Subject: Re: Vaxstation/MicroVAX info
To: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Gordon Zaft <zaft@artisoft.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/23/1998 11:48:24
At 11:19 PM 1/22/98 -0800, you wrote: 

	You might try checking out the MicroVAX/VAXStation FAQ at
http://anacin.nsc.vcu.edu/~jim/mvax/mvax_faq.html.
>
>Questions: What is the name of the cases for the various machines?
>	BA123 etc, and what are those dimensions.
>	Can anyone fill in more CPU details
>	Any more info on any machine welcomed. Particularly confirming
>	NetBSD compatability or not, interfaces, memory capacity, etc.
>	email to <abs@netbsd.org> (or just <port-vax@netbsd.org>)
>
>Information derived from:
>        Antonio Carlini's <carlini@marvin.enet.dec.com> postings to port-vax
>	Paul Hardy's "VMS CPU Model Summary (14th October 1993)"
>	Plus other sources.
>
>MicroVAX machines
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>MicroVAX I		UV1 (?) 0.3 VUP		(Seahorse)
>    UV1 CPU, Q-bus.
>    Effectively a VAXstation I without graphics
>    Cannot run NetBSD (As of 1.3)
>
>MicroVAX II		UV2 (?)	0.9 VUP		(Mayflower)
>    Can add VCB01 or VCB02 and the console will notice and use them and
>    you have a VAXstation II.
>    1MB on cpu board, can add up to 4 4MB boards for 16MB (1MB on cpu
disabled)
>    UV2 CPU, Q-bus
>    Can run NetBSD.

	It's a KA630.  The KA630 supports up to 16 Mbytes, but only on up to 2
boards, not 4.
>
>MicroVAX 2000		KA410	0.9 VUP		(TeamMate)
>    Can be converted to VAXstation 2000 by moving one jumper and removing
>    MMJ converter pack.
>    No bus.
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M10	KA41-A	2.4 VUP		(Teammate II)
>    Is MicroVAX 3100 M20 a smaller box.
>    CVAX chip @ 90ns, unknown external cache
>    On board NCR-5380 SCSI-1 (where video is on VAXstation 3100 M30 KA42-A)
>    Can switch eeprom to get VAXserver 3100 KA41-B.
>    No video hardware
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M10e	KA41-D	3.5 VUP		(Teammate II)
>    Is MicroVAX 3100 M20e a smaller box.
>    CVAX chip @ 60ns, unknown external cache
>    On board NCR-5380 SCSI-1 (where video is on VAXstation 3100 M38 KA42-B)
>    Can switch eeprom to get VAXserver 3100 KA41-E.
>    Ethernet 'lance' (le0) AMD7990/DC80AMD7992
>    No video hardware
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M20	KA41-A	2.4 VUP		(Teammate II)
>    Is MicroVAX 3100 M10 in a larger box.
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M20e	KA41-D 3.5 VUP		(Teammate II)
>    Is MicroVAX 3100 M20 in a larger box.
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M30	KA (?)	5.0 VUP		(Waverley/S)
>    SCSI
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M40	KA (?)	5.0 VUP		(Waverley/S)
>    Probably MicroVAX 3100 M30 in larger box (?)
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M80	KA46 (?) 12 VUP		(Waverley/M)
>    SCSI-2 NCR-53C94
>
>MicroVAX 3100 M90	KA50 	24 VUP		(Cheetah)
>    SCSI-2 NCR-53C94
>
>MicroVAX 3300/3400	KA640	2.4 VUP		(Mayfair II)
>    CVAX chip @ 100ns, unknown external cache
>    Q-bus. DSSI.
>
>MicroVAX 3500/3600	KA650	2.8 VUP		(Mayfair)
>    CVAX chip @ 90ns, 64KB external cache
>    Q-bus.
>
>MicroVAX 3800/3900	KA655	3.8 VUP		(Mayfair III)
>    CVAX chip @ 60ns, 64KB external cache
>    Q-bus.
>
>VAXstation machines
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>VAXstation I		(?)	0.3 VUP		(Seahorse)
>    UV1 CPU, Q-bus
>    Effectively a MicroVAX I with graphics
>    Cannot run NetBSD (As of 1.3)
>
>VAXstation II		UV2 (?)	0.9 VUP		(Mayflower)
>    Can be made by adding VCB01 or VCB02 to a MicroVAX II.
>    UV2 CPU, Q-bus
>    1MB on cpu board, can add up to 4 4MB boards for 16MB (1MB on cpu
disabled)
>    Can run NetBSD.

A VAXstation II would have a VCB01, also known as a QVSS.
>
>VAXstation II/GPX	UV2 (?)	0.9 VUP		(Caylith)
>    UV2 CPU, Q-bus
>    Can run NetBSD.

	Would have the VCB02, also known as the QDSS.
>
>VAXstation 2000		KA410	0.9 VUP		(VAXstar)
>    Can be converted to MicroVAX 2000 by moving one jumper and adding
>    MMJ converter pack.
>    No bus.
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>VAXstation 3100 M30	KA42-A	2.8 VUP		(PVAX)
>    Is a VAXstation 3100 M40 in a smaller box.
>    CVAX chip @ 90ns, 64KB external cache
>    Two NCR-5380 SCSI-1 busses, or SCSI-1 & ST-506. (on daughter card)
>    Video hardware on motherboard (where SCSI is on Microvax 3100 M10 KA41-A)
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>VAXstation 3100 M38	KA42-B	3.8 VUP		(PVAX rev#7)
>    Is a VAXstation 3100 M48 in a smaller box.
>    CVAX chip @ 60ns, 64KB external cache
>    Two NCR-5380 SCSI-1 busses, or SCSI-1 & ST-506. (on daughter card)
>    Video hardware on motherboard (where SCSI is on Microvax 3100 M10e
KA41-B)
>    4MB on cpu board. Can take at least one 12MB or 16MB board.
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>VAXstation 3100 M40	KA42-A  2.8 VUP		(PVAX)
>    Is a VAXstation 3100 M30 in a larger box.
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>VAXstation 3100 M48	KA42-B  3.8 VUP		(PVAX rev#7)
>    Is a VAXstation 3100 M38 in a larger box.
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>VAXstation 3100 M76	KA43 (?) 7.6 VUP	(RigelMAX)
>    Rigel chip @ 28ns, 128KB external cache
>    Two SCSI busses on motherboard (May be SCSI II?)
>    Can run NetBSD.
>
>VAXstation 3200 / 3500	(?)	2.8 VUP		(Mayfair/GPX)
>    Q-bus.
>
>VAXstation 3520 / 3540	(?)	3-10 VUP	(Firefox)
>    Q-bus.
>
>VAXstation 4000 VLC (M30) (?)	6.2 VUP		(PVAX2/VLC)
>    SCSI
>    Cannot run NetBSD (As of 1.3)
>
>VAXstation 4000 M60	(?)	12 VUP		(PMariah)
>    SCSI, Turbochannel bus.
>
>VAXstation 4000 M90	(?)	32.8 VUP	(Cougar)
>    NVAX CPU
>    SCSI, Turbochannel bus.
>
>VAXstation 8000		(?)	0.9-2 VUP	(Lynx)
>    8000 series CPU
>    BI & CI bus.
>
>Other VAX  machines
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>VAX 4000 M100		KA52	24 VUP		(Cheetah-Q)
>    SCSI-2 NCR-53C94
>
>VAX 9000		????	~40 VUPs per CPU
>    Up to 4 CPUs
>    Requires special cooling and power
>    Only 400-500 made.
>    Cannot run NetBSD (As of 1.3)
>
>VAX 9000-210 (with integrated power front end)
>    SCU: 1.5m H x 0.67m W 0.76m D 335kg 4.4kW
>    CPU: 1.5m H x 0.91m W 0.76m D 360kg 4.9kW
>    I/O: 1.5m H x 0.91m W 0.76m D 510kg 2.2kW
>
>    Options:
>    UPC: 1.5m H x 1.16m W x 0.76m D 612kg 1.1kW
>    (but I/O cab drops to 364kg 1.8kW)
>    VAXBI:  1.5m H x 0.76m W x 0.76m D
>
>VAX 9000-400 (cabs are all 1.83m high)
>    VAX 9000-410/420: SCU + CPU + I/O + UPC
>    VAX 9000-430/440: SCU + CPU + CPU + I/O + I/O + UPC + UPC
>
>    VAX 9000-440 weighs in at 3626kg and sucks 36.6kW or so. More with VAXBI.
>
>
>
Gordon C. Zaft
zaft@azstarnet.com