Programmable calculator as a data system controller

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7361168

Barth, A W; Strasburg, A C

Digital data techniques are in common use for analysis of analog information obtained in various tests, and systems have been developed which use a minicomputer as the central controller and data processor. Now, microprocessors allow new design approaches at considerably less cost. This report outlines an approach to system design based on the use of a programmable calculator as the data system controller. A block diagram of the calculator-controlled data system is shown. It was found that the programmable calculator provides a viable alternative to minicomputers or microprocessors for the development laboratory requiring digital data processing. 3 figures. (RWR)

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N.Mex. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7361168
• Report Number(s): SAND-76-5404; CONF-760449-1
• Resource Relation: Conference: Test methodology information exchange program conference, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 20 Apr 1976
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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