In Axxon PSIM, you can control the PTZ device using the operator query panel. The operator query panel is an individual user panel that contains the relevant elements to control a certain type of PTZ device.

The operator query panel displays the unique control panel that is designed by the PTZ device vendor. Its files are stored in the Program folder of the Axxon PSIM root installation directory and provided along with the PTZ software.

To create and configure the operator query panel in Axxon PSIM, do the following:

1. Open the Programming tab.

2. Create the Macro object on the basis of the Macro object by specifying the object's ID and name.

   The Macro object is required to refer to the Axxon PSIM program core and display the Operator query panel on the screen.

   
   
3. Open the Hardware tab of the System settings window (3).
4. Create the Operator query panel object on the basis of the Computer object (4).
   
5. When you create the Operator query panel object, specify the name of the file (without extension) of the dialog window, used for PTZ device control, in the ID number field (5).
   

   First, create this file using the ArpEdit utility and place it in the Program folder of the Axxon PSIM installation directory (see Creating the dialog window form). You can also obtain examples of dialog window files by contacting AxxonSoft technical support. By default, the Program object isn't displayed on the Programming tab. To display it, create the OldScript=1 parameter of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AxxonSoft\PSIM\ registry key (see Registry keys reference guide) or use the tweaki.exe utility (see point 19 on the page The settings panel of the Base system section). Then, on the basis of this object, create the Program object where you must specify the name of the computer and select the Always value in the time schedule. As a result, the Program folder is created automatically. All files with the .dlg extension created with the ArpEdit utility are added to this folder.

6. To move the operator query panel across the screen by using a mouse, set the Allow moving checkbox (6).
7. In the X and Y fields, specify the coordinates of the operator query panel position on the screen (7).
   

   The values of the X and Y fields match with the coordinates of the upper left corner of the operator query window on the screen and are expressed as a percentage of the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the screen, respectively.

8. Select the Macro value from the drop-down list in the Type column (8).
9. Select the ID of the Macro object created to call up the operator query panel from the drop-down list in the Number column (9).
   As a result, the name of the selected Macro object is automatically displayed in the Name column (10).
10. Select Action executed from the drop-down list in the Event column (11).
11. Click the Apply button (12).

Creating and configuring the operator query panel is complete.