VAPS XT ARINC 661 Part 1 Cert Kit release announcement

Montreal, Canada – December 22, 2025 – PACE Aerospace & IT, a leading provider of software and services for the aviation industry, announces the release of the latest version of  VAPS XT ARINC 661  DO178C Certification Kit.

This release provides certification support up to DO-178C Design Assurance Level A (DAL A) for new HMI and ARINC 661 Part 1 features that were introduced with VAPS XT 5.0.    

Key Benefits of VAPS XT-178: ARINC 661 

• Qualifiable Development COTS tools and certifiable Software Components
• Auto Code generator producing certifiable widget code directly from VAPS XT-178 model
• Certifiable ARINC 661 CDS Kernel Software Component
• Qualifiable ARINC 661 Binary DF (Definition File) Generator
• Qualifiable CDS Binary Resource Generator
  
  • Provides support to configure global CDS Data via downloadable Binary files to manage styling, colors, symbol tables, animation tables, fill patterns, line styles and other items
  • Provides ability to reduce certification efforts when updating a CDS appearance  look/feel

• Support Design and build of systems from ARINC Supplement 2-9
• Claim certification credit for generated code, binary data files, and software components, significantly reducing verification activities
• Deploy ARINC 661 CDS Look and Feel quickly using VAPS XT-178 product
• Fast turn-around of changes through code generation and binary resource 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 ARINC 661 CDS 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:

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.