White Papers

Practical Use of FPGAs and IP in DO-254 Compliant Systems

There exists little doubt that a fully compliant DO-254 process is required for custom FPGA designs and for the custom intellectual property (IP) that resides within them, but  how can a designer use commercially available  IP within a DO-254 compliant system?   Here is where ambiguities enter the DO-254 process. This white paper addresses where and when to use DO-254 and DO-178 in FPGA designs and recommends practical means for employing widely used commercial off the shelf (COTS) IP in custom FPGA designs that target avionics applications. 

To see the entire IP Doc from Dagan White, Xilinx, Inc. and Todd R. White, FAA DER - Qualtech Consulting, Inc., Xilinx, please log in or register.