Montreal, Canada – June 1, 2025 – PACE Aerospace & IT, a leading provider of software and services for the aviation industry, announces the release of the updated VAPS XT 5.0 178 Certification Kit. This release supports certification up to DO-178C Design Assurance Level A (DAL A)—the highest level of safety assurance required for avionics software.
This release provides certification support for new HMI features that were introduced with VAPS XT 5.0.
Key Benefits of VAPS XT-178:
• Auto-generate certifiable code directly from VAPS XT-178 models
• Qualifiable Development COTS tools and certifiable Software Components
• Claim certification credit for generated code and software components, significantly reducing verification activities
• Deploy HMI quickly using VAPS XT-178 product
• Fast turn-around of changes through code generation
• Validate system requirements earlier in the development cycle through simulation finding potential issues earlier
• Eliminate coding/bug-fixing cycles through reliable code generation
• Focus engineering effort at application function level rather than code level
• Deploy HMI to multiple platforms directly from the model
• Simple deployment to embedded cert platforms
• Reduce risk by leveraging PACE’s experience
• VAPS XT-178 has been successfully used on multiple certification programs
VAPS XT-178 Certification Kit provides artifacts to support DO-178C compliance (for certification/qualification) as per the table below:
| Toolset Component | DO-178C Category |
| VAPS XT-178 Code Generator | Qualifiable Development Tool (DO-330 TQL-1) |
| VAPS XT-178 Standard Coded Objects | Certifiable Software Components (DO-178C Level A) |
| VAPS XT-178 Runtime Kernel | Certifiable Software Component (DO-178C Level A) |
| VAPS XT-178 Platform Abstraction Layer | Certifiable Software Component (DO-178C Level A) |
VAPS has supported certifiable development for over 25 years and is the leading COTS tools for HMI certification globally. This update reaffirms PACE’s ongoing commitment to supporting avionics teams in meeting the most rigorous safety and certification standards while enabling faster, smarter, and more scalable HMI development.
For more information, visit https://vaps.txtgroup.com/ .
About PACE:
PACE, a subsidiary of TXT e-solutions, is an international, specialized provider of engineering software solutions that support customers in high-tech markets throughout their mission- and business-critical processes and their product lifecycles. PACE develops innovative, highly usable software products that have helped to design, market and operate a significant portion of the world’s aircraft for more than three decades. Major areas of applications are: - Preliminary aircraft and systems design - HMI & Embedded Graphics - Product configuration - Aircraft analysis and evaluation - Fuel and operational efficiency management - XR and AI based Training Our extensive customer base includes the world’s top aircraft and engine manufacturers, civil and military operators, maintenance service providers and research institutions.