Documentation for Axxon PSIM 1.0.0-1.0.1.

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The Sensor system object is created under the Video Capture Device object.

The Sensor object is created and main parameters are set in the following order:

  1. Go to the Hardware tab in the settings panel of Axxon PSIM™ (1).
  2. Create the Sensor system object under the Video Capture Device object or select the corresponding object in the object tree in the Hardware tab on the settings panel of Axxon PSIM™ (2).

  3. Specify the ID and name of the Sensor object and select the Video Capture Device object to become the parent of the Sensor object (3).

    Note

    If the Sensor-Relay card is used, then specify that video capture card with ADC to which the Sensor-Relay card is connected.

  4. Select the channel number matching the number of output connector to which the sensor is connected (4).

  5. In the group of switches, select the alarm mode: at switch on or at switch off. By default, the alarm at switch on mode is selected (5).
    The executive device corresponding to the Sensor system object operates in one of modes: alarm at switch on or alarm at switch off.
     

    Note

    Sensors connected to Panasonic IP-devices (i-Pro series) trigger only at switch off.

    When the alarm at switch off mode is selected, the normal state of the sensor is open. When the sensor closes, it triggers and the corresponding actions are performed in Axxon PSIM™.

  6. In the Hardware dropdown list, select the type of executive device used as the detector in the guarded area (6).
    The Hardware parameter is used for selecting the icon on the interactive map. This parameter is essential for better perception of information (displayed on the map as object icons) by Operator and for real-time intercepting by Operator if required.
    Types of detectors available for the Sensor system object are given in the table.

    Hardware

    Description

    Infrared

    Icon of the interactive map for the

    motion detectors

    PIR

    Icon of the interactive map for the 

    device on the ceiling of the guarded area

    Glass

    Icon of the interactive map for the 

    device on the window of the guarded area 

    responding when the window is broken

    Fire

    Icon of the interactive map for the 

    device responding to changes of heat 

    conditions in the guarded area

    Window

    Icon of the interactive map for the 

    device installed some distance away the window

    and responding when the window is broken

    Smoke

    Icon of the interactive map for the 

    device responding to smoke in the guarded area  

    Reed switch

    Icon of the interactive map for the 

    device responding to locking/unlocking 

    a window, door, etc.

  7. Click the Apply button to save the changes.

When the Sensor is created in the objects tree, it is in the "Armed" state. To change the Sensor state, use a macro (see the Creating and using macros section) or control the Sensor on the Map (see the Configuring the interactive map for object state indication and controlling the objects and Operations with sensors sections). If the Sensor is armed, then at the Sensor switching on / off the "Alarm" event appears depending on the alarm mode setting - see step 5 above. If the Sensor is disarmed, the "Closed" / "Opened" events appear correspondingly.

Note.

Axxon PSIM requests sensor state 3 times per second. Short-term triggering that last for less than 1/3 of a second can be skipped.

Creating and configuring the Sensor system object is completed.