Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Comanche 051, the original release of the Apollo 11 Command Module (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software.

The reconstruction began with source code of Comanche 055 previously transcribed from a digitized copy of that program. The code was then updated by undoing changes related to the R-2 lunar potential model, using hints from program comments and change-indicating asterisks in the Comanche 055 listing as a guide. The reconstruction was verified by matching memory-bank checksums to those listed in drawing 2021153D. Note that page numbers in the reconstructed code match those on the Comanche 055 printout, although the added code would likely have changed page numbers for a real Comanche 051 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.

064035,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
064036,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    RTB_OP_CODES.agc
064037,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Comanche revision 051.
064038,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the
064039,000006:                                                                                                  ##              original release of the flight software for the Command
064040,000007:                                                                                                  ##              Module's (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 11.
064041,000008:                                                                                                  ##              The code has been recreated from a copy of Comanche 055. It
064042,000009:                                                                                                  ##              has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
064043,000010:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Comanche 51 in NASA drawing
064044,000011:                                                                                                  ##              2021153D, which gives relatively high confidence that the
064045,000012:                                                                                                  ##              reconstruction is correct.
064046,000013:                                                                                                  ## Reference:   pp. 1508-1516
064047,000014:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
064048,000015:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
064049,000016:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
064050,000017:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2019-07-30 MAS  Created from Comanche 55, and removed R-2
064051,000018:                                                                                                  ##                              lunar potential model code.
064052,000019: 

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064054,000021: 22,3510                                           BANK     22                                    
064055,000022: 22,2000                                           SETLOC   RTBCODES                              
064056,000023: 22,2000                                           BANK                                           
064057,000024: 
064058,000025: 22,3510  E5,1713                                  EBANK=   XNB                                   
064059,000026: 22,3510                                           COUNT*   $$/RTB                                
064060,000027: 
064061,000028:                                                                                                  #  LOAD TIME2, TIME1 INTO MPAC:
064062,000029: 
064063,000030: 22,3510           00006        LOADTIME           EXTEND                                         
064064,000031: 22,3511           30025                           DCA      TIME2                                 
064065,000032: 22,3512           16024                           TCF      SLOAD2                                
064066,000033: 
064067,000034:                                                                                                  #  CONVERT THE SINGLE PRECISION 2'S COMPLEMENT NUMBER ARRIVING IN MPAC (SCALED IN HALF-REVOLUTIONS) TO A
064068,000035:                                                                                                  #  DP 1'S COMPLEMENT NUMBER SCALED IN REVOLUTIONS.
064069,000036: 
064070,000037: 22,3513           10154        CDULOGIC           CCS      MPAC                                  
064071,000038: 22,3514           35021                           CAF      ZERO                                  
064072,000039: 22,3515           13520                           TCF      +3                                    
064073,000040: 22,3516           13517                           NOOP                                           
064074,000041: 22,3517           45002                           CS       HALF                                  
064075,000042: 
064076,000043: 22,3520           54155                           TS       MPAC       +1                         
064077,000044: 22,3521           35021                           CAF      ZERO                                  
064078,000045: 22,3522           56154                           XCH      MPAC                                  
064079,000046: 22,3523           00006                           EXTEND                                         
064080,000047: 22,3524           75002                           MP       HALF                                  
064081,000048: 22,3525           20155                           DAS      MPAC                                  
064082,000049: 22,3526           16030                           TCF      DANZIG                                #  MODE IS ALREADY AT DOUBLE-PRECISION
064083,000050: 
064084,000051:                                                                                                  #  READ THE PIPS INTO MPAC WITHOUT CHANGING THEM:
064085,000052: 
064086,000053: 22,3527           00004        READPIPS           INHINT                                         
064087,000054: 22,3530           30037                           CA       PIPAX                                 
064088,000055: 22,3531           54154                           TS       MPAC                                  
064089,000056: 22,3532           30040                           CA       PIPAY                                 
064090,000057: 22,3533           54157                           TS       MPAC       +3                         
064091,000058: 22,3534           30041                           CA       PIPAZ                                 
064092,000059: 22,3535           00003                           RELINT                                         
064093,000060: 22,3536           54161                           TS       MPAC       +5                         
064094,000061: 
064095,000062: 22,3537           35021                           CAF      ZERO                                  
064096,000063: 22,3540           54155                           TS       MPAC       +1                         
064097,000064: 22,3541           54160                           TS       MPAC       +4                         
064098,000065: 22,3542           54162                           TS       MPAC       +6                         
064099,000066: 22,3543           16470        VECMODE            TCF      VMODE                                 
064100,000067: 
064101,000068:                                                                                                  #  FORCE TP SIGN AGREEMENT IN MPAC:
064102,000069: 
064103,000070: 22,3544           07226        SGNAGREE           TC       TPAGREE                               
064104,000071: 

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064106,000073: 
064107,000074: 22,3545           16030                           TCF      DANZIG                                
064108,000075: 
064109,000076:                                                                                                  #  CONVERT THE DP 1'S COMPLEMENT ANGLE SCALED IN REVOLUTIONS TO A SINGLE PRECISION 2'S COMPLEMENT ANGLE
064110,000077:                                                                                                  #  SCALED IN HALF-REVOLUTIONS.
064111,000078: 
064112,000079: 22,3546           03576        1STO2S             TC       1TO2SUB                               
064113,000080: 22,3547           35021                           CAF      ZERO                                  
064114,000081: 22,3550           54155                           TS       MPAC       +1                         
064115,000082: 22,3551           16027                           TCF      NEWMODE                               
064116,000083: 
064117,000084:                                                                                                  #  DO 1STO2S ON A VECTOR OF ANGLES:
064118,000085: 
064119,000086: 22,3552           03576        V1STO2S            TC       1TO2SUB                               #  ANSWER ARRIVES IN A AND MPAC.
064120,000087: 
064121,000088: 22,3553           52162                           DXCH     MPAC       +5                         
064122,000089: 22,3554           52155                           DXCH     MPAC                                  
064123,000090: 22,3555           03576                           TC       1TO2SUB                               
064124,000091: 22,3556           54156                           TS       MPAC       +2                         
064125,000092: 
064126,000093: 22,3557           52160                           DXCH     MPAC       +3                         
064127,000094: 22,3560           52155                           DXCH     MPAC                                  
064128,000095: 22,3561           03576                           TC       1TO2SUB                               
064129,000096: 22,3562           54155                           TS       MPAC       +1                         
064130,000097: 
064131,000098: 22,3563           30161                           CA       MPAC       +5                         
064132,000099: 22,3564           54154                           TS       MPAC                                  
064133,000100: 
064134,000101: 22,3565           35017        TPMODE             CAF      ONE                                   #  MODE IS TP.
064135,000102: 22,3566           16027                           TCF      NEWMODE                               
064136,000103: 
064137,000104:                                                                                                  #  V1STO2S FOR 2 COMPONENT VECTOR. USED BY RR.
064138,000105: 
064139,000106: 22,3567           03576        2V1STO2S           TC       1TO2SUB                               
064140,000107: 22,3570           52160                           DXCH     MPAC       +3                         
064141,000108: 22,3571           52155                           DXCH     MPAC                                  
064142,000109: 22,3572           03576                           TC       1TO2SUB                               
064143,000110: 22,3573           54001                           TS       L                                     
064144,000111: 22,3574           30157                           CA       MPAC       +3                         
064145,000112: 22,3575           16024                           TCF      SLOAD2                                
064146,000113: 
064147,000114:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO DO DOUBLING AND 1'S TO 2'S CONVERSION:
064148,000115: 
064149,000116: 22,3576           52155        1TO2SUB            DXCH     MPAC                                  #  FINAL MPAC +1 UNSPECIFIED.
064150,000117: 22,3577           20001                           DDOUBL                                         
064151,000118: 22,3600           10000                           CCS      A                                     
064152,000119: 22,3601           65017                           AD       ONE                                   
064153,000120: 22,3602           13604                           TCF      +2                                    
064154,000121: 22,3603           40000                           COM                                            #  THIS WAS REVERSE OF MSU.
064155,000122: 
064156,000123: 22,3604           54154                           TS       MPAC                                  #  AND SKIP ON OVERFLOW.

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064158,000125: 22,3605           00002                           TC       Q                                     
064159,000126: 
064160,000127: 22,3606           50000                           INDEX    A                                     #  OVERFLOW UNCORRECT AND IN MSU.
064161,000128: 22,3607           35000                           CAF      LIMITS                                
064162,000129: 22,3610           26154                           ADS      MPAC                                  
064163,000130: 22,3611           00002                           TC       Q                                     
064164,000131: 

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064166,000133:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO INCREMENT CDUS
064167,000134: 
064168,000135: 22,3612           33625        INCRCDUS           CAF      LOCTHETA                              
064169,000136: 22,3613           54130                           TS       BUF                                   #  PLACE ADRES(THETA) IN BUF.
064170,000137: 22,3614           30154                           CAE      MPAC                                  #  INCREMENT IN 1S COMPL.
064171,000138: 22,3615           03626                           TC       CDUINC                                
064172,000139: 
064173,000140: 22,3616           24130                           INCR     BUF                                   
064174,000141: 22,3617           30157                           CAE      MPAC       +3                         
064175,000142: 22,3620           03626                           TC       CDUINC                                
064176,000143: 
064177,000144: 22,3621           24130                           INCR     BUF                                   
064178,000145: 22,3622           30161                           CAE      MPAC       +5                         
064179,000146: 22,3623           03626                           TC       CDUINC                                
064180,000147: 
064181,000148: 22,3624           13543                           TCF      VECMODE                               
064182,000149: 
064183,000150: 22,3625           01155        LOCTHETA           ADRES    THETAD                                
064184,000151: 
064185,000152:                                                                                                  #  THE FOLLOWING ROUTINE INCREMENTS IN 2S COMPLEMENT THE REGISTER WHOSE ADDRESS IS IN BUF BY THE 1S COMPL.
064186,000153:                                                                                                  #  QUANTITY FOUND IN TEM2.  THIS MAY BE USED TO INCREMENT DESIRED IMU AND OPTICS CDU ANGLES OR ANY OTHER 2S COMPL.
064187,000154:                                                                                                  #  (+0 UNEQUAL TO -0) QUANTITY.  MAY BE CALLED BY BANKCALL/SWCALL.
064188,000155: 
064189,000156: 22,3626           54142        CDUINC             TS       TEM2                                  #  1S COMPL. QUANT. ARRIVES IN ACC.  STORE IT
064190,000157: 22,3627           50130                           INDEX    BUF                                   
064191,000158: 22,3630           10000                           CCS      0                                     #  CHANGE 2S COMPL. ANGLE (IN BUF) INTO 1S
064192,000159: 22,3631           65017                           AD       ONE                                   
064193,000160: 22,3632           13636                           TCF      +4                                    
064194,000161: 22,3633           65017                           AD       ONE                                   
064195,000162: 22,3634           65017                           AD       ONE                                   #  OVERFLOW HERE IF 2S COMPL. IS 180 DEG.
064196,000163: 22,3635           40000                           COM                                            
064197,000164: 
064198,000165: 22,3636           60142                           AD       TEM2                                  #  SULT MOVES FROM 2ND TO 3D QUAD. (OR BACK)
064199,000166: 22,3637           10000                           CCS      A                                     #  BACK TO 2S COMPL.
064200,000167: 22,3640           65017                           AD       ONE                                   
064201,000168: 22,3641           13643                           TCF      +2                                    
064202,000169: 22,3642           40000                           COM                                            
064203,000170: 22,3643           54142                           TS       TEM2                                  #  STORE 14BIT QUANTITY WITH PRESENT SIGN
064204,000171: 22,3644           13650                           TCF      +4                                    
064205,000172: 22,3645           50000                           INDEX    A                                     #  SIGN.
064206,000173: 22,3646           35000                           CAF      LIMITS                                #  FIX IT, BY ADDING IN 37777 OR 40000
064207,000174: 22,3647           60142                           AD       TEM2                                  
064208,000175: 
064209,000176: 22,3650           50130                           INDEX    BUF                                   
064210,000177: 22,3651           54000                           TS       0                                     #  STORE NEW ANGLE IN 2S COMPLEMENT.
064211,000178: 22,3652           00002                           TC       Q                                     
064212,000179: 

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064214,000181:                                                                                                  #  RTB TO TORQUE GYROS, EXCEPT FOR THE CALL TO IMUSTALL.  ECADR OF COMMANDS ARRIVES IN X1.
064215,000182: 
064216,000183: 22,3653           50120        PULSEIMU           INDEX    FIXLOC                                #  ADDRESS OF GYRO COMMANDS SHOULD BE IN X1
064217,000184: 22,3654           30046                           CA       X1                                    
064218,000185: 22,3655           04662                           TC       BANKCALL                              
064219,000186: 22,3656           17206                           CADR     IMUPULSE                              
064220,000187: 22,3657           16030                           TCF      DANZIG                                
064221,000188: 

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064223,000190:                                                                                                  #  EACH ROUTINE TAKES A 3X3 MATRIX STORED IN DOUBLE PRECISION IN A FIXED AREA OF ERASABLE MEMORY AND REPLACES IT
064224,000191:                                                                                                  #  WITH THE TRANSPOSE MATRIX.  TRANSP1 USES LOCATIONS XNB+0,+1 THROUGH XNB+16D, 17D AND TRANSP2 USES LOCATIONS
064225,000192:                                                                                                  #  XNB1+0,+1 THROUGH XNB1+16D, 17D.  EACH MATRIX IS STORED BY ROWS.
064226,000193: 
064227,000194: 22,3660           02713        XNBEB              ECADR    XNB                                   
064228,000195: 22,3661           02554        XNB1EB             ECADR    XNB1                                  
064229,000196: 
064230,000197: 22,3662  E5,1713                                  EBANK=   XNB                                   
064231,000198: 
064232,000199: 22,3662           33660        TRANSP1            CAF      XNBEB                                 
064233,000200: 22,3663           54003                           TS       EBANK                                 
064234,000201: 22,3664           53716                           DXCH     XNB        +2                         
064235,000202: 22,3665           53722                           DXCH     XNB        +6                         
064236,000203: 22,3666           53716                           DXCH     XNB        +2                         
064237,000204: 
064238,000205: 22,3667           53720                           DXCH     XNB        +4                         
064239,000206: 22,3670           53730                           DXCH     XNB        +12D                       
064240,000207: 22,3671           53720                           DXCH     XNB        +4                         
064241,000208: 
064242,000209: 22,3672           53726                           DXCH     XNB        +10D                       
064243,000210: 22,3673           53732                           DXCH     XNB        +14D                       
064244,000211: 22,3674           53726                           DXCH     XNB        +10D                       
064245,000212: 22,3675           16030                           TCF      DANZIG                                
064246,000213: 22,3676  E5,1554                                  EBANK=   XNB1                                  
064247,000214: 
064248,000215: 22,3676           33661        TRANSP2            CAF      XNB1EB                                
064249,000216: 22,3677           54003                           TS       EBANK                                 
064250,000217: 22,3700           53557                           DXCH     XNB1       +2                         
064251,000218: 22,3701           53563                           DXCH     XNB1       +6                         
064252,000219: 22,3702           53557                           DXCH     XNB1       +2                         
064253,000220: 
064254,000221: 22,3703           53561                           DXCH     XNB1       +4                         
064255,000222: 22,3704           53571                           DXCH     XNB1       +12D                       
064256,000223: 22,3705           53561                           DXCH     XNB1       +4                         
064257,000224: 
064258,000225: 22,3706           53567                           DXCH     XNB1       +10D                       
064259,000226: 22,3707           53573                           DXCH     XNB1       +14D                       
064260,000227: 22,3710           53567                           DXCH     XNB1       +10D                       
064261,000228: 22,3711           16030                           TCF      DANZIG                                
064262,000229: 

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064264,000231:                                                                                                  #  THE SUBROUTINE SIGNMPAC SETS C(MPAC, MPAC +1) TO SIGN(MPAC).
064265,000232:                                                                                                  #  FOR THIS, ONLY THE CONTENTS OF MPAC ARE EXAMINED.  ALSO +0 YIELDS POSMAX AND -0 YIELDS NEGMAX.
064266,000233: 
064267,000234:                                                                                                  #  ENTRY MAY BE BY EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:
064268,000235:                                                                                                  #        1.      LIMIT THE SIZE OF MPAC ON INTERPRETIVE OVERFLOW:
064269,000236:                                                                                                  #                ENTRY:          BOVB
064270,000237:                                                                                                  #                                        SIGNMPAC
064271,000238:                                                                                                  #        2.      GENERATE IN MPAC THE SIGNUM FUNCTION OF MPAC:
064272,000239:                                                                                                  #                ENTRY:          RTB
064273,000240:                                                                                                  #                                        SIGNMPAC
064274,000241:                                                                                                  #  IN EITHER CASE, RETURN IS TO THE NEXT INTERPRETIVE INSTRUCTION IN THE CALLING SEQUENCE.
064275,000242: 
064276,000243: 22,3712           00006        SIGNMPAC           EXTEND                                         
064277,000244: 22,3713           34777                           DCA      DPOSMAX                               
064278,000245: 22,3714           52155                           DXCH     MPAC                                  
064279,000246: 22,3715           10000                           CCS      A                                     
064280,000247: 22,3716           35021        DPMODE             CAF      ZERO                                  #  SETS MPAC +2 TO ZERO IN THE PROCESS
064281,000248: 22,3717           16026                           TCF      SLOAD2     +2                         
064282,000249: 22,3720           13721                           TCF      +1                                    
064283,000250: 22,3721           00006                           EXTEND                                         
064284,000251: 22,3722           44777                           DCS      DPOSMAX                               
064285,000252: 22,3723           16024                           TCF      SLOAD2                                
064286,000253: 
064287,000254:                                                                                                  #  RTB OP CODE NORMUNIT IS LIKE INTERPRETIVE INSTRUCTION UNIT, EXCEPT THAT IT CAN BE DEPENDED ON NOT TO BLOW
064288,000255:                                                                                                  #  UP WHEN THE VECTOR BEING UNITIZED IS VERY SMALL -- IT WILL BLOW UP WHEN ALL COMPONENTS ARE ZERO.  IF NORMUNIT
064289,000256:                                                                                                  #  IS USED AND THE UPPER ORDER HALVES OF ALL COMPONENTS ARE ZERO, THE MAGNITUDE RETURNED IN 36D WILL BE TOO LARGE
064290,000257:                                                                                                  #  BY A FACTOR OF 2(13) AND THE SQUARED MAGNITUDE RETURNED AT 34D WILL BE TOO BIG BY A FACTOR OF 2(26).
064291,000258: 
064292,000259: 22,3724           35017        NORMUNX1           CAF      ONE                                   
064293,000260: 22,3725           13727                           TCF      NORMUNIT   +1                         
064294,000261: 22,3726           35021        NORMUNIT           CAF      ZERO                                  
064295,000262: 22,3727           60120                           AD       FIXLOC                                
064296,000263: 22,3730           54156                           TS       MPAC       +2                         
064297,000264: 22,3731           04662                           TC       BANKCALL                              #  GET SIGN AGREEMENT IN ALL COMPONENTS
064298,000265: 22,3732           01010                           CADR     VECAGREE                              
064299,000266: 22,3733           10154                           CCS      MPAC                                  
064300,000267: 22,3734           13770                           TCF      NOSHIFT                               
064301,000268: 22,3735           13737                           TCF      +2                                    
064302,000269: 22,3736           13770                           TCF      NOSHIFT                               
064303,000270: 22,3737           10157                           CCS      MPAC       +3                         
064304,000271: 22,3740           13770                           TCF      NOSHIFT                               
064305,000272: 22,3741           13743                           TCF      +2                                    
064306,000273: 22,3742           13770                           TCF      NOSHIFT                               
064307,000274: 22,3743           10161                           CCS      MPAC       +5                         
064308,000275: 22,3744           13770                           TCF      NOSHIFT                               
064309,000276: 22,3745           13747                           TCF      +2                                    
064310,000277: 22,3746           13770                           TCF      NOSHIFT                               

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064312,000279: 22,3747           30155                           CA       MPAC       +1                         #  SHIFT ALL COMPONENTS LEFT 13
064313,000280: 22,3750           00006                           EXTEND                                         
064314,000281: 22,3751           75002                           MP       BIT14                                 
064315,000282: 22,3752           20155                           DAS      MPAC                                  #  DAS GAINS A LITTLE ACCURACY
064316,000283: 22,3753           30160                           CA       MPAC       +4                         
064317,000284: 22,3754           00006                           EXTEND                                         
064318,000285: 22,3755           75002                           MP       BIT14                                 
064319,000286: 22,3756           20160                           DAS      MPAC       +3                         
064320,000287: 22,3757           30162                           CA       MPAC       +6                         
064321,000288: 22,3760           00006                           EXTEND                                         
064322,000289: 22,3761           75002                           MP       BIT14                                 
064323,000290: 22,3762           20162                           DAS      MPAC       +5                         
064324,000291: 22,3763           35025                           CAF      THIRTEEN                              
064325,000292: 22,3764           50156                           INDEX    MPAC       +2                         
064326,000293: 22,3765           54045                           TS       37D                                   
064327,000294: 22,3766           04701        OFFTUNIT           TC       POSTJUMP                              
064328,000295: 22,3767           01024                           CADR     UNIT       +1                         #  SKIP THE "TC VECAGREE" DONE AT UNIT
064329,000296: 
064330,000297: 22,3770           35021        NOSHIFT            CAF      ZERO                                  
064331,000298: 22,3771           13764                           TCF      OFFTUNIT   -2                         
064332,000299: 
064333,000300:                                                                                                  #  RTB VECSGNAG ... FORCES SIGN AGREEMENT OF VECTOR IN MPAC.
064334,000301: 
064335,000302: 22,3772           04662        VECSGNAG           TC       BANKCALL                              
064336,000303: 22,3773           01010                           CADR     VECAGREE                              
064337,000304: 22,3774           06030                           TC       DANZIG                                
064338,000305: 

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