[Simh] TSV05 on PDP-11/VAX

[Alan Frisbie]

> > Is anyone sucessfully using the TSV05 (TS) device with the PDP-11
> > (or VAX) emulation?   

> Yes.

OK, then I must be doing something wrong.

> > Here is the SIMH configuration info:
> > 
> >   sim> show ts
> >   TS      address=17772520-17772523, no vector
> >           attached to dka300:[tpc_images.aef]108_AEF_WD_DRIVER_RSX.TPC,
> >           read only, write enabled, TPC format unlimited capacity
> > 
> > (As an aside, why does it display "no vector", when the physical device (and
> > hopefully the emulation) uses a fixed vector of 224?)
>
> This detail should be resolved before much else will work.

Aha, that would make sense.   If it doesn't interrupt, RSX will
never see the operation completion.

> Please supply the configuration file you are using with the
> simulator and more precise and useful answers can be provided.

Here it is:

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; RSX1986.INI
;
; SIMH initialization file to set up an environment for
; a PDP-11 that will properly run the Flying Disk Systems
; RSX-11M-Plus v3.0 system from 1986 using the values
; from the SYSGEN saved answer file.
;
set cpu 11/73
set cpu 2048K
set tti 8b
set tto 8b
;
; Devices not used in this configuration
;
set DZ disabled
set RX disabled
set TQ disabled
;
; RH controllers (Massbus)
;
; RHA address=17776700-17776753, vector=254 (default)
;
set RHA enabled
set RHB disabled
;
; Drives on RHA
;
set RP0 RM05
set RP1 RM03
;
; RK11 cartridge disk controllers
;
; RK address=17777400-17777417, vector=220 (default)
;
; Unit 0/1 is an RK05F (fixed)
; Unit 2 is an RK05J (removable)
;
set RK enabled
;
; RL11/RLV11 disk cartridge controllers
;
; RL  RLV12, address=17774400-17774411, vector=160 (default), 2 units
;
set RL0 RL02
set RL1 RL02
set RL2 disabled
set RL3 disabled
;
; MSCP disk controllers
;
set RQ enabled
set RQ address=17772150
set RQ0 enabled
;
set RQB enabled
set RQB address=17772144
; Vector is set by software (RSX)
; set RQB vector=170
set RQB1 enabled
set RQB2 enabled
set RQB3 enabled
;
set RQC disabled
set RQD disabled
;
; CR11 card reader
;
; CR	address=17777160-17777167, vector=230 (default)
;
set CR enabled
;
;
; TS11/TU80/TSV05/TK25 magtape controllers
;
; TS address=17772520-17772523, vector=224 (default)
;
set TS enabled
set TS address=17772520
; Vector is fixed in hardware at 224
;
; RXV21 disk controllers
;
set RY enabled
set RY address=17777170
set RY vector=264
;
;
; LP/LS/LV11/LA180 line printer
; LPT address=17777514-17777517, vector=200 (default)
set LPT enabled
set LPT address=17777514
set LPT vector=200
;
; PC11 paper tape reader/punch
;
; PTR address=17777550-17777553, vector=70 (default)
; PTP address=17777554-17777557, vector=74 (default)
;
set PTR enabled
set PTP enabled
;
; Because SIMH serial line implementation is not compatible
; with our configuration, do not enable them.
; Likewise, the TU58 is not supported.
; 
; Attach our two primary disks
; 
attach rq1 DKA200:[FRISBIE.SIMH]RSX_RD53_1.DSK
attach rq3 DKA200:[FRISBIE.SIMH]RSX_RD53_3.DSK
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Thanks,
Alan