DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware is a standard for complex electronic hardware development.

Outline of contents

1. Introduction
2. System Aspects of Hardware Design Assurance
3. Hardware Design Life Cycle
4. Planning Process
5. Validation and Verification Processes
6. CM Process
7. Process (Quality) Assurance
8. Certification Liaison
9. Hardware Design Life Cycle Data
10. Additional Considerations

• App A. Modulation of Data Based on Level
• App B. Design Assurance for Levels A and B
• App C. Glossary
• App D. Acronyms

Resources

• FAR Part 23/25 §1301/§1309
• FAR Part 27/29
• AC 23/25.1309
• RTCA DO-254

Certification in Europe

• Replace FAA with EASA, JAA or CAA
• Replace FAR with JAR
• Replace AC with AMJ

See also

• avionics
• hazard analysis
• DO-178B (similar to DO-254, but for software)
• ARP4761
• ARP4754

External links

• AC 25.1309-1A

Avionics | Embedded systems | Electronic design | RTCA standards