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Lana 4.2 1 **CONTENT**
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Lana 10.2 3 == **1. INTRODUCTION** ==
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5 CENTO is a multifunctional software platform for data collection, processing, and display.
Lana 5.1 6 CENTO can be used to build various automated systems, for example: dispatching, control, accounting, diagnostics, etc.
7 This guide describes the general steps for setting up CENTO software, as well as links to other instructions.
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9 == **2. DEVICES, TAGS, CHANNELS** ==
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11 Operations for configuring the CENTO software are performed from the drop-down menu "Settings" (see Fig. 2.1) of the control panel at the top of the CENTO graphical interface.
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Lana 7.2 13 Fig. 2.1 – Settings drop-down menu
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Lana 12.1 15 === 2.1. Creating a device tree ===
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Lana 12.1 17 Configuration begins with the creation of a tree of devices (sources of information). The device tree is formed based on the convenience of further work with this tree and can reflect either the structure and names of the places where information sources are installed, or (in the case of small projects) combine information sources and production facilities of the enterprise.  This tree is necessary for the subsequent attribution of all sources of information and the information itself to this structure.
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19 To configure the structure, go to the "Devices, tags, channels" page (Settings – Devices, tags, channels) (see Fig. 2.2).
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Lana 16.1 21 [[image:Picture1.png||height="65" width="451"]]
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Lana 18.2 23 Fig. 2.2 – Devices, Tags, Channels Page
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Lana 18.2 25 By default, CENTO has a "Root Object" preset. Under the root object, you can specify, for example, the name of a company or a separate object. In order to rename a tree element, you need to hover the mouse pointer over it and right-click, and then select "Edit" (see Fig. 2.3). You can also delete an unnecessary object by clicking on the button [[image:1762746580637-301.png]]
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Lana 18.2 27 [[image:1762746589321-814.png]]
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Lana 18.2 29 Fig. 2.3 – Editing an object
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31 **Attention! There must be no tethered devices in the power facility for removal.**
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34 Adding objects in the structure (name of the system or enterprise) is performed by right-clicking (hereinafter referred to as the "RMB") on:
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Lana 21.2 36 * Selected object in the tree, in which case the new object will be nested;
37 * In the empty space of a given tree, in this case, the new object will be an independent object in this structure.
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Lana 21.2 39 The sequence and nesting of objects in the tree can be adjusted by dragging objects by holding down the left mouse button (see Fig. 2.4), as well as by using [[image:1762746645908-483.png]] and [[image:1762746672090-269.png]]selecting the desired object in the tree (see Fig. 2.5).
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Lana 23.2 41 [[image:1762746697476-946.png||height="121" width="278"]]
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43 Fig. 2.4 – Dragging a New Object Inside the Tree
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45 [[image:1762746716255-588.png]]
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47 Fig. 2.5 – Dragging a New Object Inside the Tree
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Lana 28.2 49 To select all objects, click on the button [[image:1762746768528-956.png]] ,  and it will change its appearance to [[image:1762746794500-389.png]]. To reset the selection of all objects in the tree, click on this button again [[image:1762746812138-731.png]]. To collapse the tree, click on , and [[image:1762746841632-572.png]] to expand it [[image:1762746869342-141.png]]. To change the width of the tree, you need to hover over the vertical line, and drag right/left while holding down the click and click.
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Lana 29.2 51 The search input field [[image:1762746912120-741.png]] allows you to search for information by the name of the tree object, the name of the device, as well as its ID or Code.
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53 Adding and configuring power facilities to CENTO is possible both through the above-described WEB-interface and using Excel files. Loading the CENTO configuration via Excel files is described in Section 3 of this guide.
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Lana 31.2 55 === 2.2. Creating devices ===
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Lana 31.2 57 You can create new devices (information sources) and edit existing ones on the "Devices, tags, channels" page ("Settings" – "Devices, tags, channels") (see Fig. 2.6).
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Lana 31.2 59 [[image:1762747003618-941.png||height="203" width="532"]]
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61 Fig. 2.6 – Devices page
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63 On this page, you can perform the following operations:
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65 * Creating a device by clicking the button [[image:1762747055524-817.png]] in the upper right corner of the screen;
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