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  1. Create the Macro object.
    1. Select the Macros object in the objects tree on the Programming tab (1).
    2. Specify the name of the Macro object (2).
    3. Click the Apply button (3).

      After the Macro object is created, its settings panel opens.
  2. Specify the values of the parameters. The description of the parameters is given in the table below.

    Info
    titleNote

    To add a row to the Events or Actions table, select a cell in the bottom row of the table and press the "down" arrow on your keyboard.

    To delete a row, select a cell in the row and press the Ctrl+Del buttons on the keyboard.


Parameter name

Method of setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

The Settings group

1

State

Select the value from the drop-down list or enter the value from the keyboard

A message is displayed by the system in the data display when the macro is executed. If the Standard value is selected, no message is displayed

-

Blank field

A list of available messages and Standard

2

Local

Set the checkbox

If the checkbox is set, the macro cannot run on any other network computer except the local computer.

Note. This checkbox does not apply to Hide and Show reactions of any Display. When you call these reactions from the Server/Remote Administrator’s workstation, they will run on the Server/Remote Administrator’s workstation and on all Clients connected to it. When you call these reactions from the Client, the reactions will run on the Client only, regardless of whether the checkbox is set or clear

-

Clear

Setlocal only

Clearany computer

3

Hidden

Set the checkbox

Set the checkbox for those macros that are not intended to be run manually

-

Clear

Setrun

Cleardon’t run

The Events table

4

Type

Select the value from the drop-down list

Defines

Specifies the object

to be the source of the event that will trigger this macro.

. When an event is received from this object, a macro is run

-

Blank field

All active

device and module objects

objects that correspond to hardware and modules

5

Number

Select the value from the drop-down list

Defines

Specifies the number of the object

to be the source of the event that will trigger this macro.

. When an event is received from this object, a macro is run

-

Blank field

The

Sequence numbers of all active

device and module objects

objects that correspond to hardware and modules. If you select the Computer object

is selected

in the Type column,

enter

select its name

here.

instead of the number

6

Name

Enters automatically on

Content of the field is generated by right-

click

clicking the field

Information

type

field

-

Blank field

Enters automatically according to

The field id formed automatically depending on the values that you select in the Type and

Number values

Number columns

7

Event

Select the value from the drop-down list

Event

Sets the type of event

-

Blank field

The list of registered event types

The Parameters table (

is set, when parameter should be set for events, selected in

it is set if you want to specify event parameters from the Events table)

8NameAutomatically

Displays the name of

event’s

event parameter

Latin alphabet,

digits

numerals and service characters

Blank field

Depends on the event

,

selected in the Events table

9Value
Entering of the

Enter text

into

in the field

Set the value of

event’s

event parameter

Latin alphabet,

digits

numerals and service characters

Blank field

A line containing a sequence of any characters. The number of characters is from 1 to 250
.
 

The Actions table

10

Type

Select the value from the drop-down list

Defines the object to be the source of the event that will trigger this macro.

Specifies the object for which a macro is run when a registered event is received

-

Blank field

All active

devices and module objects

objects that correspond to hardware and modules

11

Number

Select the value from the drop-down list

Defines

Specifies the number of the object

to be the source of the event that will trigger this macro.

for which a macro is run when a registered event is received

-

Blank field

The

Sequence numbers of all active

devices and module objects

objects that correspond to hardware and modules. If you select the Computer object

is selected

in the Type column,

enter

select its name

here

instead of the number.

If you leave the field

is left

blank, the reaction

will be

is performed for all objects of the selected type.


If you enter the symbol # in the field, the identifier of the object from which the event was received will be substituted into the reaction. Object types in

The type of objects in the Events and Actions tables may

differ

not coincide. When

the

you run a macro

is run

manually from the main control panel, the # symbol is

treated as if the field was blank, i.e. the macro is executed for all objects of the selected type

equivalent to an empty field,

If you enter the # symbol in the field, the identifier of the object from which the event was received will be substituted in the response.
Example of using the # symbol: disarm the camera, if the

“Detach”

"Detach" event is received from it

.

12

Name

Automatically

Displays name of the selected object

Name of the objects

,

registered in the system

and

of the specified type

Blank field

A line containing a sequence of any characters. The number of characters is from 1 to 60

.

13ActionSelect the value from the drop-down list
Reaction to be executed

Specifies the action that is performed for the object selected

object when the

in the Type column when a registered event is

registered

received

-Blank field
The list of registered reaction types

List of actions that can be performed for the

selected object type

object selected in the Type column

The Parameters table (it is set

, when

if a parameter

should

must be

set

specified to perform the action

,

selected in the Actions table)

14

Name

Automatically

Displays the name of

action’s

the action parameter

Latin alphabet,

digits

numerals and service characters

Blank field

Depends on the action

,

selected in the Actions table

15

Value

Entering of the

Enter text

into

in the field

Set

Specifies the value of

action’s

the action parameter

Latin alphabet,

digits

numerals and service characters

Blank field

A line containing a sequence of any characters. The number of characters is from 1 to 255

Outside the groups
16Response sending delay (
sec
s)
Entering of
Enter the value into the field
Sets

Specifies the time period

(

in seconds

)

that must pass after the events specified in

the

the Events column occur and before

executing

running the reactions specified in the Actions column.

Note. If the events reoccur before the specified time period expires, the reaction execution wait period is prolonged, i.e. reactions will be executed only once when events do not reoccur over the specified period

.

Integer
Natural number series->0
17
The
Fast call
field

Left-click in the field and

click

press the required key combination

Sets

Specifies a keyboard shortcut

for

to quickly call a macro.

If you specify the same

combination of hot keys is set

keyboard shortcuts for several macros

, when clicking a key combination

, all

of these

macros will run if you press the key combination.

Note. You can disable the processing of the specified keyboard shortcuts for macros using the UseHotKeys

key — see

key—see Registry keys reference guide

.

Key combinations
No
None
Some

Individual keys

of

on the main or numeric keyboard,

as well as

and these keys in combination with Shift, Ctrl

and

, Alt

.

18
The
Icon type
dropdown list
Select the value from the drop-down list
Sets

Specifies a set of icons for displaying a macro on the map. By default, an empty value is set for all macros which corresponds to the Macro 1 icon.

Note. Changing the icon appearance will take effect after

restarting

you reastart the map interface. To restart the interface, restart Axxon PSIM or log in once again under the corresponding Operator account

.

Available icon

appearances

types on the map

-Macro 1
-
Macro 7, empty value
.


Infonote
titleNoteAttention!
As action’s parameter

Only WAV files can be used as the

Play sound file

may be used only files of WAV format

action parameter. Otherwise,

action

the Play sound file

is not carried out

action isn't run. Note that compressed audio in WAV format can playback incorrectly, so we recommend playing back only PCM WAV files. The maximum values of frequency and sampling depth of files for playback are determined by the DAC specifications of the installed sound card.

Info
titleNote

If required action, event or parameter is absent in the corresponding table, add it in to the ddi-file with the ddi.exe utility (see Editing the external setting file (Axxon PSIM.ddi) using the ddi.exe utility)

Info
titleNote
Compressed sound in WAV format may be played back incorrectly, that’s why it is strongly recommended to play back only PCM WAV files. Maximum values of frequency and depth of files digitization for playing back are determined by technical characteristics of digital to analog converter of the installed video card

.

3. Click the the Apply button to save the settings.