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Document:	14.35.10 7809 RSX-11M 3.1
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Software Product Description
PRODUCT NAME: RSX-11 M, Version 3.1, Real Time Operating System
DESCRIPTION:
RSX-11 M is a disk-based real-time operating system
which runs on any UNIBUS PDP-11 processor. It provides an environment for the execution of multiple
real-time tasks (program images) using a priority
structured event-driven scheduling mechanism. System generation allows the user to configure the software for systems ranging in size from small 16K-word
systems to large 1920K-word systems.
RSX-11 M can be generated as either a mapped or
unmapped system, depending on whether the hardware configuration includes a KT11 Memory Management Unit. If the configuration does not include
hardware memory management, the system can support between 16K and 28K words of memory. If the
configuration includes hardware memory management, the system can support between 24K and 124K
words of memory on processors other than the PDP11/70, or between 64K words and 1920K words on
the PDP-11/70. RSX-11 M provides the same primary
services in mapped and unmapped systems; however, some supplied optional features and separately
licensed options require hardware configurations
larger than the minimum supported systems.
Memory is logically divided into partitions in which
tasks are loaded and executed. Activity in a partition
can be either user-controlled or system-controlled:
the user determines the placement of tasks in the
former, and the system controls the placement of
tasks in the latter. Automatic memory compaction
minimizes any fragmentation of a system-controlled
partition. Unmapped systems support only user-controlled partitions. Mapped systems support both usercontrolled and system-contrOlled partitions.
Real-time interrupt response is provided by the system's task scheduling mechanism, which recognizes
250 software priority levels. The user-specified task
priority determines the task's eligibility to execute. A
task can be fixed in a partition to ensure immediate
execution when it is activated, or it can reside on disk
while it is dormant to make memory available to other
tasks. Task checkpointing enables tasks to be displaced from a partition to enable a higher-priority
non-resident task to execute.
RSX-11 M offers complete program development facilities as well as a real-time response run-time system.
Program development and real-time tasks can execute concurrently in systems with at least 24K words

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of memory. The system's software priority levels enable the user to compile/assemble, debug, and install
tasks without affecting real-time task response.
A multi-user program development facility is available
for systems with a recommended 32K words or more
of memory. Passwords and LOGIN/LOGOUT, device
access protection, a round- robin scheduler (running
under the real-time executive), and concurrent execution of equal priority tasks via executive level
swapping are provided.
Tasks can be written in MACRO-11 assembly language and optionally FORTRAN IV, FORTRAN IVPLUS, PDP-11 COBOL, BASIC-11, and BASIC-PLUS2. Sharable libraries and system support for user-created libraries are provided. The EDI text editor, the
EDT DEC editor, utilities, symbol cross-reference, and
task memory dump facility are provided to assist task
development and check-out.
The RSX-11 M file system provides automatic space
allocation and file structures for all block-structured
device·s. Features include:
• sequential, random, and relative (RMS-11) file organizations
• file protection
• device independence and logical device aSSignment
During system generation, the user can select a minimum 2K-word version of the resident file system to
conserve space. On systems with other than the minimum 2K-word version of the file system, multi-header
file support is provided. It enables file size to be
limited only by the capacity of the volume on which it
resides.
In addition to the resident file system, the use of the
file control services (FCS) will increase the user task
size by approximately 1K to 4K words, depending on
the number of open files and the services desired.
The record management system (RMS) requires at
least 4K words per task.
Indirect command file support provides extremely
powerful batch-like facilities. A terminal user can create a file containing system commands. The system
can then be instructed to execute the commands in
the file without operator intervention. The indirect file
processor can be executing command files concurrent with real-time task execution.
Software supported reliability features include:

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• processor (PDP-ll 145, 11 ISO, 11 ISS, 11/60, 11/70),
disk and magnetic tape error logging
• power failure restart
• user-mode diagnostics, (terminals, line printers,
TS03, TU10, TU16, TU45, RK05, RK06, RP04/05/06,
RPR02, RP03, and RS03/04)

• RMS sequential and relative file access (not available on unmapped systems or single RK05 systems), including "bucket" locking.
• Diret;t connect of user task to hardware interrupts
• PLOT55 subroutines for using the graphics features
of the VT55 terminal

Other optional RSX-ll M features include:
• Logical device assignments
• ANS format magnetic tape support
• qynamic UMR allocation for PDP-11/70
• Line printer spooling
• Loadable device drivers
• Post-mortem and snapshot dump facility
• Crash dump analyzer facility
• Host for RSX-ll S systems

MIN~MUM HARDWARE REQUIRED:
To define a minimum system, use Figure 1, the RSX11 M configurator. Any system defined by connecting
the boxes with one of the eleven vertical lines forms a
required minimum system.

The basic 16K-word RSX-ll M system provides approximately BK words of memory for user tasks and
BK words of memory for system space. Additional executive services and device drivers can be selectively
incorporated into the system at increased memory
space usage. The following is contained in the basic

Figure 1

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RK11 controller
and RK05J disk
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-'TA11
Dual
Drive
Cassette
System

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RX11
Dual
Drive
Floppy
System

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system
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TableT

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and disk drive
(for magnetic
tape distribution or dual
RK05 distribution)

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RK05
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tape
system
from
TableT

second
RL01
drive

RL 11 disk
system
(includes one
RL01 drive)

RK611 disk
system (includes
one RK06 drive) or
RK?11 disk system
(includes one RKO?
drive)

RPR11, RP11,
RFP04/05/06
(RW for 11/70),
RJM02 or RWM03
controller and
disk system

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tape
system
from
TableT

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second
RK06
or
RKO?
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tape
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TableT

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system memory space:
• Executive
• File System Primitives (2K version)
• Operator Interface task (MCR)
• Task Load er
• Space for three device drivers:
1. one system disk driver
2. one DL 11 driver supporting a single line
3. one other driver (excluding ICS11/1CR11)
A minimum of 24K words is required for mapped systems or where it is desired to perform concurrent
program development and application execution.
NOTE:
Dual RK05 systems using RK05 disk cartridges as the distribution media must
have at least one removable unit and a
second unit (either removable or fixed)
within unit numbers 0 through 3 on the
same controller.
Although magnetic tape drives are supported in a 16K word system, the recommended minimum memory for tape support is 24K words. If magnetic tape is the
distribution media, 24K words is a requirement.
Table T
Tape System
PROCESSOR
All UNIBUS
PDP-11 processors

TAPE
Controller
TM11
TMA11
TMB11

PDP-11/70

TME11
TJU16
TJE16
TJU45
TWE16
TWU45

Transport
TU10
TU10
TS03
TS03
TU10W
TE10
TU16
TE16
TU45
TE16
TU45

OPTIONAL HARDWARE:
Note: I n some cases not all hardware features of the
following options are supported.
• Additional memory to a system total of 28K words
on systems that do not include the hardware
memory management unit, 124K words on other
than P.DP-11/70 systems which include the hardware memory management unit, or 1920K words on
PDP-11/70 systems.
• KT11 Memory Management Unit (requires a minimum of 24K words of memory)
• KE11-A, B Extended Arithmetic Element (supported
only on systems which do not include a memory
management unit)
• KE11-E Extended Instruction Set

• KE11-F Floating Instruction Set
• FP11 Floating Point Processor
• KW11-Y Watch-dog Timer Clock
I/O Peripherals:
• PR11 paper tape reader or PC11 paper tape reader/punch
• CR11 or CM11 card reader
• VT11/VS60 Graphics Display processor and scope
except on PDP-11/70 when 22-bit addressing is enabled. VT11 data buffers must reside in first 28K
words of physical memory.
• LA35, LA180, LS11, LP11, or LV11 line printer (no
plotter support)

Magnetic tape devices:
• TA 11 dual drive cassette tape system
• TC11 DECtape controller and dual transport
• Tape systems from Table T
Disk devices:
• RX11 floppy disk system
• RF11 fixed-head disk system
• RK11 disk cartridge controller with RK05J or RK05F
disk drives
• RL 11 disk cartridge controller with RL01 drives
• RK611 disk cartridge controller with RK06 or RK07
disk drives
• RK711 disk cartridge controller with RK06 or RK07
drives
• RPR02 disk pack drives (with appropriate
controller)
• RP03 disk pack drives (with appropriate controller)
• RP04, RP05, or RP06 disk pack drives (with appropriate controller)
• RS03 or RS04 fixed-head disks (with appropriate
controller)
• RM02 or RM03 disk pack drives (with appropriate
controller)
Terminals:
• LA30, LA36, LA 180S, LT33, LT35, VT05, VT50,
VT52 terminals and VT55 graphics display terminals. (MCR provides no escape sequence support
on VT50, VT52, VT55.) These terminals are supported when connected to DH11 (with or without
DM11-BB), DZ11, DJ11, or DL11-A, B, C, D, or W.
• RT02 Alphanumeric Display
• RT02-C Alphanumeric Display and Badge Reader
Communications:
• DL 11-E single line interface
• DP11 synchronous line interface
• DU11 synchronous line interface
• DUP11 synchronous line interface
• D011 DMA synchronous line interface
• DA 11-8 DMA UNIBUS link
• DMC11 interprocessor link
Laboratory/Industrial Control:
• AD01-D A/D converter
• AFC11 AID converter

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• DRS/DSS11 industrial control system modules
• UDC11 Universal Digital Controller
IDA 11-AA Contact sense module
IDA 11-AB Contact sense module
IDA 11-BA Contact interrupt module
IDA 11-BB Contact interrupt module
IDA 11-CA 1/0 converter
IDA 11-DA Solid state AC/DC driver
IDA 11-EA Flip-flop DC driver
IDA 11-FA Single shot driver
IDA 11-GA Latching output relay
IDA 11-HA Flip-flop output relay
IDA 11-JA Single shot output relay
IAA 11-AA Multi-range AID converter
IAA 11-BA DI A converter
IAA11-BB D/A converter
IAA 11-BC DI A converter
IAA 11-BD 01 A converter
• ICS1111CR11 Industrial Control subsystem
IDC-IA Isolated DC sense
IDC-IB Isolated DC interrupt
IDC-IC 1/0 counter
IDC-ID Non-isolated DC sense
IDC-IE Non-isolated DC interrupt
IAC-IA Isolated AC sense
IAC-IB Isolated AC interrupt
IDC-OA DC flip-flop driver
IDC-OB DC single shot driver
IAC-OA AC flip-flop driver
IAC-OB AC single shot driver
IRL-OA Latching output relay
IRL-OB Flip-flop output relay
IDA-OB 4-channel DI A converter
IAD-IA 8-channel AID converter
IMX-IA 16-channel multiplexer for IAD-IA
Data Acquisition:
One or more of the following subsystems:
• LPS11 Laboratory Peripheral Systems. Requires
LPS11-S, LPSAD-12, and LPSKW. Options:
1. LPSDR-A 16-bit digital 1/0 registers and relays
(bit interrupt capability not supported)
2. BA408/LPSAM-SG switch gain OR
LPSAM/LPSAM-E multiplexer
3. LPSVC 12-bit DI A converter
4. LPSDA 01 A expander
• AR11 Analog Real-time Systems. Options: DR11-K
16-bit digital 1/0 option, one per subsystem (bit interrupt capability not supported)
• LPA 11-K Laboratory Peripheral Accelerator
• Laboratory 1/0 Subsystem configured using the following options:
1. ADK11-KT 12-bit AID converter with 16-channel
multiplexer and dual clock; one per subsystem
2. AD11-K 12-bit AID converter with 16-channel
multiplexer; 16 per subsystem (15 if ADK11-KT
is part of same subsystem)
3. KW11-K Dual real-time clock with Schmitt triggers; one per subsystem (clock already included
in ADK11-KT, no KW11-K required if one is present)

4. AM11-K 48-channel AID multiplexer with gain
ranging; one per AD11-K or ADK11-KT
5. DR11-K 16-bit digital 110 option; 16 per subsystem
6. AA 11-K 4-channel 12-bit DI A converter with
scope control, 16 per subsystem

PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE:
None
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE:
FORTRAN IVIIAS-RSX
FORTRAN IV-PLUS
BASIC-11/IAS-RSX
BASIC-PLUS-2
DECnet-11M
MUX200/RSX-IAS
UN1004/RSX-IAS
RMS-11K
DATATRIEVE-11
RJE/HASP
PDP-11 COBOL
DBMS-11
SORT-11
RPG II
RSX-11 M/2780
DV11/3271

CORAL 66
PLXY-11M
IP11 Process Control subsystem and DPM Distributed
Plant Management subsystem (hardware and software available from Industrial Products Group)
CTS11 card reader/punch and XY11 or XY311 plotter
device drivers (Both software and associated hardware available from Computer Special Systems)

TRAINING CREDITS:
THREE (3) - Applies only to options that include
support services. Consult the latest Educational Services Catalog at your local office for the available
courses, course requirements, and guidelines.
SUPPORT CATEGORY:
A - Software Support will be provided as stated in
the Software Support Categories Addendum to this
SPD.
UPDATE POLICY:
Software Updates, if any, released by DIGITAL during
the one (1) year period following installation, will be
provided to the customer for a media charge (includes no installation). After the first year, updates, if
any, will be made available according to then prevailing DIGITAL policies.
ORDERING INFORMATION:
All binary licensed software, including any subsequent updates, is furnished under the licensing provisions of DIGITAL's Standard Terms and Conditions of
Sale, which provide in part that the software and any
part thereof may be used on only the single CPU on
which the software is first installed, and may be
copied, in whole or in part (with the proper inclusion
of the DIGITAL copyright notice and any DIGITAL

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RSX-11M, Version 3.1
-5proprietary notices on the software) only for use on
such CPU. All source licensed software is furnished
only under the terms and conditions of a se'parate
Software Program Sources Agreement between Purchaser and DIGITAL.
Standard options with no support services are only
available after the purchase of one supported license.
When a software license is ordered without support
services, the category of support applicable to such
software is Category C.
A single-use license only option is a license to copy
the software previously obtained under license, and
use such software in accordance with DIGITAL's
Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. The category
of support applicable to such copied software is Category C.
Source and/or listing options are only available after
the purchase of at least one binary license and after a
source license agreement is in effect.
The following key (D, E, Q, R, T, V, Z) represents the
distribution media for the product and must be specified at the end of the order number, e.g., QJ628-AD
= binaries (for dual RK05 based systems) on 9-track
magnetic tape. Note: Except for RK05 and RK06, the
distribution medium is not the system residency device ..
D
E
Q

R
T
V

9-track Magnetic Tape
RK05 Disk Cartridge
RL01 Disk Cartridge
Microfiche
RK06 Disk Cartridge
RK07 Disk Cartridge
No hardware dependency

Standard Options:

See Table O.
Upgrade Options:
See Table O.
Update Options:

See Table O.

Source/Listing Options
QJ628 -F- Executive and I/O device driver listings
(media: R)
QJ638 -E- Utilities sources (media: D, E, T)
QJ638 -F- Utilities listings (media: R)
QJ639 -F- All listings (media: R)
Source/Listing Update Options
The following options are available to licensed users
as updates to sourcellisting options. The update is
distributed in source form on the appropriate medium
and includes no installation or other services unless
specifically stated otherwise.

The sources provided by DIGITAL on the standard
binary kits plus the utilities source kit do not necessarily make up all the sources and command files
which DIGITAL used to build the binary kit.
QJ638 -N- Utilities Sources Update (media: D, E,

T)
Miscellaneous Options
QJ628 -G- Pre-delivery documentation kit (media:

Z)
ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
See Table O.
Note:
Autopatch Option (for users whose specified support
category warranty or Standard Binary Program Update service has not expired): Digital reserves the
right to add to or delete from the list of available
Autopatch media. However a current subscriber
would be entitled to complete a one year subscription
with the media originally ordered.

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TABLE 0

SYSTEM DISK TYPE

OPTIONS AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES

All options (except for license-only kits
QJ628-DZ and QJ740-DZ) include binaries on indicated media and documentation.

Single RKOS
Based Systerns (No
RMS-11
Support)

Dual RK05
Based SystemsWith At
Least 24K of
Memory

RL01 based
systems

RK06 Based
Systems

RK07 based
systems

RPR02 and
RP03 Based
Systems

RP04/0S/06
Based Systems

RM020r
RM03 Based
Systems

Standard Options including support
services and Single-use license.

QJ628-AD
QJ628-AE

QJ728-AD
QJ728-AE

QJ738-AD
QJ738-AQ

QJ629-AD
QJ629-AT

QJ739-AD
QJ739-AV

QJ636-AD

QJ637-AD

QJ737-AD

Standard Options including single-use
license (available only after the purchase of at least one supported license). no support services.

QJ628-CD
QJ628-CE

QJ728-CD
QJ728-CE

QJ738-CD
QJ738-CQ

QJ629-CD
QJ6·29-CT

QJ739-CD
QJ739-CV

QJ636-CD

QJ637-CD

QJ737-CD

Upgrade Options available as an upgrade kit from RSX-11 B. RSX-11 C.
RSX-11D. or DOS/BATCH for use on
the same single CPU on which the former system is licensed. The previous
license shall be extended to cover this
upgrade (includes support services).

QJ643-AD
QJ643-AE

QJ64S-AD

QJ646-AD

Upgrade Options available as an upgrade kit from RSX-11 B. RSX-11 C.
RSX-11 D. or DOS/BATCH for use on
the same single CPU on which the former system is licensed. The previous
license shall be extended to cover this
upgrade (does not include support services).

QJ643-CD
QJ643-CE

QJ64S-CD

QJ646-CD

Upgrade Options available as an upgrade kit from RT -11 for use on the
same single CPU on which the former
system is licensed. The previous license shall be extended to cover this
upgrade. (includes support services).

QJ740-AD
QJ740-AE

QJ741-AD
QJ741-AE

QJ745-AD
QJ745-AQ

QJ742-AD
QJ742-AT

QJ744-AD

QJ740-CD
QJ740-CE

QJ741-CD
QJ741-CE

QJ745-CD
QJ745-CQ

QJ742-CD
QJ742-CT

QJ744-CD

Update Options Users of versions of
RSX-11 M whose warranty or Standard
Program Update Service has expired
may order under license these updates. No installation or other services
are provided.

QJ628-HD
QJ628-HE

QJ728-HD
QJ728-HE

QJ629-HD
QJ629-HT

QJ636-HD

QJ637-HD

QJ737-HD

Update Options Users of Version 3 of
RSX-11 M whose specified Support Category warranty or Standard Program
Update Service has not expired may
order under license these updates. No
installation or other services are provided.

QJ628-WD
QJ628-WE

QJ728-WD
QJ728-WE

QJ629-WD
QJ629-WT

QJ636-WD

QJ637-WD

QJ737-WD

Standard Binary Program Update
Service for RSX-11 M.

QJ628-3D
QJ628-3E

QJ728-3D
QJ728-3E

QJ629-3D
QJ629-3T

QJ636-3D

QJ637-3D

QJ737-3D

Binary Program Update Service for
RSX-11 M and FORTRAN IV.

QJ660-3D
QJ660-3E

QJ665-3D
QJ665-3E

QJ661-3D
QJ661-3T

QJ662-3D

QJ663-3D

QJ664-3D

QJ729-3D

Autopatch Option: for users
whose Support Category waranty or Binary Program Update Service has expired.

QJ729-3D
QJ729-3E

QJ729-3D
QJ729-3Q

QJ729-3D
QJ729-3T

QJ729-3D
QJ729-3V

Single-use
License Only
(No Media or
Documentallon)

QJ628-DZ

QJ740-DZ

QJ628-HZ

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ADDENDUM
SOFTWARE SUPPORT CATEGORIES
Each software product (hereinafter 'SOFTWARE') with a designated Support Category A or B in the applicable Software Product
Description (SPD) existing at the time of order will be the current release at the time of delivery and will confo .. m to the SPD.
DIGITAL's sole obligation shall be to correct defects (nonconformance of the SOFTWARE to the SPD) as described below. Any
SOFTWARE with a designated Support Category C will be furnished on an 'as is' basis.
For SOFTWARE with a designated Support Category A or B, DIGITAL will provide the services set forth below without additional
charge.
CATEGORY A
1. Upon notification by customer to the nearest DIGITAL office that the computer system, including all required prerequisite
hardware and software, is ready for the installation of the SOFTWARE, DIGITAL will install such SOFTWARE in any location
within the contiguous forty-eight (48) United States, the District of Columbia, or a country in which DIGITAL or a subsidiary
of DIGITAL has a software service facility. The notification must be received by DIGITAL and the system must be ready for
installation within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the SOFTWARE to customer pr DIGITAL will have no obligation to
install. Installation will consist of: (1) verification that all components of the SOFTWARE have been received by customer, (2)
loading the SOFTWARE, and (3) executing a DIGITAL sample procedure.
2. During the ninety (90) day period after installation, if the customer encounters a problem with the current unaltered release
of the SOFTWARE which DIGITAL determines to be a defect in the SOFTWARE, DIGITAL will provide the following remedial
service (on site where necessary): (1) if the SOFTWARE is inoperable, apply a temporary correction (TC) or make a
reasonable attempt to develop an emergency by-pass, and (2) assist the customer to prepare a Software Performance
Report (SPR) and submit it to DIGITAL.
3. During the one (1) year period following installation, if the customer encounters a problem with the SOFTWARE which his
diagnosis indicates is caused by a SOFTWARE defect, the customer may submit an SPR to DIGITAL. DIGITAL will respond
to problems reported in SPRs which are caused by defects in the current unaltered release of the SOFTWARE via the
Maintenance Periodical for the SOFTWARE, which reports SPRs received, code corrections, .temporary corrections, generally
useful emergency by-passes and/or notice of the availability of corrected code. Software Updates, if any, released by
DIGITAL during the one (1) year period, will be provided to the customer on DIGITAL's standard distribution media as
specified in the applicable SPD. The customer will be charged only for the media on which such updates are provided,
unless otherwise stated in the applicable SPD, at DIGITAL's then current media prices.
CATEGORY B
During the one (1) year period following delivery, the services provided to the customer will be the same as set forth in 3 above.
CATEGORY C
SOFTWARE is provided on an 'as is' basis. Any software services, if available, will be provided at the Lhen current charges.
DIGIT AL shall have the right to make additional charges for any additional effort required to provide services resulting from
customer use of other than current unaltered release of the SOFTWARE operated in accordance with the SPD.