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PTZ devices are used to expand the area of video surveillance by mechanical rotation of the video camera.

In Axxon PSIM, in order to control PTZ devices, it is necessary to configure system objects on the Hardware tab, as well as set up a suitable interface solution.

On the Hardware tab, the selection of objects depends on the connected physical devices:

  • Telemetry Controller and its child devices PTZ device and Control panel, if the connected PTZ device is designed for a particular camera.
  • Control device, if the device is integrated into the Axxon PSIM using Drivers Pack and is a universal control device (see Drivers Pack documentation).

The Telemetry control panel is an interface object used for controlling PTZ devices. You can also control a PTZ camera using the Video Monitor or create a custom Operator query panel object.

To physically control PTZ devices, you can use a keyboard, a mouse and specialized devices—control panels and joysticks.

Pre-configuration

Before you start the configuration, it is necessary to do the following:

  1. Physically connect PTZ devices and control panels to the Server (see Connecting PTZ devices and control panels).
  2. Connect and configure the Cameras for which telemetry will be used (see Configuring video subsystem).

Devices configuration procedure

General PTZ configuration procedure in Axxon PSIM

  1. Create and configure a Telemetry Controller on the Hardware tab. Each type of PTZ devices used for connection (for example, each COM port with a device) corresponds to a separate Telemetry Controller.
  2. Create and configure a PTZ device object which is a child object for the Controller. Each physical PTZ device corresponds to a system object. Each PTZ device is interconnected with the Camera it is intended to control. The number of PTZ devices connected to the Server is stated in the license.
  3. Create and configure a Control panel object which is a child object for the Controller. It is designed for real-time control of PTZ devices. It connects to a separate COM or USB port.

See Configuring PTZ devices (Telemetry Controllers), Configuring Control panel.

Configuration option when an IP camera with built-in PTZ is used

  1. Create and configure a Telemetry Controller with the "IP camera" exchange protocol.
  2. Create and configure a PTZ device object which is a child object for the Controller.

See Configuring PTZ IP cameras.

Configuration option when an IP camera controlled by the Control panel is used

  1. Create and configure two Telemetry Controller objects.
  2. Within one Controller, create and configure a PTZ device.
  3. Within the second Controller, create and configure the Control panel.

See Configuring control of PTZ IP camera using the control panel.

Configuration option using the Universal Control device

The Control device object is designed for configuring joysticks and universal devices integrated via the Drivers Pack. Using such a device, you can control any PTZ cameras connected to the Server. If you use the Control device, you do not need to configure the Telemetry Controller, it is enough to create and configure the Control device on the Hardware tab.

See Configuring the Control device object.

Note

Joysticks connected to Axxon PSIM can also be configured using Windows OS tools—see Configuring joystick using Windows OS tools.

Interface object configuration procedure

You can use the following interface objects for controlling PTZ devices:

  1. Video Monitor window, which displays video from a PTZ camera. In this case, you do not need to configure additional objects, it is enough to configure PTZ control in the Video Monitor.
  2. Telemetry control panel is an interface object designed specifically for PTZ control. It is created and configured on the Interfaces tab.
  3. Operator query panel is a unique control panel that will be displayed in a separate window. It is developed by the manufacturer of the PTZ device and is provided along with the software for the PTZ device. The files of unique control panels for PTZ devices are stored in the program folder of the Axxon PSIM root folder. If you want to use a unique panel from the manufacturer, then it is necessary to create and configure the Operator query panel object on the Hardware tab.

See Configuring the Monitor for telemetry control, Creating and configuring the Operator query panel for telemetry control, Telemetry control panel configuration.

Additional settings

PTZ control priorities

After you configure PTZ, it is necessary to assign PTZ control priorities for the following objects:

  1. Video Monitor;
  2. Telemetry control panel;
  3. Control panel.

This is necessary in order to organize the simultaneous use of PTZ devices by different users.

See Priorities of PTZ control.

Tracking of moving objects features

If necessary, you can set up the camera tracking function for an object that moves in a certain way on the video image. You can do it using the following guides:

  1. Configuring functions for tracking moving objects.
  2. Patrolling configuration.