KDPLDR is a program designed to perform the following functions.
. Start, stop and master-clear KMC-11 synchronous line
controllers attached to KS-10 processors via KS-10
UNIBUS adapters.
. Load and verify the KMC-11 microcode
. Initialize or halt DDCMP on the DUP-11 synchronous lines
controlled by the KMC-11.
Commands to KDPLDR are a series of standard "SCAN" switches.
These switches are listed below.
/AUTO In general this is the only switch that needs to be
given to kdpldr. It is functionally equivalent to the
following list of commands
/MCLEAR:ALL ;Init the KMC-11's
/LOAD:ALL ;Load their ucode
/VERIFY:ALL ;Make sure the CRAM is ok
/USTART:ALL ;Start the ucode
/START:ALL/KMC:ALL ;Start DDCMP on all DUPs
/BFILE This switch takes as an argument a specification of a
file containing the binary microcode for the KMC-11.
This switch may be used to modify either the /LOAD or
the /VERIFY switches. When specified, the /BFILE switch
directs KDPLDR to use the microcode specified by the
file specification rather than it's own "assembled in"
version of the microcode.
/KMC This switch takes as an argument either a KMC-11
controller number or the word "ALL". This switch is a
required modifier for the /START and /STOP switches.
/LOAD This switch takes as an argument either a KMC-11
controller number or the word "ALL". This switch
directs KDPLDR to load the control RAMs of the specified
KMC-11 controllers. KDPLDR will load it's own
"assembled in" version of the COMIOP/DUP microcode
unless the /BFILE switch is given.
/MCLEAR This switch takes as an argument either a KMC-11
controller number or the word "ALL". This switch
directs KDPLDR to "master clear" the specified KMC-11
controllers.
/START This switch takes as an argument either a DUP-11 line
number or the word "ALL". This switch must be modified
by a /KMC switch to specify the line's controller. This
switch directs KDPLDR to initiate DDCMP on the specified
line (or lines).
/STOP This switch takes as an argument either a DUP-11 line
number of the word "ALL", and like /START must be
modified by a /KMC switch. This switch directs KDPLDR
to terminate DDCMP on the specified lines.
/USTART This switch takes as an argument either a KMC-11
controller number or the word "ALL". It directs KDPLDR
to start the microcode of the specified KMC-11s.
/VERIFY This switch, like /LOAD, takes either a KMC-11 number or
"ALL". It may als bemodified by the /BFILE switch.
It directs KDPLDR to compare the microcode in the
specified KMC-11's CRAM with either KDPLDR's internal
copy or the version specified by the /BFILE switch.
KDPLDR displays any differences encountered.
Here are some examples of KDPLDR command strings.
/MCLEAR:ALL This command causes KDPLDR to master
clear all KMC-11s on the KS-10.
/VERIFY:1/BFILE:COMIOP This command causes KDPLDR to
compare the microcode in the CRAM of
KMC-11 number 1 with the microcode
in the file "SYS:COMIOP.BIN". Any
differences encountered will be type
on the users terminal.
/START:ALL/KMC:1 This command causes KDPLDR to try to
initiate DDCMP on all DUP-11 lines
controlled by KMC-11 number 1.
/STOP:1/KMC:ALL This command causes KDPLDR to halt
DDCMP on line number 1 on each
KMC-11 controller.
