In article <97011214115169@psavax.pwfl.com>, "Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93" wrote: >I have a problem I am trying to solve that involves building a >good general purpose interface to a Mil-Std-1553 data bus using >Ada95. [snip] Rather than get into a discussion about the technical details of building such a binding, I thought I'd just post information I found on the AdaIC's website at http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us/AdaIC/docs/flyers/1553b.htm about a commercial product that provides this service: --begin excerpt-- Noetic Software, Inc. offers thick and thin Ada 95 bindings for MIL-STD- 1553B (multiplex serial data bus) applications. Features Noetic�s MIL-STD-1553B thick bindings were developed to provide a class library of data structures, operators, and objects to implement hardware/bus initialization, bus control, remote terminal and bus monitor operations. Also available are thin bindings that provide a low-level interface to a particular manufacturer�s MIL-STD-1553B hardware. Benefits These MIL-STD-1553B bindings for Ada 95 allow for an easy transition of existing applications to Ada 95 and a greater potential for software reuse among all MIL-STD-1553B applications. The use of a standard interface reduces costs and time investments associated with training developers in the creation and use of 1553B applications. Availability MIL-STD-1553B bindings for Ada 95 will be available in October 1996. For More Information For more information, contact: Noetic Software, Inc. Michael J. Kiernan 2300 Computer Avenue, Suite A-6 Willow Grove, PA 19090 Phone: 215/784-9580 Fax: 215/784-9582 E-mail: mkiernan@noetic.com -- Brad Balfour SIGAda WWW Server CACI, Inc. http://www.acm.org/sigada/ (703) 277-6767 and also try: bbalfour@std.caci.com http://www.adahome.com/ 3930 Pender Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 "...they even have rules for exceptions" -- Dewar and Schonberg