1.
Aviation SW Overview 1
1.1.
Background and Necessity 1
1.2.
Purpose and Scope 2
1.3.
Aviation Law System 3
1.4.
Aviation Software Development System 4
2.
Aviation Software Development Guide 10
2.1.
Overview of Aviation Software Development 10
2.
System and Software Life Cycle 13
2.1 System Requirements Overview 13
2.2.
Assigning System Requirements to Software 15
2.3.
Information Flow Between System and Software Lifecycle Processes 17
2.4.
System Safety Assessment Process and Software Level 20
2.5.
Architectural Considerations 25
2.6.
Software Considerations in the System Lifecycle Process 28
2.7.
System Considerations for Software Lifecycle Processes 33
2.8.
Aviation Software Development Life Cycle 33
3.
Software Planning Process 38
3.1 Software Planning Goal 38
3.2 Software Planning Process Activities 38
3.3 Software Planning 40
3.4 Software Lifecycle Environment Planning 41
3.5 Software Development Standards 44
3.6 Software Development Process Review 48
4.
Software Development Process 49
4.1 Software Requirements Process 50
4.2 Software Design Process 51
4.3 Software Coding Process 55
4.4 Integration Process 56
4.5 Software Development Process Traceability 57
5.
Software Verification Process 58
5.1.
Software Verification Process Overview 58
5.2.
Software Verification Purpose 59
5.3.
Software Verification Process Activities Overview 59
5.4.
Software Review and Analysis 60
5.5.
Software Testing 67
5.6.
Tracking the Software Verification Process 76
5.7.
Validating Parameter Data Items 78
6.
Software Configuration Management Process 79
6.1.
Software Configuration Management Process Objective 80
6.2.
Software Configuration Management Activities 81
6.3.
Data Control Category 86
6.4.
Software Load Control 87
6.5.
Software Lifecycle Control 88
7.
Software Quality Assurance Process 92
7.1.
Software Quality Assurance Process Goal 92
7.2.
Software Quality Assurance Process Activities 93
7.3.
Software Conformance Review 95
8.
Authentication-related processes 99
8.1.
Compliance and Planning Tools 99
8.2.
Compliance Substantiation 99
8.3.
Minimum software lifecycle data submitted to the certification authority 100
8.4.
100 Software Lifecycle Data Related to Type Design
9.
Software Lifecycle Deliverables - Data 101
9.1.
Certification Aspect Software Planning 104
9.2.
Software Development Plan 107
9.3.
Software Verification Plan 109
9.4.
Software Configuration Management Plan 111
9.5.
Software Quality Assurance Plan 113
9.6.
Software Requirements Standard 113
9.7.
Software Design Standard 114
9.8.
Software Code Standard 114
9.9.
Software Requirements Data 115
9.10.
Design Description 115
9/11.
Source code 116
9.12.
Executable Object Code 116
9.13.
Software Verification Cases and Procedures 116
9.14.
Software Verification Results 117
9.15.
Software Lifecycle Environment Shape Index 117
9.16.
Software Shape Index 118
9.17.
Problem Report 119
9.18.
Software Configuration Management Record 119
9.19.
Software Quality Assurance Record 119
9.20.
Software Achievement Summary 120
9.21.
Tracking data 121
9.22.
Parameter Data Item File 121
10.
Additional Authentication Considerations 123
10.1.
Use of previously developed software 123
10.2.
Tool Recognition 128
10.3.
Alternative method 129
11.
Overview of the Authentication Process 133
11.1.
Certification Criteria 133
11.2.
Software Aspects of Authentication 133
11.3.
Compliance Decision 133
Appendix 1. DO-178C Deliverable Format 136
1.
Plan for Software Aspects of Certification (PSAC) 136
2.
Software Development Plan (SDP) 164
3.
Software Verification Plan 187
4.
Software Configuration Management Plan 204
5.
Software Quality Assurance Plan 221
6.
Software Requirement Standards 251
7.
Software Design Standards 254
8.
Software Code Standards 257
9.
Software Requirements Data 260
10.
Software Design Description 262
Appendix 2. DO-178C 10 Objectives and Deliverables 264
Appendix 3.
Abbreviations and Terms 281
Appendix 4.
Requirements supplementary explanation 295
Appendix 5.
Design Supplementary Note 327
Appendix 6.
Coding supplementary explanation 339
Appendix 7.
Supplementary Information for the Integration Process 356