DO-254 / ED-80, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
Section 01: Organizations & Authorities
Definition
The primary guidance document for the design assurance of airborne electronic hardware (such as FPGAs, ASICs, and complex circuit board assemblies), jointly published by RTCA (as DO-254) and EUROCAE (as ED-80). DO-254 establishes objectives for hardware planning, design, validation, verification, configuration management, and process assurance, organized by Design Assurance Level. It provides the hardware counterpart to DO-178C's software assurance framework.
Primary Sources
RTCA DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (2000)
The RTCA guidance document for airborne electronic hardware design assurance.
EUROCAE ED-80, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
The EUROCAE equivalent document.
FAA AC 20-152, RTCA, Inc., Document RTCA/DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic HardwareFAA
FAA advisory circular recognizing DO-254 as an acceptable means of compliance.