dSPACE Technology Used in Airbus A380

The dream of flying has taken on a new dimension with the new Airbus A380 with its capacity to fly 555 passengers. As its maiden flight impressively demonstrated, the world's largest passenger aircraft is a superb feat of engineering. Some of the software onboard the aircraft was produced by TargetLink, the automatic production-code generator from dSPACE.

TargetLink code is used in the cabin-air-pressure control used in the A380. Developed by Nord-Micro, this key item of equipment ensures correct cabin air pressure at all altitudes. The cabin-air-pressure control is classified as highly safety-critical and was developed in compliance with the highest avionics safety standard (DO-178B Level A).

"dSPACE is particularly proud that the production code generated by TargetLink is being certified according to the aviation industry's toughest safety standard," said Kevin Kott, president of dSPACE Inc. "TargetLink proved its value as a development tool in the rigorous quality-assurance processes of one of the largest industrial projects ever."

dSPACE congratulates the A380 on this impressive flight, and is proud to have been a part of this innovative project.

About Nord-Micro

Nord-Micro develops, manufactures and integrates fully automatic cabin-air-pressure-control systems designed for safety and passenger comfort for major aircraft manufacturers and international airlines. Nord-Micro's website is www.nord-micro.de.

About Airbus

A leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive product line on the market, Airbus is a global company with design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK and Spain, as well as subsidiaries in the U.S., China and Japan. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS joint company with BAE Systems. More information can be found on the Internet at www.airbus.com.

About dSPACE

dSPACE is a market innovator and leading producer of engineering tools for embedded controller development and testing. It provides integrated hardware and software for prototyping control algorithms, automatic generation of production code, controller testing, controller calibration and engineering support services. dSPACE systems enable manufacturers of controllers and ECUs to dramatically reduce their development times and costs and to noticeably increase product quality.

Today, more than 12,000 dSPACE systems are in use worldwide, serving customers in the aerospace, automotive, agricultural, educational, engineering, robotics and noise & vibration industries.

More information is available on the Internet at www.dspaceinc.com.