SubscribeData Device Corporation (DDC), an international leading supplier of high-reliability data interface products, announces compliance with DO-178B Software Quality Certification for the MIL-STD-1553 portion of an embedded system to DO-178B, Level D worthiness.
The DO-178B support package provides essential elements for DDC's MIL-STD-1553 software that are required to achieve the certification of a complete system and demonstrates the software quality necessary to meet DO-178B Level D with DDC's MIL-STD-1553.
The new package can be used with any aircraft that makes use of DDC's MIL-STD-1553 Enhanced Mini-ACE Software Library and includes sample SAS and SCI support documentation and was developed using one of DDC's MIL-STD-1553 PMC cards, running on an Integrity-178B operating system.
"This capability will be invaluable to our customers using our MIL-STD-1553 products by helping them to qualify their end systems to meet DO-178B software quality standards," states Todd Decker, DDC's MIL-STD-1553 Marketing Manager. "We are pleased to be the first manufacturer to offer this type of support."
To ensure compliance with the objectives of DO-178B, DDC called in an independent auditor to review their software development processes. "The conclusion of this analysis is that DDC software processes effectively meet the objectives of RTCA DO-178B Software Level D" states Francois W. Guay, who is an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) at Ensco, Inc.
Data Device Corporation (DDC) is recognized as an international leading supplier of high-reliability data interface products for military and commercial aerospace applications since 1964 and MIL-STD-1553 products for more than 25 years. DDC has design and manufacturing facilities in Bohemia, N.Y. and in Cork, Ireland.
For additional information, contact George Los at 631-567-5600, Ext. 7669, e-mail info@ddc-web.com, or visit their website at www.ddc-web.com
Bohemia, New York, Aug. 17, 2006