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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ]   M. CREECH        ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]     55054        ]
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 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:            ]
 ]   IBM/X8550        ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ]     03/05/86     ]
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 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ]       OI7C AND SUBS           ]  CREW (X)  GROUND ( )  DUMP ONLY ( )]
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 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW ( )  GNC ( )  VU ( )  SM/PL (X)] S2, S4                          ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA: FDA, PAYLOADS, STATUS                            ]
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 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS:  S4.2                                          ]
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 ] TITLE:        HIGH/LOW STATUS REVERSED FOR NEGATIVE SCALE FACTORS   ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
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 ] DUE TO NEGATIVE SCALING, A PARAMETER'S ENGINEERING UNITS MAY        ]
 ] BE OUT OF LIMITS LOW AND OFFSCALE HIGH AT THE SAME TIME OR VICE     ]
 ] VERSA. THE OFFSCALE HIGH OR LOW IS BASED ON THE PCM COUNT ACQUIRED  ]
 ] BY THE FDA PROCESS, WHEREAS THE LIMIT VALUES ARE BASED OFF          ]
 ] COMPUTATIONS FROM THIS PCM COUNT TOGETHER WITH A SCALING FACTOR     ]
 ] (POSSIBLY NEGATIVE).                                                ]
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 ] FOR EXAMPLE, SUPPOSE THAT A CERTAIN PARAMETER'S DISPLAYED VALUE     ]
 ] DECREASES AS THE CORRESPONDING PCM COUNT INCREASES.  AS THE DISPLAY ]
 ] VALUE GOES BELOW THE FDA LOW LIMIT, A DOWN ARROW WOULD APPEAR.      ]
 ] SINCE THE PCM COUNT IS INCREASING, IT COULD GO OFFSCALE HIGH AT     ]
 ] WHICH TIME THE DOWN ARROW WOULD BE REPLACED BY 'H'.                 ]
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 ]USER RESPONSE:                                                       ]
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 ] BE AWARE OF THE ABOVE.                                              ]
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 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]IBM: WYATT COOPER         DATE 9/24/88 ]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------]                             ]
 ]SSD: SAM ANKNEY           DATE 9/24/88 ]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------] JACK G BOYKIN       9/24/88 ]
 ]PF MGR: J D BAGWELL       DATE 9/24/88 ]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
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