Authority
EUROCAE
Applicability
Development assurance for airborne electronic hardware, including complex custom devices used in safety-significant aircraft systems.
Status
Published
Plain-English Explainer
EUROCAE ED-80 provides design-assurance guidance for airborne electronic hardware, particularly complex devices such as ASICs and FPGAs.
ED-80 is the EUROCAE counterpart to RTCA DO-254. EASA AMC 20-152A recognizes ED-80/DO-254 for airborne electronic hardware development assurance.
Electric aircraft use complex electronic hardware in propulsion control, power conversion, battery management and flight-control systems, so hardware assurance can be part of the safety and certification evidence.
