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Download – Accord Installer:

ItemDateLink
Accord 4.9.1.028 Sept 2024
Accord 4.9.9.010 Dec 2024
Accord 4.10.4.029 July 2025
Accord 4.10.5.018 Sept 2025
Accord 4.10.7.015 Nov 2025
Accord 4.10.7.1218 Dec 2025
Accord 4.12.0January 2026Please Contact Us

Please Install MS SQL Express before installing Accord. Please install an OPC Server before connecting to PLC.

Here is a useful installation guide for SQL Express: https://www.nobledesktop.com/install-sql-server-express

A list of OPC Servers can be found here: https://www.directindustry.com/industrial-manufacturer/opc-server-software-163451.html

Please Contact us to obtain a VM with template application for sandbox testing

Download – Accord User Guides:

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ItemDateDocument
Designer – ControllerJanuary 2026Accord-Designer-V4.12.1.0-User-Guide-Controller.pdf
Designer – ServiceJanuary 2026Accord-Designer-V4.12.1.0-User-Guide-Service.pdf
Designer – HMIJanuary 2026Accord-Designer-V4.12.1.0-User-Guide-HMI.pdf
ServerJanuary 2026Accord Server V4.12.1.0 User Guide
Manager – AuditsJanuary 2026Accord Manager V4.12.1.0 User Guide – Audits
Manager – Plan – RecipeJanuary 2026Accord Manager V4.12.1.0 User Guide – Plan – Recipe
HMI RuntimeJanuary 2026Accord HMI Runtime V4.12.1.0 User Guide
Defined ReportsPlease contact us

PLC / Controller Runtime Library

A Process Model is implemented by a Controller Runtime Library. Accord is available for Siemens and Schneider PLC’s and will be available for Mitsubishi PLC’s in 2026. Please contact us to obtain the Library for the PLC Type you wish to use.

ItemDateLink
A TIA 4.0.2.23December 2025Please Contact us
A SCH 4.0.2.16April 2025Please Contact us

Recent Updates:

We developed Accord 4 during 2024, providing a facelift and a better user experience while retaining the power and consistency from previous versions. We have continued development and recent improvements include the following:

SectionDateNote
PLC DownloadNovember 2024Download devices in groups instead of individually
Device InterlocksNovember 2024Allow Device Alarms as Interlocks
Model DesignDecember 2024Improved Grid and Table features
Server SecurityDecember 2024Background Verification with notification for any unexpected system settings changes.
Model DesignDecember 2024Added notifications for controller status Healthy or Loss of Comms. Added notifications for items not deployed to controller.
Model DesignDecember 2024Warnings for references for an item being removed from a Model
ServerJanuary 2025Full import of External Tags
PlanJanuary 2025Addition of Plans controlling other Plans
Model DesignJanuary 2025Split of Writes to Mathematical and Program Control
HMI DesignFebruary 2025Change List controls configuration to use Project Explorer instead of Filters
HMI DesignFebruary 2025Improved Visibility Links for HMI and PLC conditions
RecipeFebruary 2025Simplified by removal of Step Lists and Step On
RecipeFebruary 2025Inclusion of Multiple Recipes in a Report
Model DesignMarch 2025Update of Rewire function
HMI DesignMarch 2025Copy of Colour Manager attributes when copying a device.
ControllerMarch 2025Schneider Controller Library
HMI RuntimeMarch 2025Added Historic Value to the Query Control
ServerApril 2025Capture Device Status before Model download to controller and Restore after the download.
Model DesignMay 2025Addition of Activation chart
Model DesignMay 2025Quick Deploy of Partial Download as single click
HMI DesignMay 2025Controllers and HMI’s available as separate windows
Model DesignMay 2025Addition of Hyperlinks to design items
ServerJune 2025Support function auto retrieve of files
Model DesignJune 2025Update of Step Lists per Step Order
Model DesignJuly 2025Update for OPC Profiles in Controller Properties
Model DesignJuly 2025Display of Project in Emulator settings
DesignerAugust 2025Access to Server Setup within Designer
DesignerSeptember 2025Integration of Task Scheduler and Utilities in Designer
DesignerSeptember 2025Increased efficiency in HMI Explorer
HMI ClientOctober 2025Update to HMI Query control, allowing full automated queries
DesignerOctober 2025Use of Development and Production Environments
GeneralOctober 2025Manager application as common host for Recipes, Plans/MES and Reporting systems
ControllerNovember 2025Integrated S7-Connect PLC Comms for Siemens PLC’s.
ManagerNovember 2025Update for Custom Reports for exact program instance selection based on time periods
DesignerDecember 2025Improvements to Audit Trail for HMI Windows
DesignerDecember 2025Enhancement of Simulator to allow Row executions to be dependent on other rows
DesignerJanuary 2026Addition of PLC code generator – Accord CX version

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