Demystifying DO-254 (WHITE PAPER)
WHAT IS DO-254?
DO-254 provides guidance for design assurance in airborne electronic hardware to ensure safe function. It provides a framework of considerations for certification across the entire engineering lifecycle — but does not specify how to implement the standard. Thus, a cottage industry has formed to provide training and consulting, complicating the novice’s task of getting smart quickly.
A few years back, the FAA issued AC 20-152 that stated DO-254 must be used for programmable hardware (they included FPGAs as well as ASICs as programmable. At that point, the US commercial aircraft industry took serious notice. Europe has been involved in DO-254 even longer and their regulatory agencies apply a more rigorous treatment of the standard.
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