The Settings panel of the PTZ device object

The PTZ device object is designed to register and configure the PTZ device in the Axxon PSIM™ system.

The settings panel of the the PTZ device object is shown in figure.

The Main tab

The Calibration tab

Table describes the parameters of the settings corresponding to the elements of the settings panel of the PTZ device object.

№	Parameter	Method for setting the parameter value	Parameter description	Symbols used	Default value	Value range
1	Identification number	Automatically	Display the identification number of the PTZ device object in the digital distributed video surveillance system	Sequence of numbers	-	Depends on the number of the PTZ device objects in the digital distributed video surveillance system
2	Name	Enter the value in the field	Set the name of the PTZ device object in the digital distributed video surveillance system	Latin, Cyrillic letters and service characters	PTZ device	A line containing a sequence of any symbols (letters, digits, service characters apart from > and < symbols), not case-sensitive. Number of characters – from 1 to 60.
3	Disable	Is set with the checkbox	Set the status of the PTZ device object (enabled or disabled) in the digital distributed video surveillance system	Boolean type	No	Yes – the PTZ device is disabled and is not in use No – the PTZ device is enabled and is in use.
4	Telemetry controller	Is selected from the list	Set the parent Telemetry controller object of the digital distributed video surveillance system, to which the given PTZ device object refers.	Name of the PTZ device objects registered in the system	Name of the parent Telemetry controller object.	Depends on the number of Telemetry controllers in the digital distributed video surveillance system
The Camera group
5	Number	Is selected from the list	Set the identification number of the surveillance camera, where the PTZ device is installed.	Sequence of numbers	Not defined	Depends on the number of surveillance cameras in the digital distributed video surveillance system
6	Camera	Is selected from the list	Match the PTZ device with the surveillance camera, where it is installed. The parameter is used by the Video Monitor and telemetry window for the purposes to control the PTZ device.	Name of the Camera objects registered in the system	No	Depends on the number of the Camera objects in the digital distributed video surveillance system
7	Presets	Is set with the checkbox	Select the presets that are to be displayed in the Telemetry control box	Boolean type	No	Up to 355 presets can be enabled. The maximum number depends on the device, see Appendix 6. Maximum number of presets for IP devices. Yes – the preset name is displayed in the Telemetry control box No – the preset name is not displayed in the Telemetry control box
7	Name	Enter the value in the field	Set the preset name to display it in the Telemetry control box	Latin, Cyrillic letters and service characters	Preset	A line containing a sequence of any symbols (letters, digits, service characters), not case-sensitive
8	Select/Deselect	Is set with the checkbox	Check/Uncheck all the elements in the Presets table	Boolean type	No	Yes – select all the presets No – uncheck all the presets
Zooming speed group
9	Min	Enter the value in the field	Sets the minimal practical speed of optical zoom on the PTZ device	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
10	Max	Enter the value in the field	Sets the maximal practical speed of optical zoom on the PTZ device	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
Mouse group
11	Min	Enter the value in the field	Sets the minimal practical rotation speed of PTZ devices from the Monitor	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
12	Max	Enter the value in the field	Sets the maximal practical rotation speed of PTZ devices from the Monitor	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
Joystick group
13	Min	Enter the value in the field	Sets the minimal practical rotation speed of PTZ devices using joystick	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
14	Max	Enter the value in the field	Sets the maximal practical rotation speed of PTZ devices using joystick	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
Point&Click group
15	Min	Enter the value in the field	Sets minimal practical rotation speed of PTZ device in direction of mouse click (Point&Click)	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
16	Max	Enter the value in the field	Sets maximal practical rotation speed of PTZ device in direction of mouse click (Point&Click)	Speed in standard units	0	1 – 10
Outside the groups
17	RS-232 address	Enter the value in the field	Sets address of the PTZ device configured via hardware (with jumpers on the PTZ device board) or software (through a special software for PTZ devices firmware upgrade).	Non-negative integer	1	Integer 1 to 255. Depends on PTZ device protocol.
18	Force disabling continuous PTZ mode	Set the checkbox	Sets the PTZ control mode: continuous or discrete.	Boolean type	0	0 – the continuous PTZ mode is enabled. 1 – the discrete PTZ mode is enabled.
The Calibration tab
19	update	Click the button	Get data on the current camera position and display them in the pan, tilt, zoom fields	-	-	-
20	pan	Automatically on clicking update	PTZ device "pan" position	Integer	-	Depends on the model of the connected PTZ device
21	tilt	Automatically on clicking update	PTZ device "tilt" position	Integer	-	Depends on the model of the connected PTZ device
22	zoom	Automatically on clicking update	PTZ device zoom value	Non-negative integer	-	Depends on the model of the connected PTZ device
23	x	Enter the value in the field	X coordinate of the point on the map corresponding to the selected position of the camera.		-	Depends on the Map size
24	y	Enter the value in the field	Y coordinate of the point on the map corresponding to the selected position of the camera.		-	Depends on the Map size

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