ACE Codex Online · professional use

Terms of use

Last updated 22 September 2026

These terms apply to ACE Codex Online (formerly ACE Suite / ACE Workbench) — the pay-per-file web product from ACE Systems, Whakatane, New Zealand. They are written for project managers, automation engineers, plants and operations teams who document PLC exports in a professional setting.

Due diligence — you remain responsible

ACE Codex Online and its exports — functional descriptions (FD), Grafcet, Asset Map, BOM, ladder views, lifecycle colours, PDFs, Excel and CSV — are documentation aids generated from the file you provided. ACE has worked to represent the PLC code as accurately as possible in FDs and Grafcet; treat those as a base — you may need to modify them so they truly match the code. ACE Systems does not warrant that they are complete, correct, or suitable for construction, commissioning, HAZOP, or as-built sign-off. You (the project manager, automation engineer, plant or operations team) remain responsible for due diligence: check the output against the live PLC, drawings and your own standards. ACE Systems is not liable for loss from relying on an incorrect or incomplete FD or other document without that check.

What you are buying

A 30-day licence to use ACE Codex Online tools on the controller files in this browser. Prices:

1 file — NZ$19
5-file pack — NZ$69
20-file pack — NZ$199

All prices include GST. Payment is processed by Stripe. This is not a plant-wide seat and not the on-prem ACE Codex product.

Try before you pay

Before you pay you can:

Use the free ACE demo pair — ACE_Bottling_Line_Demo.L5X and ACE_BottlePack_Demo.L5X — with full tools, including export.
Drop one of your own files and view it on screen (peek). Export and the remaining tools unlock after payment.

That trial is enough to decide whether the product fits the job.

Refunds

No refunds after payment. Payment is for a 30-day licence in this browser. If ACE Codex Online fails to deliver the paid tools because of a fault on our side, contact ACE Systems, Whakatane, and we will put it right.

Where files live

Your PLC files stay in this browser (IndexedDB). ACE Systems does not keep a copy of the file on its servers. Checkout and quote may send file names and counts so we can price and start Stripe — not ladder, tags or source. After 30 days, export locks and the local copies in this browser are cleared.

Your rights in the file

You must have the right to use the L5X, ZEF or other export you drop. ACE Codex Online is not a Rockwell or Schneider licence. You remain responsible for the PLC, the plant and any change you make after reading the documentation.

Availability

The site is hosted on Microsoft Azure. We take reasonable care to keep it available. There is no 24/7 service-level agreement and no promise of uninterrupted access.

This product vs on-prem ACE Codex

ACE Codex Online is a browser licence for the files you load here. On-prem ACE Codex is a separate plant edition with its own licence. Buying one does not grant the other.

Contact

ACE Systems, Whakatane, New Zealand.