The world of avionics is one where precision, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable. Every detail matters when it comes to designing and developing systems that keep our skies safe. The challenges faced by engineers in the aerospace and defense industries are immense, with constant demands for higher standards, more complex systems, and faster development cycles. Amid these challenges, the need for tools that can streamline development while ensuring absolute compliance with safety regulations has never been more crucial.
This is where DiSTI’s GL Studio Safety-Critical (SC) rises to the occasion. As the global leader in human-machine interface HMI development tools, DiSTI Corporation is renowned for its unmatched flexibility and proven reliability. GL Studio SC is crafted to meet the highest industry standards and goes beyond being just a development tool—it becomes a trusted partner in creating avionics systems that demand top-tier safety compliance. By simplifying the certification process and offering seamless integration across diverse environments, it ensures that every project meets the stringent demands of real-world safety-critical applications. Whether it’s for a new aircraft or an advanced spacecraft, GL Studio SC guarantees dependable performance, allowing developers to focus on innovation without compromising safety.
With GL Studio SC, developers are equipped to shape the future of avionics, using a platform engineered for excellence—one that promises to elevate development standards in ways that will become evident as you read on.
Meeting the Highest Standards in Safety-Critical Systems
DiSTI’s GL Studio Safety-Critical (SC) ensures that avionics systems meet the most rigorous safety standards while delivering unmatched flexibility and reliability. By simplifying the certification process and integrating seamlessly across various environments, it empowers developers to create compliant, high-performance systems. With its ARINC 661 deployment capabilities, GL Studio SC ensures strict adherence to safety standards, making it the go-to choice for safety-critical applications in avionics.
Industry-leading Safety Compliance and Certification
DiSTI’s GL Studio SC sets itself apart by adhering to the highest safety standards in avionics development. Its design and functionality ensure that systems can easily meet the most stringent certification requirements. The platform generates certifiable code that aligns with DO-178C DAL A standards, simplifying the process of obtaining necessary certifications. With built-in tools for certification artifacts, as well as expert support, GL Studio SC accelerates the path to compliance without compromising the integrity of your systems.
Key offerings that support this process include:
- GL Studio SC Design/Development Tool: A flexible tool for developing safety-critical systems, offering unmatched customization options.
- SC Code Generator: Generates certifiable, compliant code meeting DO-178C DAL A standards to ensure adherence to industry regulations.
Seamless ARINC 661 Deployment Capabilities
GL Studio SC integrates seamlessly with ARINC 661 deployment capabilities, ensuring strict adherence to multiple safety standards within a segmented certifiable environment. This functionality is critical for avionics systems, enabling smooth and reliable integration that meets aerospace safety regulations. By supporting ARINC 661, GL Studio SC simplifies the development of systems that are both compliant and adaptable, making it the ideal choice for safety-critical applications.
Supporting tools for this seamless integration include:
- SC Runtime Library: A runtime library that integrates your systems smoothly and ensures high performance across safety-critical applications.
- SC GUI Pack Built-In: Pre-built graphical components that help accelerate interface development, ensuring usability while meeting stringent safety standards.
GL Studio SC provides developers with all the essential tools to create high-performance, safety-critical systems. It streamlines certification, integrates seamlessly with ARINC 661, and ensures compliance with the highest industry standards. Additionally, Expert SC Support from DiSTI provides ongoing guidance, ensuring the smooth implementation and certification of complex avionics systems.
Safety-Critical Certification and Compliance in Avionics Systems
DiSTI has been a significant player in the aviation industry, specializing in advanced software and hardware solutions that optimize aircraft systems for peak performance and reliability. By partnering with aerospace giants such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Airbus, DiSTI ensures the delivery of groundbreaking, safety-critical HMI solutions that meet the most stringent safety standards. With GL Studio Safety-Critical (SC), the focus is on delivering highly reliable systems that adhere to the highest levels of safety and certification, enabling developers to create avionics solutions they can trust.
Partnering with Aerospace Industry Giants
DiSTI’s long-standing partnerships with aerospace leaders, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Airbus, underscore our deep industry expertise. Through these collaborations, we deliver state-of-the-art safety-critical systems that optimize aircraft performance and meet the rigorous demands of modern aviation. By working closely with these industry giants, DiSTI ensures its solutions not only align with the latest standards but also set new benchmarks for reliability and safety in avionics.
Adherence to DO-178C DAL A and DO-330 TQL-1 Standards
GL Studio SC is engineered to meet the most rigorous safety and certification standards required in aerospace and defense applications. The Safety-Critical Code Generator produces certifiable code that aligns with DO-178C DAL A standards, ensuring your systems comply with the highest levels of safety. Furthermore, it adheres to the DO-330 TQL-1 tool qualification standard, ensuring that the tools used in your development process are also certified to meet stringent safety criteria, further enhancing the reliability of your systems.
Tailored Development for Diverse Applications
GL Studio Safety-Critical (SC) provides the flexibility and reliability needed to meet the demands of complex, safety-critical avionics systems. Whether you’re developing custom solutions or working across diverse hardware environments, this platform offers seamless integration, unparalleled adaptability, and proven performance in real-world applications. From customizable architecture to RTOS compatibility, GL Studio SC ensures that your system is built to the highest safety standards while maintaining speed and efficiency throughout the entire development lifecycle.
Customizable and Extendable Architecture for Developers
GL Studio SC offers an open, extendable architecture that enables developers to create custom importers, exporters, behaviors, and tool tray widgets tailored to their unique project needs. It also includes customizable UI widgets, enabling rapid UI/UX development without modifying the certified runtime library. This flexibility accelerates the design and development process, providing developers the tools needed to build tailored solutions while ensuring compliance with safety-critical standards efficiently.
Seamless Hardware and RTOS Flexibility
GL Studio SC is hardware and RTOS-agnostic, making it adaptable to a wide range of project requirements. It supports major RTOS platforms, including Wind River VxWorks, SYSGO PikeOS, DC-I’s DeOS, and Green Hills INTEGRITY, ensuring seamless integration into diverse environments. Additionally, GL Studio SC is compatible with over 80 hardware systems, including AMD, NXP, Intel, TeleChips, and Texas Instruments. This flexibility ensures that developers can integrate GL Studio SC into virtually any hardware or RTOS platform without compatibility concerns.
Proven Performance in Safety-Critical Applications
GL Studio SC has been deployed successfully in high-stakes environments, including spacecraft, aircraft, UAVs, automobiles, and medical devices. It has supported critical programs, such as Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk and Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, demonstrating its reliability and robustness in real-world, safety-critical environments. These deployments underline GL Studio SC’s proven track record and its suitability for complex, safety-critical applications that demand top-tier performance and compliance.
Unified Tool for the Entire Development Lifecycle
Designed to simplify the development process, GL Studio SC is intended for use throughout the entire lifecycle—from initial prototyping to final deployment on embedded targets. Using a single tool across all phases of development reduces complexity and streamlines workflows. This consistency ensures that developers can maintain uniformity across different applications while meeting the stringent requirements of safety-critical systems at every stage of development.
Conclusion
DiSTI’s GL Studio SC serves as a trusted partner in avionics innovation, providing developers with the tools, flexibility, and reliability necessary to build high-performance, safety-critical systems. With its industry-leading safety compliance, seamless integration capabilities, and proven track record in real-world applications, GL Studio SC ensures long-term success in the development of avionics systems. By streamlining the certification process, providing RTOS and hardware flexibility, and supporting every stage of the development lifecycle, GL Studio SC enables developers to meet the highest standards of safety, compliance, and performance.
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