Holt releases the world’s only MIL-STD-1553 DO-254 certifiable IP core
Designed for military and commercial avionics applications, Holt's HI-6300 is a commercial-off-the-shelf 1553 IP Core available with a complete DO-254 certification data package.
The package includes the IP Core, delivered as encrypted source code, as well as the data, test bench, and design artefacts necessary to demonstrate that the IP Core has been developed in accordance with the guidelines necessary to meet the DO-254 DAL A design assurance objectives and compliant with the guidance from CAST 33 and AC20-152A.
The RTCA DO-254/EUROCAE ED-80 (DO-254) standard provides guidance and recommendations for the activities that should be performed in order to meet the design assurance objectives of complex electronic hardware (CEH) used in avionics systems. Design Assurance Level A (DAL A) is the highest and most stringent level of certification, in which a failure is classified as resulting in a catastrophic failure for the aircraft.
The HI-6300 IP Core and data package have been independently audited and successfully passed all Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits (1 through 4). The IP Core design artefacts were reviewed and found to be compliant for use in avionics systems requiring any Design Assurance Level, from DAL A (most safety-critical) to DAL E (a failure condition has no effect on the operational capability of the aircraft).
David Mead, President and CEO of Holt
The IP core is based on Holt’s independently validated monolithic protocol ICs for MIL-STD-1553, namely Holt’s HI-6130 and MAMBATM families, and is fully software compatible with them.
The core supports Bus Controller (BC), Monitor Terminal (MT) and Remote Terminal (RT) functions, with all options having a high-performance synchronous host interface allowing easy connection to AMBA AXI4 interface protocol or PCI-Express. Enabled terminals communicate with the MIL-STD-1553 buses through a shared dual bus transceiver, HI-1587, and external isolation transformer, also available from Holt. The HI-1587 is the world’s first MIL-STD-1553 transceiver featuring 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V compatible digital I/O and includes an integrated IP security module eliminating the need for a separate dongle chip to unlock the IP.
Holt’s range of avionics data bus IC products is available in the UK from APC Technology Group. Many of Holt’s data bus product lines integrate analogue transceiver and digital protocol functions in a single integrated circuit, resulting in significant space savings and improved reliability.