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1 1  = CONTENT =
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3 3  = 1. INTRODUCTION =
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5 5  CENTO is a multifunctional software platform for data acquisition, processing and display. This manual describes how to configure the CENTO user tool Control.
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21 21  **C** is an abbreviation for //Control//. **TC** is an abbreviation for Remote //control.// In CENTO software, //Control// refers to sending a non-negative integer value to a device, while Remote //control //refers to sending a discrete signal.
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25 25  Figure 2.1. Tags with remote control enabled
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29 29  Figure 2.2. Tags with control and remote control enabled
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37 37  To proceed, enter the account password. After successful authentication, a modal window appears allowing to specify the value to be written to the device (see Fig. 2.4).
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41 41  Figure 2.4. Entering value for control
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45 45  Next, confirm the entered value by clicking **Execute** to initiate the control command and write the value to the device. Alternatively, click **Cancel,** to cancel the operation (see Fig. 2.5).
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49 49  Figure 2.5. Confirmation of the command to write a value
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51 51  Clicking **TC** also opens a password prompt window. After successful authentication, a command selection window appears (see Fig. 2.6). As with the Control, a confirmation window follows the selected command.
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55 55  Figure 2.6. Selecting command for remote control
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80 80  In the Remote **control **field, select the appropriate ASDU type for the control command from the drop-down list (see Fig. 3.1.4).
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84 84  Figure 3.1.1. Setting remote control via Modbus protocol
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88 88  Figure 3.1.2. Setting remote control via IEC-104 protocol
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108 108  2) The //Control// function is available for Modbus TCP (Modbus RTU over TCP) protocols (see Fig. 3.1.3 ), and OPC DA (see Fig. 3.1.9).
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112 112  Figure 3.1.3. Setting  control for Modbus protocol
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116 116  Figure 3.1.4. Remote control for IEC-104
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122 122  The **Function** field selects the Modbus recording function from the drop-down list (see Fig. 3.1.5).
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126 126  Figure 3.1.5. Modbus control function
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134 134  The field **Byte order** from the drop-down list (see Fig. 3.1.6) is used to select different order of bytes and/or words in the written CENTO data.
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138 138  In the **Device Tag Data Type** field, select the data type used by the device to store values from the drop-down list (see the device manual for details) (see Fig. 3.1.7).
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142 142  Fig. 3.1.7. Device Tag Data Type
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144 144  In the **Transformation** block, a linear transformation is applied to convert a physical quantity into a value to be recorded, using defined upper and lower limits for both. These limits establish the valid ranges for the physical quantity and its corresponding recorded value, within which data can be filled in (see Fig. 3.1.8).
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148 148  Figure 3.1.8. Transformation block
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150 150  In devices using the OPC DA protocol, the control function is easier to configure. In the settings, enable **Write values**, select the device tag data type, and define the necessary transformations (see Fig. 3.1.9).
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154 154  Figure 3.1.9. Configuring control for OPCDA protocol
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156 156  == 3.2. Setting control using MS Excel ==
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158 -To configure **Control **for a tag polled via the required protocol using Excel, download a configuration template. To do this, navigate to Settings > Configuration files in the CENTO interface. The **Import/Export configuration file** page opens (see Fig. 3.2.1). In the **Tags and Channels** section, click** Download** to download the template file.
160 +To configure **Control **for a tag polled via the required protocol using Excel, download a configuration template. To do this, navigate to Settings > Configuration files in the CENTO interface. The **Import/Export configuration file** page opens (see Fig. 3.2.1). In the **Tags and Channels** section, click** Download** to download the template file.
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164 164  Next, open the previously downloaded file, which contains a list of all tags used in CENTO. The details for setting these tags are outlined in the corresponding manual for configuring tags and devices based on the selected protocol.
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170 170  Figure. 3.2.2. Table of tags
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225 225  This class has four attributes to be specified exactly as shown in Figure 3.3.1:
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227 227  * **Tag ID **is a mandatory field;
228 -* Optional fields include the lower and upper limits of values, which define the range within which any values can be entered. The **Value variants** field is provided for convenience, allowing to select from predefined options instead of manually entering values. To use this feature, specify a reference to the directory in the **Type** column, such as// ref_value_variants //(see Fig. 3.3.6). This reference can then be used to select the desired numeric parameters (see Fig. 3.3.7).
230 +* Optional fields include the lower and upper limits of values, which define the range within which any values can be entered. The **Value variants** field is provided for convenience, allowing to select from predefined options instead of manually entering values. To use this feature, specify a reference to the directory in the **Type** column, such as// ref_value_variants //(see Fig. 3.3.6). This reference can then be used to select the desired numeric parameters (see Fig. 3.3.7).
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230 230  Check the created //Write value// class on the classes editor page:
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264 264  Figure 3.3.7. Table of IM directories
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266 -IM directories can also be configured using the web** Information Model editor** on the **Directories** tab. The directory shown in Fig. 3.3.7 is displayed in the web interface as illustrated in Fig. 3.3.8.
268 +IM directories can also be configured using the web** Information Model editor** on the **Directories** tab. The directory shown in Fig. 3.3.7 is displayed in the web interface as illustrated in Fig. 3.3.8.
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