READOUT CONTROL UNIT FOR AUTOMATIC TYPE-PUNCH SYSTEMS

Technical Report · Mon Feb 13 04:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4060240

Butler, J W

The design and construction of a control unit for automatically transferring data from the memory of a 256channel pulse-height analyzer to an automatic type-punch system are described. The data are then available in both printed and punched-tape form. The punched tape is coded for the Narec (the Naval Research Laboratory computer) and can be fed directly into the Narec without further processing. The hexadecimal system is used, but the control unit can be adapted for use with the decimal system and for almost any type of computer. On the particular control unit described here, a single switch provides for alternate use of the Royal McBee LGP-30 code. Provision is also made for the simultaneous operation of a chart recorder so that all three methods of data recording-printing, punching, and plotting-may be performed concurrently. The system described has a wide range of applicability. It can be adapted to any source of information in binary form and to any recording equipment which can utilize binary information in the form of relay closures. (auth)

• Research Organization: Naval Research Lab., Washington, D.C.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-014418
• OSTI ID: 4060240
• Report Number(s): NRL-5587
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

COMPUTERS
CONTROL
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
NAREC
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
PULSE ANALYZERS
RECORDING SYSTEMS
RELAYS
SWITCHES
TRANSDUCERS
USES