A pioneering modular framework to power the world’s best laboratory equipment

• Hardware configuration
• Software configuration
• Security settings
• GXP settings
• Log settings
• User settings
• Certos Cloud settings
• Communication settings

• FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• HTTPS
• WebSocket
• Native Certos Cloud

• Single LAN
• Dual LAN
• WiFi
• RS232
• RS485
• CAN
• Digital IO
• Analog IO
• USB 2.0 / 3.0 host
• USB device
• SD card
• SIM (3G, 4G, 5G)
• Audio jack

• Label printer
• Barcode scanner
• QR code scanner
• RFID reader
• Camera
• Microphone
• Office printer drivers (HP, Epson and more)

Easy setup. Connect a CertosCloud account to your lab equipment with a username and password.

Easy cloud access. Full access to the laboratory devices via web browser and a custom domain.

Automated communication via REST API:

• Automatic device registration
• Automated real-time monitoring
• Full database access via web browser
• CertosCloud detects the device type, features and configuration with no manual work
• Remote configuration via JSON Forms — the device sends and receives its current design via CertosCloud
• Push notifications

• SQL and NoSQL database approach
• Customisable React front end
• Third-party interfaces
• Light monolithic architecture
• On-premise and cloud deployments
• Docker
• Standalone and cluster mode

The Certos HMI framework meets the requirements of FDA Part 11. It requires that the device manufacturer implements very secure software and controls, including audits, system validations, audit trails, electronic signatures and documentation for software and systems involved in processing the electronic data.

• 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
• Encrypted databases
• Secure network protocols (HTTPS, FTPS)
• System test reports according to FDA
• Secure electronic records
• Audit trail
• Verified accurate and complete data transfer
• Validated data integrity
• Device-specific encrypted data backups on external servers
• Limitation of access to authorised individuals
• Password expiration and reset
• Multilevel user roles
• Forced complex passwords
• Password history
• User blocking techniques
• PDF signatures with single and double opt-in
• Verification of individuals by RFID, barcode or password
• Secure timestamps
• Printouts according to GMP/GLP requirements
• Electronic signature

Maybe you, as a laboratory device manufacturer, are asking: “How do I build a touchscreen with the Certos HMI framework into my laboratory device?” The framework comes with configurable device drivers. If an existing device has any communication interface — a serial port, RS232C, UART, LAN, Bluetooth, WiFi, IO pins, RS485 — it can be connected.

In some cases, libraries for communication with the laboratory equipment are already available. The framework can include .dll files, C# libraries, Java libraries, C libraries, .jar files and many more.

• iOS 9 or higher
• Android 2.3.4 (API 11) or higher
• Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform, build 10.0.16299.0 or greater for .NET
• Windows CE
• Ubuntu 12 or higher

Certos Framework can be installed on nearly any kind of embedded PC.

A Certos graphical user interface can consist of panels, pull-down menus, graphs, meters and many other controls and indicators. The GUI framework makes the instrument easy to operate and the results easy to visualise, with interactive parameter entry and real-time data display.

• TeamViewer QuickSupport
• On-screen e-mail support
• On-screen video tutorials
• On-screen SOP and user manuals
• On-screen PDF viewer and internet browser
• Customisable alarms and reminders
• Device-encrypted backups to USB or external server according to FDA Part 11
• FDA-compliant restore of device-encrypted backups
• Software update and downgrade management according to FDA Part 11

Predictive maintenance. The predictive maintenance mechanism is built from classification models that categorise the health condition of a device’s components. With a dataset of on average 35,000 device records, failure prediction accuracy reaches up to 83%. Source: Classification model for predictive maintenance of small steam sterilizers.

Process mining. The audit trail generated by the framework can be analysed in CertosCloud to detect standard operating procedures and compare them with the specification.

• Customisable user roles
• Active Directory integration
• Multiple administrator accounts
• Automatic logout
• Password reset rules
• User lockout rules
• Single and double opt-in
• Login via RFID, barcode scanner or password

The Certos Framework is a general platform for different kinds of laboratory devices. Every manufacturer can add custom applications relevant to their specific device only. Every custom application is separated from other parts of the software to ensure a secure, encapsulated software design.

The framework supports office printers, label printers, protocol printers, RFID card scanners, QR code scanners, barcode scanners, and third-party devices such as balances, scales, liquid handling solutions, mixers and sensors including pH meters, temperature sensors, cameras and microphones.