In a past life I did quite a few Test & Measurement setups, started with dedicated I/O, then added GPIB, and later VXI Always enjoyed the challenge of automating stimulus and measurement.
In the mid 90s I helped add GPIB to a NIM & CAMAC setup. But never got to really play with any of the instruments. For 'fun' I want to setup and NIM Bin and CAMAC Crate and since my days of connecting to a computer started with a PDP-11. But unless a Unibus box shows up that's for another rainy season. Anyone with a NIM Bin or CAMAC Create they don't want and is near Portland Oregon (due to weight and size) ? On another vector, it is sad to see that there is not a 'bitsavers' for NIM & CAMAC. -pete On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > On 10/31/2016 01:04 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: > >> Over the years I've played around with a few old CAMAC (*) modules, by >> today's standard they pretty much have zero value, anyway that's another >> story. Recently >> I've been offered a CAMAC to Unibus board. A Kinetic 3912 Unibus Crate >> Controller . >> A Crate in CAMAC speak is just a chassis with a backplane. >> >> The problem with CAMAC is there is almost no information out there, >> >> Since I don't YET have a Unibus system, it more of a curiosity then >> anything. >> >> So .. anyone have the manual ? >> >> (*) - >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Automated_Measurement_and_Control >> >> I have a 3922 crate controller and a 3953 auxiliary crate controller at > work. I also have manuals for the 3911 PDP-11 crate controller and 2912 > LSI-11 bus adapter and the 3953. These have schematics in them. > > I THINK the 3912 may be an LSI-11 (QBus) controller, not Unibus. > > Jon > >
