Online DO-178C and DO-254 Avionics Training Workshop

Want smoother, more cost-effective Avionics projects with less headaches? All you need is just five days with our comprehensive Avionics training course! Join our practical Avionics workshops covering the key terms, tech, and best practices involved within Aviation’s most important guidelines, from DO-178C and DO-254 to ARP 4754A/4761 and DO-330, and more! Click/tap here to sign up today and get ready to reach new heights with ConsuNova! A little more about this course: ConsuNova’s fall aerospace and avionics training classes offer our most interactive and informative experience yet, all online, so you can take them from anywhere you need. Just log Continue Reading > > >

The Aircraft System Safety Assessment in Four Steps

There’s a lot to consider when developing and engineering aircraft. All those considerations come with a lot of QA and analysis. If only more people knew how many assessments like these occurred, fear of flying would be a thing of the past. Ultimately, all the trials and tests come down to ensuring safe, reliable flights, no matter the conditions, cargo, or crew. For aircraft systems specifically, the multistep process gets lengthy and difficult to navigate at times. So, we developed a four-step review covering the key milestones in aircraft system safety assessment, centered around the primary standard, ARP-4761A. First, a Continue Reading > > >

The Most Common DO-254 Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

In our 20+ years in avionics and aerospace engineering, we’ve rarely seen an organization easily and quickly build and certify a project to DO-254 standards. That’s no surprise; DO-254 is vague, ironically software-centric, and complex. In truth, DO-254 is rarely cost-effective in its first usage, however, the competitive landscape of avionics, both commercial and military, is just that: competitive and focused upon long-term cost effectiveness and continual safety. Meaning, if you know DO-254, you have a key advantage over your competition. But how do you know what to expect with such an elusive guideline? What mistakes and complications can come Continue Reading > > >

Implementation in DO-178C Projects

Not long ago we showed how cooking and avionics project development have a lot in common. In keeping with culinary concepts, I wanted to take a look at the “the pudding” of Aerospace engineering, i.e. where the proof is. I’m talking, of course, about the implementation phase of the DO-178C project lifecycle. First, a quick note: I was surprised to learn that the saying, “The proof is in the pudding” is actually a recent twist on the original phrase, “The proof of the pudding is in the eating” (and I was more surprised to learn that ‘pudding’ referred to the Continue Reading > > >

Couples Retreat: The Importance of Data Coupling and Control Coupling

With the barrage of dating shows coming at us from every streaming and TV angle, I couldn’t help but think about couples, which led me to think about how cool the concept of code “coupling” really is, especially in avionics. Indeed, two things working together to ultimately make something greater than the sum of their parts is the most important idea in all-things aerospace and aviation. Rather, aviators and aerospace engineers of all specialties and functions know that strong relationships between entities are vital to every task, plan and project in this field. So, the coupling we’re talking about today Continue Reading > > >

Webinar: Optimizing and Automating DO-178C and DO-254 Certification

As aerospace and avionics evolve and projects become more complex, learn how to keep things on-time and accurate with our free webinar!  Join ConsuNova’s CEO and FAA DER, Reza Madjidi, and Visure Solutions’s CTO, Fernando Valera, as they discuss how to manage changes in avionics projects while also presenting the next step in software and hardware project compliance and completion: our project checklist automation platform, that automate DO-178c and DO-254 tasks. Details: What: Optimizing DO-178C/DO-254 Certification by Automating Proof of your Review Evidence When: Wed, May 25, 2022 · 8:00 AM · PDT (US & Canada) Duration: 1 hour Language: English What you’ll learn: Coverage Continue Reading > > >

The 5 Key Ingredients to Get Your Avionics Software Code Implementation Cooking

Cooking and avionics are incredibly similar. At their cores, they’re both made of meticulous processes that involve numerous steps and require numerous elements to be prepared and altered in just the right way, all in the hopes of creating an exceptional end-result experienced by numerous people. So, in this article, we’re covering an important section of the avionics software project recipe: implementation. When the “base” parts of your software dish—requirements and design—are ready, the next step is to get your code implemented in your product. While this particular step isn’t as complex or time-consuming as the entirety of your project, Continue Reading > > >

Higher Standards: Best Avionics Software Quality Assurance Practices (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of our 2-part article series – Higher Standards: Best Avionics Software Quality Assurance Practices. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, we encourage you to do so whenever convenient, though we did our best to make sure both parts can fly solo, so to speak. That said, the articles make a phenomenally informative pair for comprehensively explaining the processes, procedures and best practices involved in Software Quality Assurance (SQA) for Avionics and Aerospace. In part 1, we discussed why SQA is such a crucial part of any avionics software development lifecycle, laid out the phases of Continue Reading > > >

Higher Standards: Best Avionics Software Quality Assurance Practices (Part 1)

In the age of internet dating and unprecedented restaurant closures, you might need to occasionally lower some standards to make the most of daily life. Generally, however, it’s always good to set standards high for your professional, personal, and yes, cuisine-related interests. One (professional) aspect of life where it’s always important to keep high standards: software quality assurance. A related aspect where the highest standards should be applied, and never lowered: Avionics software quality assurance. Without the proper quality assurance processes and practices in place, you run the risk of missing errors and flaws in your Avionics software’s design and Continue Reading > > >

ConsuNova Training: DO-178C & DO-254: Oct 27-29, Gatwick/UK

We are thrilled to bring back our live avionics training this fall! To celebrate the return of our in-person instruction, we’re combining two of the most fundamental topics in avionics, DO-178C and D0-254. This upcoming 3-day course runs October 27-29 and combines hands-on workshops and Q&A sessions to give you practical knowledge and wide-ranging expertise for any aerospace project need, regardless of size or scope. Topics will include: DO-178C Structural Coverage & DO-254 Elemental Analysis WCET and Multi-core (CAST-32A) Issues (AMC 20-193) AEH Compliance to AMC 20-152A DO-254 COTS Compliance DO-330 Tool Qualification DO-254 and DO-178C Compliance Audits and SOIs- Continue Reading > > >

ConsuNova Webinar: Avionics Project Estimation Strategies

Accurate estimates are one of the most critical aspects of successful avionics projects. Without them (and the data that backs them up), you won’t know what the right direction is for you, your team or your project. With them, you get a comprehensive plan that allows you to ensure efficient execution and best manage potential risks. So, if you don’t like massive delays, unforeseen costs, or complete project failures, then join our webinar!  In ConsuNova’s upcoming webinar, Avionics Project Estimation Strategies, Martin Beeby, Head of Advanced Avionics Systems at ConsuNova, and Reza Madjidi, CEO and FAA DER at ConsuNova, will share key Continue Reading > > >

How ARP 4754A Can Help Us Reopen Safely

Stressful. Unprecedented. Downright annoying.   Countless, occasionally more colorful words have been used to describe the (as of this article’s publication) ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, though likely everyone would agree that this global crisis has been, in a word, “disruptive.” After ~6 months of disruption, people are just now going back to their places of business, education and recreation, and hopefully starting the return to an “old normal.” For organizations and institutions around the world, a meticulously detailed and well-crafted plan that helps everyone get “back to work” safely is the mission critical asset of reopening and returning to pre-Covid time. That’s Continue Reading > > >

New DO-178C Training Opportunities November 13-14 in Bristol, UK

ConsuNova announces new DO-178C Training and DO-254 Training opportunities. With more than 2,500 attendees registerd to attend over the next 10 weeks, the new dates and locations added for 2018 include July 25-26 in San Diego, CA and November 13-14 in Bristol, UK. Register now to get proven optimized and practical Avionics Training and Workshops.   Reza Madjidi, ConsuNova CEO and FAA Consulting DER, adds “Whether DO-178C military compliance or commercial certification, the goal is the same; how to achieve DO-178C & DO-254 in an “optimized” way. ConsuNova’s reputation has led to its 2018 selection by a leading European defense Continue Reading > > >

New DO-178C Training Opportunities July 25-26 in San Diego, CA

ConsuNova announces new DO-178C Training and DO-254 Training opportunities. With more than 2,500 attendees registerd to attend over the next 10 weeks, the new dates and locations added for 2018 include July 25-26 in San Diego, CA and November 13-14 in Bristol, UK. Register now to get proven optimized and practical Avionics Training and Workshops.   Reza Madjidi, ConsuNova CEO and FAA Consulting DER, adds “Whether DO-178C military compliance or commercial certification, the goal is the same; how to achieve DO-178C & DO-254 in an “optimized” way. ConsuNova’s reputation has led to its 2018 selection by a leading European defense Continue Reading > > >

Reverse Engineering in DO-254

In either Top Down or Reverse Engineering, the design traceability and elemental analysis (from DO-254 Appendix B) ultimately provide the evidence of completion for this task. Requirements Decomposition Prerequisites System Level Functional Requirements complete and baselined System Design Constraints Requirements Decomposition Objectives Complete decomposition of System Level Requirements into Hardware Requirements. Decomposition implies that the newly developed requirements are traceable to the System Level; the requirements traceability will be the verification that this task is complete. Capture of design specific Derived Requirements as needed to fully define the functions and performance. Derived Requirements are defined as requirements that will not Continue Reading > > >

Here are differences between a Requirement and a Constraint in DO-178C or DO-178C. DO NOT mix the two together!

Requirements – Capture Features and Functions of a system or component. Constraints – Define the Non-Functional aspects of a system or component, such as restrictions on technology, resources or techniques to be used. Also Capture a requirement at the level where it will be tested. If the “requirement” cannot be tested at the level you are working, then it should be captured at a lower or higher level. Pay careful attention to the test aspects; capture any spinoff requirements for test stands or benches; so that when that time comes the test environment is ready. Capture the other decisions made at Continue Reading > > >

Practical DO-178C / ED-12C Training opportunity (June 30, 2016: London / UK)

This DO-178C training will help organizations understand and prepare for new processes and development activities needed to satisfy DO-178C. This event will address targeted DO-178C topics and efficiently deliver industry best practices. Attendees will receive: Understanding of DO-178C / ED-12C from a “How To” and “Why” perspective along with the following: FREE PSAC & PHAC templates available FREE Access to adviceGEAR Library adviceGEAR includes whitepapers, checklists, process templates, FAA CAST Papers and more DO-178C & its’ relationship to ARP-4754A / 4761 Industry best practices: from planning, to requirements, verification and passing CERT audits 20% early-bird discount ends 16th June 2016. Continue Reading > > >

How do you become a Designated Engineering Representative or DER?

A DER is an individual, appointed in accordance with 14 CFR  183.29, who holds an engineering degree or equivalent, possesses technical knowledge and experience, and meets the qualification requirements of Order 8100.8D. A DER may be appointed to act as a Company DER and/or Consultant DER. Company DERs can act as DER for their employer and may only approve, or recommend approval, of technical data to the FAA for the company. Consultant DERs are individuals appointed to act as an independent (self-employed) DER to approve or recommend approval of technical data to the FAA. The followings are the General (but Continue Reading > > >