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Understanding DO-254 and Solutions to Facilitate Compliance

Understanding DO-254 and Solutions to Facilitate Compliance

: RTCA/DO-254 (also known as DO-254 in the US or ED-80 in Europe) provides guidelines to facilitate requirements-based design of airborne electronic hardware. Now mandated by the US Federal Aviation Association...

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DMAP Announces Development of DO-254 DAL A Complex Semiconductor IP, Fully Verified with Mentor Graphics Questa® Functional Verification Platform Nov 28, 2011

Mentor Graphics DO-254 Platform Adopted by the Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC)Sep 13, 2010
Mentor Graphics Announces New FPGA Synthesis Innovation in Precision Synthesis 2010a ReleaseMay 20, 2010
Mentor Graphics Extends DO-254 Platform Offering with Enhanced HDL Coding StandardsApr 13, 2010

The DO-254 design lifecycle

Planning Requirements
Capture Conceptual
Design Detailed
Design Implementation and Production Transition Verification and Validation

Planning

The crucial initial phase whereby the project team develops the Plan for Hardware Aspects of Certification (PHAC). Learn more

Requirements Capture

Requirements must not only be captured, but efficient requirements management (including traceability) is the cornerstone of a successful DO-254 program. Learn more

Conceptual Design

In this phase, high-level concepts and architectures are developed, and the team assesses their potential for meeting established requirements. Learn more

Detailed Design

This is where most of the development occurs, from writing and checking the RTL code through synthesis and place and route. Learn more

Implementation and Production Transition

This is the process of programming or manufacturing the silicon and providing all the appropriate information to production. Learn more

Verification and Validation

This phase, which occurs throughout the DO-254 lifecycle, ensures the requirements are valid, implemented, and fully tested. Learn more