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The Axxon PSIM section Base system section is used for the Axxon PSIM advanced setup. The settings panel for the Axxon PSIM section Base system section is shown in the figure. Image Modified

The setting parameters of the Axxon PSIM settings panel Base system section are described in the table.

No

Parameter name

Method of setting the parameter value

Description

Representation

Default value

Value range

1

The Core IP address field

with Image Removed button. Set on the Client

Enter the value in the field

/use the Image Removed button

Sets the IP address of the Axxon PSIM server to which the

psim

Host_

host

client.exe client module

is connected

connects by default.

In case of pressing Image Removed button, IP address of the local computer is set

Note. You can configure this parameter on the client

IP address

127.0.0.1

Depends on

net settings of the Server

the server network settings. In case of connection failure, the dialog window

requiring

requesting the IP address is displayed

2

The Image Added button

Click the button

Keyboard prefix 

Sets the IP address of the local computer.

Note. You can configure this parameter on the client

IP address

NA

NA

3

The Keyboard prefix field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the prefix for

a

the special keyboard.

When a button is pressed on this key-board the Axxon PSIM detects when the button was pressed on this very keyboard

It allows Axxon PSIM to detect commands received from special keyboards

Character

NA

NA

Symbol

Usually, a tilde (~), code 126

The Logging subsystem group

3

4

The Debug mode

 

drop-down list

Select the value from the

drop-down

list

Sets the display mode of the Axxon PSIM

 Debug

debug window

displaying

(

see

see The Debug window)


List of available

modes of Debug window displaying

debug window display modes 

Starting with

weekly build

the 1.0.1.172 hotfix, the Debug 4 mode is enabled by default. Before

this build—

this hotfix—Disabled

is a default mode


  • Disabled
Debug window is not displayedDebug
  • —debug window isn't displayed.
  • Debug 1
  • —debug window is
displayed 
  • displayed, and
a
  • the log file containing recordings about
modules
  • module errors is created.
  • Debug 2
Debug
  • debug window is displayed, and
a
  • the log file containing recordings about
modules
  • module errors and alerts is created.
  • Debug 3
Debug
  • debug window is displayed, and
a
  • the log file containing the recordings
about
  • of all
the modules
  • module events is created.
  • Debug 4
Debug
  • debug window is displayed, and
a
  • the log file containing the recordings
about
  • of all
the modules
  • module events,
and also additional menu
  • as well as the additional set of parameters that is individual for each module (used by programmers)
are
  • , is created

4

5

The Time of log keeping

Log-storing time

(hours) field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the time of keeping log files

Sequence of numbers

48 hours

> 0

5

6

The Counters logging

time

period (

sec

s) field

Enter the value in the field

Assigns

Sets the time interval in seconds

for logging processor load

during which the information on the processor, memory

usage

, and disk

usage

load is entered in the log file

Sequence of numbers

60

Positive whole

Integer positive numbers not less than 60 and zero. If you set the 0 value

0 is specified

, the sensor data

is not

isn't included in the log file

6

7

Save

The Keep logs checkbox

Set the checkbox

Enables

logs saving

the system events recording to log files

Boolean type

Yes

Set

Yes—logs

Set—events are saved

No—logs are not saved

7

in log files

Clear—events aren't saved in log files

8

The Forward to debugger checkbox

Redirect to debugger

Set the checkbox

Enables the debugger

Boolean type

None

Clear

Yes

Set—the debugger is

in use

used

No

Clear—the debugger

is not in use

8

isn't used

9

The Maximum size (MB) field

Enter the value in the field

Defines

Specifies the maximum size of

RAM

memory that log files can use. Log files are archived after that size is reached

Sequence of numbers

100 MB

>= 100.

Values less than 100 Mb are ignored

The Path for export of JPG

and AVI

files

export path

group

9

10

The Default

(Axxon PSIM\Export)/Other

switch

Set in the position

Sets the path to the frames export folder

for exported frames

from the Axxon PSIM video archive (see Frame export)



NA

Default (

By default (full path to the export folder C:\Users\%current username%\Documents\Axxon PSIM\Export\)

Default (Axxon PSIM\Export)—exported to the


Default—export is performed to the (the full path is specified) C:\Users\%current

user name%

username%\Documents\Axxon PSIM\Export\ folder
The filed path to the export

\

folder

is unavailable for editing

Other—export is performed

Other—exported

to the selected folder

10

, the filed path to the folder is available for editing

11


The Other field

with the Image Removedbutton

Enter

Click the button/enter

the value in the field

Sets the path

name to the folder, where frames from video archive are to be exported

to the frames export folder from the Axxon PSIM video archive when the switch is set in the Other position

Info
titleNote

The specified path is saved to the ExportDir registry key located in HKLM\SOFTWARE\AxxonSoft\PSIM\Video (see Registry keys reference guide).

Path to the folder

NA

NA

The Image Addedbutton

Click the button

Opens the to select the frames export folder from the Axxon PSIM video archive when the switch is set in

the

the Other position

.

Info
titleNote
.

The specified path

will be applied

is saved to the ExportDir registry key located in HKLM\SOFTWARE\

WOW6432Node\

AxxonSoft\

AxxonPSIM

Path

name

to the folder

NA

NA

11
12The Open folder buttonClick the button

Opens the current folder for frame export

NA
NA

NA

12

13

The Record path checkbox

Set the checkbox

The checkbox allows

you to prohibit changing the export directory when exporting an

prohibiting the change of export folder when you export the archive period

Info
titleNote

The selected value is

written

saved to the ExportDirFixed registry key located in HKLM\SOFTWARE

\WOW6432Node

\AxxonSoft\

AxxonPSIM

Boolean type

No
Clear
Yes

Set—export

catalogue

folder change is forbidden

No

Clear—export

catalogue

folder change is allowed

No

Out of the group

13

14

The Receive uncompressed video checkbox

Set the checkbox

Enables receiving the uncompressed video from the

Server

server. As a rule

is set

, you can configure it on the

Client

client

Boolean type

No

Clear

Yes—Client

Set—client receives the uncompressed video from the

Server

server

No—Client

Clear—client receives the compressed video from the

Server

server

14


15

The Event

viewer

protocol over all windows checkbox

Set the checkbox

Enables displaying the Event

viewer

protocol interface window over all windows

Boolean type

No

Clear

Yes

Set—the Event

viewer

protocol interface window is displayed over all windows

No

Clear—the Event

viewer  window

protocol interface window is displayed if

a

you select the corresponding screen

is selected

15

16

The Only local protocol checkbox

Set the checkbox

Enables logging the information on events registered

in

on the given computer to the

Events

event protocol database.

Note.

This parameter

You can

be

also set this parameter on the settings panel of

the

the Computer object—see

Configuring events

Configuration of event logging

Boolean type

No

Clear

Set—only events registered on

Yes—events registered in

the given computer are

recorded

logged to the

Events

event protocol database

No

Clear—all required events are

recorded

logged to the

Events

event protocol database

16
17The Sort tree objects by ID checkboxSet the checkbox

Enables sorting of objects in the tree by identifier.

Note 1.If you select sorting by name

is chosen,

and there are numbers in the object name, then

the objects will be sorted

sorting is performed in alphabetical order. For example, an object with the name "115"

will be

is above the object with the name "15", because in the name "115" the second number is 1, and in the name "15" the second number is 5.

Note 2. This

key

checkbox also affects the sorting of objects in the tree when

adding the

you add objects to a layer in the Map Editor utility

Boolean type
No
Clear
Yes

Set—objects in the tree are sorted by identifier

No

Clear—objects in the tree are sorted by name

17

18

The Disable protocol checkbox

Set the checkbox

Disables

events

event logging to the

Event viewer

event protocol database on this computer.

Note.

This parameter

You can

be

also set this parameter on the settings panel of

the

the Computer object—see

Configuring events

Configuration of event logging

Boolean type

No

Clear

Yes—events are not

Set—events aren't logged to the

Event viewer

event protocol database

No

Clear—events are logged to the

Event viewer

event protocol database

18

19

The Used memory dump checkbox

Set the checkbox

Enables

logging

saving the .dmp file with a copy

of main memory with incorrect shutting down

of all RAM content of at least one

of the

system

modules

module to the Axxon PSIM root folder in case of incorrect shutdown

Boolean type

No

Clear

Yes

Set—memory dump is created

No

Clear—memory dump

is not

isn't created

19
20
Support old

The Old scripts support checkbox

Set the checkbox

Enables the support of

program tools in

Program objects in Axxon PSIM

Boolean type

No

Clear

Yes

Set—both

scripts

the Scripts and

programs

Programs objects are supported

No—only scripts are supported

20

Clear—only the Scripts objects are supported, the Programs objects aren't available in the System settings window


21

The Time synchronization checkbox

Time synchronization

Set the checkbox

Sets the time synchronization of

all

the computers that are included in the distributed system with the system time of this computer. Time is automatically synchronized at midnight every 24 hours or when Axxon PSIM is started on the

Server

server that is the source of time synchronization

Boolean type

No

Clear

Yes—synchronization

Set—time is

enabled

No—synchronization is disabled

21

synchronized

Clear—time isn't synchronized


22

The Overlay in event protocol drop-down list

Overlay in Event protocol

Select the value from the

drop-down

list

Sets the overlay mode for processing

the

video signals that can be viewed

with the help of

using the Event protocol object

Names of overlay modes

Overlay 2

None—video signals

are not

aren't processed by the video card

Overlay 1—Direct3D is used

Overlay 2—DirectDraw is used

22

23

The Application language drop-down list

Select the value from the

drop-down

list

Assigns

Sets the Axxon PSIM interface language

Names of installed languages

English (United States)

Depends on the set of installed languages. See Axxon PSIM Software System's interface language