Technical Solutions

Solution:

The MathWorks offers detailed guidance and information about compliance with DO-178B. You can request the detailed documentation based on the procedure and requirements listed below.

For R2009a+, MathWorks introduced DO Qualification Kit (for DO-178) product. Visit the product page shown below or obtain a trial for details on MathWorks support of this standard.

http://www.mathworks.com/products/do-178/

The following link provides a shorter document that gives an overview and excerpts from the detailed document:

http://www.mathworks.com/products/rtwembedded/technicalliterature.html

Under the Technical Examples section, see the document titled “Model-Based Design for DO-178B (Excerpts)".

To request the detailed document that explains how to work with the DO-178B standard for C code generated from Simulink and Stateflow, using Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder, contact MathWorks Technical Support at:

http://www.mathworks.com/myservicerequests

1. From the menu on the left side, choose 'Create New Service Request'.

2. Select the optons 'Technical Support', 'Request general technical support', and 'Code Generation from Simulink / Real-Time Workshop'.

3. Fill in as much detail as possible on the forms to allow us to provide information relevant to your version of MATLAB and Simulink.

4. In the Problem Description and Details section, indicate that you have an active or planned DO-178B project and are willing to provide feedback on MathWorks DO-178B support.

Include the reference to the Solution ID number 1-1ZLDDE in your service request.