Start learning DO-254 right now with this on-demand, online, on-your-own-time, formal DO-254 training course. This two-day course is tuned for the hardware engineer facing compliance with DO-254for the first time or simply wanting to refresh their understanding of today’s airborne hardware compliance processes. The course begins with a Certification Overview and then covers DO-254 and how to navigate and interpret it. It also includes all the latest policy documents that influence DO-254 compliance, including the AC/AMC 20-152A, AC/AMC 20-189, AC 00-71, AC 00-72 and FAA Order_8110_105A.

This on-demand course provides both the basic foundations for understanding DO-254 as well as special attention to common areas of concern. The course also introduces the newer policy, including AC/AMC 20-152A, and how it impacts DO-254 compliance. If you are an engineer or manager with new or upcoming compliance requirements and are trying to understand what DO-254 entails — and how to be successful in your program — this course is for you.

The materials cover where the policy comes from (i.e., the regulatory environment) and explains the role of the certification authorities. It discusses the document itself, what’s in it, how to navigate and use it, and what other documents influence and interface to it. The presentations cover the DO-254 life cycle and then go into detail about how this life cycle is applied to the FPGA development cycle. The course also addresses the Advanced Verification needs presented in Appendix B, as well as the complimentary (but compulsory) guidance presented in FAA Order 8110.105 as well as EASA Certification Memo SWCEH-001. The second half of the course explores some of the more confusing and complicated topics concerning DO-254 compliance. The topics include Simple vs. Complex hardware, HDL coding standards, COTS IP, DO-254 beyond the FPGA, Tool Qualification, and more.

The first part, “DO-254 Basics,” includes 10 lectures as follows:

  • Module 1: Introduction to the Class
  • Module 2:  Regulation, Policy & Authorities
  • Module 3: DO-254 and Related Documents
  • Module 4: DO-254 Life Cycle Overview
  • Module 5.1: DO-254 Process, Part 1 (Document/Artifact Overview)
  • Module 5.2: DO-254 Process, Part 2 (Planning)
  • Module 5.3: DO-254 Process, Part 3 (Hardware Development)
  • Module 5.4: DO-254 Process, Part 4 (Supporting Processes)
  • Module 6: Appendix B
  • Module 7: Order 8110.105 and CM SWCEH-001

The second part, “DO-254 Special Topics,” also includes 10 lectures as follows:

  • Module 1: Introduction to Part 2 of the Class
  • Module 2:  Simple vs. Complex
  • Module 3: HDL Coding Standards
  • Module 4: COTS IP
  • Module 5: DO-254 Beyond the FPGA
  • Module 6: COTS Analysis
  • Module 7: SEE Concerns
  • Module 8: Tool Assessment and Qualification
  • Module 9: BONUS – An Overview of DO-178C (the software companion to DO-254)
  • Module 10: AC/AMC 20-152A Update

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