Source Code
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This source code is very close to the Apollo Guidance Computer software for the
Apollo 13 Lunar module. This revision of the Luminary 131 program is from December
of 1969, whereas there was a later revision in January of 1970, and still another
revision in February, which is the code that flew on the mission.
As far as this transcription is concerned, it was originally from a copy made in 1991 of
a printout from the collection of AGC developer Don Eyles for collector David Craig.
It was subsequently scanned by Gary Neff, reprocessed for online
presentation at the now-discontinued History of Recent Science and Technology (HRST) website
of MIT's Dibner Institute (the full-quality scans being discarded in the process),
and finally transcribed by Ron Burkey for the Virtual AGC Project. Although a
high-quality replacement scan for a completely illegible page was later provided by Gary
Neff, the reduced legibility of the reprocessed HRST posting nevertheless caused many
errors to be introduced into the transcription. Accordingly, a second scan of the same physical
printout was made in 2017 for the Virtual AGC Project's collection at the Internet Archive,
and used to correct the transcription errors. All of the scanned materials mentioned,
as well as other Luminary 131 related material, are available online.
Don Eyles apprently made additional hand-written notes in printout between 1991 and 2017,
so the two scans are not identical in that respect. The page-headings in the printout read, in part:GAP: ASSEMBLE REVISION 131 OF AGC PROGRAM LUMINARY BY NASA 2021112-091 17:53 DEC. 19, 1969Note that the date is the date the printout was made, not the date on which the program revision was released, although these happen to be very close together. |
058603,000002: ## Copyright: Public domain.
058604,000003: ## Filename: RTB_OP_CODES.agc
058605,000004: ## Purpose: A section of Luminary 1C, revision 131.
058606,000005: ## It is part of the source code for the Lunar Module's (LM)
058607,000006: ## Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 13.
058608,000007: ## This file is intended to be a faithful transcription, except
058609,000008: ## that the code format has been changed to conform to the
058610,000009: ## requirements of the yaYUL assembler rather than the
058611,000010: ## original YUL assembler.
058612,000011: ## Reference: pp. 1389-1394
058613,000012: ## Contact: Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
058614,000013: ## Website: www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
058615,000014: ## Mod history: 06/07/03 RSB. Began transcribing.
058616,000015: ## 05/14/05 RSB Corrected website references above.
058617,000016: ## 2017-01-06 RSB Page numbers now agree with those on the
058618,000017: ## original hardcopy, as opposed to the PDF page
058619,000018: ## numbers in 1701.pdf.
058620,000019: ## 2017-02-28 RSB Proofed comment text using octopus/ProoferComments.
058621,000020:
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058623,000022: 22,3773 BANK 22
058624,000023: 10,2000 SETLOC RTBCODES
058625,000024: 10,2000 BANK
058626,000025:
058627,000026: 10,3574 E5,1664 EBANK= XNB
058628,000027: 10,3574 COUNT* $$/RTB
058629,000028:
058630,000029: # LOAD TIME2, TIME1 INTO MPAC:
058631,000030:
058632,000031: 10,3574 00006 LOADTIME EXTEND
058633,000032: 10,3575 30025 DCA TIME2
058634,000033: 10,3576 16060 TCF SLOAD2
058635,000034:
058636,000035: # CONVERT THE SINGLE PRECISION 2'S COMPLEMENT NUMBER ARRIVING IN MPAC (SCALED IN HALF-REVOLUTIONS) TO A
058637,000036: # DP 1'S COMPLEMENT NUMBER SCALED IN REVOLUTIONS.
058638,000037:
058639,000038: 10,3577 10154 CDULOGIC CCS MPAC
058640,000039: 10,3600 34755 CAF ZERO
058641,000040: 10,3601 13604 TCF +3
058642,000041: 10,3602 13603 NOOP
058643,000042: 10,3603 44736 CS HALF
058644,000043:
058645,000044: 10,3604 54155 TS MPAC +1
058646,000045: 10,3605 34755 CAF ZERO
058647,000046: 10,3606 56154 XCH MPAC
058648,000047: 10,3607 00006 EXTEND
058649,000048: 10,3610 74736 MP HALF
058650,000049: 10,3611 20155 DAS MPAC
058651,000050: 10,3612 16064 TCF DANZIG # MODE IS ALREADY AT DOUBLE-PRECISION
058652,000051:
058653,000052: # FORCE TP SIGN AGREEMENT IN MPAC:
058654,000053:
058655,000054: 10,3613 07262 SGNAGREE TC TPAGREE
058656,000055: 10,3614 16064 TCF DANZIG
058657,000056:
058658,000057: # CONVERT THE DP 1'S COMPLEMENT ANGLE SCALED IN REVOLUTIONS TO A SINGLE PRECISION 2'S COMPLEMENT ANGLE
058659,000058: # SCALED IN HALF-REVOLUTIONS.
058660,000059:
058661,000060: 10,3615 03645 1STO2S TC 1TO2SUB
058662,000061: 10,3616 34755 CAF ZERO
058663,000062: 10,3617 54155 TS MPAC +1
058664,000063: 10,3620 16063 TCF NEWMODE
058665,000064:
058666,000065: # DO 1STO2S ON A VECTOR OF ANGLES:
058667,000066:
058668,000067: 10,3621 03645 V1STO2S TC 1TO2SUB # ANSWER ARRIVES IN A AND MPAC.
058669,000068:
058670,000069: 10,3622 52162 DXCH MPAC +5
058671,000070: 10,3623 52155 DXCH MPAC
058672,000071: 10,3624 03645 TC 1TO2SUB
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058674,000073: 10,3625 54156 TS MPAC +2
058675,000074:
058676,000075: 10,3626 52160 DXCH MPAC +3
058677,000076: 10,3627 52155 DXCH MPAC
058678,000077: 10,3630 03645 TC 1TO2SUB
058679,000078: 10,3631 54155 TS MPAC +1
058680,000079:
058681,000080: 10,3632 30161 CA MPAC +5
058682,000081: 10,3633 54154 TS MPAC
058683,000082:
058684,000083: 10,3634 34753 TPMODE CAF ONE # MODE IS TP.
058685,000084: 10,3635 16063 TCF NEWMODE
058686,000085:
058687,000086: # V1STO2S FOR 2 COMPONENT VECTOR. USED BY RR.
058688,000087:
058689,000088: 10,3636 03645 2V1STO2S TC 1TO2SUB
058690,000089: 10,3637 52160 DXCH MPAC +3
058691,000090: 10,3640 52155 DXCH MPAC
058692,000091: 10,3641 03645 TC 1TO2SUB
058693,000092: 10,3642 54001 TS L
058694,000093: 10,3643 30157 CA MPAC +3
058695,000094: 10,3644 16060 TCF SLOAD2
058696,000095:
058697,000096: # SUBROUTINE TO DO DOUBLING AND 1'S TO 2'S CONVERSION:
058698,000097:
058699,000098: 10,3645 52155 1TO2SUB DXCH MPAC # FINAL MPAC +1 UNSPECIFIED.
058700,000099: 10,3646 20001 DDOUBL
058701,000100: 10,3647 10000 CCS A
058702,000101: 10,3650 64753 AD ONE
058703,000102: 10,3651 13653 TCF +2
058704,000103: 10,3652 40000 COM # THIS WAS REVERSE OF MSU.
058705,000104:
058706,000105: 10,3653 54154 TS MPAC # AND SKIP ON OVERFLOW.
058707,000106: 10,3654 00002 TC Q
058708,000107:
058709,000108: 10,3655 50000 INDEX A # OVERFLOW UNCORRECT AND IN MSU.
058710,000109: 10,3656 34734 CAF LIMITS
058711,000110: 10,3657 26154 ADS MPAC
058712,000111: 10,3660 00002 TC Q
058713,000112:
058714,000113: # THE FOLLOWING ROUTINE INCREMENTS IN 2S COMPLEMENT THE REGISTER WHOSE ADDRESS IS IN BUF BY THE 1S COMPL.
058715,000114: # QUANTITY FOUND IN TEM2. THIS MAY BE USED TO INCREMENT DESIRED IMU AND OPTICS CDU ANGLES OR ANY OTHER 2S COMPL.
058716,000115: # (+0 UNEQUAL TO -0) QUANTITY. MAY BE CALLED BY BANKCALL/SWCALL.
058717,000116:
058718,000117: 10,3661 54142 CDUINC TS TEM2 # 1S COMPL. QUANT. ARRIVES IN ACC. STORE IT
058719,000118: 10,3662 50130 INDEX BUF
058720,000119: 10,3663 10000 CCS 0 # CHANGE 2S COMPL. ANGLE(IN BUF)INTO 1S
058721,000120: 10,3664 64753 AD ONE
058722,000121: 10,3665 13671 TCF +4
058723,000122: 10,3666 64753 AD ONE
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058725,000124: 10,3667 64753 AD ONE # OVERFLOW HERE IF 2S COMPL. IS 180 DEG.
058726,000125: 10,3670 40000 COM
058727,000126:
058728,000127: 10,3671 60142 AD TEM2 # SULT MOVES FROM 2ND TO 3D QUAD. (OR BACK)
058729,000128: 10,3672 10000 CCS A # BACK TO 2S COMPL.
058730,000129: 10,3673 64753 AD ONE
058731,000130: 10,3674 13676 TCF +2
058732,000131: 10,3675 40000 COM
058733,000132: 10,3676 54142 TS TEM2 # STORE 14BIT QUANTITY WITH PRESENT SIGN
058734,000133: 10,3677 13703 TCF +4
058735,000134: 10,3700 50000 INDEX A # SIGN.
058736,000135: 10,3701 34734 CAF LIMITS # FIX IT, BY ADDING IN 37777 OR 40000
058737,000136: 10,3702 60142 AD TEM2
058738,000137:
058739,000138: 10,3703 50130 INDEX BUF
058740,000139: 10,3704 54000 TS 0 # STORE NEW ANGLE IN 2S COMPLEMENT.
058741,000140: 10,3705 00002 TC Q
058742,000141:
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058744,000143: # RTB TO TORQUE GYROS, EXCEPT FOR THE CALL TO IMUSTALL. ECADR OF COMMANDS ARRIVES IN X1.
058745,000144:
058746,000145: 10,3706 50120 PULSEIMU INDEX FIXLOC # ADDRESS OF GYRO COMMANDS SHOULD BE IN X1
058747,000146: 10,3707 30046 CA X1
058748,000147: 10,3710 04616 TC BANKCALL
058749,000148: 10,3711 17314 CADR IMUPULSE
058750,000149: 10,3712 16064 TCF DANZIG
058751,000150:
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058753,000152: # THE SUBROUTINE SIGNMPAC SETS C(MPAC, MPAC +1) TO SIGN(MPAC).
058754,000153: # FOR THIS, ONLY THE CONTENTS OF MPAC ARE EXAMINED. ALSO +0 YIELDS POSMAX AND -0 YIELDS NEGMAX.
058755,000154:
058756,000155: # ENTRY MAY BE BY EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:
058757,000156: # 1. LIMIT THE SIZE OF MPAC ON INTERPRETIVE OVERFLOW:
058758,000157: # ENTRY: BOVB
058759,000158: # SIGNMPAC
058760,000159: # 2. GENERATE IN MPAC THE SIGNUM FUNCTION OF MPAC:
058761,000160: # ENTRY: RTB
058762,000161: # SIGNMPAC
058763,000162: # IN EITHER CASE, RETURN IS TO THE NEXT INTERPRETIVE INSTRUCTION IN THE CALLING SEQUENCE.
058764,000163:
058765,000164: 10,3713 00006 SIGNMPAC EXTEND
058766,000165: 10,3714 34733 DCA DPOSMAX
058767,000166: 10,3715 52155 DXCH MPAC
058768,000167: 10,3716 10000 CCS A
058769,000168: 10,3717 34755 DPMODE CAF ZERO # SETS MPAC +2 TO ZERO IN THE PROCESS
058770,000169: 10,3720 16062 TCF SLOAD2 +2
058771,000170: 10,3721 13722 TCF +1
058772,000171: 10,3722 00006 EXTEND
058773,000172: 10,3723 44733 DCS DPOSMAX
058774,000173: 10,3724 16060 TCF SLOAD2
058775,000174:
058776,000175: # RTB OP CODE NORMUNIT IS LIKE INTERPRETIVE INSTRUCTION UNIT, EXCEPT THAT IT CAN BE DEPENDED ON NOT TO BLOW
058777,000176: # UP WHEN THE VECTOR BEING UNITIZED IS VERY SMALL -- IT WILL BLOW UP WHEN ALL COMPONENTS ARE ZERO. IF NORMUNIT
058778,000177: # IS USED AND THE UPPER ORDER HALVES OF ALL COMPONENTS ARE ZERO, THE MAGNITUDE RETURNED IN 36D WILL BE TOO LARGE
058779,000178: # BY A FACTOR OF 2(13) AND THE SQUARED MAGNITUDE RETURNED AT 34D WILL BE TOO BIG BY A FACTOR OF 2(26).
058780,000179:
058781,000180: 10,3725 34753 NORMUNX1 CAF ONE
058782,000181: 10,3726 13730 TCF NORMUNIT +1
058783,000182: 10,3727 34755 NORMUNIT CAF ZERO
058784,000183: 10,3730 60120 AD FIXLOC
058785,000184: 10,3731 54156 TS MPAC +2
058786,000185: 10,3732 04616 TC BANKCALL # GET SIGN AGREEMENT IN ALL COMPONENTS
058787,000186: 10,3733 01010 CADR VECAGREE
058788,000187: 10,3734 10154 CCS MPAC
058789,000188: 10,3735 13771 TCF NOSHIFT
058790,000189: 10,3736 13740 TCF +2
058791,000190: 10,3737 13771 TCF NOSHIFT
058792,000191: 10,3740 10157 CCS MPAC +3
058793,000192: 10,3741 13771 TCF NOSHIFT
058794,000193: 10,3742 13744 TCF +2
058795,000194: 10,3743 13771 TCF NOSHIFT
058796,000195: 10,3744 10161 CCS MPAC +5
058797,000196: 10,3745 13771 TCF NOSHIFT
058798,000197: 10,3746 13750 TCF +2
058799,000198: 10,3747 13771 TCF NOSHIFT
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058801,000200: 10,3750 30155 CA MPAC +1 # SHIFT ALL COMPONENTS LEFT 13
058802,000201: 10,3751 00006 EXTEND
058803,000202: 10,3752 74736 MP BIT14
058804,000203: 10,3753 20155 DAS MPAC # DAS GAINS A LITTLE ACCURACY
058805,000204: 10,3754 30160 CA MPAC +4
058806,000205: 10,3755 00006 EXTEND
058807,000206: 10,3756 74736 MP BIT14
058808,000207: 10,3757 20160 DAS MPAC +3
058809,000208: 10,3760 30162 CA MPAC +6
058810,000209: 10,3761 00006 EXTEND
058811,000210: 10,3762 74736 MP BIT14
058812,000211: 10,3763 20162 DAS MPAC +5
058813,000212: 10,3764 34761 CAF THIRTEEN
058814,000213: 10,3765 50156 INDEX MPAC +2
058815,000214: 10,3766 54045 TS 37D
058816,000215: 10,3767 04635 OFFTUNIT TC POSTJUMP
058817,000216: 10,3770 01024 CADR UNIT +1 # SKIP THE "TC VECAGREE" DONE AT UNIT
058818,000217:
058819,000218: 10,3771 34755 NOSHIFT CAF ZERO
058820,000219: 10,3772 13765 TCF OFFTUNIT -2
058821,000220:
058822,000221: # RTB VECSGNAG ... FORCES SIGN AGREEMENT OF VECTOR IN MPAC.
058823,000222:
058824,000223: 10,3773 04616 VECSGNAG TC BANKCALL
058825,000224: 10,3774 01010 CADR VECAGREE
058826,000225: 10,3775 06064 TC DANZIG
058827,000226:
058828,000227:
End of include-file RTB_OP_CODES.agc. Parent file is MAIN.agc