The PTZ device object is used to register and configure the PTZ device in Axxon PSIM.
The settings panel of the PTZ device object is shown in the figure.
The Main tab
The table describes the parameters corresponding to the elements of the settings panel of the PTZ device object.
№ | Parameter | Method for setting the parameter value | Parameter description | Representation | Default value | Value range |
1 | The Identification number* | Automatically | Displays the identification number of the PTZ device object in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture | Digits, letters, periods, hyphen, dash, and underscore | NA | Depends on the number of the PTZ device objects in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture |
2 | The Name* | Enter the value in the field | Sets the name of the PTZ device object in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture | Latin alphabet, Cyrillic, digits and service characters | PTZ device | A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters except > and < characters), case-insensitive. Number of characters—from 1 to 60 |
3 | The Disable | Set the checkbox | Disables the PTZ device object in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture | Boolean type | Clear | Set—the PTZ device object is disabled and isn't used Clear—the PTZ device object is enabled and is used |
4 | The Telemetry Controller | Select the value from the list | Sets the Telemetry Controller parent object of the system with distributed architecture to which the given PTZ device object belongs | Names of the PTZ device objects registered in the system | Name of the Telemetry Controller parent object | Depends on the number of the telemetry controllers in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture |
| The Camera group | ||||||
5 | The Number | Select the value from the list | Sets the identification number of the camera on which the PTZ device is installed | Sequence of numbers | NA | Depends on the number of cameras in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture |
6 | The Camera | Select the value from the list | Matches the PTZ device with the camera where it is installed. The parameter is used by the video surveillance monitor and the telemetry panel to control the PTZ devices of the cameras | Names of the Camera objects registered in the system | Clear | Depends on the number of the Camera objects in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture |
| The Presets table | ||||||
7 | The Presets* | Set the checkbox | Selects the presets that must be displayed in the telemetry control panel | Boolean type | Clear | You can use up to 355 presets. The maximum number depends on the device, see Maximum number of presets for IP devices. Set—the preset name is displayed in the telemetry control panel Clear—the preset name isn't displayed in the telemetry control panel |
The Name | Enter the value in the field | Sets the name of the preset for displaying in the telemetry control panel | Latin alphabet, Cyrillic and service characters | Preset | A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters), case-insensitive | |
| Out of the groups | ||||||
8 | The Select/Deselect | Set the checkbox | Sets/clears the checkboxes next to all elements in the Presets table | Boolean type | Clear | Set—select all presets Clear—clear checkboxes from presets |
| The PTZ speed group | ||||||
| The Zooming group | ||||||
| 9 | The Min drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets the minimum possible speed of optical zoom on the PTZ device | Speed in relative units | 1 | From 1 to 10 |
| 10 | The Max drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets the maximum possible speed of optical zoom on the PTZ device | Speed in relative units | 10 | From 1 to 10 |
| The Mouse group | ||||||
| 11 | The Min drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets the minimum possible rotation speed of the PTZ devices from the video surveillance monitor | Speed in relative units | 1 | From 1 to 10 |
| 12 | The Max drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets the maximum possible rotation speed of the PTZ devices from the video surveillance monitor | Speed in relative units | 10 | From 1 to 10 |
| The Joystick group | ||||||
| 13 | The Min drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets the minimum possible rotation speed of the PTZ devices using the joystick | Speed in relative units | 1 | From 1 to 10 |
| 14 | The Max drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets the maximum possible rotation speed of the PTZ devices using the joystick | Speed in relative units | 10 | From 1 to 10 |
| The Point&Click group | ||||||
| 15 | The Min drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets minimum possible rotation speed of the PTZ device in the direction of the mouse click (Point&Click) | Speed in relative units | 1 | From 1 to 10 |
| 16 | The Max drop-down list | Select the value from the list | Sets maximum possible rotation speed of the PTZ device in the direction of the mouse click (Point&Click) | Speed in relative units | 10 | From 1 to 10 |
| Out of the groups | ||||||
| 17 | The Device address field | Enter the value in the field | Sets the address of the PTZ device installed via the hardware (with jumpers on the PTZ device board) or via the software (with special software for the PTZ device's firmware upgrade) | Sequence of numbers | 1 | Integer number from 1 to 255. Depends on the PTZ device protocol |
| 18 | The Force disabling continuous PTZ mode checkbox | Set the checkbox | Sets the PTZ control mode: continuous or discrete | Boolean type | Clear | Clear—the continuous PTZ control mode is enabled Set—the discrete PTZ control mode is enabled |
*Name of the element isn't displayed in the settings panel of the given object
The Calibration tab
№ | Parameter | Method for setting the parameter value | Parameter description | Representation | Default value | Value range |
| 1 | The update button | Click the button | Displays the data of the current camera position in the pan, tilt, zoom fields | NA | NA | NA |
| 2 | The pan field | Automatically when you click the update button | Sets the panoraming of the PTZ device | Integer numbers | NA | Depends on the model of the connected PTZ device |
| 3 | The tilt field | Automatically when you click the update button | Sets the tilt of the PTZ device | Integer numbers | NA | Depends on the model of the connected PTZ device |
| 4 | The zoom field | Automatically when you click the update button | Sets the scaling (zooming) of the PTZ device | Sequence of numbers | NA | Depends on the model of the connected PTZ device |
| 5 | The x field | Enter the value in the field | Sets the X coordinate of the point on the map corresponding to the selected position of the camera | Integer numbers | NA | Depends on the map size |
| 6 | The y field | Enter the value in the field | Sets the Y coordinate of the point on the map corresponding to the selected position of the camera | Integer numbers | NA | Depends on the map size |