Hardware Documentation - Machines DEC - VAX hardware reference

This is an (incomplete) list of Digital Equipment Corporation VAX computers and specifications. Compiled by abs@NetBSD.org with much help from port-vax@NetBSD.org users.

This is very much still a work in progress - many sections are little more than placeholders. Having said that, there should be enough here to prove useful.

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CQD200 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	SCSI disks & tapes
Vendor:	CMD	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller

CQD203 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	SCSI disks & tapes
Vendor:	CMD	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller

CQD240 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	SCSI disks & tapes
Vendor:	CMD	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller

CQD243 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	SCSI disks & tapes
Vendor:	CMD	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	xx3 has S-handle, /T is tape, /M is disk, /TM are disk & tape controller

DELQA (Interface cards index)

Type:	ethernet interface	Bus:	Q-bus
Specification:	M7516 DELQA Ethernet interface	Last updated:	2004-07-15

DEQNA (Interface cards index)

Type:	ethernet interface	Bus:	Q-bus
Last updated:	1998-01-24

DQ132 (Interface cards index)

Type:	Pertec tape controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Vendor:	Dilog	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	emulates TS11 and TSV05

DQ153 (Interface cards index)

Type:	Pertec tape controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Vendor:	Dilog	Last updated:	1998-11-23

DQ686 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	ESDI disks
Vendor:	Dilog	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	controller for 4 disks.

DQ696 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	ESDI disks
Vendor:	Dilog	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	controller for 2 disks.

DRV-11 (Interface cards index)

Type:	ethernet interface	Bus:	Q-bus
Specification:	M7651 DRV-11 parallel interface	Last updated:	2004-07-15

DZQ-11 (Interface cards index)

Type:	serial card	Bus:	Q-bus
Specification:	4 port serial card	Last updated:	1998-01-24

KDA50 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	SDI disks (eg: RA90)
Last updated:	1998-01-26

Q22 Q-bus expander (Interface cards index)

Type:	bus expander	Bus:	Q-bus
Specification:	M9404 Q22 Q-bus expander	Last updated:	2004-07-15

QD21 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	MSCP	Specification:	ESDI disks
Vendor:	Emulex	Last updated:	1999-02-16
Notes:	controller for 2 disks.

QT13 (Interface cards index)

Type:	Pertec tape controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	TMSCP	Vendor:	Emulex
Last updated:	1999-02-16	Notes:	QT14 is a QT13 with S-handle

QT14 (Interface cards index)

Type:	Pertec tape controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	TMSCP	Vendor:	Emulex
Last updated:	1999-02-16	Notes:	QT14 is a QT13 with S-handle

QTS30 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	E(?)	Vendor:	MTI
Specification:	SCSI disks	Last updated:	1998-02-06

RQDX1 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus (quad width)
Specification:	M8639YA controller. Four drives. RX50, RD50, RD51, RD52, and RD53	Bus protocol:	MSCP
Last updated:	1998-01-26	Notes:	RX50 counts as two drives

RQDX2 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus (quad width)
Specification:	M8639YB controller. Four drives. RX50, RD50, RD51, RD52, and RD53	Bus protocol:	MSCP
Last updated:	1998-01-26	Notes:	There were at least two firmware releases of the RQDX2 RX50 counts as two drives

RQDX3 (Interface cards index)

Type:	disk controller	Bus:	Q-bus (dual height)
Specification:	M7555 controller. Four drives. RX50, RX33, RD50, RD51, RD52, RD53, and RD3x	Bus protocol:	MSCP
Last updated:	1998-01-26	Notes:	RX50 counts as two drives

TKB70 (Interface cards index)

Interface:	VAXBI bus	Bus protocol:	TMSCP
Last updated:	1998-03-18	Notes:	Used to connect TK70 to a VAXBI bus machine

TQK50 (Interface cards index)

Type:	tape interface	Interface:	Q-bus
Bus protocol:	TMSCP	Last updated:	1998-01-28
Notes:	Used to connect TK50 to a Q-bus machine

TUK50 (Interface cards index)

Type:	tape interface	Interface:	UNIBUS
Bus protocol:	TMSCP	Last updated:	1998-01-28
Notes:	Used to connect TK50 to a UNIBUS machine

TZK50 (Interface cards index)

Type:	tape interface	Interface:	SCSI
Bus protocol:	TMSCP	Last updated:	1998-01-28
Notes:	Used to convert TK50 to TK50Z

VCB01 (Interface cards index)

Alias:	QVSS	Type:	video card
Bus:	Q-bus	Specification:	Monochrome
Last updated:	1998-01-24	Notes:	Came with vr290 to turn MicroVAX II into a VAXstation II

VCB02 (Interface cards index)

Alias:	QDSS	Type:	video card
Bus:	Q-bus	Specification:	4 (2 boards) or 8 (3 boards) plane colour
Last updated:	1998-01-24	Notes:	Used to turn MicroVAX II into a VAXstation II/GPX

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