Software for a Process-Control Laboratory

Software for a Process-Control Laboratory

The operation of a digital computer in a control laboratory imposes stringent requirements for a suitable language. Such a machine is used as part of a hybrid computer, to control and test pilot-scale plant, to analyse pre-recorded data, and to process relevant off-line programs. To achieve this deg...

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Main Author: D. W. Clarke MA, D Phil, AMIEE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1969-09-01
Series:Measurement + Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/002029406900200906
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spelling doaj-917d9accf00f4a78986429f9de96aa662020-11-25T01:20:48ZengSAGE PublishingMeasurement + Control0020-29401969-09-01210.1177/002029406900200906Software for a Process-Control LaboratoryD. W. Clarke MA, D Phil, AMIEE0 Gas Council Research Fellow. Department of Engineering Science, Oxford UniversityThe operation of a digital computer in a control laboratory imposes stringent requirements for a suitable language. Such a machine is used as part of a hybrid computer, to control and test pilot-scale plant, to analyse pre-recorded data, and to process relevant off-line programs. To achieve this degree of flexibility a high-level language with the facility for employing machine-language subroutines is essential. For on-line systems, input and output of data involves a straight-forward extension to normal practise; the main difficulty lies in the programming for the servicing of interrupts. This paper discusses the use of Fortran as the basis language of an on-line system and compares this with possible Algol-based systems.https://doi.org/10.1177/002029406900200906
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Software for a Process-Control Laboratory
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title Software for a Process-Control Laboratory
title_short Software for a Process-Control Laboratory
title_full Software for a Process-Control Laboratory
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publishDate 1969-09-01
description The operation of a digital computer in a control laboratory imposes stringent requirements for a suitable language. Such a machine is used as part of a hybrid computer, to control and test pilot-scale plant, to analyse pre-recorded data, and to process relevant off-line programs. To achieve this degree of flexibility a high-level language with the facility for employing machine-language subroutines is essential. For on-line systems, input and output of data involves a straight-forward extension to normal practise; the main difficulty lies in the programming for the servicing of interrupts. This paper discusses the use of Fortran as the basis language of an on-line system and compares this with possible Algol-based systems.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/002029406900200906
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