DO-178 And DO-254 Training (Certification of Software & Hardware) Course – Hands-on

CERTIFICATION OF HARDWARE (DO-254) & SOFTWARE (DO-178C)

DO-178 And DO-254 Training (Certification of Software & Hardware) course covers the software and hardware aspects of avionic certification. You will learn the fundamental concepts, principals, tools, and methods associated with these two standards. You also will understand the differences and similarities of DO-178 and DO-254. In this DO-178 And DO-254 Training (Certification of Software & Hardware) course, we will discuss the background of these certifications, how they have evolved over the past years, and what would be the current application of them.

This three-day DO-178 And DO-254 Certification of Hardware & Software Training (Avionic) course is tuned for the engineer facing compliance with DO-254 & DO-178 for the first time or simply wanting to refresh their understanding of today’s airborne software compliance processes – now including a comparison of the changes from DO-178B to DO-178C.

• DO-160G Training | Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment
• DO-200A Training | DO-200B Processing Aeronautical Data
• DO-254 Training | Design Assurance of Airborne Electronic Hardware
• ARP-4754A Training | Civil Aircraft and Systems
• MIL-STD-461G & DO-160G Test Methods and Compliance Training
• MIL-1553 Training | MIL-STD-1553 Training
• EMI/EMC in Military Systems Training

DO-178 And DO-254 Training (Certification of Software & Hardware) – Course Content

Day 1- overview (DO-254 and DO-178C)

Certification Related Information

Regulation and Policy

Safety Analysis and Deriving DALs

FAA Means of compliance

• DO-178C- FAA AC20-115C and EASA AMC 20-115C
• DO-254 – AC20-152

Other important FAA/EASA material

• EASA CM SWCEH – 002
• Order 8110.49 chg1
• FAA Order 8110.105
• CAST Papers
• FAA Job Aids
• Issue Papers & CRIs

Where DO-178B/C & DO-254 Fits in the Certification Process

• System and Software Process Relationship; Design Assurance level (DAL)
• How to use DO-254 and DO-178C and adjust for Design assurance level
• Objectives and Appendix A
• DO-254 Appendix B
• Software & Hardware Approval Process

Similarities and differences between the two RTCA standards

DO-254 Process Assurance and DO178C Quality Assurance

• Independence

DO-254 and DO-178C configuration Management

• Problem reporting
• Change Impact Assessment
• Release and Baselines.

Day 2- DO-254 and DO-178C Planning phases and objectives

Planning

PSAC/ PHAC

Additional Considerations

• Reuse
• Tool qualification
• Major vs Minor changes
• Software Additional considerations
• Hardware additional considerations

Development/Design Plan

• Transition Criteria
• Baselines
• Traceability
• Standards

Verification and Validation Plan

• Reviews, Analysis, Test
• Independence

Configuration Management Plan

• Open Prs
• Categorization of PRs

Quality Assurance Plan

• Independence

Certification Liaison

FAA Job Aids

• SW SOI-1 (Planning)
• HW SOI -1 (Planning)

Day 2 & 3 (based on questions and discussions)

Development Life cycle DO-254 and DO-178C

Requirements Capture

• High
• Low
• Derived
• What is a Derived Requirement?
• Examples of Derived requirements.
• Traceability

Design Capture

• Description
• Coding & Integration
• Traceability
• SOI-2 (Development)

Verification, Analysis and Test

• Verification & Validation Activities
• Traceability
• Robustness
• DO-178C Structural Coverage Methods
• DO-254 Elemental Analysis Coverage Methods
• DO-254 Appendix B additional Verification topics for DAL A/B

Certification Liaison

• Conformity
• Production transition
• Activities
• Hardware Accomplishment
• summary (HAS) and Software Accomplishment Summary (SAS)
• SOI #4 (Final Review)

Changes from DO-178B to DO-178C

Overview of DO-178C Supplements

• DO-330 – Tool Qualification
• DO-331 – Model-Based Design
• DO-332 – Object Oriented Technology
• DO-333 – Formal Methods

DO-278A and DO-248C

DO-178C and DO-254 Training Wrap up and question