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The Axxon PSIM section is used for Axxon PSIM advanced setup. The settings panel for the Axxon PSIM section is shown in the figure.
The parameters of the Axxon PSIM settings panel are described in the table.
No | Parameter name | Method of setting the parameter value | Description | Representation | Default value | Value range |
1 | The Core IP address field with button. Set on the Client | Enter the value in the field/use the button | Sets the IP address of the Axxon PSIM server to which the psim_host.exe module is connected by default. | IP address | 127.0.0.1 | Depends on net settings of the Server. In case of connection failure dialog window requiring IP address is displayed |
2 | Keyboard prefix | Enter the value in the field | Sets the prefix for a special keyboard. When a button is pressed on this key-board the Axxon PSIM detects when the button was pressed on this very keyboard | Symbol | — | Usually, a tilde (~), code 126 |
The Logging subsystem group | ||||||
3 | Debug mode | Select the value from the drop-down list | Sets the mode of the Axxon PSIM Debug window displaying (see The Debug window) | List of available modes of Debug window displaying | Starting with weekly build 1.0.1.172, the Debug 4 mode is enabled by default. Before this build—Disabled is a default mode | Disabled—Debug window is not displayed Debug 1—Debug window is displayed and a log file containing recordings about modules errors is created Debug 2—Debug window is displayed and a log file containing recordings about modules errors and alerts is created Debug 3—Debug window is displayed and a log file containing recordings about all the modules events is created Debug 4—Debug window is displayed and a log file containing recordings about all the modules events, and also additional menu that is individual for each module (used by programmers) are created |
4 | Log-storing time (hours) | Enter the value in the field | Sets the time of keeping log files | Sequence | 48 hours | > 0 |
5 | Counters logging time (sec) | Enter the value in the field | Assigns the time interval in seconds for logging processor load, memory usage, and disk usage | Sequence | 60 | Positive whole numbers not less than 60 and zero. If the value 0 is specified, sensor data is not included in the log file |
6 | Save logs | Set the checkbox | Enables logs saving | Boolean type | Yes | Yes—logs are saved No—logs are not saved |
7 | Redirect to debugger | Set the checkbox | Enables the debugger | Boolean type | None | Yes—the debugger is in use No—the debugger is not in use |
8 | Maximum size (MB) | Enter the value in the field | Defines the maximum size of RAM that log files can use. Log files are archived after that size is reached | Sequence | 100 MB | >= 100 Values less than 100 Mb are ignored |
The JPG and AVI files export path group | ||||||
9 | The Default (Axxon PSIM\Export)/Other switch | Set in the position | Sets the folder for exported frames from Axxon PSIM video archive (see Frame export) | — | Default (Axxon PSIM\Export) | Default (Axxon PSIM\Export)—exported to the C:\Users\%current user name%\Documents\Axxon PSIM\export\ folder Other—exported to the selected folder |
10 | The Other field with the button | Click the button/enter the value in the field | Sets the path name to the folder, where frames from video archive are to be exported when the switch is set in the Other position. Note. The specified path will be applied to the ExportDir registry key located in HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\AxxonSoft\AxxonPSIM\Video (see Registry keys reference guide) | Path name | — | — |
11 | Open folder | Click the button | Opens the current folder for frame export | — | — | — |
12 | Record path | Set the checkbox | The checkbox allows you to prohibit changing the export directory when exporting an archive period Note The selected value is written to the ExportDirFixed registry key located in HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\AxxonSoft\AxxonPSIM\Video (see Registry keys reference guide). | Boolean type | No | Yes—export catalogue change is forbidden No—export catalogue change is allowed |
No group | ||||||
13 | Receive uncompressed video | Set the checkbox | Enables receiving uncompressed video from the Server. As a rule is set on the Client | Boolean type | No | Yes—Client receives uncompressed video from the Server No—Client receives compressed video from the Server |
14 | Event viewer over all windows | Set the checkbox | Enables displaying the Event viewer window over all windows | Boolean type | No | Yes—the Event viewer window is displayed over all windows No—the Event viewer window is displayed if a corresponding screen is selected |
15 | Only local protocol | Set the checkbox | Enables logging the events registered in the given computer to the Events protocol database. Note. This parameter can be set on the settings panel of the Computer object—see Configuring events logging | Boolean type | No | Yes—events registered in the given computer are recorded to the Events protocol database No—all required events are recorded to the Events protocol database |
16 | Sort tree objects by ID | Set the checkbox | Enables sorting of objects in the tree by identifier. Note 1. If sorting by name is chosen, and there are numbers in the object name, then the objects will be sorted in alphabetical order. For example, an object with the name "115" will be above the object with the name "15", because in the name "115" the second number is 1, and in the name "15" the second number is 5. Note 2. This key also affects the sorting of objects in the tree when adding the objects to a layer in the Map Editor utility | Boolean type | No | Yes—objects in the tree are sorted by identifier No—objects in the tree are sorted by name |
17 | Disable protocol | Set the checkbox | Disables events logging to the Event viewer database on this computer. Note. This parameter can be set on the settings panel of the Computer object—see Configuring events logging | Boolean type | No | Yes—events are not logged to the Event viewer database No—events are logged to the Event viewer database |
18 | Used memory dump | Set the checkbox | Enables logging .dmp file with a copy of main memory with incorrect shutting down at least one of the system modules to the Axxon PSIM root folder | Boolean type | No | Yes—memory dump is created No—memory dump is not created |
19 | Support old scripts | Set the checkbox | Enables the support of program tools in Axxon PSIM | Boolean type | No | Yes—both scripts and programs are supported No—only scripts are supported |
20 | Time synchronization | Set the checkbox | Sets time synchronization of all computers in the distributed system with system time of this computer. Time is automatically synchronized at midnight every 24 hours or when Axxon PSIM is started on the Server that is the source of time synchronization | Boolean type | No | Yes—synchronization is enabled No—synchronization is disabled |
21 | Overlay in Event protocol | Select the value from the drop-down list | Sets the overlay mode for processing the video signals that can be viewed with the help of the Event protocol object | Names of overlay modes | Overlay 2 | None—video signals are not processed by video card Overlay 1—Direct3D is used Overlay 2—DirectDraw is used |
22 | Application language | Select the value from the drop-down list | Assigns the Axxon PSIM interface language | Names of installed languages | — | Depends on the set of installed languages. See Axxon PSIM Software System's interface language |