Creating and configuring the Operator query panel for telemetry control

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 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.

   Note

   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).
   

   Note

   First, create this file using the ArpEdit utility and place it in the Program folder of the Axxon PSIM installation directory (see Creating a dialog box form). You can also obtain examples of dialog window files by contacting AxxonSoft technical support.

   When you create the Program object, select the name of the computer and specify the Always value in the time schedule (see The Program system object). 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.
   

   Note

   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.