Accession Number:

AD0652730

Title:

A PRAGMATIC FIRST LOOK AT DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMMING FOR DIGITAL COMPUTERS

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY DEPT OF ELECTRICITY

Personal Author(s):

• Enslow, Jr., Philip H.
• Salisbury, Alan B.

Report Date:

1967-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

66.0

Abstract:

A brief survey of diagnostic programming for digital computers. The purposes and organization of the program are covered as well as many of the problems attendant to their preparation. Various techniques that have been used to overcome these are discussed with emphasis on those that are practical at least from the point of view of effort required and those that have seen wide use. The primary purpose of this paper is to fully define the nature of the problem and the special considerations involved. Most of the discussion is fully applicable to both commercial and military equipment.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTERS
• *FAILURE
• MAINTENANCE
• TEST METHODS
• FAILURE(ELECTRONICS)
• LOGIC CIRCUITS
• COMPUTER LOGIC
• SIMULATION

Subject Categories:

• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE