Launching a panel/driver

This says which user is This says which panelset This says which panels
configured to use this will be run on this (also known as If there is an entry in this
workstation workstation applications) will be loaded file, PanelManager will
by PanelManager use the captions and titles
from this file on launching
the panels. Panels will
still launch and work
without an entry here, but
it won’t look as nice

Get the WorkStation

number from the Workstations.xml users.xml panelsets.xml applications.xml
Environment Variables

launch.xml

This folder holds the config

files for each driver

Launch file gives

the device driver system
number to launch
This gives the details about how driver
number xxx talks to the kit it is controlling,
serial port, IP address, protocol

Dev_xxx.ini
Writing and running a panel This folder holds a file for
each type of device. If this
file is missing or wrong, you
can’t control the equipment!

devicetypes
This gives the details about what equipment
of type ‘Camera’ can do and which slots
hold what information

Camera.xml

This gives the individual Gives you pan and zoom

instances of an equipment control over the camera
type. If the equipment
doesn’t have an entry in this
file, not only will you not be
able to add it to a new
panel, but existing panels type=’Camera’ This gives the family an
will not work either! instance of equipment
belongs to – only used by
the alarms module

instances.xml devicetypes.xml
type=’Camera’

This file is central to making anything Sets the camera as being in

work. The type of instance is the key
to all these other files.
If you want to launch a
panel with a type of device
rather than specify a
For instance, ‘Outdoor Cam’ particular instance, this file
is of type ‘Camera’ is where you specify the
type=’Camera’
panel you want to support it
typehandlers.xml
the ‘Cameras’-family
If there is an entry in this
file, PanelManager will use
the captions and titles from
this file on launching the
panels. Panels will still
launch and work without an
entry here, but it won’t look
as nice

Shows that all cameras can id=’CameraControl’

be launched with the panel applications.xml
called ‘CameraControl’
The CameraControl panel will be
launched with the caption set to
‘Camera’ and the title set to ‘Smile!’