1553 Components Certifiable To DO-254

Data Device Corp. (DDC), Bohemia, N.Y., now offers a line of Mil-Std-1553 components certifiable to the DO-254 level A civil hardware standard.

DO-254 provides guidelines for design assurance of airborne electronic hardware and calls out objectives that must be met by avionics equipment manufacturers to ensure continued airworthiness. The certification is required for civil avionics hardware.

“Though not strictly mandated for military aircraft,” DDC said, “military contractors are finding DO-254 increasingly important for military aircraft that must fly through civil airspace, as well as in the growing use of military avionics and data buses in commercial aircraft.”

For Mil-Std-1553 components, DDC said it can supply a documentation package that provides data specific to the aspects of certification in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 Level A.