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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.
Lana 16.1 12 \\[[image:1762536204394-536.png||height="430" width="212"]]
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 47.2 21 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.07.38.png]]
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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 47.2 28 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.06.44.png||height="332" width="501"]]
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Lana 18.2 30 Fig. 2.3 – Editing an object
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32 **Attention! There must be no tethered devices in the power facility for removal.**
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35 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 37 * Selected object in the tree, in which case the new object will be nested;
38 * 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 40 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 45.2 42 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.05.39.png||height="213" width="499"]]
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44 Fig. 2.4 – Dragging a New Object Inside the Tree
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Lana 45.2 46 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.05.00.png||height="407" width="496"]]
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48 Fig. 2.5 – Dragging a New Object Inside the Tree
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Lana 28.2 50 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 52 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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54 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 56 === 2.2. Creating devices ===
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Lana 31.2 58 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 44.2 60 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.04.03.png]]
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62 Fig. 2.6 – Devices page
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64 On this page, you can perform the following operations:
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Lana 38.2 66 * Creating a device by clicking the button [[image:1762747055524-817.png||height="22" width="94"]] in the upper right corner of the screen;
67 * downloading/uploading selected devices to an Excel file by pressing a button [[image:1762747071069-512.png||height="21" width="88"]] , which allows you to configure devices for scanning without uploading the entire configuration on the page from section 3;
Lana 36.2 68 * go to the device editing window by left-clicking on the device name or its ID;
69 * search for an already configured device by selecting in the object tree and searching for devices in these objects manually or through filters in the headers of the device table, where [[image:1762747071070-762.png||height="25" width="30"]] it searches by ID or by Code, depending on the user's choice;
70 * enabling and disabling device polling by switches in the "Status" column;
71 * viewing the status of the device and polling it according to the configured protocols;
Lana 38.2 72 * copying an untagged device [[image:1762747071070-928.png||height="24" width="24"]] with its tags [[image:1762747071070-641.png||height="25" width="24"]] and deleting devices [[image:1762747071071-408.png||height="23" width="23"]] ;
Lana 36.2 73 * filter by category;
74 * filter by formula;
75 * filter by device.
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Lana 38.2 77 Clicking on the button will open the [[image:1762747182802-715.png||height="26" width="110"]] "Create a device" page, where you need to enter the parameters of the new device (see Fig. 2.7).
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Lana 42.2 79 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.02.13.png]]
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Lana 42.2 81 Fig. 2.7 – Device Creation Page
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Lana 40.2 83 In order to edit an already configured device, click on its name on the "Devices" page, which will take you to the "Device Editing" page (see Fig. 2.8).
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85 To speed up the creation of a device group, CENTO has the function of copying devices with all their settings by clicking the button [[image:1762747218001-134.png||height="27" width="27"]] on the "Devices, tags, channels" page (see Fig. 2.6). Next, you need to change the configuration in accordance with the project, also going to the "Edit device" page.
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Lana 41.2 87 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.01.08.png]]
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89 Fig. 2.8 – Device Editing Page
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Lana 48.2 91 The "Create Device" window ("Edit Device") consists of 2 blocks. The first block "General settings" has the same view for all devices. In the second block, you are asked to select and enter settings for the device polling protocol. For each device, it is possible to poll according to 2 or more protocols, for example, for electricity meters (polling real-time parameters, downloading archives of accumulated interval values of electricity) (see Fig. 2.8).
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93 The "General settings" block contains the following fields:
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Lana 50.3 95 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.23.00.png||height="61" width="248"]]Device name
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Lana 50.3 97 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 20.23.37.png||height="61" width="248"]] - Select a template that corresponds to the selected device from the drop-down list or create a new one using the "+" button;
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