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.
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Primary Sources
The RTCA guidance document for airborne electronic hardware design assurance.
The EUROCAE equivalent document.
FAA advisory circular recognizing DO-254 as an acceptable means of compliance.
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