Proposing Tool Qualification Plan to Certification Authorities

The first step of the qualification process is to propose a Tool Qualification Plan to the DO-178B certification authorities. To propose a Tool Qualification Plan, complete the following steps for each tool that you plan to qualify:

1. Identify a MathWorks software verification tool that you plan to qualify.

2. Locate the PDF version of the Tool Qualification Plan document provided for the tool in the DO Qualification Kit product. Review the document for applicability to your project.

3. Locate and make a copy of the .rtf Tool Qualification Plan template file for that tool.

   The Tool Qualification Plan provides the following information:

   • Introduction

   • Title and version of the Tool Operational Requirements (TOR)

   • Certification considerations — basis for qualifying the tool and objectives for which you are seeking certification credit

   • Tool development lifecycle — planning, requirement documents and activity, verification documents and activity

   • Tool lifecycle data — mapping of application documents to the DO-178B process lifecycle

   • Qualification schedule

4. Edit the template, as necessary, for your application and make the document available for review. This typically includes adding the following information:

   • In the table located in "Tool Lifecycle Data", where indicated, references to the documents:

     • Plan for Software Aspects of Certification (PSAC)

     • Software Accomplishment Summary (SAS)

     • Tool Qualification Accomplishment Summary (TQAS)

   • Tool qualification schedule located in a section titled "Schedule"

5. Add a reference to the tool that you are qualifying and justification why the tool requires qualification to the application PSAC, indicating your intent to use the verification tool.

6. Submit the PSAC to the certification authorities. If you want, you can also submit the Tool Qualification Plan with the PSAC. These documents inform the certification authorities of your intent to use a tool and initiates a dialog regarding your plans for certification.

After you complete this procedure, document the Tool Operational Requirements, as described in Document Tool Operational Requirements.

Qualifying Tools for DO-178B Certification

Document Tool Operational Requirements

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