC, RF, RL, RP, RQ, RQB, RQC, RQD, RX, RY, TA, TC, TM, TS, TQ, XQ, XQB, XU, XUB, KE, and KG devices can be set DISABLED. DCI/DCO, DLI/DLO, RC, RF, RQB, RQC, RQD, RY, TA, TS, VH, XQB, XU, XUB, KE, and KG are disabled by default.
The PDP-11 simulator implements several unique stop conditions:
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Abort during exception vector fetch, and register STOP_VEC is set
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Abort during exception stack push, and register STOP_SPA is set
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Trap condition ‘n’ occurs, and register STOP_TRAP<n> is set
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Wait state entered, and no I/O operations outstanding (i.e., no interrupt can ever occur)
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A simulated DECtape runs off the end of its reel, and flag STOP_OFFR is set
The LOAD command supports standard binary format tapes. The DUMP command is not implemented.
CPU and System
CPU
The CPU options include CPU type, CPU instruction set options for the specified type, and the size of main memory.
SET CPU 11/03 set CPU type to 11/03
SET CPU 11/04 set CPU type to 11/04
SET CPU 11/05 set CPU type to 11/05
SET CPU 11/20 set CPU type to 11/20
SET CPU 11/23 set CPU type to 11/23
SET CPU 11/23+ set CPU type to 11/23+
SET CPU 11/24 set CPU type to 11/24
SET CPU 11/34 set CPU type to 11/34
SET CPU 11/40 set CPU type to 11/40
SET CPU 11/44 set CPU type to 11/44
SET CPU 11/45 set CPU type to 11/45
SET CPU 11/53 set CPU type to 11/53
SET CPU 11/60 set CPU type to 11/60
SET CPU 11/70 set CPU type to 11/70
SET CPU 11/73 set CPU type to 11/73
SET CPU 11/73B set CPU type to 11/73B
SET CPU 11/83 set CPU type to 11/83
SET CPU 11/84 set CPU type to 11/84
set CPU 11/93 set CPU type to 11/93
set CPU 11/94 set CPU type to 11/94
SET CPU U18 deprecated; same as 11/45
SET CPU URH11 deprecated; same as 11/84
SET CPU URH70 deprecated; same as 11/70
SET CPU Q22 deprecated; same as 11/73
SET CPU NOEIS disable EIS instructions
SET CPU EIS enable EIS instructions
SET CPU NOFIS disable FIS instructions
SET CPU FIS enable FIS instructions
SET CPU NOFPP disable FPP instructions
SET CPU FPP enable FPP instructions
SET CPU NOCIS disable CIS instructions
SET CPU CIS enable CIS instructions
SET CPU NOBEVENT disable BEVENT interrupt
SET CPU BEVENT enable BEVENT interrupt
SET CPU NOMMU disable MMU functionality
SET CPU MMU enable MMU functionality
SET CPU 16K set memory size = 16KB
SET CPU 32K set memory size = 32KB
SET CPU 48K set memory size = 48KB
SET CPU 64K set memory size = 64KB
SET CPU 96K set memory size = 96KB
SET CPU 128K set memory size = 128KB
SET CPU 192K set memory size = 192KB
SET CPU 256K set memory size = 256KB
SET CPU 384K set memory size = 384KB
SET CPU 512K set memory size = 512KB
SET CPU 768K set memory size = 768KB
SET CPU 1024K (or 1M) set memory size = 1024KB
SET CPU 2048K (or 2M) set memory size = 2048KB
SET CPU 3072K (or 3M) set memory size = 3072KB
SET CPU 4096K (or 4M) set memory size = 4096KB
The CPU types and their capabilities are shown in the following table:
type bus mem MMU? Umap? EIS? FIS? FPP? CIS? BEVENT?
11/03 Q 64K no no std opt no no opt
11/04 U 64K no no no no no no no
11/05 U 64K no no no no no no no
11/20 U 64K no no no no no no no
11/23 Q 4M std no std no opt opt opt
11/23+ Q 4M std no std no opt opt no
11/24 U 4M std std std no opt opt no
11/34 U 256K std no std no opt no no
11/40 U 256K std no std opt no no no
11/44 U 4M std std std no opt opt no
11/45 U 256K std no std no opt no no
11/53 Q 4M std no std no std opt no
11/60 U 256K std no std no std no no
11/70 U 4M std std std no opt no no
11/73 Q 4M std no std no std opt no
11/73B Q 4M std no std no std opt no
11/83 Q 4M std no std no std opt no
11/84 U 4M std std std no std opt no
11/93 Q 4M std no std no std opt no
11/94 U 4M std std std no std opt no
If a capability is standard, it cannot be disabled; if a capability is not included, it cannot be enabled.
The CPU implements a SHOW command to display the I/O address assignments:
SHOW CPU IOSPACE show I/O space address assignments
If memory size is being reduced, and the memory being truncated contains non-zero data, the simulator asks for confirmation. Data in the truncated portion of memory is lost. Initial memory size is 256KB. If memory size is increased to more than 256KB, or the bus structure is changed, the simulator disables peripherals that can’t run in the current bus structure.
These switches are recognized when examining or depositing in CPU memory:
-v interpret address as virtual
-t if mem mgt enabled, force data space
-k if mem mgt enabled, force kernel mode
-s if mem mgt enabled, force supervisor mode
-u if mem mgt enabled, force user mode
-p if mem mgt enabled, force previous mode
-b display a byte at a time rather than a word
CPU registers include the architectural state of the PDP-11 processor as well as the control registers for the interrupt system.
name size comments
PC 16 program counter
R0..R5 16 R0..R5, current register set
SP 16 stack pointer, current mode
R00..R05 16 R0..R5, register set 0
R10..R15 16 R0..R5, register set 1
KSP 16 kernel stack pointer
SSP 16 supervisor stack pointer
USP 16 user stack pointer
PSW 16 processor status word
CM 2 current mode, PSW<15:14>
PM 2 previous mode, PSW<13:12>
RS 2 register set, PSW<11>
IPL 3 interrupt priority level, PSW<7:5>
T 1 trace bit, PSW<4>
N 1 negative flag, PSW<3>
Z 1 zero flag, PSW<2>
V 1 overflow flag, PSW<1>
C 1 carry flag, PSW<0>
PIRQ 16 programmed interrupt requests
STKLIM 16 stack limit
FAC0H..FAC5H 32 FAC0..FAC5, high 32 bits
FAC0L..FAC5L 32 FAC0..FAC5, low 32 bits
FPS 16 floating point status
FEA 16 floating exception address
FEC 4 floating exception code
MMR0 to 3 16 memory management registers 0 to 3
{K/S/U}{I/D}{PAR/PDR}{0..7}
16 memory management registers
IREQ[0:7] 32 interrupt pending flags, IPL 0 to 7
TRAPS 18 trap pending flags
WAIT 0 wait state flag
WAIT_ENABLE 0 wait state enable flag
STOP_TRAPS 18 stop on trap flags
STOP_VECA 1 stop on read abort in trap or interrupt
STOP_SPA 1 stop on stack abort in trap or interrupt
PCQ[0:63] 16 PC prior to last jump, branch, or interrupt;
Most recent PC change first
WRU 8 interrupt character
The CPU attempts to detect when the simulator is idle. When idle, the simulator does not use any resources on the host system. Idle detection is controlled by the SET IDLE and SET NOIDLE commands:
SET CPU IDLE enable idle detection
SET CPU NOIDLE disable idle detection
Idle detection is disabled by default. The CPU is considered idle if a WAIT instruction is executed. This will work for RSTS/E and RSX-11M+, but not for RT-11 or UNIX.
The CPU can maintain a history of the most recently executed instructions. This is controlled by the SET CPU HISTORY and SHOW CPU HISTORY commands:
SET CPU HISTORY clear history buffer
SET CPU HISTORY=0 disable history
SET CPU HISTORY=n enable history, length = n
SHOW CPU HISTORY print CPU history
SHOW CPU HISTORY=n print first n entries of CPU history
The maximum length for the history is 262144 entries.
The CPU supports a number of different breakpoint types. The default is type -e, the usual break on instruction virtual address (PC) match.
-e Instruction virtual address
-p Instruction physical address
-r Memory read virtual address
-s Memory read physical address
-w Memory write virtual address
-x Memory write physical address
Instruction fetches are treated as memory reads, so a read breakpoint will trigger for an instruction fetched from that address, not just for a data read from that address.
In most cases, breakpoints are handled as if the instruction has not yet executed. If necessary (for write breakpoints), state is restored from the start of the instruction to make it appear that way. When execution is continued, the instruction is re-executed and the previously encountered breakpoint is suppressed for that instruction cycle. If a given instruction encounters multiple breakpoints, for example an instruction breakpoint for the instruction address as well as a read breakpoint for the memory it references, both breakpoints will be seen (the instruction will stop twice), then after the second break execution continues past the instruction.
CIS instructions are designed to be interruptible, using the FPD bit in the processor status word. For those instructions, a read or write breakpoint is treated as an interrupt, so the instruction is left partially completed. When execution continues, the instruction is resumed from where it left off, provided the instruction state is not modified by the user. The CIS instruction description in the PDP11 documentation spells out what the CIS state is that must be left untouched.
Interrupts involve two reads (the vector) and two writes (the stack push of the previous PC and PSW). Those may match memory read or write breakpoints. If so, the interrupt setup processing is completed normally, and the simulator stops at the first instruction of the interrupt handler.
System Registers (SYSTEM)
The SYSTEM device implements registers that vary among CPU types:
name models size comments
SR 11/04, 11/05, 11/20, 16 switch register or
11/23+, 11/34, 11/40, configuration register
11/44, 11/45, 11/60,
11/70, 11/73B, 11/83,
11/84, 11/93, 11/94
DR 11/04, 11/05, 11/20, 16 display register or
1123+, 11/24, 11/34, board LEDs
11/70, 11/73B, 11/83,
11/84, 11/93, 11/94
MEMERR 11/44, 11/60, 11/70, 16 memory error register
11/53, 11/73, 11/73B,
11/83, 11/84, 11/93,
11/94
CCR 11/44, 11/60, 11/70, 16 cache control register
11/53, 11/73, 11/73B,
11/83, 11/84, 11/93,
11/94
MAINT 11/23+, 11/44, 11/70, 16 maintenance register
11/53, 11/73, 11/73B,
11/83, 11/84, 11/93,
11/94
HITMISS 11/44, 11/60, 11/70, 16 hit/miss register
11/53, 11/73, 11/73B,
11/83, 11/84, 11/93,
11/94
CPUERR 11/24, 11/44, 11/70, 16 CPU error register
11/53, 11/73, 11/73B,
11/83, 11/84, 11/93,
11/94
MBRK 11/45, 11/70 16 microbreak register
SYSID 11/70 16 system ID (default = 1234 hex)
JCSR 11/53, 11/73B, 11/83, 16 board control/status
11/84, 11/93, 11/94
JPCR 11/23+, 11/53, 11/73B, 16 page control register
11/83, 11/84, 11/93,
11/94
JASR 11/93, 11/94 16 additional status
UDCR 11/84, 11/94 16 Unibus map diag control
UDDR 11/84, 11/94 16 Unibus map diag data
UCSR 11/84, 11/94 16 Unibus map control/status
ULAST 11/24 23 last Unibus map result
For the 11/83, 11/84, 11/93, and 11/94, the user can set the default value of the clock frequency:
| SET SYSTEM JCLK_DEFAULT={LINE | 50Hz | 60HZ | 800HZ} |
The user can check the default value with the SHOW SYSTEM JCLK_DEFAULT command.
I/O Devices
Unibus and Qbus DMA Devices
DMA peripherals function differently, depending on whether the CPU type supports the Unibus or the Qbus, and whether the Unibus supports 22b direct memory access (11/70 with RH70 controllers):
peripheral 11/70 all Qbus
+RH70 other
Unibus
CD 18b 18b disabled
RC 18b 18b disabled
RF 18b 18b disabled
RK 18b 18b disabled if mem > 256K
HK 18b 18b disabled if mem > 256K
RL 18b 18b 22b RLV12
RP 22b 18b 22b third party
RQ 18b 18b 22b RQDX3
RY 18b 18b disabled if mem > 256K
TC 18b 18b disabled
TM 18b 18b disabled if mem > 256K
TS 18b 18b 22b TSV05
TQ 18b 18b 22b TQK50
TU 22b 18b 22b third party
VH 18b 18b 22b DHQ11
XQ disabled disabled 22b DELQA
XU 18b 18b disabled
Non-DMA peripherals work the same in all configurations. Unibus-only peripherals are disabled in a Qbus configuration, and Qbus-only peripherals are disabled in a Unibus configuration. In addition, Qbus DMA peripherals with only 18b addressing capability are disabled in a Qbus configuration with more than 256KB memory.
I/O Device Addressing
PDP-11 I/O space and vector space are not large enough to allow all possible devices to be configured simultaneously at fixed addresses. Instead, many devices have floating addresses and vectors; that is, the assigned device address and vector depend on the presence of other devices in the configuration:
DZ11 all instances have floating addresses
DHU11/DHQ11 all instances have floating addresses
RL11 first instance has fixed address, rest floating
RX11/RX211 first instance has fixed address, rest floating
DEUNA/DELUA first instance has fixed address, rest floating
MSCP disk first instance has fixed address, rest floating
TMSCP tape first instance has fixed address, rest floating
In addition, some devices with fixed I/O space addresses have floating vector addresses. DCI/DCO and DLI/DLO have floating vector addresses.
To maintain addressing consistency as the configuration changes, the simulator implements DEC’s standard I/O address and vector autoconfiguration. This allows the user to enable or disable devices without needing to manage I/O addresses and vectors. For example, if RY is enabled while RX is present, RY is assigned an I/O address in the floating I/O space range; but if RX is disabled and then RY is enabled, RY is assigned the fixed “first instance” I/O address for floppy disks.
Autoconfiguration cannot solve address conflicts between devices with overlapping fixed addresses. For example, with default I/O page addressing, the PDP-11 can support either a TM11 or a TS11, but not both, since they use the same I/O addresses.
In addition to autoconfiguration, most devices support the SET <device> ADDRESS command, which allows the I/O page address of the device to be changed, and the SET <device> VECTOR command, which allows the vector of the device to be changed. Explicitly setting the I/O address of a device that normally uses autoconfiguration DISABLES autoconfiguration for that device and for the entire system. As a consequence, the user may have to manually configure all other autoconfigured devices, because the autoconfiguration algorithm no longer recognizes the explicitly configured device. A device can be reset to autoconfigure with the SET <device> AUTOCONFIGURE command. Autoconfiguration can be restored for the entire system with the SET CPU AUTOCONFIGURE command.
The current I/O map can be displayed with the SHOW CPU IOSPACE command. Addresses that have set by autoconfiguration are marked with an asterisk (*).
All devices support the SHOW <device> ADDRESS and SHOW <device> VECTOR commands, which display the device address and vector, respectively.
Programmed I/O Devices
PC11 Paper Tape Reader (PTR)
The paper tape reader (PTR) reads data from a disk file. The POS register specifies the number of the next data item to be read. Thus, by changing POS, the user can backspace or advance the reader.
The paper tape reader implements these registers:
name size comments
BUF 8 last data item processed
CSR 16 control/status register
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
BUSY 1 busy flag (CSR<11>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
POS 32 position in the input file
TIME 24 time from I/O initiation to interrupt
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 out of tape
end of file 1 report error and stop
0 out of tape
OS I/O error x report error and stop
PC11 Paper Tape Punch (PTP)
The paper tape punch (PTP) writes data to a disk file. The POS register specifies the number of the next data item to be written. Thus, by changing POS, the user can backspace or advance the punch. The default position after ATTACH is to position at the end of an existing file. A new file can be created if you attach with the -N switch.
The paper tape punch implements these registers:
name size comments
BUF 8 last data item processed
CSR 16 control/status register
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
POS 32 position in the output file
TIME 24 time from I/O initiation to interrupt
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 out of tape
OS I/O error x report error and stop
DL11 Terminal Input (TTI)
The terminal interfaces (TTI, TTO) can be set to one of four modes, 7P, 7B or 8B:
mode input characters output characters
UC high-order bit cleared, high order-bit cleared,
lower case converted lower case converted
to upper case to upper case
7P high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared,
non-printing characters suppressed
7B high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared
8B no changes no changes
The default mode is 7B (TTI) and 7P (TTO).
DL11 Terminal Output (TTO)
The terminal input (TTI) polls the console keyboard for input. It implements these registers:
name size comments
BUF 8 last data item processed
CSR 16 control/status register
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
POS 32 number of characters output
TIME 24 input polling interval (if 0, the keyboard
is polled synchronously with the line clock)
The terminal output (TTO) writes to the simulator console window. It implements these registers:
name size comments
BUF 8 last data item processed
CSR 16 control/status register
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
POS 32 number of characters input
TIME 24 time from I/O initiation to interrupt
LP11 Line Printer (LPT)
The line printer (LPT) writes data to a disk file. The POS register specifies the number of the next data item to be written. Thus, by changing POS, the user can backspace or advance the printer. The default position after ATTACH is to position at the end of an existing file. A new file can be created if you attach with the -N switch.
The line printer implements these registers:
name size comments
BUF 8 last data item processed
CSR 16 control/status register
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
POS 32 position in the output file
TIME 24 time from I/O initiation to interrupt
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 out of paper
OS I/O error x report error and stop
KW11-L Line-Time Clock (CLK)
The line-time clock (CLK) frequency can be adjusted as follows:
SET CLK 60HZ set frequency to 60Hz
SET CLK 50HZ set frequency to 50Hz
The default is 60Hz.
The line-time clock implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR 16 control/status register
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
TIME 24 clock interval
The line-time clock autocalibrates; the clock interval is adjusted up or down so that the clock tracks actual elapsed time.
KW11-P Programmable Clock (PCLK)
The programmable clock (PCLK) line frequency can be adjusted as follows:
SET PCLK 60HZ set frequency to 60Hz
SET PCLK 50HZ set frequency to 50Hz
The default is 60Hz.
The programmable clock implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR 16 control/status register
CSB 16 count set buffer
CNT 16 current count
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
OVFL 1 overflow (error) flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
UPDN 1 up/down count mode (CSR<4>)
MODE 1 single/repeat mode (CSR<3>)
RUN 1 clock run (CSR<0>)
TIME[0 to 3] 32 clock interval, rates 0 to 3
TPS[0 to 3] 32 ticks per second, rates 0 to 3
The programmable clock autocalibrates; the clock interval is adjusted up or down so that the clock tracks actual elapsed time. Operation at the highest clock rate (100Khz) is not recommended. The programmable
clock is disabled by default.
TA11/TA60 Cassette Tape (CT)
The TA11 is a programmed I/O controller supporting two cassette drives (0 and 1). The TA11 can be used like a small magtape under RT11 and RSX-11M, and with the CAPS-11 operating system. Cassettes are simulated as magnetic tapes with a fixed capacity (93,000 characters). The tape format is always SimH standard. The TA11 is disabled by default.
TA11 options include the ability to make units write enabled or write locked.
SET CTn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET CTn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
Units can not be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The TA11 does not support the BOOT command.
The TA11 controller implements these registers:
name size comments
TACS 16 control/status register
TAIDB 8 input data buffer
TAODB 8 output data buffer
INT 1 interrupt request
ERR 1 error flag
TR 1 transfer request flag
IE 1 interrupt enable flag
WRITE 1 TA60 write operation flag
BPTR 17 buffer pointer
BLNT 17 buffer length
STIME 24 operation start time
CTIME 24 character latency
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O errors flag
POS[0:1] 32 position, units 0-1
Error handling is as follows:
error processed as
not attached tape not ready; if STOP_IOE, stop
end of file bad tape
OS I/O error CRC error; if STOP_IOE, stop
Floppy Disk Drives
RX11/RX01 Floppy Disk (RX)
RX11 options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked:
SET RXn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET RXn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
The RX11 supports the BOOT command.
The RX11 implements these registers:
name size comments
RXCS 12 status
RXDB 8 data buffer
RXES 8 error status
RXERR 8 error code
RXTA 8 current track
RXSA 8 current sector
STAPTR 3 controller state
BUFPTR 3 buffer pointer
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
TR 1 transfer ready flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<5>)
CTIME 24 command completion time
STIME 24 seek time, per track
XTIME 24 transfer ready delay
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
SBUF[0:127] 8 sector buffer array
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 disk not ready
RX01 data files are buffered in memory; therefore, end of file and OS I/O errors cannot occur.
RX211/RX02 Floppy Disk (RY)
RX211 options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked, single or double density, or autosized:
SET RYn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET RYn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
SET RYn SINGLE set unit n single density
SET RYn DOUBLE set unit n double density (default)
SET RYn AUTOSIZE set unit n to autosize at ATTACH
The RX211 supports the BOOT command. The RX211 is disabled in a Qbus system with more than 256KB of memory.
The RX211 implements these registers:
name size comments
RYCS 16 status
RYBA 16 buffer address
RYWC 8 word count
RYDB 16 data buffer
RYES 12 error status
RYERR 8 error code
RYTA 8 current track
RYSA 8 current sector
STAPTR 4 controller state
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
TR 1 transfer ready flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<5>)
CTIME 24 command completion time
STIME 24 seek time, per track
XTIME 24 transfer ready delay
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
SBUF[0:255] 8 sector buffer array
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 disk not ready
RX02 data files are buffered in memory; therefore, end of file and OS I/O errors cannot occur.
Cartridge Disk Drives
RK11/RK05 Cartridge Disk (RK)
RK11 options include the ability to make units write enabled or write locked:
SET RKn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET RKn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
Units can also be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The RK11 supports the BOOT command. The RK11 is disabled in a Qbus system with more than 256KB of memory.
The RK11 implements these registers:
name size comments
RKCS 16 control/status
RKDA 16 disk address
RKBA 16 memory address
RKWC 16 word count
RKDS 16 drive status
RKER 16 error status
INTQ 9 interrupt queue
DRVN 3 number of last selected drive
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
STIME 24 seek time, per cylinder
RTIME 24 rotational delay
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 disk not ready
end of file x assume rest of disk is zero
OS I/O error x report error and stop
RK611/RK06,RK07 Cartridge Disk (HK)
RK611 options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked, to set the drive type to RK06, RK07, or autosize, and to write a DEC standard 144 compliant bad block table on the last track:
SET HKn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET HKn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
SET HKn RK06 set type to RK06
SET HKn RK07 set type to RK07
SET HKn AUTOSIZE set type based on file size at ATTACH
SET HKn BADBLOCK write bad block table on last track
The type options can be used only when a unit is not attached to a file. The bad block option can be used only when a unit is attached to a file. Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The RK611 supports the BOOT command. The RK611 is disabled in a Qbus system with more than 256KB of memory.
The RK611 implements these registers:
name size comments
HKCS1 16 control/status 1
HKWC 16 word count
HKBA 16 bus address
HKDA 16 desired surface, sector
HKCS2 16 control/status 2
HKDS[0:7] 16 drive status, drives 0 to 7
HKER[0:7] 16 drive errors, drives 0 to 7
HKDB[0:2] 16 data buffer silo
HKDC 16 desired cylinder
HKOF 8 offset
HKMR 16 maintenance register
HKSPR 16 spare register
HKCI 1 controller interrupt flop
HKDI 1 drive interrupt flop
HKEI 1 error interrupt flop
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR1<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR1<6>)
STIME 24 seek time, per cylinder
RTIME 24 rotational delay
MIN2TIME 24 minimum time between DONE and ATA
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 disk not ready
end of file x assume rest of disk is zero
OS I/O error x report error and stop
RL11(RLV12)/RL01,RL02 Cartridge Disk (RL)
RL11 options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked, to set the drive type to RL01, RL02, or autosize, and to write a DEC standard 144 compliant bad block table on the last track:
SET RLn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET RLn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
SET RLn RL01 set type to RL01
SET RLn RL02 set type to RL02
SET RLn AUTOSIZE set type based on file size at ATTACH
SET RLn BADBLOCK write bad block table on last track
The type options can be used only when a unit is not attached to a file. The bad block option can be used only when a unit is attached to a file. Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The RL11 supports the BOOT command. In a Unibus system, the RL behaves like an RL11 with 18b addressing; in a Qbus (Q22) system, the RL behaves like the RLV12 with 22b addressing.
The RL11 implements these registers:
name size comments
RLCS 16 control/status
RLDA 16 disk address
RLBA 16 memory address
RLBAE 6 memory address extension (RLV12)
RLMP,RLMP1,RLMP2 16 multipurpose register queue
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag (CSR<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR<6>)
STIME 24 seek time, per cylinder
RTIME 24 rotational delay
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 disk not ready
end of file x assume rest of disk is zero
OS I/O error x report error and stop
Massbus Subsystems
RH70/RH11 Massbus Adapters (RHA, RHB, RHC)
The RH70/RH11 Massbus adapters interface Massbus peripherals to the memory bus or Unibus of the CPU. The simulator provides three Massbus adapters. The first, RHA, is configured for the RP family of disk drives. The second, RHB, is configured for the TU family of tape controllers. The third, RHC, is configured for the RS family of fixed head disks. By default, RHA is enabled and RHB and RHC are disabled. In a Unibus system, the RH adapters implement 22b addressing for the 11/70 and 18b addressing for all other models. In a Qbus system, the RH adapters always implement 22b addressing.
Each RH adapter implements these registers:
name size comments
CS1 16 control/status register 1
WC 16 word count
BA 16 bus address
CS2 16 control/status register 2
DB 16 data buffer
BAE 6 bus address extension
CS3 16 control/status register 3
IFF 1 transfer complete interrupt request flop
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
SC 1 special condition (CSR1<15>)
DONE 1 device done flag (CSR1<7>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CSR1<6>)
RP04/05/06/07, RM02/03/05/80 Disk Pack Drives (RP)
The RP controller implements the Massbus family of large disk drives. RP options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked, to set the drive type to one of six disk types or autosize, and to write a DEC standard 144 compliant bad block table on the last track:
SET RPn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET RPn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
SET RPn RM03 set type to RM03
SET RPn RM05 set type to RM05
SET RPn RM80 set type to RM80
SET RPn RP04 set type to RP04
SET RPn RP05 set type to RP05
SET RPn RP06 set type to RP06
SET RPn RP07 set type to RP07
SET RPn AUTOSIZE set type based on file size at ATTACH
SET RPn BADBLOCK write bad block table on last track
The type options can be used only when a unit is not attached to a file. The bad block option can be used only when a unit is attached to a file. Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The RP controller supports the BOOT command.
The RP controller implements the registers listed below. Registers suffixed with [0:7] are replicated per drive.
name size comments
CS1[0:7] 16 current operation
DA[0:7] 16 desired surface, sector
DS[0:7] 16 drive status
ER1[0:7] 16 drive errors
OF[0:7] 16 offset
DC[0:7] 16 desired cylinder
ER2[0:7] 16 error status 2
ER3[0:7] 16 error status 3
EC1[0:7] 16 ECC syndrome 1
EC2[0:7] 16 ECC syndrome 2
MR[0:7] 16 maintenance register
MR2[0:7] 16 maintenance register 2 (RM only)
HR[0:7] 16 holding register (RM only)
STIME 24 seek time, per cylinder
RTIME 24 rotational delay
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 disk not ready
end of file x assume rest of disk is zero
OS I/O error x report error and stop
TM02/TM03/TE16/TU45/TU77 Magnetic Tapes (TU)
The TU controller implements the Massbus family of 800/1600bpi magnetic tape drives. TU options include the ability to select the formatter type (TM02 or TM03), to set the drive type to one of three drives (TE16, TU45, or TU77), and to set the drives write enabled or write locked.
SET TU TM02 set controller type to TM02
SET TU TM03 set controller type to TM03
SET TUn TE16 set drive type to TE16
SET TUn TU45 set drive type to TU45
SET TUn TU77 set drive type to TU77
Magnetic tape units can be set to a specific reel capacity in MB, or to unlimited capacity:
SET TUn CAPAC=m set unit n capacity to m MB (0 = unlimited)
SHOW TUn CAPAC show unit n capacity in MB
Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The TU controller supports the BOOT command.
The TU controller implements the following registers:
name size comments
CS1 6 current operation
FC 16 frame count
FS 16 formatter status
ER 16 formatter errors
CC 16 check character
MR 16 maintenance register
TC 16 tape control register
TIME 24 operation execution time
UST 17 unit status, drives 0 to 7
POS 32 position, drive 0 to 7
STOP_IOE 1 stop of I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error processed as
not attached tape not ready; if STOP_IOE, stop
end of file bad tape
OS I/O error parity error; if STOP_IOE, stop
RS03/RS04 Fixed Head Disks
The RS controller implements the Massbus family fixed head disks. RS options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked and to set the drive type to RS03, RS04, or autosize.
SET RSn LOCKED set unit n write lock enabled
SET RSn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
SET RSn RS03 set type to RS03
SET RSn RS05 set type to RS04
SET RSn AUTOSIZE set type based on file size at ATTACH
The drive type options can be used only when a unit is not attached to a file. Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The RS controller supports the BOOT command.
The RS controller implements the registers listed below. Registers suffixed with [0:7] are replicated per drive.
name size comments
CS1[0:7] 16 current operation
DA[0:7] 16 desired track, sector
DS[0:7] 16 drive status
ER[0:7] 16 drive errors
MR[0:7] 16 maintenance register
WLK[0:7] 6 max write locked track, if enabled
TIME 24 rotational delay, per word
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 disk not ready
RS data files are buffered in memory; therefore, end of file and OS I/O errors cannot occur.
RQDX3/UDA50 MSCP Disk Controllers (RQ, RQB, RQC, RQD)
The simulator implements four MSCP disk controllers, RQ, RQB, RQC, RQD. Initially, RQB, RQC, and RQD are disabled. Each RQ controller simulates an RQDX3 MSCP disk controller with four disk drives. RQ options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked, and to set the drive type to one of many disk types:
SET RQn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET RQn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
SET RQn RX50 set type to RX50
SET RQn RX33 set type to RX33
SET RQn RD32 set type to RD32
SET RQn RD51 set type to RD51
SET RQn RD52 set type to RD52
SET RQn RD53 set type to RD53
SET RQn RD54 set type to RD54
SET RQn RD31 set type to RD31
SET RQn RA81 set type to RA81
SET RQn RA82 set type to RA82
set RQn RA71 set type to RA71
SET RQn RA72 set type to RA72
SET RQn RA90 set type to RA90
SET RQn RA92 set type to RA92
SET RQn RRD40 set type to RRD40 (CD ROM)
SET RQn RAUSER{=n} set type to RA82 with n MB’s
SET -L RQn RAUSER{=n} set type to RA82 with n LBN’s
The type options can be used only when a unit is not attached to a file. RAUSER is a “user specified” disk; the user can specify the size of the disk in either MB (1000000 bytes) or logical block numbers (LBN’s, 512 bytes each). The minimum size is 5MB; the maximum size is 2GB without extended file support, 1TB with extended file support.
Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED. Each RQ controller supports the BOOT command. In a Unibus system, an RQ supports 18b addressing and identifies itself as a UDA50. In a Qbus system, an RQ supports 22b addressing and identifies itself as an RQDX3.
Drive units have changeable unit numbers. Unit numbers can be changed with:
SET RQn UNIT=val set unit plug value
Device RQ has 4 units (RQ0, RQ1, RQ2 and RQ3) which have unique MSCP unit numbers (0, 1, 2 and 3). Device RQB has 4 units (RQB0, RQB1, RQB2 and RQB3) which have unique MSCP unit numbers (4, 5, 6 and 7). Device RQC has 4 units (RQC0, RQC1, RQC2 and RQC3) which have unique MSCP unit numbers (8, 9, 10 and 11). Device RQD has 4 units (RQD0, RQD1, RQD2 and RQD3) which have unique MSCP unit numbers (12, 13, 14 and 15).
Each RQ controller implements the following special SHOW commands:
SHOW RQn TYPE show drive type
SHOW RQ RINGS show command and response rings
SHOW RQ FREEQ show packet free queue
SHOW RQ RESPQ show packet response queue
SHOW RQ UNITQ show unit queues
SHOW RQ ALL show all ring and queue state
SHOW RQn UNITQ show unit queues for unit n
SHOW RQn UNIT show unit plug value
Each RQ controller implements these registers:
name size comments
SA 16 status/address register
S1DAT 16 step 1 init host data
CQBA 22 command queue base address
CQLNT 8 command queue length
CQIDX 8 command queue index
RQBA 22 request queue base address
RQLNT 8 request queue length
RQIDX 8 request queue index
FREE 5 head of free packet list
RESP 5 head of response packet list
PBSY 5 number of busy packets
CFLGS 16 controller flags
CSTA 4 controller state
PERR 9 port error number
CRED 5 host credits
HAT 17 host available timer
HTMO 17 host timeout value
CPKT[0:3] 5 current packet, units 0 to 3
PKTQ[0:3] 5 packet queue, units 0 to 3
UFLG[0:3] 16 unit flags, units 0 to 3
PLUG[0:3] 16 unit plug value, units 0 to 3
INT 1 interrupt request
ITIME 1 response time for initialization steps
(except for step 4)
QTIME 24 response time for ‘immediate’ packets
XTIME 24 response time for data transfers
PKTS[33*32] 16 packet buffers, 33W each, 32 entries
Some DEC operating systems, notably RSX11M/M+, are very sensitive to the timing parameters. Changing the default values may cause M/M+ to crash on boot or to hang during operation.
Error handling is as follows:
error processed as
not attached disk not ready
end of file assume rest of disk is zero
OS I/O error report error and stop
Fixed Head Disks
RC11 Fixed Head Disk (RC)
RC11 options include the ability to set the number of platters to a fixed value between 1 and 4, or to autosize the number of platters:
SET RC 1P one platter (256K)
SET RC 2P two platters (512K)
SET RC 3P three platters (768K)
SET RC 4P four platters (1024K)
SET RC AUTOSIZE autosized on ATTACH
The default is one platter. The RC11 does not support the BOOT command. The RC11 is disabled at startup and is automatically disabled in a Qbus system.
The RC11 is a DMA device. The entire transfer occurs in a single DMA transfer.
The RC11 implements these registers:
name size comments
RCLA 16 look ahead register
RCDA 16 current disk address
RCER 16 error register
RCCS 16 control/status
RCWC 16 word count
RCCA 16 current memory address
RCMN 16 maintenance register
RCDB 16 data buffer
RCWLK 32 write lock switches
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 device error flag
DONE 1 device done flag
IE 1 interrupt enable flag
TIME 24 rotational delay, per word
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 non-existent disk
RC11 data files are buffered in memory; therefore, end of file and OS I/O
errors cannot occur.
RF11/RS11 Fixed Head Disk (RF)
RF11 options include the ability to set the number of platters to a fixed value between 1 and 8, or to autosize the number of platters:
SET RF 1P one platter (256K)
SET RF 2P two platters (512K)
SET RF 3P three platters (768K)
SET RF 4P four platters (1024K)
SET RF 5P five platters (1280K)
SET RF 6P six platters (1536K)
SET RF 7P seven platters (1792K)
SET RF 8P eight platters (2048K)
SET RF AUTOSIZE autosized on ATTACH
The default is one platter. The RF11 supports the BOOT command. The RF11 is disabled at startup and is automatically disabled in a Qbus system.
The RF11 implements these registers:
name size comments
RFCS 16 control/status
RFWC 16 word count
RFCMA 16 current memory address
RFDA 16 current disk address
RFDAE 16 disk address extension
RFDBR 16 data buffer
RFMR 16 maintenance register
RFWLK 32 write lock switches
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 device error flag
DONE 1 device done flag
IE 1 interrupt enable flag
TIME 24 rotational delay, per word
BURST 1 burst flag
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
The RF11 is a DMA device. If BURST = 0, word transfers are scheduled individually; if BURST = 1, the entire transfer occurs in a single DMA transfer.
Error handling is as follows:
error STOP_IOE processed as
not attached 1 report error and stop
0 non-existent disk
RF11 data files are buffered in memory; therefore, end of file and OS I/O errors cannot occur.
TC11/TU56 DECtape (DT)
The DT controller implements the TC11 DECtape controller and TU56 drives.
DECtape options include the ability to make units write enabled or write locked.
SET DTn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET DTn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED. The TC11 supports the BOOT command. The TC11 is automatically disabled in a Qbus system.
The TC11 supports supports PDP-8 format, PDP-11 format, and 18b format DECtape images. ATTACH assumes the image is in PDP-11 format; the user can force other choices with switches:
-t PDP-8 format
-f 18b format
-a autoselect based on file size
The DECtape controller is a data-only simulator; the timing and mark track, and block header and trailer, are not stored. Thus, the WRITE TIMING AND MARK TRACK function is not supported; the READ ALL function
always returns the hardware standard block header and trailer; and the WRITE ALL function dumps non-data words into the bit bucket.
The TC controller implements these registers:
name size comments
TCST 16 status register
TCCM 16 command register
TCWC 16 word count register
TCBA 16 bus address register
TCDT 16 data register
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag
DONE 1 done flag
IE 1 interrupt enable flag
CTIME 31 time to complete transport stop
LTIME 31 time between lines
DCTIME 31 time to decelerate to a full stop
SUBSTATE 2 read/write command substate
POS[0:7] 32 position, in lines, units 0 to 7
STATT[0:7] 31 unit state, units 0 to 7
STOP_OFFR 1 stop on off-reel error
It is critically important to maintain certain timing relationships among the DECtape parameters, or the DECtape simulator will fail to operate correctly.
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LTIME must be at least 6
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DCTIME needs to be at least 100 times LTIME
Acceleration time is set to 75% of deceleration time.
Magnetic Tape Controllers
TM11 Magnetic Tape (TM)
TM options include the ability to make units write enabled or write locked.
SET TMn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET TMn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
Magnetic tape units can be set to a specific reel capacity in MB, or to unlimited capacity:
SET TMn CAPAC=m set unit n capacity to m MB (0 = unlimited)
SHOW TMn CAPAC show unit n capacity in MB
Units can be set ENABLED or DISABLED.
The TM11 supports the BOOT command. The bootstrap supports both original and DEC standard boot formats. Originally, a tape bootstrap read and executed the first record on tape. To allow for ANSI labels, the DEC standard bootstrap skipped the first record and read and executed the second. The DEC standard is the default; to bootstrap an original format tape, use the command BOOT –O MTn. The TM11 is automatically disabled in a Qbus system with more than 256KB of memory.
The TM controller implements these registers:
name size comments
MTS 16 status
MTC 16 command
MTCMA 16 memory address
MTBRC 16 byte/record count
INT 1 interrupt pending flag
ERR 1 error flag
DONE 1 device done flag
IE 1 interrupt enable flag
STOP_IOE 1 stop on I/O error
TIME 24 delay
UST[0:7] 16 unit status, units 0 to 7
POS[0:7] 32 position, units 0 to 7
Error handling is as follows:
error processed as
not attached tape not ready; if STOP_IOE, stop
end of file bad tape
OS I/O error parity error; if STOP_IOE, stop
TS11/TSV05 Magnetic Tape (TS)
TS options include the ability to make the unit write enabled or write locked.
SET TS LOCKED set unit write locked
SET TS WRITEENABLED set unit write enabled
The TS drive can be set to a specific reel capacity in MB, or to unlimited capacity:
SET TS0 CAPAC=m set capacity to m MB (0 = unlimited)
SHOW TS0 CAPAC show capacity in MB
The TS11 supports the BOOT command. The bootstrap supports only DEC standard boot formats. To allow for ANSI labels, the DEC standard bootstrap skipped the first record and read and executed the second. In a Unibus system, the TS behaves like the TS11 and implements 18b addresses. In a Qbus system, the TS behaves like the TSV05 and implements 22b addresses.
The TS controller implements these registers:
name size comments
TSSR 16 status register
TSBA 16 bus address register
TSDBX 16 data buffer extension register
CHDR 16 command packet header
CADL 16 command packet low address or count
CADH 16 command packet high address
CLNT 16 command packet length
MHDR 16 message packet header
MRFC 16 message packet residual frame count
MXS0 16 message packet extended status 0
MXS1 16 message packet extended status 1
MXS2 16 message packet extended status 2
MXS3 16 message packet extended status 3
MXS4 16 message packet extended status 4
WADL 16 write char packet low address
WADH 16 write char packet high address
WLNT 16 write char packet length
WOPT 16 write char packet options
WXOPT 16 write char packet extended options
ATTN 1 attention message pending
BOOT 1 boot request pending
OWNC 1 if set, tape owns command buffer
OWNM 1 if set, tape owns message buffer
TIME 24 delay
POS 32 position
Error handling is as follows:
error processed as
not attached tape not ready
end of file bad tape
OS I/O error fatal tape error
TQK50 TMSCP Tape Controller (TQ)
The TQ controller simulates the TQK50 TMSCP tape controller. TQ options include the ability to set units write enabled or write locked, and to specify the controller type and tape length:
SET TQn LOCKED set unit n write locked
SET TQn WRITEENABLED set unit n write enabled
SET TQ TK50 set controller type to TK50
SET TQ TK70 set controller type to TK70
SET TQ TU81 set controller type to TU81
SET TQ TKUSER{=n} set controller type to TK50 with
tape capacity of n MB
User-specified capacity must be between 50 and 2000 MB.
Regardless of the controller type, individual units can be set to a specific reel capacity in MB, or to unlimited capacity:
SET TQn CAPAC=m set unit n capacity to m MB (0 = unlimited)
SHOW TQn CAPAC show unit n capacity in MB
Drive units have changeable unit numbers. Unit numbers can be changed with:
SET TQn UNIT=val set unit plug value
Device TQ has 4 units (TQ0, TQ1, TQ2 and TQ3) which have unique MSCP unit numbers (0, 1, 2 and 3).
The TQ controller supports the BOOT command. In a Unibus system, the TQ supports 18b addressing. In a Qbus system, the TQ supports 22b addressing.
The TQ controller implements the following special SHOW commands:
SHOW TQ TYPE show controller type
SHOW TQ RINGS show command and response rings
SHOW TQ FREEQ show packet free queue
SHOW TQ RESPQ show packet response queue
SHOW TQ UNITQ show unit queues
SHOW TQ ALL show all ring and queue state
SHOW TQn UNITQ show unit queues for unit n
SHOW TQn UNIT show unit plug value
The TQ controller implements these registers:
name size comments
SA 16 status/address register
S1DAT 16 step 1 init host data
CQBA 22 command queue base address
CQLNT 8 command queue length
CQIDX 8 command queue index
RQBA 22 request queue base address
RQLNT 8 request queue length
RQIDX 8 request queue index
FREE 5 head of free packet list
RESP 5 head of response packet list
PBSY 5 number of busy packets
CFLGS 16 controller flags
CSTA 4 controller state
PERR 9 port error number
CRED 5 host credits
HAT 17 host available timer
HTMO 17 host timeout value
CPKT[0:3] 5 current packet, units 0 to 3
PKTQ[0:3] 5 packet queue, units 0 to 3
UFLG[0:3] 16 unit flags, units 0 to 3
PLUG[0:3] 16 unit plug value, units 0 to 3
POS[0:3] 32 tape position, units 0 to 3
OBJP[0:3] 32 object position, units 0 to 3
INT 1 interrupt request
ITIME 1 response time for initialization steps
(except for step 4)
QTIME 24 response time for ‘immediate’ packets
XTIME 24 response time for data transfers
PKTS[33*32] 16 packet buffers, 33W each, 32 entries
Some DEC operating systems, notably RSX11M/M+, are very sensitive to the timing parameters. Changing the default values may cause M/M+ to crash on boot or to hang during operation.
Error handling is as follows:
error processed as
not attached tape not ready
end of file end of medium
OS I/O error fatal tape error
Communications Devices
DC11 Additional Terminal Interfaces (DCI/DCO)
For very early system programs, the PDP-11 simulator supports up to sixteen additional DC11 terminal interfaces. The additional terminals consist of two independent devices, DCI and DCO. The entire set is modeled as a terminal multiplexer, with DCI as the master controller. The additional terminals perform input and output through Telnet sessions connected to a user-specified port. The number of lines is specified with a SET command:
SET DCIX LINES=n set number of additional lines to n [1-16]
The ATTACH command specifies the port to be used:
ATTACH DCIX <port> set up listening port
where port is a decimal number between 1 and 65535 that is not being used for other TCP/IP activities. The additional terminals are disabled by default.
The additional terminals can be set to one of four modes: UC, 7P, 7B, or 8B.
mode input characters output characters
UC lower case converted lower case converted to upper case,
to upper case, high-order bit cleared,
high-order bit cleared non-printing characters suppressed
7P high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared,
non-printing characters suppressed
7B high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared
8B no changes no changes
The default mode is 7P. In addition, each line can be configured to behave as though it was attached to a dataset, or hardwired to a terminal:
SET DCOn DATASET simulate attachment to a dataset (modem)
SET DCOn NODATASET simulate direct attachment to a terminal
Finally, each line supports output logging. The SET DCOn LOG command enables logging on a line:
SET DCOn LOG=filename log output of line n to filename
The SET DCOn NOLOG command disables logging and closes the open log file, if any.
Once DCI is attached and the simulator is running, the terminals listen for connections on the specified port. They assume that the incoming connections are Telnet connections. The connections remain open until disconnected either by the Telnet client, a SET DCI DISCONNECT command, or a DETACH DCI command.
Other special commands:
SHOW DCI CONNECTIONS show current connections
SHOW DCI STATISTICS show statistics for active connections
SET DCOn DISCONNECT disconnects the specified line.
The input device (DCI) implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR[0:15] 16 input control/stats register, lines 0 to 15
BUF[0:15] 16 input buffer, lines 0 to 15
IREQ 16 interrupt requests, lines 0 to 15
The output device (DCO) implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR[0:15] 16 input control/stats register, lines 0 to 15
BUF[0:15] 8 input buffer, lines 0 to 15
IREQ 16 interrupt requests, lines 0 to 15
TIME[0:15] 31 time from I/O initiation to interrupt,
lines 0 to 15
The additional terminals do not support save and restore. All open connections are lost when the simulator shuts down or DCI is detached.
KL11/DL11 Additional Terminal Interfaces (DLI/DLO)
The PDP-11 simulator supports up to sixteen additional KL11/DL11 terminal interfaces. The additional terminals consist of two independent devices, DLI and DLO. The entire set is modeled as a terminal multiplexer, with DLI as the master controller. The additional terminals perform input and output through Telnet sessions connected to a user-specified port. The number of lines is specified with a SET command:
SET DLI LINES=n set number of additional lines to n [1-16]
The ATTACH command specifies the port to be used:
ATTACH DLI <port> set up listening port
where port is a decimal number between 1 and 65535 that is not being used for other TCP/IP activities. The additional terminals are disabled by default.
The additional terminals can be set to one of four modes: UC, 7P, 7B, or 8B.
mode input characters output characters
UC lower case converted lower case converted to upper case,
to upper case, high-order bit cleared,
high-order bit cleared non-printing characters suppressed
7P high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared,
non-printing characters suppressed
7B high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared
8B no changes no changes
SET DLOn UC set UC mode
SET DLOn 7P set 7P mode
SET DLOn 7B set 7B mode
SET DLOn 8B set 8B mode
The default mode is UC. In addition, each line can be configured to behave as though it was attached to a dataset, or hardwired to a terminal:
SET DLOn DATASET simulate attachment to a dataset (modem)
SET DLOn NODATASET simulate direct attachment to a terminal
Finally, each line supports output logging. The SET DLOn LOG command enables logging on a line:
SET DLOn LOG=filename log output of line n to filename
The SET DLOn NOLOG command disables logging and closes the open log file, if any.
Once DLI is attached and the simulator is running, the terminals listen for connections on the specified port. They assume that the incoming connections are Telnet connections. The connections remain open until disconnected either by the Telnet client, a SET DLI DISCONNECT command, or a DETACH DLI command.
Other special commands:
SHOW DLI CONNECTIONS show current connections
SHOW DLI STATISTICS show statistics for active connections
SET DLOn DISCONNECT disconnects the specified line.
The input device (DLI) implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR[0:15] 16 input control/stats register, lines 0 to 15
BUF[0:15] 16 input buffer, lines 0 to 15
IREQ 16 receive interrupt requests, lines 0 to 15
DSI 16 dataset interrupt requests, lines 0 to 15
The output device (DLO) implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR[0:15] 16 input control/stats register, lines 0 to 15
BUF[0:15] 8 input buffer, lines 0 to 15
IREQ 16 interrupt requests, lines 0 to 15
TIME[0:15] 31 time from I/O initiation to interrupt,
lines 0 to 15
The additional terminals do not support save and restore. All open connections are lost when the simulator shuts down or DLO is detached.
DZ11 Terminal Multiplexer (DZ)
The DZ11 is an 8-line terminal multiplexer. Up to 4 DZ11’s (32 lines) are supported. The number of lines can be changed with the command
SET DZ LINES=n set line count to n
The line count must be a multiple of 8, with a maximum of 32.
The DZ11 supports three character processing modes, 7P, 7B, and 8B:
mode input characters output characters
7P high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared,
non-printing characters suppressed
7B high-order bit cleared high-order bit cleared
8B no changes no changes
The default is 8B.
The DZ11 supports logging on a per-line basis. The command
SET DZ LOG=line=filename
enables logging for the specified line to the indicated file. The command
SET DZ NOLOG=line
disables logging for the specified line and closes any open log file. Finally, the command
SHOW DZ LOG
displays logging information for all DZ lines.
The terminal lines perform input and output through Telnet sessions connected to a user-specified port. The ATTACH command specifies the port to be used:
ATTACH {-am} DZ <port> set up listening port
where port is a decimal number between 1 and 65535 that is not being used for other TCP/IP activities. The optional switch -m turns on the DZ11’s modem controls; the optional switch -a turns on active disconnects (disconnect session if computer clears Data Terminal Ready). Without modem control, the DZ behaves as though terminals were directly connected; disconnecting the Telnet session does not cause any operating system-visible change in line status.
Once the DZ is attached and the simulator is running, the DZ will listen for connections on the specified port. It assumes that the incoming connections are Telnet connections. The connection remains open until disconnected by the simulated program, the Telnet client, a SET DZ DISCONNECT command, or a DETACH DZ command.
Other special DZ commands:
SHOW DZ CONNECTIONS show current connections
SHOW DZ STATISTICS show statistics for active connections
SET DZ DISCONNECT=linenumber disconnects the specified line.
The DZ11 implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR[0:3] 16 control/status register, boards 0 to 3
RBUF[0:3] 16 receive buffer, boards 0 to 3
LPR[0:3] 16 line parameter register, boards 0 to 3
TCR[0:3] 16 transmission control register, boards 0 to 3
MSR[0:3] 16 modem status register, boards 0 to 3
TDR[0:3] 16 transmit data register, boards 0 to 3
SAENB[0:3] 1 silo alarm enabled, boards 0 to 3
RXINT 4 receive interrupts, boards 3..0
TXINT 4 transmit interrupts, boards 3..0
MDMTCL 1 modem control enabled
AUTODS 1 autodisconnect enabled
The DZ11 does not support save and restore. All open connections are lost when the simulator shuts down or the DZ is detached.
DHQ11 Terminal Multiplexer (VH)
The DHQ11 is an 8-line terminal multiplexer for Qbus systems. Up to 4 DHQ11’s are supported.
The DHQ11 is a programmable asynchronous terminal multiplexer. It has two programming modes: DHV11 and DHU11. The register sets are compatible with these devices. For transmission, the DHQ11 can be used in either DMA or programmed I/O mode. For reception, there is a 256-entry FIFO for received characters, dataset status changes, and diagnostic information, and a programmable input interrupt timer (in DHU mode). The device supports 16-, 18-, and 22-bit addressing. The DHQ11 can be programmed to filter and/or handle XON/XOFF characters independently of the processor. The DHQ11 supports programmable bit width (between 5 and 8) for the input and output of characters.
The DHQ11 has a rocker switch for determining the programming mode. By default, the DHV11 mode is selected, though DHU11 mode is recommended for applications that can support it. The VH controller may be adjusted on a per controller basis as follows:
SET VHn DHU use the DHU programming mode and registers
SET VHn DHV use the DHV programming mode and registers
DMA output is supported. In a real DHQ11, DMA is not initiated immediately upon receipt of TX.DMA.START but is dependent upon some internal processes. The VH controller mimics this behavior by default. It may be desirable to alter this and start immediately, though this may not be compatible with all operating systems and diagnostics. You can change the behavior of the VH controller as follows:
SET VHn NORMAL use normal DMA procedures
SET VHn FASTDMA set DMA to initiate immediately
The terminal lines perform input and output through Telnet sessions connected to a user-specified port. The ATTACH command specifies the port to be used:
ATTACH VH <port> set up listening port
where port is a decimal number between 1 and 65535 that is not being used for other TCP/IP activities. This port is the point of entry for all lines on all VH controllers.
The number of lines can be changed with the command
SET VH LINES=n set line count to n
The line count must be a multiple of 8, with a maximum of 32.
Modem and auto-disconnect support may be set on an individual controller basis. The SET MODEM command directs the controller to report modem status changes to the computer. The SET HANGUP command turns on active disconnects (disconnect session if computer clears Data Terminal Ready).
SET VHn [NO]MODEM disable/enable modem control
SET VHn [NO]HANGUP disable/enable disconnect on DTR drop
Once the VH is attached and the simulator is running, the VH will listen for connections on the specified port. It assumes that the incoming connections are Telnet connections. The connection remains open until disconnected by the simulated program, the Telnet client, a SET VH DISCONNECT command, or a DETACH VH command.
Other special VH commands:
SHOW VH CONNECTIONS show current connections
SHOW VH STATISTICS show statistics for active connections
SET VH DISCONNECT=linenumber disconnects the specified line.
The DHQ11 implements these registers, though not all can be examined from SCP:
name size comments
CSR[0:3] 16 control/status register, boards 0 to 3
RBUF[0:3] 16 receive buffer, boards 0 to 3
LPR[0:3] 16 line parameter register, boards 0 to 3
RXINT 4 receive interrupts, boards 3..0
TXINT 4 transmit interrupts, boards 3..0
[more to be described…]
The DHQ11 does not support save and restore. All open connections are lost when the simulator shuts down or the VH is detached.
Ethernet Controllers
DELQA-T/DELQA/DEQNA Qbus Ethernet Controllers (XQ, XQB)
The simulator implements two DELQA-T/DELQA/DEQNA Qbus Ethernet controllers (XQ, XQB). Initially, XQ is enabled, and XQB is disabled. Options allow control of the MAC address, the controller mode, and the sanity timer.
SET XQ MAC=<mac-address> ex. 08-00-2B-AA-BB-CC
SHOW XQ MAC
These commands are used to change or display the MAC address. <mac-address> is a valid Ethernet MAC, delimited by dashes or periods. The controller defaults to 08-00-2B-AA-BB-CC, which should be sufficient if there is only one SIMH controller on your LAN. Two cards with the same MAC address will see each other’s packets, resulting in a serious mess.
| SET XQ TYPE={DEQNA | [DELQA] | DELQA-T} |
SHOW XQ TYPE
These commands are used to change or display the controller mode. DELQA mode is better and faster but may not be usable by older or non-DEC OS’s. Also, be aware that DEQNA mode is not supported by many modern OS’s. The DEQNA-LOCK mode of the DELQA card is emulated by setting the the controller to DEQNA – there is no need for a separate mode. DEQNA-LOCK mode behaves exactly like a DEQNA, except for the operation of the VAR and MOP processing.
| SET XQ SANITY={ON | [OFF]} |
SHOW XQ SANITY
These commands change or display the INITIALIZATION sanity timer (DEQNA jumper W3/DELQA switch S4). The INITIALIZATION sanity timer has a default timeout of 4 minutes, and cannot be turned off, just reset. The normal sanity timer can be set by operating system software regardless of the state of this switch. Note that only the DEQNA (or the DELQA in DEQNA-LOCK mode (=DEQNA)) supports the sanity timer – it is ignored by a DELQA in Normal mode, which uses switch S4 for a different purpose.
| SET XQ POLL={DEFAULT | 4..2500} |
SHOW XQ POLL
These commands change or display the service polling timer. The polling timer is calibrated to run the service thread 200 times per second. This value can be changed to accommodate particular system requirements for more (or less) frequent polling.
SHOW XQ STATS
This command will display the accumulated statistics for the simulated Ethernet controller.
To access the network, the simulated Ethernet controller must be attached to a real Ethernet interface:
| ATTACH XQ0 {ethX | <device_name>} ex. eth0 or /dev/era0 |
SHOW XQ ETH
where X in ‘ethX’ is the number of the Ethernet controller to attach, or the real device name. The X number is system-dependent. If you only have one Ethernet controller, the number will probably be 0. To find out what your system thinks the Ethernet numbers are, use the SHOW XQ ETH command. The device list can be quite cryptic, depending on the host system, but is probably better than guessing. If you do not attach the device, the controller will behave as though the Ethernet cable were unplugged.
XQ and XQB have the following registers:
name size comments
SA0 16 station address word 0
SA1 16 station address word 1
SA2 16 station address word 2
SA3 16 station address word 3
SA4 16 station address word 4
SA5 16 station address word 5
RBDL 32 receive buffer descriptor list
XBDL 32 trans(X)mit buffer descriptor list
CSR 16 control status register
VAR 16 vector address register
INT 1 interrupt request flag
One final note: because of its asynchronous nature, the XQ controller is not limited to the ~1.5Mbit/sec of the real DEQNA/DELQA controllers, nor the 10Mbit/sec of a standard Ethernet. Attach it to a Fast Ethernet (100 Mbit/sec) card, and “Feel the Power!” :-)
DELUA/DEUNA Unibus Ethernet Controllers (XU, XUB)
The simulator implements two DELUA/DEUNA Unibus Ethernet controllers (XU, XUB). Its operation is analogous to the DELQA/DEQNA controller.
CR11/CD11 Card Reader (CR)
The card reader (CR) implements a single controller (either the CR11 or the CD11) and card reader (e.g., Documation M200, GDI Model 100) by reading a file and presenting lines or cards to the simulator. Card decks may be represented by plain text ASCII files, card image files, or column binary files. The CR11 controller is also compatible with the CM11-F, CME11, and CMS11.
Card image files are a file format designed by Douglas W. Jones at the University of Iowa to support the interchange of card deck data. These files have a much richer information carrying capacity than plain ASCII files. Card Image files can contain such interchange information as card-stock color, corner cuts, special artwork, as well as the binary punch data representing all 12 columns. Complete details on the format, as well as sample code, are available at Prof. Jones’s site: http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/cards/.
The card reader can be configured to support either of the two controllers supported by DEC:
SET CR CR11 set controller type to CR11
SET CR CD11 set controller type to CD11
The controller type must be set before attaching a virtual card deck to the device. You may NOT change controller type once a file is attached.
The primary differences are summarized in the table below. By default, the CR11 simulation is selected.
CR11 CD11
BR 6 4
registers 4 3
data transfer BR DMA
card rate 200-600 1000-1200
hopper cap. <= 1000 1000-2250
cards Mark-sense & punched only
punched
Examples of the CR11 include the M8290 and M8291 (CMS11). All card readers use a common vector at 0230 and CSR at 177160.
The card reader supports ASCII, card image, and column binary format card “decks.” When reading plain ASCII files, lines longer than 80 characters are silently truncated. Card image support is included for 80 column Hollerith, 82 column Hollerith (silently ignoring columns 0 and 81), and 40 column Hollerith (mark-sense) cards. Column binary supports 80 column card images only. All files are attached read-only (as if the -R switch were given).
ATTACH –A CR <file> file is ASCII text
ATTACH –B CR <file> file is column binary
ATTACH –I CR <file> file is card image format
If no flags are given, the file extension is evaluated. If the filename ends in .TXT, the file is treated as ASCII text. If the filename ends in .CBN, the file is treated as column binary. Otherwise, the CR driver looks for a card image header. If a correct header is found the file is treated as card image format, otherwise it is treated as ASCII text.
The correct character translation MUST be set if a plain text file is to be used for card deck input. The correct translation SHOULD be set to allow correct ASCII debugging of a card image or column binary input deck. Depending upon the operating system in use, how it was generated, and how the card data will be read and used, the translation must be set correctly so that the proper character set is used by the driver. Use the following command to explicitly set the correct translation:
| SET TRANSLATION={DEFAULT | 026 | 026FTN | 029 | EBCDIC} |
This command should be given after a deck is attached to the simulator. The mappings above are completely described at http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/cards/codes.html. Note that DEC typically used 029 or 026FTN mappings.
DEC operating systems used a variety of methods to determine the end of a deck, recognizing that ‘hopper empty’ does not necessarily mean the end of a deck. Below is a summary of the various operating system conventions for signaling end of deck:
RT-11: 12-11-0-1-6-7-8-9 punch in column 1
RSTS/E: 12-11-0-1 or 12-11-0-1-6-7-8-9 punch in column 1
RSX: 12-11-0-1-6-7-8-9 punch
VMS: 12-11-0-1-6-7-8-9 punch in first 8 columns
TOPS: 12-11-0-1 or 12-11-0-1-6-7-8-9 punch in column 1
Using the AUTOEOF setting, the card reader can be set to automatically generate an EOF card consisting of the 12-11-0-1-6-7-8-9 punch in columns 1-8. When set to CD11 mode, this switch also enables automatic setting of the EOF bit in the controller after the EOF card has been processed. [The CR11 does not have a similar capability.] By default AUTOEOF is enabled.
SET CR AUTOEOF
SET CR NOAUTOEOF
The default card reader rate for the CR11 is 285 cpm, while the default rate for the CD11 is 1000 cpm. The reader rate can be set to its default value or to anywhere in the range 200..1200 cpm. This rate may be changed while the unit is attached.
| SET CR RATE={DEFAULT | 200..1200} |
It is standard operating procedure for operators to load a card deck and press the momentary action RESET button to clear any error conditions and alert the processor that a deck is available to read. Use the following command to simulate pressing the card reader RESET button,
SET CR RESET
Another common control of physical card readers is the STOP button. An operator could use this button to finish the read operation for the current card and terminate reading a deck early. Use the following command to simulate pressing the card reader STOP button.
SET CR STOP
The simulator does not support the BOOT command. The simulator does not stop on file I/O errors. Instead the controller signals a reader check to the CPU.
The CR controller implements these registers:
name size comments
BUF 8 ASCII value of last column processed
CRS 16 CR11 status register
CRB1 16 CR11 12-bit Hollerith character
CRB2 16 CR11 8-bit compressed character
CRM 16 CR11 maintenance register
CDST 16 CD11 control/status register
CDCC 16 CD11 column count
CDBA 16 CD11 current bus address
CDDB 16 CD11 data buffer, 2nd status
BLOWER 2 blower state value
INTCR 1 interrupt pending flag (CR11)
INTCD 1 interrupt pending flag (CD11)
ERR 1 error flag (CRS<15>)
IE 1 interrupt enable flag (CRS<6>)
POS 32 file position - do not alter
TIME 24 delay time between columns
The CD11 simulation includes the Rev. J modification to make the CDDB act as a second status register during non-data transfer periods.
Arithmetic Options
KE11A Extended Arithmetic Option (KE)
The KE11A extended arithmetic option (KE) provides multiply, divide, normalization, and multi-bit shift capability on Unibus PDP-11’s that lack the EIS instruction set. In practice, it was only sold with the PDP-11/20. The KE is disabled by default.
The KE implements these registers:
name size comments
AC 16 accumulator
MQ 16 multiplier-quotient
SC 6 shift count
SR 8 status register
KG11A Communications Arithmetic Option (KG)
The KG11-A is a programmed I/O, non-interrupting, dedicated arithmetic processor for the Unibus. The device is used to compute the block check character (BCC) over a block of data, typically in data communication applications. The KG11 can compute three different Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) polynomials (CRC-16, CRC-12, CRC-CCITT) and two Longitudinal Redundancy Checks (LRC, Exclusive-OR; LRC-8, LRC-16). Up to eight units may be contiguously present in a single machine and are all located at fixed addresses. This simulation implements all functionality of the device including the ability to single step computation of the BCC. The KG is disabled by default.
The KG11 supports the following options:
SET KG UNITS=n set the number of units [0-8]
SET KG DEBUG={opt,opt…} set the debugging options
REG - any time a register is
touched
POLY - any time the polynomial is
changed
CYCLE - each cycle computing the
polynomial
The KG11 implements the following registers, replicated for each unit:
name size comments
SR[0:7] 16 control and status register; R/W
BCC[0:7] 16 result block check character;
R/O
DR[0:7] 16 input data register; W/O
PULSCNT[0:7] 16 polynomial cycle stage
Symbolic Display and Input
The PDP-11 simulator implements symbolic display and input. Display is controlled by command line switches:
-a display as ASCII character
-c display as two packed ASCII characters
-m display instruction mnemonics
Input parsing is controlled by the first character typed in or by command line switches:
’ or -a ASCII character
” or -c two packed ASCII characters
alphabetic instruction mnemonic
numeric octal number
Instruction input uses standard PDP-11 assembler syntax. There are sixteen instruction classes:
class operands examples comments
no operands none HALT, RESET
3b literal literal [0 to 7] SPL
6b literal literal [0-077] MARK
8b literal literal [0-0377] EMT, TRAP
register register RTS
sop specifier SWAB, CLR, ASL
reg-sop register, specifier JSR, XOR, MUL
fop flt specifier ABSf, NEGf
ac-fop flt reg, flt specifier LDf, MULf
ac-sop flt reg, specifier LDEXP, STEXP
ac-moded sop flt reg, specifier LDCif, STCfi
dop specifier, specifier MOV, ADD, BIC
cond branch address BR, BCC, BNE
sob register, address SOB
cc clear cc clear instructions CLC, CLV, CLZ, CLN combinable
cc set cc set instructions SEC, SEV, SEZ, SEN combinable
For floating point opcodes, F and D variants, and I and L variants, may be specified regardless of the state of FPS.
The syntax for specifiers is as follows:
syntax specifier displacement comments
Rn 0n -
Fn 0n - only in flt reg classes
(Rn) 1n -
@(Rn) 7n 0 equivalent to @0(Rn)
(Rn)+ 2n -
@(Rn)+ 3n -
-(Rn) 4n -
@-(Rn) 5n -
{+/-}d(Rn) 6n {+/-}d
@{+/-}d(Rn) 7n {+/-}d
#n 27 n
@#n 37 n
.+/-n 67 +/-n - 4
@.+/-n 77 +/-n - 4
{+/-}n 67 {+/-}n - PC - 4 if on disk, 37 and n
@{+/-}n 77 {+/-}n - PC - 4 if on disk, invalid
The UC15
The UC15 is a special, limited configuration of the PDP-11 simulator for use as the I/O processor in a PDP-15/76 system. It is configured as follows:
device name(s) simulates
CPU PDP-11/05 CPU with 8KB-24KB of memory
PTR,PTP PC11 paper tape reader/punch
TTI,TTO DL11 console terminal
CR CR11 card reader
LPT LP11 line printer
CLK KW11-L line frequency clock
RK RK11/RK05 cartridge disk controller with eight drives
UCA,UCB DR11-C parallel interfaces
The card reader is disabled initially and is not supported by the default release of PIREX, the I/O executive that runs in the UC15.
The CPU model cannot be changed. While memory size can be changed, PIREX is configured for 16KB of memory.
The PDP-15/76 configuration requires the shared memory facility, which is presently implemented only for Windows and Linux.
DR11 Parallel Interfaces (UCA, UCB)
The UC15 talks to the PDP-15’s DR15 interface over a pair of DR11-C interfaces called UCA and UCB. UCA implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR 16 control/status register
BUF 16 input buffer
APID 1 CSR<7>, API done
IE 1 CSR<6>, interrupt enable
POLL 10 polling interval
UCB implements these registers:
name size comments
CSR 16 control/status register
BUF 16 input buffer
NTCB 1 CSR<7>, new task control block
IE 1 CSR<6>, interrupt enable
UCA and UCB implement the SET/SHOW ADDRESS and SET/SHOW VECTOR commands, but if the address or vector of either interface is changed, PIREX will not run correctly.
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