Advancements in Control Technology at the Bevatron

An axiom for digital control enthusiasts. "The digital processor will make every attempt to destroy the hardware and humans subject to its control. Nibblers; yes, even gobblers; planted within the software will eventually consume themselves and cause the most unexpected results. Hardware must be organized in such a Maaner, that the software cannot damage it. As an extension of this concept, consider the mean time between failure". If you extend your MTBF by judicious application of " quality assurance", catasrophe will utlimately overtake you. Thus, consider not the MTBF, but rather, consider the catastrophic nature of the failure. Learn to have "well-behaved" shutdown instead of failure.