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240.1	1	= 1. SYSTEM LOGIN =
	2	{{container layoutStyle="columns"}}
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	4	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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240.1	6	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:~~/~~/demotest.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.
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	8	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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	11	[[image:1762985411819-434.png\|\|height="177" width="218"]]
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	13	Figure 1.1. Authorization page
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	15	{{/container}}
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	17	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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	19	If the login is successful, the web browser displays the CENTO software web interface panel (see Fig. 2.1).
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240.1	21	[[image:Screenshot 2025-12-01 at 09.20.57.png\|\| height="auto" width="940"]]
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5.2	23	Figure 1.2. Main panel
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	25	If necessary, the system administrator can set any other CENTO interface page as the start page for each user role.
	26
	27	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.
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	29	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	31	[[image:1762985502322-231.png\|\|height="193" width="222"]]
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	33	Figure 1.3. System logout
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	35	As a result, the user is redirected back to the authorization page (see Fig. 1.1).
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	37	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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	39	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.12.33.png]]
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6.2	41	Figure 1.4. Access is denied
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233.1	43	= 2. USER INTERFACE =
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233.1	45	== 2.1. Main menu ==
6.2	46
	47	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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	49	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.13.54.png]]
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8.2	51	Figure 2.1. Main menu (left side)
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	53	The Main menu provides the following main functional sections of CENTO software:
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37.1	55	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.29.png\|\|height="59" width="144"]]
8.2	56
	57	Switching to the start page (can be different for each role)
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	59	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.58.png]]
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10.2	61	Selecting a diagram to be displayed
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37.1	63	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.15.28.png\|\|height="46" width="146"]]
10.2	64
12.2	65	Real-time data, metering data, receipt of metering data presented in tabular form and as interactive charts
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37.1	67	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.03.png\|\|height="64" width="146"]]
10.2	68
12.2	69	Event logs for both the system as a whole and its individual components
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37.1	71	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.41.png\|\|height="44" width="143"]]
12.2	72
13.2	73	Reports on data entry into the system (Flexible reports. Power quality reports. Short-circuit currents)
12.2	74
37.1	75	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.17.09.png\|\|height="42" width="141"]]
12.2	76
13.2	77	Detailed configuration of CENTO software. Administration and system setup
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13.2	81	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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	83	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.28.png]]
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16.2	85	Figure 2.2. Main menu (right part)
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16.2	87	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.55.png]]
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	89	Button to enable/disable the operative events log, which also shows the number of currently acknowledged events
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	91	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.19.38.png]]
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19.2	93	Button to enable/disable widgets
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37.1	95	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.04.png\|\|height="70" width="75"]]
19.2	96
	97	Button to enable/disable sound notifications
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37.1	99	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.29.png\|\|height="75" width="74"]]
19.2	100
	101	Button to enable/disable pop-up messages
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	103	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.56.png]]
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20.2	105	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	107	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.21.24.png\|\|height="252" width="278"]]
20.2	108
	109	Figure 2.3. Drop-down menu
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233.1	111	== 2.2. Diagrams ==
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81.2	113	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.
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22.2	115	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.22.33.png]]
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	117	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.22.56.png]]
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	119	Figure 2.4. Power industry
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37.1	121	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.23.28.png]]
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37.1	123	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.24.08.png\|\|height="416" width="886"]]
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37.1	125	Figure 2.5. Engineering infrastructure
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37.1	127	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.24.37.png\|\|height="540" width="886"]]
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	129	Figure 2.6. Diagnostics
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	131	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.25.05.png\|\|height="576" width="884"]]
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	133	Figure 2.7. Technology
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41.2	135	The upper right corner of the diagram viewer window has navigation and control buttons.
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	137	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	139	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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	141	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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	143	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.
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	145	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	147	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.44.51.png\|\|height="223" width="398"]]
56.2	148
	149	Figure 2.8. Portable grounding
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	151	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	153	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.45.40.png\|\|height="307" width="1227"]]
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	155	Figure 2.9. Dispatch marks log
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	157	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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	159	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	161	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.48.41.png\|\|height="84" width="716"]]
56.2	162
	163	Figure 2.10. Diagrams player interface
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68.2	165	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).
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	167	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	169	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.
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81.2	171	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.55.03.png\|\|height="512" width="1232"]]
57.2	172
	173	Figure 2.11. Diagram viewing window with the diagram tree enabled
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60.2	175	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.
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60.2	177	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.
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60.2	179	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.56.11.png]]
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	181	Figure 2.12. Object menu available with left click
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	183	Right-clicking on an object opens a context menu with the following available items.
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	185	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.57.12.png]]
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60.3	187	Figure 2.13. Object context menu is accessible with a right click
60.2	188
60.3	189	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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	191	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	193	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.
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81.3	195	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.59.21.png\|\|height="294" width="794"]]
56.2	196
126.4	197	Figure 2.14. Object passport in the Measurements menu
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63.2	199	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]]
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228.1	201	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-52-44.png]]
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63.2	203	Figure 2.15. Viewing video stream
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234.2	205	Remote control is discussed in detail in the next paragraph of this manual.
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234.2	207	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.
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65.2	209	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 15.03.53.png]]
63.2	210
65.2	211	Figure 2.16. Dispatch marks interface
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65.2	213	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	215	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 15.04.36.png\|\|height="198" width="429"]]
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	217	Figure 2.17. Reference information
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68.2	219	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.
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68.3	221	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.36.19.png]]
68.2	222
68.3	223	Figure 2.18. Object log
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233.1	225	=== 2.2.1. Control ===
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	227	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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	229	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	231	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).
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71.2	233	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.42.00.png]]
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234.3	235	Figure 2.19. Remote control
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	237	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.42.35.png]]
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	239	Figure 2.20. Control schedule
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71.3	241	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.43.07.png\|\|height="206" width="349"]]
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71.3	243	Figure 2.21. Entering the password on the diagram
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	245	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	247	- a window with a field for entering values (see Fig. 2.22)
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81.3	249	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.44.40.png\|\|height="162" width="319"]]
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73.2	251	Figure 2.22. Window with a field for entering the value
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	253	- 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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	255	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.45.29.png]]
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75.2	257	Figure 2.23. Window with the field for selecting the named command (1)
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	259	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.45.56.png]]
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	261	Figure 2.24. Window with the field for selecting the named command (2)
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234.3	263	- a window prompting the selection of a remote control command (for remote control commands, see Fig. 2.25)
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81.3	265	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.46.48.png\|\|height="205" width="323"]]
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75.3	267	Figure 2.25. Window with the selection of the TC command
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	269	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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	271	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	273	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.47.59.png\|\|height="164" width="317"]]
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77.2	275	Figure 2.26. Action confirmation
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236.1	277	For remote control commands, confirmation using the Execute button occurs immediately after selecting a command //On// or //Off //(see Fig. 2.27).
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236.1	279	[[image:Screenshot 2025-12-17 at 18.37.08.png]]
77.2	280
	281	Figure 2.27. Action confirmation
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77.3	283	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).
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233.1	287	== 2.3. Analysis ==
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	289	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	291	=== 2.3.1. Real-time data analysis ===
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78.2	293	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).
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81.5	295	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.50.56.png\|\|height="565" width="1173"]]
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	297	Figure 2.28. Real-time data analysis
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233.1	299	==== 2.3.1.1. Devices, objects. ====
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81.1	301	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	303	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.52.31.png\|\|height="535" width="1185"]]
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	305	Figure 2.29. Device tree
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	307	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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	309	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 18.53.16.png]]
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	311	Figure 2.30. Object tree
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	313	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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	315	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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	317	Tables 2.1 and 2.2 show the statuses of the device and tags.
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	319	Table 2.1. Device statuses
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121.3	321	(% style="width:705px" %)
	322	\|(% style="width:124px" %)Status Nr\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	323	Device
81.5	324
96.2	325	status
121.3	326	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)Decoding
	327	\|(% style="width:124px" %)0\|(% style="width:118px" %)[[image:1763003034315-413.png]]\|(% style="width:459px" %)Disabled (device polling is disabled in CENTO software)
	328	\|(% style="width:124px" %)1\|(% style="width:118px" %)[[image:1763003034316-416.png]]\|(% style="width:459px" %)Normal (device is online, tags are polled without errors)
	329	\|(% style="width:124px" %)2\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	330	[[image:1763003034316-762.png]]
121.3	331	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	332	Data in the device with errors (some tags come with errors or are
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	334	not polled)
	335	)))
121.3	336	\|(% style="width:124px" %)3\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	337	[[image:1763003034316-558.png]]
121.3	338	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	339	Device unavailable (device polling is enabled, but the device is
	340
	341	not responding)
	342	)))
121.3	343	\|(% style="width:124px" %)4\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	344	[[image:1763003034317-657.png]]
121.3	345	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	346	Manual input data are present in the tags or channels for the
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	348	device
	349	)))
121.3	350	\|(% style="width:124px" %)9\|(% style="width:118px" %)(((
96.2	351	[[image:1763003034317-972.png]]
121.3	352	)))\|(% style="width:459px" %)(((
96.2	353	Status is not available (status has not been received yet or is
	354
	355	missing)
	356	)))
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	358	Table 2.2. Tag statuses
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121.3	360	(% style="width:704px" %)
96.2	361	\|(((
	362	Status
	363
	364
	365	)))\|(((
	366	Tag
	367
	368	status
121.3	369	)))\|(% style="width:456px" %)Decoding
	370	\|0\|[[image:1763003092665-496.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Disabled (tag polling is disabled in CENTO software)
	371	\|1\|[[image:1763003092666-152.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Normal (tag is polled without errors)
	372	\|2\|[[image:1763003092666-164.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Processing error (tag value received with errors)
	373	\|3\|[[image:1763003092666-447.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Receiving error (tag value do not received)
	374	\|4\|[[image:1763003092666-800.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Manual input of tag value
	375	\|5\|[[image:1763003092667-675.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Manual input in the arguments of the pre-calculated tag
	376	\|6\|[[image:1763003092667-237.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Disabled device or protocol
96.2	377	\|8\|(((
	378	[[image:1763003092667-501.png]]
121.3	379	)))\|(% style="width:456px" %)(((
96.2	380	Bad tag quality (tag received from device with bad quality or
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121.2	382	processing with a bad quality tag)
96.2	383	)))
121.3	384	\|9\|[[image:1763003092667-969.png]]\|(% style="width:456px" %)Status is unknown (status has not been received yet or is missing)
96.2	385
108.2	386	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.
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108.2	388	The Tag table (see Fig. 2.31) contains the following information:
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121.2	390	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.06.00.png\|\|height="162" width="1228"]]
96.2	391
108.2	392	Figure 2.31. Tag table in the Real-time data analysis
96.2	393
108.2	394	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.
	395
	396	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.
	397
	398	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.
	399
	400	Value is the last received tag value. It displays the time when the value was last changed when mouse pointer is moved.
	401
	402	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.
	403
	404	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.
	405
	406	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.
	407
	408	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).
	409
	410	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)
	411
	412	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.11.13.png]]
	413
	414	Figure 2.32. Real-time data charts
	415
	416	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.
	417
	418	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.12.20.png\|\|height="242" width="350"]]
	419
	420	Figure 2.33. Data aggregation options
	421
	422	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"]]
	423
	424	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.
	425
121.4	426	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	427
121.4	428	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.18.15.png\|\|height="234" width="352"]]
109.2	429
	430	Figure 2.34. Chart settings menu
	431
	432	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.
	433
111.2	434	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	435
121.4	436	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.19.45.png\|\|height="287" width="565"]]
111.2	437
126.4	438	Figure 2.35. Calendar for selecting the depth of data display
111.2	439
	440	The grey bar to the left of the calendar contains the Download and Share buttons.
	441
113.2	442	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	443
113.2	444	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.
	445
114.2	446	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	447
114.2	448	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.
	449
115.2	450	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	451
121.4	452	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.23.18.png\|\|height="271" width="523"]]
114.2	453
115.2	454	Figure 2.36. User’s message on the chart
	455
	456	The Table tab displays the same data as the chart but in tabular form (see Fig. 2.37).
	457
210.1	458	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.24.15.png\|\|height="422" width="848"]]
115.2	459
117.2	460	Figure 2.37. Table tab
115.2	461
117.2	462	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.
	463
	464	At the bottom of the Chart and Table tabs, there are the navigation and chart display buttons.
	465
121.2	466	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	467
118.2	468	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	469
121.4	470	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	471
121.1	472	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	473
233.1	474	==== 2.3.1.2. Statuses ====
121.4	475
121.5	476	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).
	477
122.2	478	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.46.17.png\|\|height="243" width="328"]]
	479
126.3	480	Figure 2.38. Real-time data analysis in the Statuses tab tree
126.2	481
233.1	482	==== 2.3.1.3. Time ====
126.2	483
	484	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"]].
	485
	486	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.47.58.png]]
	487
	488	Fig. 2.39 - Real-time data analysis: Time tab.
	489
233.1	490	=== 2.3.2. Metering data analysis ===
126.2	491
	492	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.
	493
	494	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).
	495
	496	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.49.59.png]]
	497
	498	Figure 2.40. Analysis of the data metering page
	499
	500	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 19.51.05.png]]
126.3	501
	502	Figure 2.41. Analysis of the data metering page
	503
129.2	504	The top section of the left side of the screen displays the Devices and Objects tabs.
126.4	505
129.2	506	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.
	507
	508	The Devices tab mirrors the structure of the main device tree, with an exception - it displays only those devices that collect metering data.
	509
	510	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”.
	511
	512	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.
	513
	514	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.
	515
210.1	516	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.27.30.png\|\|height="175" width="280"]]
129.2	517
	518	Figure 2.42. Aggregation of metering data
	519
130.2	520	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	521
133.2	522	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.29.30.png\|\|height="231" width="244"]]
130.2	523
133.2	524	Figure 2.43. Chart settings menu
	525
134.2	526	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	527
134.2	528	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.
	529
	530	Manual entry of metering data is also available using Excel or another suitable editor, as described below.
	531
	532	Above the chart area, on a gray bar, the Download, Upload, Share buttons, and a calendar are displayed.
	533
136.2	534	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	535
136.2	536	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.33.00.png\|\|height="233" width="446"]]
	537
138.2	538	Figure 2.44. Calendar
	539
	540	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.
	541
140.2	542	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	543
140.2	544	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)
	545
140.3	546	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.35.39.png\|\|height="205" width="321"]]
140.2	547
140.3	548	Figure 2.45. File upload
	549
	550	Uploading metering data, either in general or for specific devices, depends on the user's configured access rights.
	551
233.1	552	=== 2.3.3. Receipt of metering data form ===
140.3	553
141.2	554	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	555
210.1	556	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.37.28.png\|\|height="605" width="1324"]]
141.2	557
	558	Figure 2.46. Analysis of the receipt of data
	559
	560	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).
	561
	562	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.
	563
145.2	564	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	565
145.2	566	In the right section of the interface, data receipt profiles for each device are generated based on the received intervals.
	567
210.1	568	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.39.44.png\|\|height="338" width="703"]]
145.2	569
147.2	570	Figure 2.47. Pop-up tooltips on the data receipt chart
	571
	572	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.
	573
	574	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.
	575
	576	The fourth column shows the ratio of received intervals to the number of expected intervals.
	577
167.2	578	Above the table, there are two buttons: Interrogate and Refresh.
147.2	579
	580	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.
	581
210.1	582	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.40.26.png\|\|height="146" width="406"]]
147.2	583
	584	Figure 2.48. Message displayed when the number of devices or polling depth exceeds the limit
	585
147.3	586	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	587
147.3	588	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.
	589
	590	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.
	591
	592	The Receipt of metering data interface depends on the user’s configured access rights.
	593
233.1	594	=== 2.3.4. Device diagnostic ===
147.3	595
	596	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).
	597
210.1	598	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.42.50.png\|\|height="362" width="941"]]
148.2	599
	600	Figure 2.49. Device diagnostics interface
	601
	602	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).
	603
155.2	604	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.
	605
	606	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.
	607
	608	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)
	609
210.1	610	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.45.11.png\|\|height="162" width="940"]]
155.2	611
	612	Figure 2.50. Hovering the mouse pointer over a device
	613
	614	Three control buttons are displayed in the top right corner of the screen.
	615
	616	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.
	617
210.1	618	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.46.14.png\|\|height="152" width="231"]]
155.2	619
	620	Figure 2.51. Settings menu
	621
	622	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).
	623
210.1	624	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.47.19.png\|\|height="165" width="228"]]
155.2	625
	626	Figure 2.52. Filters menu
	627
	628	The Scale button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 20.47.58.png\|\|height="27" width="28"]] adjusts the scheme to the window size.
	629
233.1	630	== 2.4. Logs. ==
155.2	631
	632	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.
	633
	634	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)
	635
	636
224.2	637	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-20 at 18.36.06.png]]
	638
158.2	639	Figure 2.53. Logs
	640
	641	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.
	642
	643	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.
	644
167.2	645	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	646
	647	Switching between logs is performed using the buttons located to the left of the logs table.
159.2	648	The log offers several settings:
158.2	649
159.2	650	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.
	651
210.1	652	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.02.39.png\|\|height="35" width="130"]]
159.2	653
167.1	654	- Exporting selected data to MS Excel.
161.2	655
	656	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.03.15.png\|\|height="46" width="125"]]
	657
167.1	658	- Button to add a custom log.
161.2	659
167.1	660	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.03.49.png]]
161.2	661
167.1	662	- Buttons to edit and delete custom logs.
	663
210.1	664	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.04.26.png\|\|height="34" width="174"]]
167.1	665
	666	- 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.
	667
	668	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.05.12.png\|\|height="55" width="47"]]
	669
	670	- Button to collapse the list of logs.
	671
	672	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.05.47.png\|\|height="49" width="49"]]
	673
	674	- 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.
	675
170.2	676	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 21.06.42.png\|\|height="538" width="437"]]
167.1	677
	678	Figure 2.54. Log display settings
	679
233.1	680	=== 2.4.1. Technology events ===
169.2	681
	682	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.
	683
233.1	684	=== 2.4.2. Camcoders ===
169.2	685
212.1	686	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	687
233.1	688	=== 2.4.3. Power quality ===
169.2	689
170.2	690	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.
	691
233.1	692	=== 2.4.4. Waveforms ===
170.2	693
	694	The Waveforms log is a table that contains a list of waveforms collected from fault event recorders (see Fig. 2.55).
	695
224.2	696	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-57-10.png]]
172.2	697
	698	Figure 2.55. Waveforms log
	699
	700	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.
	701
	702
228.1	703	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-58-05.png]]
212.1	704
228.1	705	[[image:image_2025-11-13_10-59-02.png]]
	706
172.3	707	Figure 2.56. Waveform viewer
172.4	708
	709	More detailed information on waveform viewing can be found in the “Waveform Viewing Manual”.
	710
	711	This log is available with the appropriate license.
	712
233.1	713	=== 2.4.5. Device events ===
172.4	714
	715	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).
	716
173.2	717	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.08.59.png]]
	718
	719	Figure 2.57. Device events log
	720
233.1	721	=== 2.4.6. System events ===
173.2	722
	723	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).
	724
	725	The System events log shows the names of the users responsible for each event.
	726
233.1	727	=== 2.4.7. User comments log ===
173.2	728
174.2	729	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).
	730
210.1	731	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.10.59.png\|\|height="233" width="833"]]
174.2	732
	733	Figure 2.58. User comments log
	734
233.1	735	=== 2.4.8. All events log ===
174.2	736
178.2	737	The All events log aggregates all events received across all logs.
	738
233.1	739	=== 2.4.9. Custom logs ===
178.2	740
	741	Each User with appropriate rights can create custom logs by selecting the specific events they need.
	742
	743	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).
	744
	745	Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory for creating a log.
	746
	747	The preset event attribute filter fields allow filtering events from selected source logs and display only relevant ones in the custom log.
	748
	749	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.
	750
210.1	751	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.13.11.png\|\|height="519" width="481"]]
178.2	752
	753	Figure 2.59. Events log configuration
	754
	755	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.
	756
	757	Custom logs are visible only to the user who created them.
	758
233.1	759	== 2.5. Reports ==
178.2	760
	761	The Reports menu includes Flexible reports (included in the CENTO basic version), Power quality (license required), Short circuit (license required).
	762
233.1	763	=== 2.5.1. Flexible reports ===
178.2	764
	765	When selecting Flexible reports in the Reports drop-down list, the Flexible reports page opens (see Fig. 2.60).
	766
210.1	767	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.18.00.png\|\|height="280" width="763"]]
179.2	768
179.3	769	Figure 2.60. Flexible reports
	770
	771	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.
	772
	773	The rules for creating, generating, editing, and deleting flexible reports are described in the "Flexible reports. Setup manual".
	774
233.1	775	=== 2.5.2. Power quality reports ===
179.3	776
	777	When selecting Power quality in the Reports drop-down list, the Power quality reports page opens (see Fig. 2.61)
	778
210.1	779	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.23.10.png\|\|height="172" width="779"]]
181.2	780
	781	Figure 2.61. Power quality reports
	782
	783	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.
	784
	785	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.
	786
181.3	787	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	788
181.3	789	The Statistics collection tab shows the days on which the device did not send a power quality report
181.2	790
233.1	791	=== 2.5.3. Short circuit currents ===
210.1	792
	793	CENTO allows calculating of short-circuit current. To calculate them, the Short-circuit current calculation module and the license are required.
	794
233.1	795	== 2.6. Operative journal ==
210.1	796
	797	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).
	798
	799	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.28.24.png\|\|height="380" width="788"]]
	800
	801	Figure 2.62. Operative events journal window
	802
	803	The Operative events journal always overlays the rest of the information on the page.
	804
	805	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.
	806
	807	The size of the journal window can be adjusted by dragging the lower right corner while holding down the left mouse button.
	808
	809	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.
	810
	811	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.
	812
236.2	813	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	814
237.1	815	These two events are start/end events: the second event closes the first one.
210.1	816
	817	The remaining events (regardless of their importance) are classified as single events.
	818
	819	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.
	820
	821	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.
	822
	823	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"]]
	824
	825	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.
	826
	827	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.
	828
	829	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)
	830
	831	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.34.09.png\|\|height="400" width="826"]]
	832
	833	Figure 2.63. Unacknowledged events in the operative events journal
	834
	835	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).
	836
	837	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.35.13.png\|\|height="396" width="827"]]
	838
	839	Figure 2.64. Operative events journal setting
	840
	841	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.
	842
233.1	843	== 2.7. Widgets. ==
210.1	844
	845	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).
	846
	847	To open the widget menu (see Fig. 2.65), right-click the same button.
	848
	849	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.37.26.png\|\|height="214" width="227"]]
	850
	851	Figure 2.65. Widget menu
	852
	853	This menu allows adding new widgets, as well as hiding or deleting existing ones.
	854
	855	Click Add widget to open the widget customization window (see Fig. 2.66).
	856
	857	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.38.11.png\|\|height="350" width="850"]]
	858
	859	Figure 2.66. Widget menu
	860
	861	To add parameters to display in the widget, check the boxes next to the required devices in the device tree.
	862
	863	A list of parameters bound to the selected devices appears in the table to the right of the tree.
	864
	865	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).
	866
	867	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.39.26.png\|\|height="351" width="849"]]
	868
	869	Figure 2.67. Adding parameters to the widget
	870
	871	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"]].
	872
	873	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.
	874
	875	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.
	876
	877	After saving, the new widget is available for activation.
	878
	879	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.41.36.png\|\|height="156" width="357"]]
	880
	881	Figure 2.68. Displaying data using the widget
	882
233.1	883	== 2.8. Sound alerts. ==
210.1	884
	885	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
	886
212.1	887	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	888
219.1	889	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	890
	891	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.43.40.png\|\|height="176" width="423"]]
	892
	893	Figure 2.69. Sound control window
	894
	895	This window allows turning on and off sounds, adjusting the volume, and checking the sound alerts.
	896
	897	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"]].
	898
	899	The volume is adjusted by the slider.
	900
	901	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.
	902
233.1	903	== 2.9. Pop-up messages ==
210.1	904
	905	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).
	906
	907	[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 22.45.45.png\|\|height="200" width="339"]]
	908
	909	Figure 2.70. Pop-up message window
	910
220.1	911	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	912
181.2	913	----
	914
234.1	915	= BASIC ABBREVIATIONS =
210.1	916
	917	IM – information model
	918
229.1	919