Configuring Axis T8310 control panel in INTELLECT™

Configure Axis T8310 control panel in INTELLECT™ as follows:

  1. Create the Telemetry controller object.
  2. Configure the Telemetry controller object as follows:

    1. Set the Axis interface protocol.

    2. Other settings of this object are ignored by system because the control panel of Axis T8310 telemetry is connected to the Server using USB interface.

  3. Create the Control panel system object under the Telemetry controller object.

  4. Configure the Control panel object as described in Configuring Control panel section.

Axis T8310 control panel is now configured in INTELLECT™.

Features of Axis T8310 control panel operation in INTELLECT™

Detailed information on Axis T8310 control panel is given in official reference documentation on this device

Pressing the key on Axis T8310 control panel there is Key is pressed or Key is released message in INTELLECT™.

AXIS T8310 control panel is a modular system that consists of three devices: 

  1. AXIS T8311 joystick. This device has functionality of an ordinary joystick and it is configured in the standard way (see Configuring the joystick for telemetry control section). The device also has 6 hot keys.

    By default the image zooms out if z axis is rotated right (in clockwise order) and zooms in if z axis is rotated left (counterclockwise) while the telemetry is controlled in the Monitor using Axis 8311 joystick.


  2. AXIS T8312 keyboard has10 hot keys and 12 programmed keys.
  3. AXIS T8313 Jog Dial has 6 hot keys and a navigation wheel.

If complete AXIS T8310 control panel is used, then modules are connected to each other via AXIS T8312 keyboard (USB hub).

Functions of control panel related to pressing keys can be performed with the help of following:

  1. scripts in JScript (see details on how to create scripts in Programming Guide (JScript));
  2. programs in internal language in INTELLECT;
  3. macros (see details in Administrator's Guide, Creating and using macros section).

Pressing the key on the keyboard of AXIS T8310 control panel in INTELLECT™ there is Key is pressed or Key is released message. 

Description of ‘Key is pressed’ and ’Key is released’ messages:

Event

Message

Parameter

Description

Value range

KEY_PRESSED

Key pressed

param0

Code of pressed key

0..21

device

Device with pressed key.

0 - AXIS T8312 main keyboard,

1 - AXIS T8313 keyboard

KEY_RELEASED

Key pressed

param0

Code of released key

0..21

device

Device with released key

0 - AXIS T8312 main keyboard,

1 – AXIS T8313 Jog Dial

The Cotrol panel object (TELEMETRY_EXT) is the issuer of these events. In the comment to these events the code of pressed and released key is specified.

Key codes of AXIS T8312 control panel: 

When the position of AXIS T8313 joystick is changed then there is the Position is changed message.

Description of Position is changed message:

Event

Message

Parameter

Description

Value range

MOVED

Position changed

param0

Offset value

JogDial  -1.. 1; shuttle -7..7

device

 ‘AXIS T8313’ type of control-gear

0 – JogDial,

1 – shuttle

The following special features are available for AXIS T8310 control panel:

  1. Switch on relay (set by Relay identifier parameter). This command allows swiching on the light on the key with light (12-16).
  2. Switch off relay (set by Relay identifier parameter). This command allows swiching off the light on the key with light (12-16).

Example of script in JScript

The link provides the file containing the script on JScript, which allows assigning actions to the keys of the AXIS T8310 telemetry control panel as follows:

Usage example:

  1. To activate Camera 3 on Monitor 12 do the following:
    1. Press 12 then .
    2. Press 3 then .
  2. To go to preset #2 do the following:
    1. Press 2 then .