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These source-code files were derived from scans of the
Colossus 237 (Apollo 8 Command Module) program listing from the private collection of original
AGC developer Fred Martin. Scanning was by Ron Burkey. Pre-existing Colossus 249
(Apollo 9 CM) source files were used as a template, and changes between Colossus 249
and Colossus 237 were manually transcribed by a team of volunteers. Note
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Notations on the program listing read, in part:GAP: ASSEMBLE REVISION 237 OF AGC PROGRAM COLOSSUS BY NASA 2021111-031 1:17 AUG. 24, 1968Note that the date is the date of the printout, not the date of the program revision. |
040900,000002: ## Copyright: Public domain.
040901,000003: ## Filename: TVCSTROKETEST.agc
040902,000004: ## Purpose: Part of the source code for Colossus build 237.
040903,000005: ## This is for the Command Module's (CM) Apollo Guidance
040904,000006: ## Computer (AGC), for Apollo 8.
040905,000007: ## Assembler: yaYUL
040906,000008: ## Contact: Jim Lawton <jim DOT lawton AT gmail DOT com>
040907,000009: ## Website: www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
040908,000010: ## Page Scans: www.ibiblio.org/apollo/ScansForConversion/Colossus237/
040909,000011: ## Mod history: 2011-03-12 JL Adapted from corresponding Colossus 249 file.
040910,000012: ## 2017-01-01 RSB Proofed comment text using octopus/ProoferComments,
040911,000013: ## and fixed errors found.
040912,000014:
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040914,000016: # NAME STROKE TEST PACKAGE (INCLUDING INITIALIZATION PACKAGE)
040915,000017: # ORIGINAL CODING BY OLSSON LOG SECTION....STROKE TEST PACKAGE
040916,000018: # MOD BY ENGEL DATE....21 MARCH, 1967
040917,000019:
040918,000020: # FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION....
040919,000021: # STROKE TEST PACKAGE GENERATES A WAVEFORM DESIGNED TO EXCITE BENDING
040920,000022: # STRKTSTI (STROKE TEST INITIALIZATION) IS CALLED AS A JOB BY VB68.
040921,000023: # IT INITIALIZES ALL ERASABLES REQD FOR A STROKE TEST, AND
040922,000024: # THEN TESTS FOR AN 80MS DAP. IF 80MS IT SETS STROKER = ESTROKER
040923,000025: # FOR AN IMMEDIATE STROKE TEST, OTHERWISE IT MERELY ENABLES
040924,000026: # A STROKE TEST BY SETTING STROKER TO -0. THE STROKE TEST
040925,000027: # THEN AWAITS SWITCHOVER TO THE 80MS DAP WHEREUPON IT IS
040926,000028: # ENABLED AFTER AN ADDITIONAL 4 SECOND DELAY TO AVOID
040927,000029: # THE SWITCHOVER TRANSIENTS (SEE STRKCALL, STRKUP IN
040928,000030: # TVCEXECUTIVE)
040929,000031: # HACK (STROKE TEST) GENERATES THE WAVEFORM BY DUMPING PULSE BURSTS
040930,000032: # OF PROPER SIGN AND IN PROPER SEQUENCE DIRECTLY INTO
040931,000033: # TVCPITCH, WORKING IN CONJUNCITON WITH BOTH PITCH AND YAW
040932,000034: # TVC DAPS, WITH INTERMEDIATE WAITLIST CALLS. NOTE, HOWEVER
040933,000035: # THAT THE STROKE TEST IS PERFORMED ONLY IN THE PITCH AXIS.
040934,000036: # AN EXAMPLE WAVEFORM IS GIVEN BELOW, TO DEMONSTRATE STROKE-
040935,000037: # TEST PARAMETER SELECTION
040936,000038: # RESTARTS CAUSE TEST TO BE TERMINATED. ANOTHER V68 REQD IF TEST
040937,000039: # IS TO BE RE-RUN.
040938,000040: # PULSE BURST SIZE IS PAD-LOADED (ESTROKER) SO THAT AMPLITUDE OF
040939,000041: # WAVEFORM CAN BE CHANGED. THERE ARE TEN PULSE BURSTS IN
040940,000042: # THE HALF-AMPLITUDE OF THE FIRST FREQUENCY SET IN THE
040941,000043: # STANDARD WAVEFORM. AMPLITUDE IS 10(ESTROKER)(1/42.15),
040942,000044: # NOMINALLY 50/42.15 = 1.185 DEG
040943,000045: # CALLING SEQUENCE....
040944,000046: # EXTENDED VERB 68 SETS UP STRKTSTI JOB
040945,000047: # PITCH AND YAW TVCDAPS, FINDING STROKER NON-ZERO, DO A ..TC HACK..
040946,000048: # AN INTERNALLY-GENERATED WAITLIST CALL ENTERS AT ..HACKWLST..
040947,000049: # NORMAL EXIT MODES....
040948,000050: # TC BUNKER (..Q.. IF ENTRY FROM DAP, ..TCTSKOVR.. IF FROM WAITLIST)LIST
040949,000051: # SUBROUTINES CALLED....
040950,000052: # WAITLIST
040951,000053: # ALARM OR ABORT EXIT MODES....
040952,000054: # NONE
040953,000055: # ERASABLE INITIALIZATION REQUIRED....
040954,000056: # ESTROKER (PAD-LOAD)
040955,000057: # STROKER, CADDY, REVS, CARD, N
040956,000058: # OUTPUT....
040957,000059: # STRKTSTI...INITIALIZATION FOR STROKE TEST
040958,000060: # HACK, HACKWLST...PULSE BURSTS INTO TVCPITCH VIA..ADS..
040959,000061: # RESETS STROKER = +0 WHEN TEST COMPLETED
040960,000062: # DEBRIS....
040961,000063: # N = CADDY = +0, CARD = -0, REVS = -1
040962,000064: # BUNKER
040963,000065:
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040965,000067: # EXAMPLE STROKE TEST WAVE FORM, DEMONSTRATING PARAMETER SELECTION
040966,000068:
040967,000069:
040968,000070: # NOTE....THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL WAVEFORM....
040969,000071:
040970,000072:
040971,000073: # ** **
040972,000074: # ** **
040973,000075: # ** ** EXAMPLE WAVEFORM (EACH * REPRESENTS
040974,000076: # * * * * 85.41 ARCSEC OF ACTUATOR CMND)
040975,000077: # * * * *
040976,000078: # * * * *
040977,000079: # * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040978,000080: # * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040979,000081: # * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040980,000082: # * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040981,000083: # * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040982,000084: # * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040983,000085: # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
040984,000086: # * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040985,000087: # * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040986,000088: # * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040987,000089: # * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040988,000090: # * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040989,000091: # * * * * ** ** ** ** **
040990,000092: # * * * *
040991,000093: # * * * *
040992,000094: # * * * *
040993,000095: # ** **
040994,000096: # ** **
040995,000097: # ** **
040996,000098:
040997,000099:
040998,000100: # FOR THIS (UNOFFICIAL, EXAMPLE) WAVEFORM, THE REQUIRED PARAMETERS ARE AS FOLLOWS....
040999,000101:
041000,000102: # FCARD = +3 (NUMBER OF SETS)
041001,000103: # ESTROKER = +3 (PULSE BURST SIZE, SC.AT 85.41 ARCSEC/BIT)
041002,000104:
041003,000105: # SET1..
041004,000106: # FREVS = +3 (NUMBER REVERSALS MINUS 1)
041005,000107: # FCADDY = +4 (NUMBER OF PULSE BURSTS IN 1/2 AMPLITUDE)
041006,000108: # SET2..
041007,000109: # FCARD1 = +9 (NUMBER REVERSALS MINUS 1)
041008,000110: # FCARD4 = +2 (NUMBER OF PULSE BURSTS IN 1/2 AMPLITUDE)
041009,000111: # SET3..
041010,000112: # FCARD2 = +9 (NUMBER REVERSALS MINUS 1)
041011,000113: # FCARD5 = +1 (NUMBER OF PULSE BURSTS IN 1/2 AMPLITUDE)
041012,000114: # SET4..
041013,000115: # FCARD3 = +0 (NUMBER REVERSALS MINUS 1)
041014,000116: # FCARD6 = +0 (NUMBER OF PULSE BURSTS IN 1/2 AMPLITUDE)
041015,000117:
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041017,000119: # STROKE TEST INITIALIZATION PACKAGE (AS A JOB, FROM VERB 68)
041018,000120:
041019,000121: 17,2215 BANK 17
041020,000122: 20,2000 SETLOC DAPS2
041021,000123: 20,2000 BANK
041022,000124:
041023,000125: 20,3431 COUNT* $$/STRK
041024,000126: 20,3431 E6,1665 EBANK= CADDY
041025,000127:
041026,000128: 20,3431 03450 STRKTSTI TCR TSTINIT # STROKE TEST INITIALIZATION PKG (CALLED
041027,000129: # AS A JOB BY VERB68)
041028,000130:
041029,000131: 20,3432 00004 TVCDTCHK INHINT # STROKE TEST PERMITTED ONLY WITH 80MS DAP
041030,000132: 20,3433 31635 CAE T5TVCDT # CHECK CURRENT TIMING
041031,000133: 20,3434 54001 TS L
041032,000134: 20,3435 37677 CAF OCT37774 # LOOK FOR 80MS (T5)
041033,000135: 20,3436 00006 EXTEND
041034,000136: 20,3437 06001 RXOR LCHAN # +0 IF 80MS
041035,000137: 20,3440 10000 CCS A
041036,000138: 20,3441 13445 TCF +4 # NOT 80MS
041037,000139:
041038,000140: 20,3442 31412 CAE ESTROKER # 80MS. OK, SET STROKER FOR TEST
041039,000141: 20,3443 55614 TS STROKER
041040,000142: 20,3444 13447 TCF +3
041041,000143:
041042,000144: 20,3445 44714 CS ZERO # ENABLE, BUT DO NOT ACTIVATE STROKE
041043,000145: 20,3446 55614 TS STROKER # TEST, AWAITING SWITCHOVER
041044,000146: # TO MOD0R (MOD80)
041045,000147: 20,3447 15112 TCF ENDOFJOB
041046,000148:
041047,000149:
041048,000150: 20,3450 43460 TSTINIT CS FCADDY # NORMAL ENTRY FROM STRKTSTI
041049,000151: 20,3451 55665 TS CADDY
041050,000152: 20,3452 55666 TS N # NOTE SGN CHNG FCADDY(+) TO CADDY(-)
041051,000153:
041052,000154: 20,3453 33461 CAF FREVS
041053,000155: 20,3454 55670 TS REVS
041054,000156:
041055,000157: 20,3455 43462 CS FCARD # NOTE SGN CHNG FCARD(+) TO CARD(-)
041056,000158: 20,3456 55671 TS CARD
041057,000159:
041058,000160: 20,3457 00002 TC Q # RETURN TO STRKTSTI+1 (OR CHKSTRK+2OR+4)
041059,000161:
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041061,000163: # THE OFFICIAL STROKE TEST WAVEFORM (3 JAN, 1967) CONSISTS OF FOUR STROKE SETS, AS FOLLOWS....
041062,000164:
041063,000165: # SET 1...10 BURSTS IN 1/2 AMP, 4 REVERSALS
041064,000166: # SET 2... 6 BURSTS IN 1/2 AMP, 6 REVERSALS
041065,000167: # SET 3... 5 BURSTS IN 1/2 AMP, 10 REVERSALS
041066,000168: # SET 4... 4 BURSTS IN 1/2 AMP, 14 REVERSALS
041067,000169: # THE PULSE BURST SIZE (ESTROKER) IS PAD-LOADED (5 BITS AS OF 3JAN,1967)
041068,000170: # THE REMAINING WAVEFORM-GENERATING PARAMETERS ARE AS FOLLOWS....
041069,000171:
041070,000172: 20,3460 00012 FCADDY DEC 10 B-14 # NO. PULSE BURSTS IN 1/2 AMP, SET1..(+10)
041071,000173: 20,3461 00003 FREVS DEC 3 B-14 # NO. REVERSALS MINUS 1, SET1........( 3)
041072,000174:
041073,000175: 20,3462 00004 FCARD DEC 4 B-14 # NO. STROKE SETS....................(+ 4)
041074,000176:
041075,000177: 20,3463 00005 FCARD1 DEC 5 B-14 # NO. REVERSALS MINUS 1, SET2........( 5)
041076,000178:
041077,000179: 20,3464 00011 FCARD2 DEC 9 B-14 # 3........( 9)
041078,000180: 20,3465 00015 FCARD3 DEC 13 B-14 # 4........( 13)
041079,000181:
041080,000182: 20,3466 00006 FCARD4 DEC 6 B-14 # NO. PULSE BURSTS IN 1/2 AMP, SET2..(+ 6)
041081,000183: 20,3467 00005 FCARD5 DEC 5 B-14 # SET3..(+ 5)
041082,000184: 20,3470 00004 FCARD6 DEC 4 B-14 # SET4..(+ 4)
041083,000185:
041084,000186: 20,3471 4711 20MS = BIT2
041085,000187:
041086,000188:
041087,000189: # STROKE TEST PACKAGE PROPER....
041088,000190:
041089,000191: 20,3471 E6,1667 EBANK= BUNKER
041090,000192:
041091,000193: 20,3471 00006 HACK EXTEND # ENTRY (IN T5 RUPT) FROM TVCDAPS
041092,000194: 20,3472 23667 QXCH BUNKER # SAVE Q FOR DAP RETURN
041093,000195:
041094,000196: 20,3473 34711 CAF 20MS # 2DAPSX2(PASSES/DAP)X2(CS/PASS)=8CS=TVCDT
041095,000197: 20,3474 05140 TC WAITLIST
041096,000198: 20,3475 E6,1667 EBANK= BUNKER
041097,000199: 20,3475 03500 40066 2CADR HACKWLST
041098,000200: 20,3477 13502 TCF +3
041099,000201:
041100,000202: 20,3500 34367 HACKWLST CAF TCTSKOVR # ENTRY FROM WAITLIST
041101,000203: 20,3501 55667 TS BUNKER # BUNKER IS TC TASKOVER
041102,000204:
041103,000205: 20,3502 31614 CA STROKER # STROKE
041104,000206: 20,3503 26054 ADS TVCPITCH
041105,000207:
041106,000208: 20,3504 34700 CAF BIT11 # RELEASE THE ERROR COUNTERS
041107,000209: 20,3505 00006 EXTEND
041108,000210: 20,3506 05014 WOR CHAN14
041109,000211: 20,3507 25665 INCR CADDY # COUNT DOWN THE NO. BURSTS, THIS SLOPE
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041111,000213: 20,3510 41665 CS CADDY
041112,000214: 20,3511 00006 EXTEND
041113,000215: 20,3512 63514 BZMF +2
041114,000216: 20,3513 01667 TC BUNKER # EXIT, WHILE ON A SLOPE
041115,000217:
041116,000218:
041117,000219: 20,3514 11670 CCS REVS
041118,000220: 20,3515 13535 TCF REVUP # POSITIVE REVS
041119,000221: 20,3516 13541 TCF REVUP +4 # FINAL REVERSAL, THIS SET
041120,000222:
041121,000223: 20,3517 25671 INCR CARD # NEGATIVE REVS SET LAST PASS, READY FOR
041122,000224: 20,3520 41671 CS CARD # THE NEXT SET. CHECK IF NO MORE SETS
041123,000225: 20,3521 00006 EXTEND
041124,000226: 20,3522 13533 BZF STROKILL # ALL SETS COMPLETED
041125,000227:
041126,000228: 20,3523 51671 INDEX CARD
041127,000229: 20,3524 33466 CAF FCARD +4 # PICK UP NO. REVERSALS (-), NEXT SET
041128,000230: 20,3525 55670 TS REVS # REINITIALIZE
041129,000231: 20,3526 51671 INDEX CARD
041130,000232: 20,3527 43471 CS FCARD +7 # PICK UP NO. BURSTS IN 1/2AMP, NEXT SET
041131,000233: 20,3530 55666 TS N # REINITIALIZE
041132,000234: 20,3531 55665 TS CADDY
041133,000235: 20,3532 01667 TC BUNKER # EXIT, AT END OF SET
041134,000236:
041135,000237:
041136,000238: 20,3533 55614 STROKILL TS STROKER # RESET (TO +0) TO END TEST
041137,000239: 20,3534 01667 TC BUNKER # EXIT, STROKE TEST FINIS
041138,000240:
041139,000241:
041140,000242: 20,3535 55670 REVUP TS REVS # ALL REVERSALS EXCEPT LAST OF SET
041141,000243: 20,3536 31666 CA N
041142,000244: 20,3537 60000 DOUBLE # 2 X 1/2AMP
041143,000245: 20,3540 13544 TCF +4
041144,000246:
041145,000247: 20,3541 44712 +4 CS ONE # FINAL REVERSAL, THIS SET
041146,000248: 20,3542 55670 TS REVS # PREPARE TO BRANCH TO NEW BURST
041147,000249: 20,3543 31666 CA N # JUST RETURN TO ZERO, FINAL SLOPE OF SET
041148,000250: 20,3544 55665 TS CADDY # CADUP
041149,000251:
041150,000252: 20,3545 41614 CS STROKER # CHANGE SIGN OF SLOPE
041151,000253: 20,3546 55614 TS STROKER
041152,000254: 20,3547 01667 TC BUNKER # EXIT AT A REVERSAL (SLOPE CHANGE)
End of include-file TVCSTROKETEST.agc. Parent file is MAIN.agc