LABK Handbook

This document is a comprehensive handbook for the Digital Equipment Corporation's LAB-K system, a modular logic system designed to assist research psychologists in precisely controlling time and events during experiments and recording data.

The handbook provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for the assembly of the LAB-K, including modular panel mounting, wire wrapping, power supply installation, and connecting various options like Nixie tubes, patchboards, and thumbwheel switches. It then explains the fundamental digital logic building blocks of the system, such as logic systems, application logic, logic signals, and various logic operators (AND, OR, NOT gates, flip-flops, and counters).

A significant portion of the document is dedicated to application notes, illustrating how to program the LAB-K using its plugboard for different experimental paradigms, including timing kits, sequencers, up/down counters, contingency gates, variable interval/ratio programmers, IRT distributors, and session timers. It also touches on computer interfacing.

Finally, the handbook outlines checkout procedures to verify the correct functionality of the assembled LAB-K and its programmed applications, along with general troubleshooting guidance. Several appendices offer supporting technical information on number systems, wire wrapping, soldering techniques, and a glossary of terms.