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Lana 22.2 1 == CONTENT ==
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4 == 1. INTRODUCTION ==
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6 CENTO is a multifunctional software platform for data collection, processing, and display. This Guide contains a description of setting up metering of electricity, energy resources, as well as other types of metering.
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8 It is assumed that the user, having read the instructions "User manual" and "Setup manual", is already familiar with the main elements of the interface and how to configure CENTO.
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Lana 3.4 10 == 2. ELECTRICITY METERING ==
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12 === 2.1. Device setup ===
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14 CENTO software can work with a variety of metering devices that have the ability to measure and store power and power profiles. The metering function is enabled by adding the metering protocol corresponding to the device on the **Device editing** page (Settings > Devices, tags, channels > Devices), then, similar to other polling protocols, the parameters of communication with the device (RTU address, TCP/UDP port, timeout and number of connection attempts) and scheduled polling parameters (cron of CENTO rules) are specified, to configure electricity metering, the file number is specified in the "File#" field,  which stores power and power profiles.
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Lana 21.2 16 We will consider the survey of historical data of interval values of accumulated electricity using the example of SATEC devices. For this purpose, the// SATEC (Modbus TCP)// protocol is used (see Fig 2.1).
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Lana 23.2 18 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.53.58.png||height="914" width="932"]]
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20 Figure 2.1. Settings of the E/E metering protocol
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22 Setting up the E/E metering protocol contains the following fields:
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Lana 22.3 24 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.56.14.png||height="63" width="404"]]
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26 Selection of the accounting protocol from the drop-down list and its inclusion in the survey.
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Lana 22.2 28 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.56.53.png||height="112" width="404"]]
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30 Setting up a poll according to the Cron rule (there can be several) with set attempts and timeouts.
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Lana 22.2 32 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.57.26.png||height="146" width="408"]]
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34 Specifying the network address of the device and the port for the TCP connection.
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Lana 22.2 36 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.57.54.png||height="96" width="93"]]
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38 Serial number of the E/E metering data file in the device's memory (for devices of the Satec type).
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Lana 23.2 40 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.58.26.png||height="80" width="144"]]
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Lana 11.2 42 Device administrator password.
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Lana 22.3 44 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.58.55.png||height="114" width="406"]]
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46 Coefficients of conversion of interval values of readings/power (depends on the type of metering device, as well as on the type of connection (direct or with measuring transformers).
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Lana 22.3 48 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 18.59.34.png||height="106" width="410"]]
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Lana 13.2 50 Transformation coefficients of current and voltage transformers, meter coefficient.
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Lana 22.3 52 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.00.09.png||height="88" width="217"]]
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54 Specifying the TCP connection number for parallel polling of one device (for example, if the device is connected via a Modbus TCP/Modbus RTU converter, then the number of the trunk to which the device is connected is specified).
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Lana 22.4 56 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.00.46.png||height="77" width="216"]]
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Lana 15.2 58 Selection of energy/power profile.
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Lana 22.4 60 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.01.19.png||height="152" width="406"]]
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62 Enabling/disabling the time synchronization of the device on the CENTO side, with the configured period of maximum time correction in seconds, as well as the permissible deviation.
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Lana 22.4 64 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.01.49.png||height="240" width="133"]]
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Lana 17.2 66 Enabling/disabling a particular channel.
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Lana 23.2 68 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.02.20.png||height="68" width="285"]]
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70 Serial number of the record (metering channel) in the E/E metering data file in the device's memory (for devices of the Satec type).
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Lana 23.2 72 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.02.51.png||height="100" width="291"]]
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74 When this option is enabled, the specified numbers of energy and power files are not taken into account.
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Lana 23.2 76 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.03.24.png||height="101" width="98"]]
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78 Enabling/disabling reading logs from the device.
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Lana 23.2 80 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.03.56.png||height="205" width="98"]]
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82 Rounding of channels.
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84 Viewing and changing the metering parameters in the memory of the metering device is carried out in accordance with the instructions of the operating manual for this device.
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Lana 21.2 86 === 2.2. Setting up metering channels ===
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88 Electricity meters often do not need to manually add channels to the list of tags, so all the settings are in the metering protocol.  The display of the used accounting channels from the protocol automatically appears on the **Tags, channels** tab, but with a ban on editing actions.
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90 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-27 at 19.06.17.png]]
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92 Figure 2.2. Display of metering channels
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94 Clicking on the channel name or its ID, redirects to the **Device editing: editing** page, as shown in Fig. 2.1.
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Lana 21.3 96 The forms for filling in the fields for setting up electricity metering protocols are different and depend on the type/model of the device, instructions for working with the protocols can be described in different manuals and, if necessary, provided to the User.
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Lana 22.1 98 == 3. ENERGY METERING (COMING) ==
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Lana 22.1 100 === 3.1. Device Setup (Coming) ===
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Lana 22.1 102 == 4. OTHER TYPES OF METERING ==
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105 In addition to metering electricity and energy resources, the CENTO software supports tracking of operating time, emissions and discharges, as well as product accounting.
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107 Metering can be implemented not only on the basis of specialized metering devices, but also performed in the CENTO software itself on the basis of tags (real-time data). For example, using information about the state of the equipment (0 - disabled and 1- enabled), the user can set up a metering channel that will calculate the operating time of the equipment. And using the processing functions (see Section 5 of this manual), you can form metering channels (increments) from the current capacity, instantaneous flow or an ever-growing meter.
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