Description
Ballard's Avionics BusBox 2000 Series product is a DO-160 validated product line, ideal for rugged environments.
Small and lightweight this embedded computer
has built-in interfaces for
standard peripherals and for various
avionics databuses. Under the
direction of its application specific
software, the Avionics BusBox 2000 Series product can
autonomously perform tasks that
involve receiving information from
some interfaces and processing
and mapping the information into
other interfaces.
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Architecture
At the heart of the Avionics BusBox 2000 Series product is a
user programmable PowerPC® processor, which controls the various
standard (serial, Ethernet, and USB) and avionics databus (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429/708/717,
etc.) interfaces. The high level of functionality implemented in the hardware
interface circuitry gives the software application full use of the PowerPC
processor.
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Application Examples
The flexibility of the Avionics
BusBox 2000 Series product lends itself to many different
applications.
As a protocol converter, the Avionics
BusBox 2000 Series product can aid in the integration
of commercial and military
avionics. For example, acting as a
MIL-STD-1553 Bus Monitor and an
ARINC 429 transmitter, the Avionics
BusBox 2000 Series product could make navigation
data from a military system available
to a commercial device.
The Ethernet port may be used
in a variety of applications including
an Ethernet-to-avionics bridge, an
avionics data server, or a remote
control/monitoring interface for
avionics devices.
Aircraft data can be monitored
and recorded to the on-board Flash storage. This is useful in
maintenance applications where
flight data can subsequently be analyzed
to detect potential problems.
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Additional Features
The USB host port allows for
the connection of a wide variety of
devices. For example, a USB mass
storage device could be used for
transferring data to/from the Avionics
BusBox 2000 Series product, or an 802.11 wireless
device could be attached as an
alternative to the wired Ethernet
port.
Also included are serial ports
and avionics level discrete I/O
which can be used to interface
with other devices.
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Software
Programs for the PowerPC processor
are developed on a host
computer and then uploaded to
the Avionics BusBox 2000 Series product where they
can be saved in non-volatile Flash
memory. Applications can then
boot from the Flash memory and
run without host intervention.
A Software Development Kit
(SDK) allows users to develop
their applications using the included
BTIDriver® API. All OmniBus products run Ballard's
universal BTIDriver API, so applications
developed for one platform
or product can be easily ported to
another. Although the Avionics
BusBox 2000 Series product can be easily configured
and run with only a few API calls,
the comprehensive library includes
a broad range of functions
for specialized needs.
Also included with the SDK are
many example programs and the
development tools for compiling
applications to run on the embedded
PowerPC processor.
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Avionics BusBox 2000 Series Technical Specifications
General
- PowerPC 405GPr processor
- 64 MB SDRAM
- 16 MB Flash
- Real Time Clock (with 650+ hours of backup)
- Flash storage
- High resolution timer for time-tagging events (1 us)
- IRIG AM/DC TTL Receiver
- Embedded Linux Operating System
- Voltage and Temperature Monitoring
- Conduction Cooled PMC Site
Interfaces
MIL-STD-1553
0-2 dual redundant channels
BC/RT/MON (Single or Multi-Function)
Hardware controlled transmit scheduling TA/SA message filtering Sequential monitor
ARINC 429
0-12 channels Periodic and asynchronous messages Hardware controlled transmit schedule Receive message filtering (Label/SDI) Sequential monitor
ARINC 717
0-2 Channels Transmit and receive Sub-frame and super-frame support 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192 wps Sequential monitor
USB 2.0 Host
2 Ports High Speed (480 Mb/s)
Environmental
Compact enclosure
5.25 x 7.5 x 2.5 inch Mounting holes
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Avionics BusBox 2000 Series product Configurations
Standard Models
The Avionics BusBox 2000 Series product is available in a number of configurations. Contact us for details.
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- IRIG Timetag
- PowerPC user processor
- CompactFlash slot
- Software-Selectable
The OmniBusBox enables computers and networks to interface with up to four MIL-STD-1553 dual-redundant databuses or a combination of MIL-STD-1553 with other protocols via Ethernet or USB.
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