Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Artemis 071, the first release of the Apollo 15 through 17 Command Module (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software.

The reconstruction began with source code of Artemis 072 previously transcribed from a digitized copy of that program. The code was then updated by undoing changes between the two versions. The reconstruction was verified by matching memory-bank checksums to those listed in drawing 2021154-. Note that page numbers in the reconstructed code match those on the Artemis 072 printout, although the changed code would likely have changed page numbers for a real Artemis 071 listing.

Comments from the original source code are prefixed with a single '#' symbol, whereas comments added later are prefixed by "##" or "###". Report any errors noted by creating an issue report at the Virtual AGC project's GitHub repository.

041773,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
041774,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    TVCEXECUTIVE.agc
041775,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Artemis revision 071.
041776,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the first
041777,000006:                                                                                                  ##              release of the flight software for the Command Module's
041778,000007:                                                                                                  ##              (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 15 through
041779,000008:                                                                                                  ##              17. The code has been recreated from a copy of Artemis 072.
041780,000009:                                                                                                  ##              It has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
041781,000010:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Artemis 071 in NASA
041782,000011:                                                                                                  ##              drawing 2021154-, which gives relatively high confidence
041783,000012:                                                                                                  ##              that the reconstruction is correct.
041784,000013:                                                                                                  ## Reference:   950
041785,000014:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
041786,000015:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
041787,000016:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
041788,000017:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2019-08-14 MAS  Created from Artemis 072.
041789,000018: 

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041791,000020:                                                                                                  #  PROGRAM NAME.... TVCEXECUTIVE, CONSISTING OF TVCEXEC, NEEDLEUP, VARGAINS
041792,000021:                                                                                                  #                   1SHOTCHK, REPCHEK, CG.CORR, COPYCYCLES, ETC.
041793,000022:                                                                                                  #  LOG SECTION...TVCEXECUTIVE                    SUBROUTINE...DAPCSM
041794,000023:                                                                                                  #  MODIFIED BY SCHLUNDT                          21 OCTOBER 1968
041795,000024:                                                                                                  #  MODIFIED BY BEALS TO ELIMINATE CSMMASS UPDATE LOGIC (NOW DONE IN S40.8)
041796,000025:                                                                                                  #  FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION....
041797,000026: 
041798,000027:                                                                                                  #       *A SELF-PERPETUATING WAITLIST TASK AT 1/2 SECOND INTERVALS WHICH:
041799,000028:                                                                                                  #        PREPARES THE ROLL DAP WITH OGA (CDUX)
041800,000029:                                                                                                  #        PREPARES THE ROLL FDAI NEEDLE (FLY-TO  OGA ERROR)
041801,000030:                                                                                                  #        PREPARES THE ROLL PHASE PLANE  OGAERR  (FLY-FROM  OGA ERROR)
041802,000031:                                                                                                  #        PREPARES THE TVC ROLLDAP TASK WAITLIST CALL (3 CS DELAY)
041803,000032:                                                                                                  #        UPDATES THE NEEDLES DISPLAY
041804,000033:                                                                                                  #        CALLS MASSPROP TO UPDATE INERTIA DATA
041805,000034:                                                                                                  #        UPDATES PITCH, YAW, AND ROLL DAP GAINS FROM MASSPROP DATA
041806,000035:                                                                                                  #        PERFORMS ONE-SHOT CORRECTION FOR TMC LOOP 0-3 SEC AFTER IGNITION
041807,000036:                                                                                                  #        PERFORMS REPETITIVE UPDATES FOR TMC LOOP AFTER THE ONE-SHOT CORR.
041808,000037: 
041809,000038:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE....
041810,000039: 
041811,000040:                                                                                                  #       *TVCEXEC CALLED AS A WAITLIST TASK, IN PARTICULAR BY TVCINIT4 AND BY
041812,000041:                                                                                                  #        ITSELF, BOTH AT 1/2 SECOND INTERVALS
041813,000042: 
041814,000043:                                                                                                  #  NORMAL EXIT MODE.... TASKOVER
041815,000044: 
041816,000045:                                                                                                  #  ALARM OR ABORT EXIT MODES.... NONE
041817,000046: 
041818,000047:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINES CALLED....NEEDLER, S40.15, MASSPROP, TASKOVER, IBNKCALL
041819,000048: 
041820,000049:                                                                                                  #  OTHER INTERFACES....
041821,000050: 
041822,000051:                                                                                                  #       *TVCRESTART PACKAGE FOR RESTARTS
041823,000052:                                                                                                  #       *PITCHDAP, YAWDAP FOR VARIABLE GAINS AND ENGINE TRIM ANGLES
041824,000053:                                                                                                  #  ERASABLE INITIALIZATION REQUIRED....
041825,000054: 
041826,000055:                                                                                                  #       *SEE TVCDAPON....TVCINIT4
041827,000056:                                                                                                  #       *VARK AND 1/CONACC (S40.15 OF TVCINITIALIZE)
041828,000057:                                                                                                  #       *PAD LOAD EREPFRAC
041829,000058:                                                                                                  #       *BITS 15,14 OF FLAGWRD6 (T5 BITS)
041830,000059:                                                                                                  #       *TVCEXPHS FOR RESTARTS
041831,000060:                                                                                                  #       *ENGINE-ON BIT (11.13) FOR RESTARTS
041832,000061:                                                                                                  #       *CDUX, OGAD
041833,000062: 
041834,000063:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT....
041835,000064: 
041836,000065:                                                                                                  #       *ROLL DAP OGANOW, FDAI NEEDLE (AK). AND PHASE PLANE OGAERR
041837,000066:                                                                                                  #       *VARIABLE GAINS FOR PITCH/YAW AND ROLL TVC DAPS
041838,000067:                                                                                                  #       *SINGLE-SHOT AND REPETITIVE CORRECTIONS TO ENGINE TRIM ANGLES
041839,000068:                                                                                                  #        PACTOFF AND YACTOFF
041840,000069:                                                                                                  #  DEBRIS.... MUCH, BUT SHAREABLE WITH RCS/ENTRY, ALL IN EBANK6
041841,000070: 

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041843,000072: 16,2000                                           SETLOC   DAPROLL                               
041844,000073: 16,2000                                           BANK                                           
041845,000074: 16,3037  E6,1446                                  EBANK=   CNTR                                  
041846,000075: 16,3037                                           COUNT*   $$/TVCX                               
041847,000076: 
041848,000077: 
041849,000078: 16,3037           40102        TVCEXEC            CS       FLAGWRD6                              #  CHECK FOR TERMINATION (BITS 15,14 READ
041850,000079: 16,3040           74076                           MASK     DPCONFIG                              #  10 FROM TVCDAPON TO RCSDAPON
041851,000080: 16,3041           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041852,000081: 16,3042           63217                           BZMF     TVCEXFIN                              #  TERMINATE
041853,000082: 
041854,000083: 16,3043           35011                           CAF      .5SEC                                 #  W.L. CALL TO PERPETUATE TVCEXEC
041855,000084: 16,3044           05223                           TC       TWIDDLE                               
041856,000085: 16,3045           03037                           ADRES    TVCEXEC                               
041857,000086: 16,3046           30032        ROLLPREP           CAE      CDUX                                  #  UPDATE ROLL LADDERS (NO NEED TO RESTART-
041858,000087: 16,3047           57645                           XCH      OGANOW                                #        PROTECT, SINCE ROLL DAPS RE-START)
041859,000088: 16,3050           57646                           XCH      OGAPAST                               
041860,000089: 
041861,000090: 16,3051           31447                           CAE      OGAD                                  #  PREPARE ROLL FDAI NEEDLE  WITH FLY-TO
041862,000091: 16,3052           00006                           EXTEND                                         #        ERROR (COMMAND - MEASURED)
041863,000092: 16,3053           21645                           MSU      OGANOW                                
041864,000093: 16,3054           55476                           TS       AK                                    #  FLY-TO OGA ERROR, SC.AT B-1 REVS
041865,000094: 
041866,000095: 16,3055           00006                           EXTEND                                         #  PREPARE ROLL DAP PHASE PLANE  OGAERR
041867,000096: 16,3056           74751                           MP       -BIT14                                
041868,000097: 16,3057           55647                           TS       OGAERR                                #  PHASE-PLANE (FLY-FROM) OGAERROR,
041869,000098:                                                                                                  #        SC.AT B+0 REVS
041870,000099: 
041871,000100: 16,3060           36214                           CAF      THREE                                 #  SET UP ROLL DAP TASK (ALLOW SOME TIME)
041872,000101: 16,3061           05223                           TC       TWIDDLE                               
041873,000102: 16,3062           03342                           ADRES    ROLLDAP                               
041874,000103: 16,3063           04714        NEEDLEUP           TC       IBNKCALL                              #  DO A NEEDLES UPDATE (RETURNS AFTER CADR)
041875,000104: 16,3064           42425                           CADR     NEEDLER                               #        (NEEDLES RESTARTS ITSELF)
041876,000105: 
041877,000106: 16,3065           11634        VARGAINS           CCS      VCNTR                                 #  TEST FOR GAIN UPDATE TIME
041878,000107: 16,3066           13074                           TCF      EXECCOPY                              #  NOT YET                       
041879,000108: 16,3067           04714        GAINCHNG           TC       IBNKCALL                              #  UPDATE IXX, IAVG, IAVG/TLX
041880,000109: 16,3070           13347                           CADR     FIXCW                                 #  MASSPROP ENTRY  (ALREADY INITIALIZED)
041881,000110: 16,3071           04714                           TC       IBNKCALL                              #  UPDATE 1/CONACC, VARK
041882,000111: 16,3072           36452                           CADR     S40.15                                #        (S40.15 IS IN TVCINITIALIZE)
041883,000112: 16,3073           34351                           CAF      NINETEEN                              #  RESET THE VARIABLE-GAIN UPDATE COUNTER
041884,000113: 16,3074           55634        EXECCOPY           TS       VCNTR                                 
041885,000114: 16,3075           11446        1SHOTCHK           CCS      CNTR                                  #  CHECK TIME FOR ONE-SHOT OR REPCORR
041886,000115: 16,3076           13102                           TCF      +4                                    #        NOT YET
041887,000116: 16,3077           13115                           TCF      1SHOTOK                               #        NOW
041888,000117: 16,3100           13106                           TCF      REPCHEK                               #        ONE-SHOT OVER, ON TO REPCORR
041889,000118: 16,3101           13115                           TCF      1SHOTOK                               #        NOW  (ONE-SHOT ONLY, NO REPCORR)
041890,000119: 
041891,000120: 16,3102           55661                 +4        TS       CNTRTMP                               #  COUNT DOWN
041892,000121: 16,3103           34766                           CAF      FOUR                                  #  SET UP TVCEXPHS FOR ENTRY AT CNTRCOPY

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041894,000123: 16,3104           55644                           TS       TVCEXPHS                              
041895,000124: 16,3105           13215                           TCF      CNTRCOPY                              
041896,000125: 
041897,000126: 16,3106           31633        REPCHEK            CAE      REPFRAC                               #  CHECK FOR REPETITIVE UPDATES
041898,000127: 16,3107           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041899,000128: 16,3110           63217                           BZMF     TVCEXFIN                              #        NO, OVER-AND-OUT
041900,000129: 16,3111           55445                           TS       TEMPDAP    +1                         #        YES, SET UP CORRECTION FRACTION
041901,000130: 16,3112           34767                           CAF      TWO                                   #  SET UP TVCEXPHS FOR ENTRY AT CORSETUP
041902,000131: 16,3113           55644                           TS       TVCEXPHS                              
041903,000132: 16,3114           13126                           TCF      CORSETUP                              
041904,000133: 
041905,000134: 16,3115           34762        1SHOTOK            CAF      ENGONBIT                              
041906,000135: 16,3116           70101                           MASK     FLAGWRD5                              
041907,000136: 16,3117           10000                           CCS      A                                     
041908,000137: 16,3120           13122                           TCF      +2                                    #        ONE-SHOT OK
041909,000138: 16,3121           13217                           TCF      TVCEXFIN                              #        NO, TERMINATE
041910,000139: 
041911,000140: 16,3122           25644                           INCR     TVCEXPHS                              #                                        (1)
041912,000141: 16,3123           34754        TEMPSET            CAF      FCORFRAC                              #        SET UP CORRECTION FRACTION
041913,000142: 16,3124           55445                           TS       TEMPDAP    +1                         
041914,000143: 
041915,000144: 16,3125           25644                           INCR     TVCEXPHS                              #  ENTRY FROM REPCHECK AT NEXT LOCATION  (2)
041916,000145: 16,3126           31465        CORSETUP           CAE      DAPDATR1                              #  CHECK FOR LEM-OFF/ON
041917,000146: 16,3127           74754                           MASK     BIT13                                 #  (NOTE, SHOWS LEM-OFF)
041918,000147: 16,3130           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041919,000148: 16,3131           13133                           BZF      +2                                    #  LEM IS ON,  PICK UP   TEMPDAP+1
041920,000149: 16,3132           31445                           CAE      TEMPDAP    +1                         #  LEM IS OFF, PICK UP 2(TEMPDAP+1)
041921,000150: 16,3133           61445                           AD       TEMPDAP    +1                         
041922,000151: 16,3134           55444                           TS       TEMPDAP                               #  CG.CORR USES TEMPDAP
041923,000152: 
041924,000153: 16,3135           37702                           CAF      NEGONE                                #  SET UP FOR CNTR = -1 (ONE-SHOT DONE)
041925,000154: 16,3136           55661                           TS       CNTRTMP                               #        (COPYCYCLE AT .CNTRCOPY.)
041926,000155: 
041927,000156: 16,3137           00006        CG.CORR            EXTEND                                         #  PITCH TMC LOOP
041928,000157: 16,3140           31606                           DCA      PDELOFF                               
041929,000158: 16,3141           53656                           DXCH     PACTTMP                               
041930,000159: 16,3142           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041931,000160: 16,3143           41606                           DCS      PDELOFF                               
041932,000161: 16,3144           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041933,000162: 16,3145           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041934,000163: 16,3146           53612                           DXCH     TTMP1                                 
041935,000164: 16,3147           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041936,000165: 16,3150           31602                           DCA      DELPBAR                               
041937,000166: 16,3151           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041938,000167: 16,3152           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041939,000168: 16,3153           21612                           DAS      TTMP1                                 
041940,000169: 16,3154           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041941,000170: 16,3155           31612                           DCA      TTMP1                                 
041942,000171: 16,3156           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041943,000172: 16,3157           71444                           MP       TEMPDAP                               

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041945,000174: 16,3160           21656                           DAS      PACTTMP                               
041946,000175: 
041947,000176: 16,3161           00006                           EXTEND                                         #  YAW TMC LOOP
041948,000177: 16,3162           31610                           DCA      YDELOFF                               
041949,000178: 16,3163           53660                           DXCH     YACTTMP                               
041950,000179: 16,3164           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041951,000180: 16,3165           41610                           DCS      YDELOFF                               
041952,000181: 16,3166           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041953,000182: 16,3167           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041954,000183: 16,3170           53612                           DXCH     TTMP1                                 
041955,000184: 16,3171           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041956,000185: 16,3172           31604                           DCA      DELYBAR                               
041957,000186: 16,3173           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041958,000187: 16,3174           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
041959,000188: 16,3175           21612                           DAS      TTMP1                                 
041960,000189: 16,3176           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041961,000190: 16,3177           31612                           DCA      TTMP1                                 
041962,000191: 16,3200           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041963,000192: 16,3201           71444                           MP       TEMPDAP                               
041964,000193: 16,3202           21660                           DAS      YACTTMP                               
041965,000194: 
041966,000195: 16,3203           25644        CORCOPY            INCR     TVCEXPHS                              #  RESTART PROTECT THE COPYCYCLE         (3)
041967,000196: 16,3204           00006                           EXTEND                                         #  TRIM-ESTIMATES, AND
041968,000197: 16,3205           31656                           DCA      PACTTMP                               
041969,000198: 16,3206           55423                           TS       PACTOFF                               #        TRIMS
041970,000199: 16,3207           53606                           DXCH     PDELOFF                               
041971,000200: 
041972,000201: 16,3210           00006                           EXTEND                                         
041973,000202: 16,3211           31660                           DCA      YACTTMP                               
041974,000203: 16,3212           55424                           TS       YACTOFF                               
041975,000204: 16,3213           53610                           DXCH     YDELOFF                               
041976,000205: 
041977,000206: 16,3214           25644                           INCR     TVCEXPHS                              #  ENTRY FROM 1SHOTCHK AT NEXT LOCATION  (4)
041978,000207: 16,3215           31661        CNTRCOPY           CAE      CNTRTMP                               #  UPDATE CNTR (RESTARTS OK, FOLLOWS CPYCY)
041979,000208: 16,3216           55446                           TS       CNTR                                  
041980,000209: 
041981,000210: 16,3217           34772        TVCEXFIN           CAF      ZERO                                  #  RESET TVCEXPHS
041982,000211: 16,3220           55644                           TS       TVCEXPHS                              
041983,000212: 16,3221           15314                           TCF      TASKOVER                              #  TVCEXECUTIVE FINISHED
041984,000213: 
041985,000214: 
041986,000215: 16,3222     4754               FCORFRAC           =        BIT13                                 #  ONE-SHOT CORRECTION FRACTION  

End of include-file TVCEXECUTIVE.agc.  Parent file is MAIN.agc