Logic-structure tables

  • Authors:
  • H. N. Cantrell;J. King;F. E. H. King

  • Affiliations:
  • General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY;General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY;General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1961

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Abstract

Logic tables are an excellent way of developing and expressing the logic required in procedures, operations, systems and circuits. A set of rules for writing and using logic tables is explained by means of some simple examples. Then the logic structure of a vending machine is given in which two logic tables are used. Logic tables are two-dimensional in nature, enabling us to fully express and consider both the sequential and parallel aspects of logic. They can be compiled directly into a computer program and so eliminate the need for flow charting and hand coding.