Ballard Technology

Infobox Company
company_name = Ballard Technology, Inc.
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company_type = Corporation
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foundation = 1986
location = Everett, WA
industry = Avionics
products = Avionics Test Equipment
num_employees = 25-50 (2007)
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homepage = [http://www.ballardtech.com/ www.ballardtech.com]
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Ballard Technology , located in Everett, Washington -- a suburb of Seattle -- is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures commercial and military avionics databus equipment.

Ballard Technology was originally founded in Ballard, Washington in 1986 when it was one of the first companies to realize the potential in using standard computers as the host for specialized test equipment. Ballard Technology has since expanded its product line from embedded PC cards to software applications, standalone network appliances, and custom designs.

Ballard Technology has a worldwide presence with international distributors.

Some of the common avionics protocols supported include:
* MIL-STD-1553 - a military databus protocol specification
* ARINC 429 - a commercial databus protocol specification
* AFDX/ARINC 664 - a redundant ethernet-based protocol specification
* ARINC 717 flight data recorder
* ARINC 708 - for weather radar

Some of the commonly supported protocols include:
* Ethernet
* USB (USB 1.0 and USB 2.0)
* PCI
* cPCI
* PCMCIA
* ISA

ee also

* MIL-STD-1553 specification
* ARINC 429 specification

External links

* [http://www.ballardtech.com/ Official site]

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