Complex Hardware Development for Aircraft Systems using RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80

RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80 "Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware" is civil aviation guidance for the development and certification of programmable logic devices (PLDs). The use of PLDs is becoming more and more prevalent in military and commercial systems. RTCA DO-254 has been given the status of a "de-facto" standard by the FAA as a result of Advisory Circular 20-152, in relation to the certification (and hence development) of programmable logic devices such as FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices) and ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits). For more information, click here.