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Drop a Studio 5000 export and get Rockwell L5X documentation you can hand to a client - not a blank spreadsheet.", "sections": [ { "h2": "What you get from one .L5X", "paragraphs": [ "Hardware architecture and BOM with lifecycle colour, I/O spare from real tag wiring, ladder view with tag descriptions, a produced/consumed messaging map across loaded controllers, and a functional description from L5X (treat FD and Grafcet as a generated base).", "Same tools as the plant edition of ACE Codex. Online is pay per file. Files stay in this browser - ACE Systems does not keep a plant-file copy on the server." ] }, { "h2": "Studio 5000 L5X report pack", "paragraphs": [ "Export a merged handover pack: architecture, BOM, I/O utilisation, Rockwell CPU and messaging, plus PDF or Excel from the individual tools. 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The tool parses rungs into human-readable steps and can include bingo / matrix arrays where the routine uses them." ] }, { "h2": "Schneider Control Expert FD", "paragraphs": [ "The Schneider FD Generator reads Control Expert .XBD networks (with .ZEF / .XEF for the same load) and maps blocks through schneider_patterns.xml." ] }, { "h2": "Export Excel or PDF", "paragraphs": [ "Export selected programs or routines to Excel or PDF. Treat the generated FD as a base — you may need to edit it so it truly matches the code." ] } ], "disclaimers": [ "fdAccuracy" ], "htmlStatus": "generated-online" }, { "id": "grafcet", "cluster": "engineering", "path": "/grafcet/", "onlinePath": "/guides/grafcet/", "existingHelp": "/suite/help-fd.html", "title": "GRAFCET generator from PLC logic — ACE Codex", "metaDescription": "Generate Grafcet / GRAFCET sequence drawings from PLC logic in ACE Codex. Ladder to Grafcet for Rockwell L5X. Treat drawings as a generated base. Formerly ACE Suite.", "h1": "GRAFCET generator for PLC projects", "h2s": [ "Ladder logic to GRAFCET", "Functional Description and GRAFCET", "What Grafcet is not" ], "keywords": [ "GRAFCET generator", "PLC GRAFCET", "automated GRAFCET", "ladder logic to GRAFCET", "Functional Description and GRAFCET", "PLC sequence documentation", "industrial automation GRAFCET" ], "canonical": "online", "robots": "index,follow", "og": { "title": "GRAFCET generator from PLC logic — ACE Codex", "description": "Grafcet from the same PLC export as the Functional Description. A generated base — edit if the drawing does not match the code.", "type": "website", "image": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/images/ace-logo.jpg" }, "jsonLdType": "SoftwareApplication", "internalLinks": [ "functional-description", "rockwell-functional-description", "ladder-logic" ], "cta": { "label": "Open ACE Codex and generate Grafcet", "href": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/", "toolPath": "/suite/fd/fd_generator_logix.html" }, "lead": "On the ACE Codex FD page, switch from Current FD to Grafcet when the sequence engine can draw it. Same export, same honesty rule.", "sections": [ { "h2": "Ladder logic to GRAFCET", "paragraphs": [ "Grafcet is built from the PLC logic ACE already parsed for the Functional Description — not a separate upload. Use it for sequence documentation on Rockwell L5X routines the engine can represent." ] }, { "h2": "Functional Description and GRAFCET", "paragraphs": [ "Keep the text FD and the Grafcet drawing together. Annex and ISA-88 unit overviews may show as empty Grafcet with a reason, rather than a fake chart." ] }, { "h2": "What Grafcet is not", "paragraphs": [ "It is not a certified SFC export from Studio 5000. Treat Grafcet as a generated base. Edit it if the drawing does not match the code." ] } ], "disclaimers": [ "fdAccuracy" ], "htmlStatus": "generated-online" }, { "id": "plc-architecture", "cluster": "engineering", "path": "/plc-architecture/", "onlinePath": "/guides/plc-architecture/", "existingHelp": "/suite/help-architecture.html", "title": "PLC architecture analysis and documentation — ACE Codex", "metaDescription": "Document PLC processors, racks, remote I/O, firmware and messaging from an L5X or Schneider export. ACE Codex Asset Map, BOM, I/O, CPU and messaging. Formerly ACE Suite.", "h1": "PLC architecture analysis and documentation", "h2s": [ "Racks and remotes", "Hardware, firmware, lifecycle", "Messaging and CPU" ], "keywords": [ "PLC architecture", "ControlLogix architecture", "PLC racks", "remote I/O documentation", "PLC firmware", "controller messaging" ], "canonical": "online", "robots": "index,follow", "og": { "title": "PLC architecture analysis — ACE Codex", "description": "Local chassis, Ethernet and ControlNet remotes, slot by slot, from the export. Not a redraw.", "type": "website", "image": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/images/ace-logo.jpg" }, "jsonLdType": "SoftwareApplication", "internalLinks": [ "asset-management", "rockwell-messaging", "rockwell-cpu-report", "lifecycle-management", "reports" ], "cta": { "label": "Open ACE Codex Online", "href": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/", "toolPath": "/suite/pcs/pcs-asset-map.html" }, "lead": "ACE Codex draws architecture from the project file: processors, I/O, racks, remotes, communications, firmware and utilisation.", "sections": [ { "h2": "Racks and remotes", "paragraphs": [ "PCS Asset Map shows local chassis and Ethernet / ControlNet remotes, slot by slot. Hide empty slots or exclude produced/consumed PLCs so they are not added to the BOM." ] }, { "h2": "Hardware, firmware, lifecycle", "paragraphs": [ "BOM Viewer lists catalog, firmware and network configuration. 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ACE Codex Online reads a Studio 5000 export and produces Rockwell L5X documentation: architecture, BOM, I/O, ladder, produced/consumed messaging map, tags and a functional description from L5X.", "sections": [ { "h2": "What an L5X feeds", "paragraphs": [ "One export is enough to open the Rockwell tool set. Pay per file. Files stay in the browser." ] }, { "h2": "Rockwell tool list", "paragraphs": [ "L5X tag parser, ladder logic viewer, functional description and Grafcet, UDT/AOI report, version compare (L5X only in this build), CPU report, messaging map." ] }, { "h2": "SLC / MicroLogix", "paragraphs": [ "RSLogix 500 .SLC exports (with .SY5 / .SY6 comments) also flow through ladder, FD, tag search and BOM. Without the symbol file, operands stay as raw addresses." ] } ], "htmlStatus": "generated-online" }, { "id": "schneider", "cluster": "schneider", "path": "/schneider/", "onlinePath": "/guides/schneider/", "existingHelp": "/suite/help-l5x-zef.html", "title": "Schneider Electric Control Expert tools — ACE Codex", "metaDescription": "ACE Codex for Schneider: XBD, XHW, ZEF, XEF, Control Expert reader, Schneider FD Generator, device register. Formerly ACE Suite.", "h1": "Schneider Electric — Control Expert documentation tools", "h2s": [ "File types", "Schneider tool list", "Unity compare" ], "keywords": [ "Schneider XBD Parser", "Schneider Control Expert Reader", "Schneider ZEF Viewer", "Schneider XEF Viewer", "Schneider PLC documentation" ], "canonical": "online", "robots": "index,follow", "og": { "title": "Schneider Control Expert tools — ACE Codex", "description": "Read .ZEF / .XEF / .XBD / .XHW. Unity Code Reader, Schneider FD, device register.", "type": "website", "image": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/images/ace-logo.jpg" }, "jsonLdType": "SoftwareApplication", "internalLinks": [ "schneider-control-expert", "schneider-xbd-parser", "schneider-zef-reader", "schneider-xef-reader", "schneider-functional-description", "schneider-device-register" ], "cta": { "label": "Upload a ZEF or XEF", "href": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/", "toolPath": "/" }, "lead": "ACE Codex reads Schneider Unity / Control Expert projects: .ZEF, .XEF, .XBD and .XHW.", "sections": [ { "h2": "File types", "paragraphs": [ ".ZEF / .XEF — Control Expert project. Opens in the Unity Code Reader; hardware and Schneider FD use the same load.", ".XBD — program / FBD export for the Schneider FD Generator. .XHW — hardware export for chassis and BOM." ] }, { "h2": "Schneider tool list", "paragraphs": [ "Unity Code Reader, Schneider FD Generator, Device Register. Shared tools (Asset Map, BOM, I/O utilisation, Report Packager) also accept Schneider loads." ] }, { "h2": "Unity compare", "paragraphs": [ "Version Compare in this build compares Rockwell .L5X. Unity compare is a later iteration — do not claim it is shipping." ] } ], "htmlStatus": "generated-online" }, { "id": "l5x-parser", "cluster": "engineering", "path": "/l5x-parser/", "onlinePath": "/guides/l5x-parser/", "title": "L5X tag parser — ACE Codex", "metaDescription": "Explore tags, UDTs and AOIs from a Studio 5000 L5X. Filter, usage counts, CSV/Excel. ACE Codex Online, formerly ACE Suite.", "h1": "L5X tag parser", "h2s": [ "Tags, UDTs and AOIs", "Export" ], "keywords": [ "L5X Tag Parser", "Rockwell L5X Parser", "L5X tags", "UDT AOI inventory" ], "canonical": "online", "robots": "index,follow", "og": { "title": "L5X tag parser — ACE Codex", "description": "Tags, UDTs and AOIs from an uploaded .L5X. Filter and export.", "type": "website", "image": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/images/ace-logo.jpg" }, "jsonLdType": "SoftwareApplication", "internalLinks": [ "rockwell", "rockwell-l5x-parser", "udt-aoi", "rockwell-udt-aoi" ], "cta": { "label": "Open the L5X Tag Parser", "href": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/", "toolPath": "/suite/parser/parser.html" }, "lead": "The L5X Tag Parser lists tags, UDTs and AOIs from your uploaded Studio 5000 export.", "sections": [ { "h2": "Tags, UDTs and AOIs", "paragraphs": [ "Filter by name, view usage counts, and open the matching UDT/AOI report when you need revisions and S88 version compare." ] }, { "h2": "Export", "paragraphs": [ "CSV or Excel from the parser. Pay per file on Online; the ACE demo L5X stays free." ] } ], "htmlStatus": "generated-online" }, { "id": "ladder-logic", "cluster": "engineering", "path": "/ladder-logic/", "onlinePath": "/guides/ladder-logic/", "existingHelp": "/suite/help-ladder.html", "title": "PLC ladder logic viewer — ACE Codex", "metaDescription": "Read Studio 5000 L5X ladder as diagrams: contacts, coils, branches, tag descriptions, print or PDF. ACE Codex, formerly ACE Suite.", "h1": "Ladder logic viewer", "h2s": [ "From the L5X", "Print and PDF" ], "keywords": [ "Rockwell Ladder Logic Viewer", "L5X ladder", "PLC ladder documentation", "how to document PLC ladder logic" ], "canonical": "online", "robots": "index,follow", "og": { "title": "Ladder logic viewer — ACE Codex", "description": "Visual ladder from the .L5X — not a screenshot of Studio 5000.", "type": "website", "image": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/images/ace-logo.jpg" }, "jsonLdType": "SoftwareApplication", "internalLinks": [ "rockwell-ladder-logic", "functional-description", "l5x-parser" ], "cta": { "label": "Open the Ladder Logic Viewer", "href": "https://online.acesystems.co.nz/", "toolPath": "/suite/pcs/pcs_ladder_viewer.html" }, "lead": "ACE Codex renders RLL routines as visual ladder from the .L5X: contacts, coils, branches and instruction blocks, with tag descriptions.", "sections": [ { "h2": "From the L5X", "paragraphs": [ "Loads the selected controller from the files you already paid for, or drop an ad-hoc L5X. 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