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233.1	1	= 1. SYSTEM LOGIN =
3.2	2
	3	Users, including the administrator, log in to CENTO through a web interface. The software supports web browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc.
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81.2	5	To launch the CENTO software web interface, enter the IP address or DNS address of the server on which CENTO software is installed in the address bar of your web browser, for example, [[http:~~/~~/192.168.80.10>>url:http://192.168.80.10/]] or [[https:~~/~~/demo.centosoftware.com/.>>url:https://demo.centosoftware.com/]] When working with the system directly on the server where the CENTO software is installed, enter http:~/~/127.0.0.1 in the web browser's address bar.
3.2	6
	7	After entering the address, the user is redirected to the authorization page, which includes fields for username and password input (see Fig. 1.1).
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37.1	9	[[image:1762985411819-434.png\|\|height="177" width="218"]]
3.2	10
	11	Figure 1.1. Authorization page
	12
	13	To log in to the system, enter a username and password in the appropriate fields and click Login to confirm. If the username and/or password are incorrect, a message appears: //User with the entered parameters not found!// In this case, verify the entered data or contact the system administrator.
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	15	If the login is successful, the web browser displays the CENTO software web interface panel (see Fig. 2.1).
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231.1	17	[[image:Screenshot 2025-12-01 at 09.20.57.png]]
3.2	18
5.2	19	Figure 1.2. Main panel
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	21	If necessary, the system administrator can set any other CENTO interface page as the start page for each user role.
	22
	23	The CENTO software provides flexible user access rights configured by the system administrator. By default, all users have permission to view CENTO pages but are restricted from modifying system settings.
	24
	25	To log in as a different user, move the mouse pointer to the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the interface and select Logout from the list (see Fig. 1.3).
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37.1	27	[[image:1762985502322-231.png\|\|height="193" width="222"]]
5.2	28
	29	Figure 1.3. System logout
	30
	31	As a result, the user is redirected back to the authorization page (see Fig. 1.1).
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	33	When properly configured, functions (pages) that are inaccessible to the user do not appear in the menu and cannot be accessed. However, if the user manually enters a direct link to a restricted page in the browser address bar, a message indicating that access is denied will appear (see Fig. 1.4).
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	35	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.12.33.png]]
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6.2	37	Figure 1.4. Access is denied
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233.1	39	= 2. USER INTERFACE =
6.2	40
233.1	41	== 2.1. Main menu ==
6.2	42
	43	The upper part of the user interface has a pinned main menu (see Fig. 2.1), which is used to switch between different pages and sections of the CENTO software web interface, as well as a status bar that displays current events and system time. Below is the working area of the CENTO software web interface, which is different for each software section.
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	45	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.13.54.png]]
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8.2	47	Figure 2.1. Main menu (left side)
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	49	The Main menu provides the following main functional sections of CENTO software:
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37.1	51	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.29.png\|\|height="59" width="144"]]
8.2	52
	53	Switching to the start page (can be different for each role)
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	55	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.58.png]]
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10.2	57	Selecting a diagram to be displayed
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37.1	59	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.15.28.png\|\|height="46" width="146"]]
10.2	60
12.2	61	Real-time data, metering data, receipt of metering data presented in tabular form and as interactive charts
10.2	62
37.1	63	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.03.png\|\|height="64" width="146"]]
10.2	64
12.2	65	Event logs for both the system as a whole and its individual components
10.2	66
37.1	67	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.41.png\|\|height="44" width="143"]]
12.2	68
13.2	69	Reports on data entry into the system (Flexible reports. Power quality reports. Short-circuit currents)
12.2	70
37.1	71	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.17.09.png\|\|height="42" width="141"]]
12.2	72
13.2	73	Detailed configuration of CENTO software. Administration and system setup
12.2	74
3.2	75	----
	76
13.2	77	The upper right side of the screen has a part of the menu that controls notifications and authorization (see Fig. 2.2).
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	79	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.28.png]]
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16.2	81	Figure 2.2. Main menu (right part)
13.2	82
16.2	83	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.55.png]]
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	85	Button to enable/disable the operative events log, which also shows the number of currently acknowledged events
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	87	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.19.38.png]]
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19.2	89	Button to enable/disable widgets
16.2	90
37.1	91	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.04.png\|\|height="70" width="75"]]
19.2	92
	93	Button to enable/disable sound notifications
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37.1	95	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.29.png\|\|height="75" width="74"]]
19.2	96
	97	Button to enable/disable pop-up messages
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	99	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.56.png]]
	100
20.2	101	The interface automatically scales to fit the size of the browser window. Additionally, full-screen mode can be activated by selecting Full screen from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the interface (see Fig. 2.3). Full-screen mode can also be toggled by pressing the F11 key on the keyboard.
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37.1	103	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.21.24.png\|\|height="252" width="278"]]
20.2	104
	105	Figure 2.3. Drop-down menu
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233.1	107	== 2.2. Diagrams ==
20.2	108
81.2	109	This main menu item contains a list of diagrams for displaying information being processed by CENTO software. Developing diagrams for displaying information in CENTO software is described in the “Diagrams Development Manual”. Fig. 2.4. - 2.7. show examples of diagrams.
20.2	110
22.2	111	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.22.33.png]]
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	113	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.22.56.png]]
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	115	Figure 2.4. Power industry
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37.1	117	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.23.28.png]]
13.2	118
37.1	119	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.24.08.png\|\|height="416" width="886"]]
20.2	120
37.1	121	Figure 2.5. Engineering infrastructure
20.2	122
37.1	123	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.24.37.png\|\|height="540" width="886"]]
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	125	Figure 2.6. Diagnostics
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	127	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.25.05.png\|\|height="576" width="884"]]
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	129	Figure 2.7. Technology
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41.2	131	The upper right corner of the diagram viewer window has navigation and control buttons.
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	133	The scale of the diagrams is adjusted by scrolling the mouse wheel, or by clicking the buttons in the upper right corner of the viewing area Zoom in [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.40.25.png\|\|height="23" width="23"]]or Zoom out [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.41.03.png]]
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56.2	135	The Scale button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.41.36.png]] is used to adjust the size of the diagram within the screen automatically.
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	137	The displayed diagrams can be printed or exported to separate files with a .png extension and saved on a local computer. Please note, such files are immutable and serve to display data for a certain period. To do this, click the Export button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.42.57.png]] in the right side of the screen.
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	139	The icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.43.30.png]] means that a diagram has hidden objects, which can be seen by clicking this icon. Usually, these clarifying data are hidden by default to avoid cluttering the diagram.
	140
	141	The Set grounding icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.44.11.png]]is created by the installer on electrical diagrams if installing the portable grounding is needed. To use it, click on the icon, the mouse pointer turns into a grounding symbol. Left-click in the place where grounding is to be installed, then fill in the Portable grounding pop-up window (see Fig. 2.8).
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81.2	143	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.44.51.png\|\|height="223" width="398"]]
56.2	144
	145	Figure 2.8. Portable grounding
	146
	147	The Dispatch marks icon allows opening the dispatch marks log (see Fig. 2.9), which displays a list of all objects with dispatcher tags assigned to them. The tree on the left side of the screen allows selecting an object, and its tags are displayed on the right side of the screen.
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81.2	149	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.45.40.png\|\|height="307" width="1227"]]
56.2	150
	151	Figure 2.9. Dispatch marks log
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	153	In the same interface, assigned tags can be removed using the Remove button. It is also possible to download the list of changes in Excel format.
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	155	The Playback mode icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.46.23.png]] enables the diagram history viewing mode. After clicking on this icon, the playback interface appears on the bottom of the screen (see Fig. 2.10). Here the user can select the time in the calendar and click on the Play button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.48.13.png]]. As a result, the diagram displays dynamic state of all objects in the time selected by the user.
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81.2	157	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.48.41.png\|\|height="84" width="716"]]
56.2	158
	159	Figure 2.10. Diagrams player interface
	160
68.2	161	If the user has the right to edit diagrams, the Edit button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.49.15.png]] is displayed on the right in the viewing area. When clicked, the displayed diagram opens with the built-in diagram editor menu. Switching between diagrams is done in the Active schemes tree displayed in the left part of the screen when the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.49.46.png]] is pressed (see Fig. 2.11).
56.2	162
	163	In the Active schemes menu, the user can use the minimize tree button[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.50.36.png\|\|height="31" width="31"]] as well [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.51.33.png]] as the tree display settings button to choose whether to display objects according to the settings of the diagram positions (this function is only available if the user has administrator rights).
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57.2	165	The icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.52.20.png]] pins the active diagram window, allowing the user to switch between diagrams without reopening the list each time.
56.2	166
81.2	167	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.55.03.png\|\|height="512" width="1232"]]
57.2	168
	169	Figure 2.11. Diagram viewing window with the diagram tree enabled
	170
60.2	171	The diagram developer provides properties of objects on a diagram available to the user. These properties are available both by a left mouse click (see Fig. 2.12) and a right mouse click.
57.2	172
60.2	173	Left-clicking opens a brief passport of the object containing all its attributes. Depending on the settings, it can be data from several devices linked to the information model (see “Information Model. Setup Manual” for details), or data from one device, or data from one tag, as well as a description of the resulting values. Clicking on a value will take the user to the real-time data analysis to view the chart of the value.
57.2	174
60.2	175	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.56.11.png]]
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	177	Figure 2.12. Object menu available with left click
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	179	Right-clicking on an object opens a context menu with the following available items.
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	181	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.57.12.png]]
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60.3	183	Figure 2.13. Object context menu is accessible with a right click
60.2	184
60.3	185	Measurements mean a full passport of the object (see Fig. 2.14). It contains a set of values similar to the short passport but in an extended form. In addition to the names of the tags and their values, this passport shows the id/codes of the tags, their statuses, the devices from which the tags are collected and the path in the device tree. Time of last tag modification (time when its value was changed) and time of last tag update (time of last successful retrieval of the tag value, the tag value itself may not have changed). The Manual entry column allows entering manually a value into the tag. If the tag has a description, the user can choose which value to select from the drop-down list.
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	187	The Setpoints button in the top right corner of the window opens the user interface for setting the setpoints presented in the tag passport. Here the user can modify these settings, add new ones or delete old ones.
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63.2	189	The passport header shows the path to the object in the Information Model (IM) tree. The second line shows the object class name and object ID in the IM.
60.3	190
81.3	191	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.59.21.png\|\|height="294" width="794"]]
56.2	192
126.4	193	Figure 2.14. Object passport in the Measurements menu
60.3	194
63.2	195	Video is a menu item that, when clicked, opens the view of the video stream from the video surveillance camera (Fig. 2.15). The user can drag the video camera window on the diagram, resize it, open it in a separate window, as well as go to the general log of the object by left-clicking the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 15.00.15.png]]
60.3	196
228.1	197	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-52-44.png]]
60.3	198
63.2	199	Figure 2.15. Viewing video stream
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234.2	201	Remote control is discussed in detail in the next paragraph of this manual.
63.2	202
234.2	203	Dispatch marks is a menu item that opens the window for adding dispatch marks. There are four types of marks: info, grounded, ban operation, and admission work. The user with appropriate rights can add, modify, and delete marks. Added marks are displayed as corresponding icons next to the object in the diagram and can be also used to block remote control of the object.
63.2	204
65.2	205	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 15.03.53.png]]
63.2	206
65.2	207	Figure 2.16. Dispatch marks interface
63.2	208
65.2	209	Reference information is a menu item that opens the help information window (Fig. 2.17). Help can store various object data, contacts of the service personnel, equipment characteristics, links to documents, and orders. With the appropriate rights, the information in the help can be modified directly in the diagram.
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81.3	211	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 15.04.36.png\|\|height="198" width="429"]]
65.2	212
	213	Figure 2.17. Reference information
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68.2	215	Operative events journal is a menu item that opens the event log for a specific object. This log is like the Real-time data log (see paragraph 2.6 of this manual), except that it displays the last 100 events of an object selected by a user rather than the whole enterprise. The button[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.35.41.png]] clicked opens the general log with events already filtered by object (see paragraph 2.4 of this manual) to see the whole history. Other display settings are like those of the Operative events journal.
65.2	216
68.3	217	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.36.19.png]]
68.2	218
68.3	219	Figure 2.18. Object log
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233.1	221	=== 2.2.1. Control ===
68.3	222
	223	Users with the appropriate permissions can control objects in CENTO. By default, the system grants this permission to users assigned the Dispatcher role.
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	225	Control is available in the Devices, channels, and tags editor (used during the system configuration stage and described in the “Control Setup Manual”), as well as using the diagrams.
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234.2	227	On the diagram, when right-clicking a control object, a modal window appears. Depending on the settings and types of control objects, this window includes either a Remote //control //option (typically for objects with the On/Off control type, see Fig. 2.19) or an option named according to the control type (for objects that support numeric control commands, see Fig. 2.20).
68.3	228
71.2	229	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.42.00.png]]
68.3	230
234.3	231	Figure 2.19. Remote control
71.2	232
	233	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.42.35.png]]
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	235	Figure 2.20. Control schedule
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71.3	237	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.43.07.png\|\|height="206" width="349"]]
71.2	238
71.3	239	Figure 2.21. Entering the password on the diagram
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	241	When the correct password is entered, depending on the control type and settings, one of the following may appear:
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73.2	243	- a window with a field for entering values (see Fig. 2.22)
71.3	244
81.3	245	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.44.40.png\|\|height="162" width="319"]]
71.3	246
73.2	247	Figure 2.22. Window with a field for entering the value
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	249	- a window with a field for selecting a named command (if command names corresponding to numeric values were preconfigured for this control type, see Fig. 2.23)
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	251	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.45.29.png]]
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75.2	253	Figure 2.23. Window with the field for selecting the named command (1)
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	255	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.45.56.png]]
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	257	Figure 2.24. Window with the field for selecting the named command (2)
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234.3	259	- a window prompting the selection of a remote control command (for remote control commands, see Fig. 2.25)
75.2	260
81.3	261	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.46.48.png\|\|height="205" width="323"]]
75.2	262
75.3	263	Figure 2.25. Window with the selection of the TC command
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	265	After entering a value in the field or selecting a named command, click OK (see Fig. 2.22, Fig. 2.24).
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	267	Then, click Execute to confirm the entered value. After that, the control command is executed and recorded to the object. Alternatively, the operation can be canceled by selecting Cancel (see Fig. 2.26).
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81.3	269	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.47.59.png\|\|height="164" width="317"]]
75.3	270
77.2	271	Figure 2.26. Action confirmation
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236.1	273	For remote control commands, confirmation using the Execute button occurs immediately after selecting a command //On// or //Off //(see Fig. 2.27).
77.2	274
236.1	275	[[image:Screenshot 2025-12-17 at 18.37.08.png]]
77.2	276
	277	Figure 2.27. Action confirmation
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77.3	279	If the user does not complete the required actions to send the command before the control session times out (60 seconds by default), the system returns to the password confirmation window (see Fig. 2.21).
77.2	280
60.3	281	----
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233.1	283	== 2.3. Analysis ==
77.3	284
	285	This menu allows displaying information being processed by CENTO software in tabular form, with the ability to systematize and plot charts.
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233.1	287	=== 2.3.1. Real-time data analysis ===
77.3	288
78.2	289	The left part of the Real-time data analysis window contains trees for devices, objects, statuses, and time, located on the corresponding tabs (see Fig. 2.28).
77.3	290
81.5	291	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.50.56.png\|\|height="565" width="1173"]]
78.2	292
	293	Figure 2.28. Real-time data analysis
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233.1	295	==== 2.3.1.1. Devices, objects. ====
78.2	296
81.1	297	The device tree displays the structure of devices configured in CENTO software and the tags linked to them (see Fig. 2.29). The devices contain all the information sources from which CENTO receives data. The statuses of devices and tags are displayed to the left of the device names in the form of icons.
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81.5	299	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.52.31.png\|\|height="535" width="1185"]]
81.1	300
	301	Figure 2.29. Device tree
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	303	The object tree shows the structure of the objects configured in the CENTO information model and the tags bound to them (see Fig. 2.30).
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	305	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.53.16.png]]
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	307	Figure 2.30. Object tree
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	309	Depending on the access rights assigned, the user can have access to both tabs (Devices, Objects), to one of them, access only to a part of objects, or access to both tabs can be denied (tabs are hidden in the interface).
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	311	Each device and each tag has a status. Statuses are diagnostic representations of device and tag conditions. Each status has its own graphical representation and its own code (number).
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	313	Tables 2.1 and 2.2 show the statuses of the device and tags.
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	315	Table 2.1. Device statuses
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121.3	317	(% style="width:705px" %)
	318	\|(% style="width:124px" %)Status Nr\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	319	Device
81.5	320
96.2	321	status
121.3	322	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)Decoding
	323	\|(% style="width:124px" %)0\|(% style="width:118px" %)[[image:1763003034315-413.png]]\|(% style="width:459px" %)Disabled (device polling is disabled in CENTO software)
	324	\|(% style="width:124px" %)1\|(% style="width:118px" %)[[image:1763003034316-416.png]]\|(% style="width:459px" %)Normal (device is online, tags are polled without errors)
	325	\|(% style="width:124px" %)2\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	326	[[image:1763003034316-762.png]]
121.3	327	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	328	Data in the device with errors (some tags come with errors or are
	329
	330	not polled)
	331	)))
121.3	332	\|(% style="width:124px" %)3\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	333	[[image:1763003034316-558.png]]
121.3	334	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	335	Device unavailable (device polling is enabled, but the device is
	336
	337	not responding)
	338	)))
121.3	339	\|(% style="width:124px" %)4\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	340	[[image:1763003034317-657.png]]
121.3	341	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	342	Manual input data are present in the tags or channels for the
	343
	344	device
	345	)))
121.3	346	\|(% style="width:124px" %)9\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	347	[[image:1763003034317-972.png]]
121.3	348	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	349	Status is not available (status has not been received yet or is
	350
	351	missing)
	352	)))
	353
	354	Table 2.2. Tag statuses
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121.3	356	(% style="width:704px" %)
96.2	357	\|(((
	358	Status
	359
	360
	361	)))\|(((
	362	Tag
	363
	364	status
121.3	365	)))\|(% style="width:456px" %)Decoding
	366	\|0\|[[image:1763003092665-496.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Disabled (tag polling is disabled in CENTO software)
	367	\|1\|[[image:1763003092666-152.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Normal (tag is polled without errors)
	368	\|2\|[[image:1763003092666-164.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Processing error (tag value received with errors)
	369	\|3\|[[image:1763003092666-447.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Receiving error (tag value do not received)
	370	\|4\|[[image:1763003092666-800.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Manual input of tag value
	371	\|5\|[[image:1763003092667-675.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Manual input in the arguments of the pre-calculated tag
	372	\|6\|[[image:1763003092667-237.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Disabled device or protocol
96.2	373	\|8\|(((
	374	[[image:1763003092667-501.png]]
121.3	375	)))\|(% style="width:456px" %)(((
96.2	376	Bad tag quality (tag received from device with bad quality or
	377
121.2	378	processing with a bad quality tag)
96.2	379	)))
121.3	380	\|9\|[[image:1763003092667-969.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Status is unknown (status has not been received yet or is missing)
96.2	381
108.2	382	The right part of the screen (for both the Device and Object trees) has a window with three tabs: Real-time data, Chart, Table. The Real-time data tab is enabled by default. It contains a table of tags selected in the //Device tree,// or the //Object tree;// or a table of protocol and device statuses if the Statuses tab is opened.
96.2	383
108.2	384	The Tag table (see Fig. 2.31) contains the following information:
96.2	385
121.2	386	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.06.00.png\|\|height="162" width="1228"]]
96.2	387
108.2	388	Figure 2.31. Tag table in the Real-time data analysis
96.2	389
108.2	390	ID/Code is a tag identifier in the CENTO software configuration; ID is a mandatory unique parameter of the tag; code is an optional unique parameter of the tag. Clicking the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.06.51.png\|\|height="24" width="23"]] allows to search by ID or code. Clicking the ID or code allows you to change the displayed identifier.
	391
	392	Status is an icon of the status (see the decoding in Table 2.2). It displays the time when the status value was last changed when the mouse pointer is moved.
	393
	394	Name is a tag name. Click the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.08.00.png\|\|height="26" width="25"]] to search by tag name.
	395
	396	Value is the last received tag value. It displays the time when the value was last changed when mouse pointer is moved.
	397
	398	This field is used for manual input. To perform manual input, it is necessary to click the value with the left mouse button, enter a new value, and two icons [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.08.59.png\|\|height="30" width="55"]]will appear in the right part of the field. Clicking on the first one performs the manual input until the value is received from a device. Clicking on the second one performs the manual input until cancelled by the user.
	399
	400	Object is the name of the object to which the tag is attached. Click the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.09.37.png\|\|height="24" width="24"]] to search by object name.
	401
	402	Device is the name of a device from which a tag comes. Click the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.09.37.png\|\|height="24" width="24"]] to search by device name.
	403
	404	Last update time is the date and time (in the format "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss") of the last successful tag value update (the tag value itself may not have changed).
	405
	406	The Chart tab displays the values of the tags selected in the //Device Tree// or the //Object Tree //in graph form (see Fig. 2.32)
	407
	408	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.11.13.png]]
	409
	410	Figure 2.32. Real-time data charts
	411
	412	The functionality of the Chart tab allows aggregating data (see fig. 2.33). Different aggregation intervals are available, from 1 minute to 1 day. After selecting an interval, select the aggregation method from the following options: average, minimum, maximum, sum, or thinning.
	413
	414	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.12.20.png\|\|height="242" width="350"]]
	415
	416	Figure 2.33. Data aggregation options
	417
	418	The user can send charts from the page for printing using the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.13.08.png\|\|height="33" width="31"]]
	419
	420	The Refresh button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.13.57.png\|\|height="31" width="135"]]setting and the next refresh period window allow refreshing the data on the charts and set the period with which the data is automatically refreshed.
	421
121.4	422	The button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.14.57.png\|\|height="28" width="28"]] opens the Chart settings menu (see Fig. 2.34). This menu allows selecting the chart type (columns or stepline) and its location (on one axis or on different axes). The user's choice of chart settings is remembered by the browser, and the next time the page is visited, the chart opens with the same settings.
109.2	423
121.4	424	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.18.15.png\|\|height="234" width="352"]]
109.2	425
	426	Figure 2.34. Chart settings menu
	427
	428	The depth of the chart display is set by the calendar located in the upper right corner of the screen (see Fig. 2.35). The data display period can be customized manually by selecting the day, month, year, and start and end times of the interval, or automatically by clicking the buttons with the ready-made periods below the calendar.
	429
111.2	430	By default, the charts will open for a period of 20 minutes. To return to this interval, click on the reset time button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.19.12.png\|\|height="35" width="30"]]on the right side of the calendar window.
109.2	431
121.4	432	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.19.45.png\|\|height="287" width="565"]]
111.2	433
126.4	434	Figure 2.35. Calendar for selecting the depth of data display
111.2	435
	436	The grey bar to the left of the calendar contains the Download and Share buttons.
	437
113.2	438	The Download button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.20.39.png\|\|height="22" width="87"]] allows the selected data to be downloaded to the user's computer. The download is available in XLS (Excel spreadsheet) and CSV (text format of tabular data representation) formats.
111.2	439
113.2	440	A file with the extension '.xlsx' is downloaded in XLS format. A zip archive containing two files: data.csv and meta.csv is downloaded in CSV format. The data.csv file contains tag IDs, timestamps, tag values and statuses. The meta.csv file contains the paths of selected tags in the device or object tree, measurement units and tag IDs.
	441
114.2	442	The Share button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.21.39.png\|\|height="25" width="74"]] allows you to save the interface settings (selected tags, their order, time, aggregation setting) to the clipboard to send them to another user.
113.2	443
114.2	444	The chart functionality allows zooming in a selected portion of the selected interval by selecting it with the left mouse button on the chart. To return the chart display to the interval set in the calendar, click the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.22.27.png\|\|height="31" width="30"]]in the upper right corner of the chart.
	445
115.2	446	The user can add messages to the chart if they have the appropriate rights. To do this, place the mouse pointer on the chart, wait for the circle to appear, and click the left mouse button. A pop-up window will appear (see fig 2.36) where the user can enter a message, the type of event, and its severity level. After clicking Save, a label with the pop-up message appears on the chart. A new line containing the new event will appear in a separate log (paragraph 2.4.7).
114.2	447
121.4	448	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.23.18.png\|\|height="271" width="523"]]
114.2	449
115.2	450	Figure 2.36. User’s message on the chart
	451
	452	The Table tab displays the same data as the chart but in tabular form (see Fig. 2.37).
	453
210.1	454	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.24.15.png\|\|height="422" width="848"]]
115.2	455
117.2	456	Figure 2.37. Table tab
115.2	457
117.2	458	By default, the system remembers the last page on which the User was and opens it the next time when accessing the Real-time data analysis interface.
	459
	460	At the bottom of the Chart and Table tabs, there are the navigation and chart display buttons.
	461
121.2	462	By default, the Chart displays 5 charts. Using the number of charts field [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.25.24.png\|\|height="22" width="75"]] allows displaying a different number of charts, but no more than 15.
117.2	463
118.2	464	The Back and Forward buttons [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.26.03.png\|\|height="36" width="67"]] allow moving the selected chart interval backwards and forwards.
117.2	465
121.4	466	If the User selects more charts than fit the screen, navigation is activated [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.26.58.png\|\|height="29" width="159"]]. This allows the user to switch between the charts. The Table provides a similar function [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.27.50.png\|\|height="27" width="80"]].
118.2	467
121.1	468	The height of the lines on the Real-time data, Table, and Time tabs can be adjusted. It is set by the administrator for all users of the system at the same time. Please refer to the “CENTO Setup Manual” for a description of the settings.
120.2	469
233.1	470	==== 2.3.1.2. Statuses ====
121.4	471
121.5	472	The Statuses tab (see Fig. 2.38) contains charts of the states of devices and their protocols. The tree structure repeats the structure of the Devices tab. The numbers next to the objects indicate How many devices in the branch are polled and have a good status (in green) / How many devices are polled but have a bad status (in red) / How many devices are disabled in the CENTO configuration (in gray).
	473
122.2	474	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.46.17.png\|\|height="243" width="328"]]
	475
126.3	476	Figure 2.38. Real-time data analysis in the Statuses tab tree
126.2	477
233.1	478	==== 2.3.1.3. Time ====
126.2	479
	480	The Time tab (see Fig. 2.39) is designed to monitor the time on devices capable of transmitting their internal time to CENTO. For such devices to appear in the interface, the time should be collected into a tag named, for example, //Device time//, using a string in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. On the Time tab, the name //Device time// is entered by a user with Administrator rights in the settings window, which is opened by clicking the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.47.29.png\|\|height="27" width="26"]].
	481
	482	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.47.58.png]]
	483
	484	Fig. 2.39 - Real-time data analysis: Time tab.
	485
233.1	486	=== 2.3.2. Metering data analysis ===
126.2	487
	488	CENTO has tools for working with metering data (electricity, energy resources, operating hours, emissions, etc.). Data is presented to the user in both tabular and graphical formats. Users can choose the chart display style, the period for which data should be shown, aggregate data, and generate reports and data tables in Excel format.
	489
	490	To view historical metering data, select Metering data from the Analysis drop-down menu. This opens the Analysis of data metering page (see Fig. 2.40 - Fig. 2.41).
	491
	492	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.49.59.png]]
	493
	494	Figure 2.40. Analysis of the data metering page
	495
	496	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.51.05.png]]
126.3	497
	498	Figure 2.41. Analysis of the data metering page
	499
129.2	500	The top section of the left side of the screen displays the Devices and Objects tabs.
126.4	501
129.2	502	Depending on configured access rights, the user may have access to both tabs (Devices and Objects), to only one of them, to specific devices or objects only, or access to both tabs may be completely restricted, the tabs are hidden from the interface.
	503
	504	The Devices tab mirrors the structure of the main device tree, with an exception - it displays only those devices that collect metering data.
	505
	506	The Objects tab appears when the object tree is configured in the information model containing metering points and calculated channels. Using the information model allows metering points to be associated with various categories and types of consumers, production units, etc. The use of the Objects tab is described in more detail in the “Balances Setup Manual”.
	507
	508	In all other respects, working with the //Devices tree //and the //Objects tree// is identical. To view metering data, locate it in the tree and check the corresponding box. After that, all channels will be displayed in the right-hand panel of the interface. Search either by browsing the tree or using the search bar available. The button [[image:1763008022531-642.png]] resets all search results and collapses the tree to its original state.
	509
	510	The charts displayed in the right-hand panel can be aggregated using the aggregation drop-down menu (see Fig. 2.42). Several intervals are available, from one hour to one year. After selecting an interval, a window appears to select an aggregation function: sum, average, minimum, or maximum. It is important to note that the aggregation function is applied only to interval values.
	511
210.1	512	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.27.30.png\|\|height="175" width="280"]]
129.2	513
	514	Figure 2.42. Aggregation of metering data
	515
130.2	516	The chart refresh buttons [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.28.05.png\|\|height="23" width="95"]] allow requesting updated data and configuring automatic data refresh on the page. Clicking the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.28.56.png\|\|height="28" width="28"]] opens the chart settings window (see Fig. 2.43). Using this menu selects the chart type (bar or step), the chart layout (on one axis or on different axes), and enables vertical axis display starting from zero.
129.2	517
133.2	518	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.29.30.png\|\|height="231" width="244"]]
130.2	519
133.2	520	Figure 2.43. Chart settings menu
	521
134.2	522	Below the chart are navigation buttons and display control fields. The left field [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.30.13.png\|\|height="27" width="86"]] specifies how many charts to display per page. By default, this is 5; the maximum is 15. The Back and Forward buttons scroll through the days for which the chart is displayed. On the right side [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.31.16.png\|\|height="23" width="65"]] , navigation allows switching between pages if all selected charts do not fit on a single page.
133.2	523
134.2	524	The Table tab displays the same data shown in the charts but in tabular form. Additionally, if the user has the appropriate permissions, manual data entry is available. To enter data, hover the cursor over the desired cell in the table, left-click, and enter the new value. Then, a Save value appears on the right side of the input field. Click this icon or press Enter on the keyboard to save the value to the CENTO database. For devices that support only manual data entry, CENTO has a function to automatically fill in cells between two manually entered values. For example, if readings are entered for 10:00 and then for 20:00, the system automatically fills in all intermediate half-hour intervals, as well as the corresponding energy and power values.
	525
	526	Manual entry of metering data is also available using Excel or another suitable editor, as described below.
	527
	528	Above the chart area, on a gray bar, the Download, Upload, Share buttons, and a calendar are displayed.
	529
136.2	530	The calendar [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.32.25.png\|\|height="29" width="159"]] allows selecting the time interval for which the chart will be displayed (see Fig. 2.44). Fixed intervals are also available to the left of the calendar field. The reset button restores the current date in the calendar.
134.2	531
136.2	532	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.33.00.png\|\|height="233" width="446"]]
	533
138.2	534	Figure 2.44. Calendar
	535
	536	The Share button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.33.38.png\|\|height="27" width="70"]] generates a link that can be sent to another user allowing them to open the same set of charts, dates, aggregations, and settings via that link.
	537
140.2	538	The Download [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.34.21.png\|\|height="26" width="94"]] button allows downloading the selected metering channels to the user's computer in .xlsx format.
138.2	539
140.2	540	The downloaded file can be used for manual entry of metering data. To perform manual entry, open the file in an editor (Excel or another suitable application). Then enter the new data into the fields, mark them in bold font, and save the file. Next, upload the saved file by clicking the Upload button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.35.04.png\|\|height="28" width="73"]]in the CENTO interface. This opens the file upload window with instructions (see Fig. 2.45)
	541
140.3	542	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.35.39.png\|\|height="205" width="321"]]
140.2	543
140.3	544	Figure 2.45. File upload
	545
	546	Uploading metering data, either in general or for specific devices, depends on the user's configured access rights.
	547
233.1	548	=== 2.3.3. Receipt of metering data form ===
140.3	549
141.2	550	When selecting the Receipt of metering data item from the Analysis menu, the Analysis of the receipt of data page opens (see Fig. 2.46).
140.3	551
210.1	552	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.37.28.png\|\|height="605" width="1324"]]
141.2	553
	554	Figure 2.46. Analysis of the receipt of data
	555
	556	Analysis of the receipt of data is a table containing a list of available devices with their ID numbers and codes, as well as the number of time intervals for which the server has received data from the metering devices relative to the total number of intervals (see Fig. 2.47).
	557
	558	The left panel displays a device tree like the one in the Analysis of data metering interface. Each object shows the number of received and expected intervals. If the numbers match, both are displayed in the same color. If any intervals are missing, the first number is highlighted in red. Devices or objects can be located either through the tree or by using the search bar.
	559
145.2	560	To the right of the search bar, there are two icons. The Reset icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.38.26.png\|\|height="29" width="26"]] clears the previous search results and collapses the tree. The Filter icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.38.55.png\|\|height="28" width="25"]] enables filtering by collected channels. When the Data gaps checkbox is selected, only those devices with missing data will remain visible in the tree. This functionality simplifies the process of identifying devices with missing data for subsequent re-polling.
141.2	561
145.2	562	In the right section of the interface, data receipt profiles for each device are generated based on the received intervals.
	563
210.1	564	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.39.44.png\|\|height="338" width="703"]]
145.2	565
147.2	566	Figure 2.47. Pop-up tooltips on the data receipt chart
	567
	568	The first column of the table contains either the device ID or code, which can be toggled between. Next, the device name (channels) is displayed.
	569
	570	The third column shows the data availability profile. When hovering the mouse pointer over the upper breakpoints of the chart (see Fig. 2.44), a tooltip displays the time when the last interval before the gap was received (the first interval after the gap). The tooltip at the lower breakpoints shows the time of the first (or last) interval within the data receipt gap.
	571
	572	The fourth column shows the ratio of received intervals to the number of expected intervals.
	573
167.2	574	Above the table, there are two buttons: Interrogate and Refresh.
147.2	575
	576	The Interrogate button sends a request to the polling service to retrieve the archive from the selected device for the specified interval. After pressing the button, a message appears on the screen indicating the number of devices being polled and the time interval. If a warning appears stating that the operation may take a long time (see Fig. 2.48), reduce the number of devices or shorten the polling depth.
	577
210.1	578	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.40.26.png\|\|height="146" width="406"]]
147.2	579
	580	Figure 2.48. Message displayed when the number of devices or polling depth exceeds the limit
	581
147.3	582	The Refresh button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.40.59.png\|\|height="28" width="84"]] re-polls data from the database for the status.
147.2	583
147.3	584	In addition to the Refresh and Interrogate buttons, a Calculate button may appear on the gray interface panel. This button appears when devices bound to calculated channels are selected in the tree. These calculated channels display similarly to regular ones, but their data is derived from other channels or tags. If a calculated channel is based on data from other channels, it can be recalculated using the Calculate button. This functionality is necessary when the source data or formula of such a channel has changed.
	585
	586	At the very top of the interface on the gray panel, there is a calendar like the one in the Analysis of data metering section.
	587
	588	The Receipt of metering data interface depends on the user’s configured access rights.
	589
233.1	590	=== 2.3.4. Device diagnostic ===
147.3	591
	592	If the user has the appropriate rights, device diagnostics is available in the Analysis menu by selecting the Device diagnostic from the drop-down list (see Fig. 2.49).
	593
210.1	594	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.42.50.png\|\|height="362" width="941"]]
148.2	595
	596	Figure 2.49. Device diagnostics interface
	597
	598	This interface is used to control the polling status of the devices on the object. The left part of the screen displays the device tree. Selecting the required object will display all its devices in the right field. Each object has a numerical description of the device status: Enabled devices (in green) / Disabled, with bad status (in red) / Disconnected devices (in gray).
	599
155.2	600	The user can use the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.44.09.png\|\|height="32" width="30"]] to reset the selection and to minimize the tree.
	601
	602	The diagnostic field displays devices highlighted in three colors: red if the device does not respond or responds with errors (bad status), green if the status is good, and gray if the device is disconnected in the CENTO software.
	603
	604	When hovering the mouse pointer over a device, a pop-up window appears with all the device protocols and their statuses (see Fig. 2.50)
	605
210.1	606	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.45.11.png\|\|height="162" width="940"]]
155.2	607
	608	Figure 2.50. Hovering the mouse pointer over a device
	609
	610	Three control buttons are displayed in the top right corner of the screen.
	611
	612	The Settings button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.45.44.png\|\|height="30" width="31"]] opens the window for customizing the diagnostics display (see Fig. 2.51). Here the user can change the width of the screen and the number of columns in which the device bars are placed.
	613
210.1	614	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.46.14.png\|\|height="152" width="231"]]
155.2	615
	616	Figure 2.51. Settings menu
	617
	618	The Filter button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.46.51.png\|\|height="29" width="28"]] allows filtering the devices displayed in the scheme by status and type (Fig. 2.52).
	619
210.1	620	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.47.19.png\|\|height="165" width="228"]]
155.2	621
	622	Figure 2.52. Filters menu
	623
	624	The Scale button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.47.58.png\|\|height="27" width="28"]] adjusts the scheme to the window size.
	625
233.1	626	== 2.4. Logs. ==
155.2	627
	628	This menu item contains a set of logs available depending on the license and access rights. The full list of standard logs includes Technology events, Camcoders, Waveforms, Power quality, Device events, System events, and All Events. Additionally, the user can add custom logs.
	629
	630	Each log displays a list of events in a table indicating the date and time of each event, event description, associated object and device, as well as the event type and severity level (see Fig. 2.53)
	631
	632
224.2	633	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-20 at 18.36.06.png]]
	634
158.2	635	Figure 2.53. Logs
	636
	637	Each event also receives a color code based on its importance level. The colors are configured by users with administrator rights through the event settings interface.
	638
	639	The user can change the number of records displayed per page and filter data using the filters located in each column to the right of the header.
	640
167.2	641	Table columns marked with the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.00.49.png\|\|height="34" width="28"]] are sortable. Columns marked with the icon [[image:1763010073904-370.png]] support searching. Columns Object and Device include built-in configuration trees, the IM tree and the device tree, respectively.
158.2	642
	643	Switching between logs is performed using the buttons located to the left of the logs table.
159.2	644	The log offers several settings:
158.2	645
159.2	646	The Calendar [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.01.54.png\|\|height="31" width="259"]] opens a menu to set the period for which data is requested.
	647
210.1	648	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.02.39.png\|\|height="35" width="130"]]
159.2	649
167.1	650	- Exporting selected data to MS Excel.
161.2	651
	652	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.03.15.png\|\|height="46" width="125"]]
	653
167.1	654	- Button to add a custom log.
161.2	655
167.1	656	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.03.49.png]]
161.2	657
167.1	658	- Buttons to edit and delete custom logs.
	659
210.1	660	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.04.26.png\|\|height="34" width="174"]]
167.1	661
	662	- Buttons to control data refresh on the browser page. By default, all logs are static (unlike the Operative events journal described later), loading only the information available at page opening. The drop-down list in the auto-refresh field allows receiving new events at a selected interval.
	663
	664	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.05.12.png\|\|height="55" width="47"]]
	665
	666	- Button to collapse the list of logs.
	667
	668	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.05.47.png\|\|height="49" width="49"]]
	669
	670	- Button to configure log display, available only to users with Administrator rights by default. This opens the settings window (see Fig. 2.54) to set the row height and the method of displaying device paths. The user can choose how many tree levels to show, starting from the device, or hide starting from the tree root.
	671
170.2	672	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.06.42.png\|\|height="538" width="437"]]
167.1	673
	674	Figure 2.54. Log display settings
	675
233.1	676	=== 2.4.1. Technology events ===
169.2	677
	678	The Technology events log displays events related to technological processes monitored by the system. These include any events specifically configured during system setup - each event is assigned a message text, logic based on tag values or data quality, and additional settings. Examples of such events include changes in the position of switching devices, opening/closing of dampers, and other technological process changes. Setpoints and control commands are also considered technology events.
	679
233.1	680	=== 2.4.2. Camcoders ===
169.2	681
212.1	682	The Camcoders is a log containing a list of recordings from video cameras stored on a dedicated video server. All video recordings are bound to objects in the information model, which simplifies the search for specific videos. Recordings can be viewed directly in the CENTO interface or downloaded to the User's computer. The log is available with the appropriate license.
169.2	683
233.1	684	=== 2.4.3. Power quality ===
169.2	685
170.2	686	The Power Quality log displays events generated by devices having power quality monitoring function. This type of event notifies users when power quality parameters exceed the thresholds defined in the monitoring device. The log is available with the appropriate license.
	687
233.1	688	=== 2.4.4. Waveforms ===
170.2	689
	690	The Waveforms log is a table that contains a list of waveforms collected from fault event recorders (see Fig. 2.55).
	691
224.2	692	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-57-10.png]]
172.2	693
	694	Figure 2.55. Waveforms log
	695
	696	The user can open a waveform directly in the interface (see Fig. 2.56) or download it in COMTRADE format (for further viewing using an alternative waveform viewer) using the Download button in the File column of the table.
	697
	698
228.1	699	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-58-05.png]]
212.1	700
228.1	701	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-59-02.png]]
	702
172.3	703	Figure 2.56. Waveform viewer
172.4	704
	705	More detailed information on waveform viewing can be found in the “Waveform Viewing Manual”.
	706
	707	This log is available with the appropriate license.
	708
233.1	709	=== 2.4.5. Device events ===
172.4	710
	711	The Device events log is a list of events provided by the devices (metering devices) in a table with the time of each event, the device bound to the event, as well as the causes and sources of the event (see Fig. 2.57).
	712
173.2	713	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.08.59.png]]
	714
	715	Figure 2.57. Device events log
	716
233.1	717	=== 2.4.6. System events ===
173.2	718
	719	The System events log displays information about changes to the CENTO settings. System events include configuration changes (adding, modifying, or deleting parameters, devices, communication protocols, elements of the information model, diagrams, reports), recalculation and manual input of parameters, sending remote control commands, creating, editing, and deleting user accounts, changing access rights, and more. It also covers automatic generation, automatic time synchronization with devices, and server role changes (for redundant configurations).
	720
	721	The System events log shows the names of the users responsible for each event.
	722
233.1	723	=== 2.4.7. User comments log ===
173.2	724
174.2	725	The User comments log (see Fig. 2.58) contains events generated based on user-entered comments on charts in the Real-time data analysis section (see section 2.3.1.1).
	726
210.1	727	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.10.59.png\|\|height="233" width="833"]]
174.2	728
	729	Figure 2.58. User comments log
	730
233.1	731	=== 2.4.8. All events log ===
174.2	732
178.2	733	The All events log aggregates all events received across all logs.
	734
233.1	735	=== 2.4.9. Custom logs ===
178.2	736
	737	Each User with appropriate rights can create custom logs by selecting the specific events they need.
	738
	739	To create a custom log, click Add log under the list of logs on the left side of the screen. This opens the Events log configuration window on the right side of the screen (see Fig. 2.59).
	740
	741	Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory for creating a log.
	742
	743	The preset event attribute filter fields allow filtering events from selected source logs and display only relevant ones in the custom log.
	744
	745	In addition to filtering, the User can show or hide any log fields and use drag-and-drop using the filter icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.12.29.png\|\|height="27" width="25"]] to arrange their order.
	746
210.1	747	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.13.11.png\|\|height="519" width="481"]]
178.2	748
	749	Figure 2.59. Events log configuration
	750
	751	After clicking Save, a new log [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.14.53.png\|\|height="28" width="196"]] appears in the event logs toolbar. To edit a custom log, click the Settings icon on the log’s button. To delete a log, click the Trash bin icon.
	752
	753	Custom logs are visible only to the user who created them.
	754
233.1	755	== 2.5. Reports ==
178.2	756
	757	The Reports menu includes Flexible reports (included in the CENTO basic version), Power quality (license required), Short circuit (license required).
	758
233.1	759	=== 2.5.1. Flexible reports ===
178.2	760
	761	When selecting Flexible reports in the Reports drop-down list, the Flexible reports page opens (see Fig. 2.60).
	762
210.1	763	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.18.00.png\|\|height="280" width="763"]]
179.2	764
179.3	765	Figure 2.60. Flexible reports
	766
	767	CENTO flexible reports are designed for creating, editing, exporting/importing reports in .xlsx format based on collected data. This function allows creating reports of any format and composition.
	768
	769	The rules for creating, generating, editing, and deleting flexible reports are described in the "Flexible reports. Setup manual".
	770
233.1	771	=== 2.5.2. Power quality reports ===
179.3	772
	773	When selecting Power quality in the Reports drop-down list, the Power quality reports page opens (see Fig. 2.61)
	774
210.1	775	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.23.10.png\|\|height="172" width="779"]]
181.2	776
	777	Figure 2.61. Power quality reports
	778
	779	To operate this service, the CENTO configuration installed on the server should include the Power Quality module and the corresponding license, and power quality analyzers should be properly connected and configured on the server.
	780
	781	The left panel of the interface displays a device tree like the main device tree, but it includes only those devices in whose configuration the power quality control data retrieval protocol has been added.
	782
181.3	783	After selecting a device by checking its box, a table of available reports on the right panel under the Report tab becomes available. Next, select the desired time interval in the calendar and download the report by clicking the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.24.09.png\|\|height="32" width="33"]]in the Actions column of the table.
181.2	784
181.3	785	The Statistics collection tab shows the days on which the device did not send a power quality report
181.2	786
233.1	787	=== 2.5.3. Short circuit currents ===
210.1	788
	789	CENTO allows calculating of short-circuit current. To calculate them, the Short-circuit current calculation module and the license are required.
	790
233.1	791	== 2.6. Operative journal ==
210.1	792
	793	The Operative (events) journal is called by pressing the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.27.37.png\|\|height="33" width="34"]] in the CENTO software main menu. It is a window with two areas: on the left there is the area for selecting the types of events to be displayed, on the right there is a list of events with the event date (see Fig. 2.62).
	794
	795	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.28.24.png\|\|height="380" width="788"]]
	796
	797	Figure 2.62. Operative events journal window
	798
	799	The Operative events journal always overlays the rest of the information on the page.
	800
	801	Clicking the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.29.04.png\|\|height="19" width="21"]] in the upper right corner expands the Operative events journal to the full size of the browser window.
	802
	803	The size of the journal window can be adjusted by dragging the lower right corner while holding down the left mouse button.
	804
	805	To recognize the type of event and its severity level, each line of the operative journal has an icon characterizing the event in the beginning. These icons can be modified or supplemented during system setup.
	806
	807	When selecting the All events tab in the left area of the Operative events journal, the last 100 events formed by the system are displayed on the right side of the journal.
	808
236.2	809	There are two types of events in CENTO software: single and start/end events. The start/end events allow displaying events in the active state in a separate tab (for example, //ground in a network with an isolated neutral, Opening an emergency exit door//). An event reporting the triggering of this important state is given the status //Active//. An event that signals the end of an important state removes the// Active// status from the first event.
210.1	810
237.1	811	These two events are start/end events: the second event closes the first one.
210.1	812
	813	The remaining events (regardless of their importance) are classified as single events.
	814
	815	The tab [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.31.11.png\|\|height="27" width="71"]] of the Operative events journal shows active events on the right side of the window. Both events (active and closing) are displayed in the log of all events independently of one another.
	816
	817	The events can be communicated to the user (by sound and pop-up alerts) on the diagrams. Depending on the settings, the alerts can last for a specified time or until the user reacts to them. The last ones are called acknowledgeable.
	818
	819	The number of unacknowledged events is displayed on the operative events journal icon of the main menu: [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.31.47.png\|\|height="29" width="34"]]
	820
	821	Acknowledged events are displayed in a general list in the log of all events. To see all unacknowledged events separately, go to the Operative events journal.
	822
	823	To acknowledge this event, the user has to click on the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.32.29.png\|\|height="24" width="25"]]in the line of the event.
	824
	825	The button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.33.09.png\|\|height="30" width="83"]] on the tab [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.33.31.png\|\|height="33" width="114"]] allows to acknowledge all events with one click (see Fig. 2.63)
	826
	827	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.34.09.png\|\|height="400" width="826"]]
	828
	829	Figure 2.63. Unacknowledged events in the operative events journal
	830
	831	The icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.34.45.png\|\|height="31" width="36"]] in the lower left corner of the Operative events journal window opens the journal setting (see Fig. 2.64).
	832
	833	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.35.13.png\|\|height="396" width="827"]]
	834
	835	Figure 2.64. Operative events journal setting
	836
	837	Thus, the user can hide unnecessary columns, change their order by dragging objects behind the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.35.49.png\|\|height="30" width="28"]], as well as adjust the depth of the tree display in the Object column. To apply changes, click Save.
	838
233.1	839	== 2.7. Widgets. ==
210.1	840
	841	The Widgets (operative monitoring widgets) are used to display real-time data to be constantly visible to the operator. The widget's data overlays all other interface elements. The widget is enabled or disabled by left-clicking the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.36.48.png\|\|height="28" width="30"]] in the main menu (see Fig. 2.1).
	842
	843	To open the widget menu (see Fig. 2.65), right-click the same button.
	844
	845	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.37.26.png\|\|height="214" width="227"]]
	846
	847	Figure 2.65. Widget menu
	848
	849	This menu allows adding new widgets, as well as hiding or deleting existing ones.
	850
	851	Click Add widget to open the widget customization window (see Fig. 2.66).
	852
	853	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.38.11.png\|\|height="350" width="850"]]
	854
	855	Figure 2.66. Widget menu
	856
	857	To add parameters to display in the widget, check the boxes next to the required devices in the device tree.
	858
	859	A list of parameters bound to the selected devices appears in the table to the right of the tree.
	860
	861	Select the required parameters and click the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.38.54.png\|\|height="30" width="30"]](see Fig. 2.67).
	862
	863	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.39.26.png\|\|height="351" width="849"]]
	864
	865	Figure 2.67. Adding parameters to the widget
	866
	867	To remove parameters from the widget, select the parameters to be removed in the table on the right and click the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.40.23.png\|\|height="23" width="23"]].
	868
	869	By default, a new widget is named //New widget.// To change its name, click the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.40.48.png\|\|height="27" width="27"]] on the top of the widget customization window.
	870
	871	To customize displaying of the widget name and the units of measure Fig. 2.68), activate or deactivate the Show widget name and Show units of measure switches in the upper right corner of the widget customization window.
	872
	873	After saving, the new widget is available for activation.
	874
	875	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.41.36.png\|\|height="156" width="357"]]
	876
	877	Figure 2.68. Displaying data using the widget
	878
233.1	879	== 2.8. Sound alerts. ==
210.1	880
	881	CENTO software supports the playback of sound notifications when events occur (the number of sound repetitions, or repetitions until acknowledgement can be set). Sound alerts
	882
212.1	883	can be turned on and off by clicking the Sound notifications icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.42.33.png\|\|height="22" width="28"]] in the CENTO software main menu.
210.1	884
219.1	885	Right-clicking on the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.43.03.png\|\|height="25" width="31"]] opens the sound control window (see Fig. 2.69).
210.1	886
	887	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.43.40.png\|\|height="176" width="423"]]
	888
	889	Figure 2.69. Sound control window
	890
	891	This window allows turning on and off sounds, adjusting the volume, and checking the sound alerts.
	892
	893	Sounds can be turned on and off by clicking the On/Off icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.44.13.png\|\|height="28" width="27"]].
	894
	895	The volume is adjusted by the slider.
	896
	897	The user may experience problems playing sounds due to browser settings. Therefore, it is recommended to check for the appropriate permissions in the used version of the browser if there are no sounds.
	898
233.1	899	== 2.9. Pop-up messages ==
210.1	900
	901	The user can learn about an event through pop-up messages. These messages appear in the lower right corner of the CENTO software window on top of other information (see Fig. 2.70).
	902
	903	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.45.45.png\|\|height="200" width="339"]]
	904
	905	Figure 2.70. Pop-up message window
	906
220.1	907	Pop-up messages can be turned on and off by clicking the icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.46.24.png\|\|height="22" width="30"]] in the CENTO software main menu. Pop-up messages disappear from the screen automatically. The user can also close the pop-up window manually by clicking [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.46.53.png\|\|height="24" width="28"]]in the upper right corner of the message.
210.1	908
181.2	909	----
	910
234.1	911	= BASIC ABBREVIATIONS =
210.1	912
	913	IM – information model
	914
229.1	915