Safety Standards 3 days (21h)

DO-254 (Aeronautics)

Certification of airborne electronic hardware (FPGA/ASIC) under RTCA DO-254.

Course Description

This DO-254 training explains the design assurance guidance for complex airborne electronic hardware such as FPGAs and ASICs and how to plan a compliant programme.

Pedagogical Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Master the use of the DO-254 standard and the associated documents.
  • Demonstrate compliance with the objectives of DO-254.
  • Implement process improvement while remaining compliant with DO-254.
  • Know the evolutions and current status of DO-254 application.

Course Program

  • Context and principles: introduction; SEH and CEH definitions; system principles and aspects.
  • Planning process: certification document; validation and verification plan; configuration-management / change-management plan; quality-assurance plan; project standards.
  • Objectives and activities: design process; requirements writing; architecture, coding and implementation.
  • Validation and verification: verification means; robustness and other tests; analyses and reviews; independence required for DAL A and B; configuration data management.
  • Categories and tools; change-management process; problem classification.
  • Quality assurance: principles and responsibilities.
  • Certification aspects: expected data and certification liaison.
  • Additional considerations: COTS ICs and IP; service experience.

Pedagogical Means

A digital training manual is provided to each participant. The session’s teaching plan outlines the methods used.

Monitoring of Participants

Entry questionnaire, mid-course quiz, final questionnaire, and a satisfaction survey.

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