 | API Libraries |  | Our API libraries are:- Easy To Use
- Robust and Flexible
- Supported in many programming languages
- Accompanied with comprehensive example programs
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Application Programming Interface
The Application Programming Interface (API) is a library of functions that relieves the software
developer of hardware details and simplifies the development of custom applications. As seen in the
figure below, the API is used by a software application to access a Ballard Device for a particular
Operating System. API functions include routines for transmitting, receiving, scheduling, recording,
data manipulation, error injection, and time-tagging bus messages.
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BTIDriver™BTIDriver is the common set of API libraries for most of Ballard Technology's newer hardware products. It includes support for many of the avionics databus interfaces supported by Ballard Technology. BTIDriver unifies the development of applications for Ballard Technology products by keeping a consistent programming interface across products. Programs developed today for one type of BTIDriver compliant product, will be able to operate future BTIDriver compliant products with little or no change to the source code. TOP OF PAGE
Ease Of Use
Ballard products can be easily configured and operated with only a few API calls. The comprehensive
libraries also include a broad range of functions for specialized needs.
The API provided with Ballard products is designed to allow the user access to the avionics databuses
without the burden of memory maps, data registers, or other low level interfaces. The API is organized
by groups of similar high level functions. For example, to handle data and status associated with
messages there are functions to configure, read, and write message information.
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Comprehensive ExamplesComplete source code and executable versions of all example programs are provided on the
distribution media with the API libraries. The example programs demonstrate databus transmission,
reception, monitoring (data logging), error injection, end system simulation, use of engineering
units, triggering, and more. These examples demonstrate how to use the API and are also excellent
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Languages By Product
Most Ballard avionics products include programming support for C/C++, VB, VB.NET, and LabVIEW.
Contact Ballard for additional programming languages.
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| FEATURED PRODUCT | | OmniBusBox |  |
- IRIG Timetag
- PowerPC user processor
- CompactFlash slot
- Mixed protocols
- High channel counts
The OmniBusBox enables computers and networks to interface with multiple avionics databuses via Ethernet or USB.
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