THE NRL MICROWAVE SPACE RESEARCH FACILITY OPERATING PROCEDURES OF THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE 60-FT X-BAND ANTENNA.
Abstract
In its primary mode of operation the 60-ft X-band antenna at NRL's Microwave Space Research Facility is positioned by means of a digital control system, the Navy Antenna Computer Tracking and Command (NACTAC) system. Both hardware design and software programming of the NACTAC system are operator oriented with respect to the manner in which requirements are defined and control is exercised. System operating procedures are described in detail. They include computer startup, loading of the NACTAC system program, computer-operator dialogues for entering NACTAC source data, operator-designated selections available from the main control console, NACTAC diagnostics, data card formats, and computer shutdown procedures. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0710368
Entities
People
- C. A. Bass
- D. H. Townsend
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory