Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Luminary 178, the final release of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software.

The reconstruction began with source code of Zerlina 56, Luminary 210, and Luminary 131, previously transcribed from digitized copies of those programs. The code was created by combining the three, using Zerlina 56 as a base, since it was based off of Luminary 183. The differences between the three were carefully merged using the Luminary memos as a guide, with all changes made after Luminary 178 being backed out. The reconstruction was verified by matching memory-bank checksums to those listed in drawing 2021152N. Note that page numbers in the reconstructed code match those for the baseline log section mentioned in each file's changelog; the page numbers for a real Luminary 178 listing would be different.

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.

033869,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
033870,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    THROTTLE_CONTROL_ROUTINES.agc
033871,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Luminary revision 178.
033872,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the final
033873,000006:                                                                                                  ##              release of the flight software for the Lunar Module's
033874,000007:                                                                                                  ##              (LM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 14. The
033875,000008:                                                                                                  ##              code has been recreated from copies of Zerlina 56, Luminary
033876,000009:                                                                                                  ##              210, and Luminary 131, as well as many Luminary memos.
033877,000010:                                                                                                  ##              It has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
033878,000011:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Luminary 178 in NASA
033879,000012:                                                                                                  ##              drawing 2021152N, which gives relatively high confidence
033880,000013:                                                                                                  ##              that the reconstruction is correct.
033881,000014:                                                                                                  ## Reference:   pp. 779-783
033882,000015:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
033883,000016:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
033884,000017:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
033885,000018:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2019-08-14 MAS  Created from Zerlina 56.
033886,000019:                                                                                                  ##              2019-09-08 MAS  Re-based on Luminary 210, since Don entirely
033887,000020:                                                                                                  ##                              rewrote this section in Zerlina. Undid a
033888,000021:                                                                                                  ##                              couple of small changes made after Luminary
033889,000022:                                                                                                  ##                              178; namely a DXCH->XCH and a DOUBLE->DDOUBL.
033890,000023: 

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033892,000025: 31,2144                                           BANK     31                                    
033893,000026: 
033894,000027: 31,2000                                           SETLOC   FTHROT                                
033895,000028: 
033896,000029: 31,2000                                           BANK                                           
033897,000030: 
033898,000031: 31,2144  E7,1612                                  EBANK=   PIF                                   
033899,000032: 
033900,000033: 31,2144                                           COUNT*   $$/THROT                              
033901,000034:                                                                                                  #  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
033902,000035:                                                                                                  #  HERE FC, DESIRED THRUST, AND FP, PRESENT THRUST, UNWEIGHTED, ARE COMPUTED.
033903,000036: 
033904,000037: 31,2144           31245        THROTTLE           CA       ABDELV                                #  COMPUTE PRESENT ACCELERATION IN UNITS OF
033905,000038: 31,2145           00006                           EXTEND                                         #   2(-4) M/CS/CS, SAVING SERVICER TROUBLE
033906,000039: 31,2146           72363                           MP       /AF/CNST                              
033907,000040: 31,2147           00006                 +3        EXTEND                                         
033908,000041: 31,2150           23607                           QXCH     RTNHOLD                               
033909,000042: 31,2151           02344        AFDUMP             TC       MASSMULT                              
033910,000043: 31,2152           53470                           DXCH     FP                                    #  FP = PRESENT THRUST
033911,000044: 31,2153           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033912,000045: 31,2154           31464                           DCA      /AFC/                                 
033913,000046: 31,2155           02344                           TC       MASSMULT                              
033914,000047: 31,2156           00004                           INHINT                                         #  PREVENT A DOWNRUPT
033915,000048: 31,2157           55615                           TS       FC                                    #  FC = THRUST DESIRED BY GUIDANCE
033916,000049: 31,2160           53466                           DXCH     FCODD                                 #  FCODD = WHAT IT IS GOING TO GET
033917,000050: 
033918,000051: 
033919,000052: 31,2161           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033920,000053: 31,2162           31234                           DCA      PIPTIME                               
033921,000054: 31,2163           53753                           DXCH     GTCTIME                               #  DOWNLINK TIME AGREEMENT
033922,000055: 31,2164           00003                           RELINT                                         
033923,000056: 
033924,000057:                                                                                                  #  COMPUTE DESIRED THRUST FOR DISPLAY AS A PERCENTAGE OF 10,500 POUNDS
033925,000058: 
033926,000059: 31,2165           32365                           CAF      4FMAXNOM                              #  MOVE 4FMAXNOM TO ERASABLE FOR DV BELOW
033927,000060: 31,2166           54002                           TS       Q                                     
033928,000061: 31,2167           31615                           CA       FC                                    
033929,000062: 31,2170           72364                           MASK     OCT17777                              #  FOR SAFETY
033930,000063: 31,2171           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033931,000064: 31,2172           10002                           DV       Q                                     
033932,000065: 31,2173           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033933,000066: 31,2174           75003                           MP       4SECS                                 
033934,000067: 31,2175           55750                           TS       THRDISP                               #  FOR DISPLAY IN  N92
033935,000068: 
033936,000069:                                                                                                  #  IF IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 3 SECONDS SINCE THE LAST THROTTLING, AUGMENT FP USING THE FWEIGHT CALCULATED THEN.
033937,000070: 
033938,000071: 31,2176           41617                           CS       TTHROT                                #  THIS CODING ASSUMES A FLATOUT WITHIN

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033940,000073: 31,2177           60025                           AD       TIME1                                 #    80 SECONDS BEFORE FIRST THROTTLE CALL
033941,000074: 31,2200           74733                           MASK     POSMAX                                
033942,000075: 31,2201           40000                           COM                                            
033943,000076: 31,2202           65002                           AD       3SECS                                 
033944,000077: 31,2203           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033945,000078: 31,2204           62210                           BZMF     WHERETO                               #  BRANCH IF (TIME1-TTHROT +1) > 3 SECONDS
033946,000079: 31,2205           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033947,000080: 31,2206           31611                           DCA      FWEIGHT                               
033948,000081: 31,2207           21470                           DAS      FP                                    
033949,000082: 
033950,000083: 
033951,000084:                                                                                                  #      THIS LOGIC DETERMINES THE THROTTLING IN THE REGION 10% - 94%.   THE MANUAL THROTTLE, NOMINALLY SET AT
033952,000085:                                                                                                  #  MINIMUM BY ASTRONAUT OR MISSION CONTROL PROGRAMS, PROVIDES THE LOWER BOUND.   A STOP IN THE THROTTLE HARDWARE
033953,000086:                                                                                                  #  PROVIDES THE UPPER.
033954,000087: 
033955,000088: 31,2210           35014        WHERETO            CA       EBANK5                                #  INITIALIZE L*WCR*T AND H*GHCR*T FROM
033956,000089: 31,2211           54003                           TS       EBANK                                 #   PAD LOADED ERASABLES IN W-MATRIX
033957,000090: 31,2212  E5,1472                                  EBANK=   LOWCRIT                               
033958,000091: 31,2212           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033959,000092: 31,2213           31473                           DCA      LOWCRIT                               
033960,000093: 31,2214           52131                           DXCH     L*WCR*T                               
033961,000094: 31,2215           35016                           CA       EBANK7                                
033962,000095: 31,2216           54003                           TS       EBANK                                 
033963,000096: 31,2217  E7,1612                                  EBANK=   PIF                                   
033964,000097: 31,2217           44755                           CS       ZERO                                  #  INITIALIZE PIFPSET
033965,000098: 31,2220           55606                           TS       PIFPSET                               
033966,000099: 31,2221           40131                           CS       H*GHCR*T                              
033967,000100: 31,2222           61620                           AD       FCOLD                                 
033968,000101: 31,2223           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033969,000102: 31,2224           62236                           BZMF     LOWFCOLD                              #  BRANCH IF FCOLD < OR = HIGHCRIT
033970,000103: 31,2225           40130                           CS       L*WCR*T                               
033971,000104: 31,2226           61465                           AD       FCODD                                 
033972,000105: 31,2227           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033973,000106: 31,2230           62233                           BZMF     FCOMPSET                              #  BRANCH IF FC < OR = LOWCRIT
033974,000107: 31,2231           31467                           CA       FP                                    #  SEE NOTE 1
033975,000108: 31,2232           12243                           TCF      FLATOUT1                              
033976,000109: 
033977,000110: 31,2233           42002        FCOMPSET           CS       FMAXODD                               #  SEE NOTE 2
033978,000111: 31,2234           61467                           AD       FP                                    
033979,000112: 31,2235           12245                           TCF      FLATOUT2                              
033980,000113: 
033981,000114: 31,2236           40131        LOWFCOLD           CS       H*GHCR*T                              
033982,000115: 31,2237           61465                           AD       FCODD                                 
033983,000116: 31,2240           00006                           EXTEND                                         
033984,000117: 31,2241           62246                           BZMF     DOPIF                                 #  BRANCH IF FC < OR = HIGHCRIT
033985,000118: 
033986,000119: 31,2242           32003                           CA       FMAXPOS                               #  NO:   THROTTLE-UP
033987,000120: 31,2243           53466        FLATOUT1           DXCH     FCODD                                 
033988,000121: 31,2244           34737                           CA       FEXTRA                                

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033990,000123: 31,2245           55606        FLATOUT2           TS       PIFPSET                               
033991,000124: 
033992,000125:                                                                                                  #  NOTE 1   FC IS SET EQUAL TO FP SO PIF WILL BE ZERO.   THIS IS DESIRABLE
033993,000126:                                                                                                  #           AS THERE IS ACTUALLY NO THROTTLE CHANGE.
033994,000127: 
033995,000128:                                                                                                  #  NOTE 2   HERE, SINCE WE ARE ABOUT TO RETURN TO THE THROTTLEABLE REGION
033996,000129:                                                                                                  #           (BELOW 55%) THE QUANTITY -(FMAXODD - FP) IS COMPUTED AND PUT
033997,000130:                                                                                                  #           INTO PIFPSET TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
033998,000131:                                                                                                  #           NUMBER OF BITS CORRESPONDING TO FULL THROTTLE (FMAXODD) AND THE
033999,000132:                                                                                                  #           NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO ACTUAL THRUST (FP).   THUS THE TOTAL
034000,000133:                                                                                                  #           THROTTLE COMMAND PIF = FC - FP -(FMAXODD - FP) = FC - FMAXODD.
034001,000134: 
034002,000135: 31,2246           03741        DOPIF              TC       FASTCHNG                              
034003,000136: 31,2247           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034004,000137: 31,2250           31466                           DCA      FCODD                                 
034005,000138: 31,2251           55620                           TS       FCOLD                                 
034006,000139: 31,2252           53613                           DXCH     PIF                                   
034007,000140: 31,2253           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034008,000141: 31,2254           41470                           DCS      FP                                    
034009,000142: 31,2255           21613                           DAS      PIF                                   #  PIF = FC - FP, NEVER EQUALS +0
034010,000143: 
034011,000144: 
034012,000145: 31,2256           31612        DOIT               CA       PIF                                   
034013,000146: 31,2257           61606                           AD       PIFPSET                               #  ADD IN PIFPSET, WITHOUT CHANGING PIF
034014,000147: 31,2260           55614                           TS       PSEUDO55                              
034015,000148: 31,2261           54055                           TS       THRUST                                
034016,000149: 31,2262           34750                           CAF      BIT4                                  
034017,000150: 31,2263           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034018,000151: 31,2264           05014                           WOR      CHAN14                                
034019,000152: 31,2265           30025                           CA       TIME1                                 
034020,000153: 31,2266           55617                           TS       TTHROT                                
034021,000154: 
034022,000155:                                                                                                  #      SINCE /AF/ IS NOT AN INSTANTANEOUS ACCELERATION, BUT RATHER AN "AVERAGE" OF THE ACCELERATION LEVELS DURING
034023,000156:                                                                                                  #  THE PRECEEDING PIPA INTERVAL, AND SINCE FP IS COMPUTED DIRECTLY FROM /AF/, FP IN ORDER TO CORRESPOND TO THE
034024,000157:                                                                                                  #  ACTUAL THRUST LEVEL AT THE END OF THE INTERVAL MUST BE WEIGHTED BY
034025,000158: 
034026,000159:                                                                                                  #                                    PIF(PPROCESS + TL)     PIF /PIF/
034027,000160:                                                                                                  #                          FWEIGHT = ------------------ + -------------
034028,000161:                                                                                                  #                                          PGUID          2 PGUID FRATE
034029,000162: 
034030,000163:                                                                                                  #  WHERE PPROCESS IS THE TIME BETWEEN PIPA READING AND THE START OF THROTTLING, PGUID IS THE GUIDANCE PERIOD, AND
034031,000164:                                                                                                  #  FRATE IS THE THROTTLING RATE (32 UNITS PER CENTISECOND).  PGUID IS EITHER 1 OR 2 SECONDS. THE "TL" IN THE
034032,000165:                                                                                                  #  FIRST TERM REPRESENTS THE ENGINE'S RESPONSE LAG.   HERE FWEIGHT IS COMPUTED FOR USE NEXT PASS.
034033,000166: 
034034,000167: 31,2267           31762                           CA       THISTPIP   +1                         #  INITIALIZE FWEIGHT COMP AS IF FOR P66
034035,000168: 31,2270           54130                           TS       BUF                                   
034036,000169: 
034037,000170: 31,2271           41010                           CS       MODREG                                #  ARE WE IN FACT IN P66?
034038,000171: 31,2272           62454                           AD       DEC66                                 
034039,000172: 31,2273           00006                           EXTEND                                         

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034041,000174: 31,2274           12301                           BZF      FWCOMP                                #  YES
034042,000175: 
034043,000176: 31,2275           31234                           CA       PIPTIME    +1                         #  NO:   INITIALIZE FOR TWO SECOND PERIOD
034044,000177: 31,2276           54130                           TS       BUF                                   
034045,000178: 31,2277           35003                           CAF      4SECS                                 
034046,000179: 31,2300           12302                           TCF      FWCOMP     +1                         
034047,000180: 
034048,000181: 31,2301           35000        FWCOMP             CAF      2SECS                                 
034049,000182: 31,2302           54002                 +1        TS       Q                                     
034050,000183: 31,2303           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034051,000184: 31,2304           74746                           MP       BIT6                                  
034052,000185: 31,2305           22131                           LXCH     BUF        +1                         
034053,000186: 31,2306           40130                           CS       BUF                                   #  TIME OF LAST PIPA READING.
034054,000187: 31,2307           60025                           AD       TIME1                                 
034055,000188: 31,2310           62004                           AD       THROTLAG                              #  COMPENSATE FOR ENGINE RESPONSE LAG
034056,000189: 31,2311           74357                           MASK     LOW8                                  #  MAKE SURE SMALL AND POSITIVE
034057,000190: 31,2312           22007                           ZL                                             
034058,000191: 31,2313           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034059,000192: 31,2314           10002                           DV       Q                                     
034060,000193: 31,2315           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034061,000194: 31,2316           71612                           MP       PIF                                   
034062,000195: 31,2317           60000                           DOUBLE                                         
034063,000196: 31,2320           53611                           DXCH     FWEIGHT                               
034064,000197: 31,2321           11612                           CCS      PIF                                   
034065,000198: 31,2322           64753                           AD       ONE                                   
034066,000199: 31,2323           12325                           TCF      +2                                    
034067,000200: 31,2324           64753                           AD       ONE                                   
034068,000201: 31,2325           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034069,000202: 31,2326           71612                           MP       PIF                                   
034070,000203: 31,2327           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034071,000204: 31,2330           10131                           DV       BUF        +1                         
034072,000205: 31,2331           22007                           ZL                                             
034073,000206: 31,2332           21611                           DAS      FWEIGHT                               
034074,000207: 
034075,000208: 
034076,000209: 31,2333           01607        THDUMP             TC       RTNHOLD                               
034077,000210: 
034078,000211: 
034079,000212:                                                                                                  #  FLATOUT THROTTLES UP THE DESCENT ENGINE, AND IS CALLED AS A BASIC SUBROUTINE.
034080,000213: 
034081,000214: 31,2334           34737        FLATOUT            CAF      BIT13                                 #  4096 PULSES
034082,000215: 31,2335           55606        WHATOUT            TS       PIFPSET                               #  USE PIFPSET SO FWEIGHT WILL BE ZERO
034083,000216: 31,2336           44755                           CS       ZERO                                  
034084,000217: 31,2337           55620                           TS       FCOLD                                 
034085,000218: 31,2340           55612                           TS       PIF                                   
034086,000219: 31,2341           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034087,000220: 31,2342           23607                           QXCH     RTNHOLD                               
034088,000221: 31,2343           12256                           TCF      DOIT                                  
034089,000222: 

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034091,000224:                                                                                                  #  MASSMULT SCALES ACCELERATION, ARRIVING IN A AND L IN UNITS OF 2(-4) M/CS/CS, TO FORCE IN PULSE UNITS.
034092,000225: 
034093,000226: 31,2344           00006        MASSMULT           EXTEND                                         
034094,000227: 31,2345           22130                           QXCH     BUF                                   
034095,000228: 31,2346           52155                           DXCH     MPAC                                  
034096,000229: 31,2347           07106                           TC       DMP                                   
034097,000230: 31,2350           01243                           ADRES    MASS                                  
034098,000231: 31,2351           07106                           TC       DMP                                   #  LEAVES PROPERLY SCALED FORCE IM MPAC
034099,000232: 31,2352           02005                           ADRES    SCALEFAC                              
034100,000233: 31,2353           07262                           TC       TPAGREE                               
034101,000234: 31,2354           30154                           CA       MPAC                                  
034102,000235: 31,2355           00006                           EXTEND                                         
034103,000236: 31,2356           12361                           BZF      +3                                    
034104,000237: 31,2357           34733                           CAF      POSMAX                                
034105,000238: 31,2360           00130                           TC       BUF                                   
034106,000239: 31,2361           52156                           DXCH     MPAC       +1                         
034107,000240: 31,2362           00130                           TC       BUF                                   
034108,000241: 
034109,000242: 
034110,000243:                                                                                                  #  CONSTANTS:-
034111,000244: 
034112,000245: 31,2363     4737               FEXTRA             =        BIT13                                 #         FEXT +5.13309020 E+4
034113,000246: 
034114,000247: 31,2363           04143        /AF/CNST           DEC      .13107                                
034115,000248: 
034116,000249: 31,2364           17777        OCT17777           OCT      17777                                 
034117,000250: 31,2365           35074        4FMAXNOM           DEC      14908      B-14                       #  EQUIVALENT TO 10,500 LBS.
034118,000251:                                                                                                  #  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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