Accumulator Shifting Unit 2
Accumulator
Main Adder
Computer Control I
Computer Control X
Computer Control II
Computer Control III
Computer Control IV
Computer Control V
Computer Control VI
Computer Control VII
Computer Control VIII
Computer Control IX
Coincidence Unit
Clock Generator
Complementer/Collater
Control Switches and Logic
Counter
Digit Pulse Generators
Engineers Control Panel
Frigs
Half Adder Type 1
Half Adder Type 2
Main Control Unit
Multiplicand Tank
Memory Units
Multiplier Tank
Order Coder
Order Decoder 1
Order Decoder 2
Order Flashing Unit
Order Tank
Printer
Sequence Control Tank
Initial Orders Loader
Timing Control Tank
Tank Address Decoder 0
Tank Address Decoder 1
Tank Address Distribution
Tank Address Flashing Units
Tank Address Decoding Final Stage
Tape Reader
Test Frigs
Transfer Unit
The Counter is a simple half cycle delay line with a half adder. Input to the adder is provided by ORing D2 and D20. The unit therefore counts in step with the corresponding pulses in the Order Tank and Sequence Control Tank.
A slight complication was found during simulation, in that it is possible for the number to overflow and wrap around into the least significant end of the unit, and this would shift the position of all words in the memory tanks. This cannot be allowed to happen so further logic was added to suppress the most significant bits which provents this from happening. This is achieved by adding a third input to the gate g2 and arranging for this to drop for a period at the end of each cycle.
As there was only a brief textual description of this unit in the Report, I have had to devise this logic myself.