ADS has the two main streams of ACARS products, these being PC.ACARS and the MPRT. The MPRT is designed for applications requiring a ramp test set capable of providing go-no-go verification of an installed ACARS system, whereas PC.ACARS is an engineering and diagnostic tool.

PC.ACARS product family offers both hardware and software features that can be used either stand-alone or integrated into a fully self-contained and portable system.

PC.ACARS is a hardware/software combination that enables a PC, through menu selections, to become an active participant as either an ACARS equipped aircraft (ACARS management unit) or an ACARS Ground Station. In addition to being in command of the data communications process, the user can observe the RF data - formatted exactly as the data is originally transmitted rather than reformatted by the service provider.

PC.ACARS can be operated passively to simply monitor data transactions ‘off-air’ or it can be configured to participate actively in both send and receive - taking the part of either an aircraft or a ground station.  When installed on your PC or notebook, PC.ACARS handles the ARINC 618 protocol requirements for CSMA, ack/nak, message sequence numbering, block identifiers, multi-blocking etc

The operator has command of features such as pre-key length adjustment, selective acking and ground station identifier selection. ACARS message composition is also available giving full edit capability for message type (ARINC label and sub-label) and message content. Using additional software options, repeatable test scenarios can be scripted to facilitate detailed and rigorous testing.

PC.ACARS finds application in the development laboratory, in the avionics workshop, or as a field or ramp test set or monitoring station.