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Z3 Technology Z3-HE4K-01 User Instructions

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User Instructions
4K Video Encoder and Decoder
Z3-HE4K-01
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The Power of ZEUS
DOC-USR-0056-09
Manual Version 2.33.2
Software Version 2.33.2
August 3, 2016
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
Copyright © 2016 Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 Copyright © 2016 Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved. This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Z3 Technology, LLC ("Z3"). This document may not be used, reproduced, disclosed, or disseminated to anyone without the prior written approval of an authorized representative of Z3.
  • Page 2 IP address. Added multicast TTL question to Appendix B. Added more information on items supported by optional software upgrade. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Connect the Z3-HE4K-01 .................... 22 Set Decoder Mode ....................23 Changing Back to Encoder Mode ................... 25 9.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3-HE4K-01 ............26 Saving Current Settings ..................... 26 Using a Static IP Address .................... 28 Making a Firmware Update ..................30 Using the Password Feature ..................
  • Page 4 APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting ..................... 49 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Package Contents ....................7 Figure 2 Front and Rear Panels of the Z3-HE4K-01 ..............9 Figure 3 Encode Connections for Z3-HE4K-01 ................10 Figure 4 Power On the Z3-HE4K-01 ..................11 Figure 5 ZFinder with Z3-HE4K-01 Selected ................
  • Page 5 Figure 38 Camera Controller Software Configuration ..............37 Figure 39 Wowza Performance Settings ................. 47 Figure 40 Wowza Security Settings ..................48 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 6: 1.0 General Information

     The ZEUS Z3-HE4K-01 is a compact H.264 encoder and decoder that supports HD resolutions up to 2160p at 30 frames per second (4K Ultra HD). Video from HDMI can be streamed via UDP or RTP or to be saved to a .ts file through USB or SATA2.

  • Page 7: 3.0 Package Contents

    *Note: The serial cable and gender changer are included for advanced troubleshooting purposes only and are not needed by the typical user. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 8: 4.0 Features

    720p59.94, 720p50, 720p30, 720p29.97, 720p25, 576p50, 576i25, 480p60, 480i30, and 480i29.97 Supported Multi-Stream Encode Resolutions (Optional Upgrade) The Z3-HE4K-01 is also available with a software upgrade that supports simultaneous encode of a single 4K source into two different resolutions and bitrates. Supported simultaneous stream encode resolutions:...

  • Page 9: 5.0 Operating Controls

    5: HDMI Output 9: 12V Power 6: Gigabit Ethernet Figure 2 Front and Rear Panels of the Z3-HE4K-01 For advanced troubleshooting purposes only. Not needed by typical users. Please contact Z3 to activate serial functionality. Supports Non-HDCP content only. For example, a Blu- Ray player cannot be used as a video source.

  • Page 10: 6.0 Getting Started And Running The Encoder

    6.0 GETTING STARTED AND RUNNING THE ENCODER This section gives step-by-step instructions on using the Z3-HE4K-01 to stream 2160p video to VLC media player running on your PC. In addition to the Z3-HE4K-01, a 4K video source with HDMI output and a PC are required.

  • Page 11: Access The User Interface Using Zfinder

    Z3 systems connected to the network. In this case, the Z3-HE4K-01 appears. (7) Click on the Z3-HE4K-01 entry in the window. This will cause the “Edit Device”, “Open Device” and “Flash LEDs” boxes to activate.

  • Page 12: Streaming Udp

    (13) Make note of the value of “Dest Port” (This will be “5004” by default). (14) Verify whether or not your video source supports audio. If it does not support audio, set “Audio ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Figure 7 Channel 1 Configuration Screen - Udp

    (3) Change Dest Port to 5004 (4) Set to “True” for audio support Figure 7 Channel 1 Configuration Screen - UDP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 14: Figure 8 Vlc Open Network Screen For Udp

    (19) Press “Play.” (20) You will now see your 4K video streaming to VLC. Figure 9 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Streaming Rtp

    (1) Change Output Format to “RTP” (2) Change Dest Address to IP address of PC or multicast address Figure 10 Channel 1 Configuration Screen - RTP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 16: Figure 11 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Rtp

    IP address of the Z3-HE4K-01, and {name} is “z3-1” for unicast streaming, and “z3-1m” for multicast streaming. In the pictured example, the IP address of the Z3-HE4K-01 is a static IP address value of 192.168.81.68 and unicast streaming is being done. The user would type in “rtsp://192.168.81.68/z3-1.mp4”:...

  • Page 17: Figure 13 Example Of Z3 Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)

    (28) You will then see RTP video streaming on VLC. Figure 13 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) *Note: VLC Version 2.1.5 or higher is needed for RTSP support. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Tuning For Latency

    By default, this is set to 1000ms. You can lower this to as low as 200ms. To do this, go to the following: VLC → Tools → Preferences → Show Settings (ALL) → Input / Codecs → Network caching (ms) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: 7.0 Streaming Rtmp

    DOC-USR-0056-09 7.0 STREAMING RTMP This section shows how to use the Z3-HE4K-01 to stream over RTMP to a server. Z3 has used the Wowza Streaming Engine as an example server for RTMP streaming. *Note: VLC does not support RTMP . The test player within Wowza Streaming Engine is recommended.

  • Page 20: Set Up The Wowza Server

    (1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (3) Select “live” (4) Select “Test Players” Figure 16 Getting to the Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Figure 17 Viewing Z3-He4K-01 Content On Wowza

    (10) The “Test Players” popup screen will appear. Select the “Adobe HDS” tab, change the Stream name to “4k” (This will need to match the value entered in the encoder user interface.) and click “Start”. You will then see the content streamed from the Z3-HE4K-01. (1) Select “Adobe HDS” tab (2) Type “4k”...

  • Page 22: 8.0 Running The Decoder

    The following steps detail decode of previously encoded content recorded to a USB drive. If you have one Z3-HE4K-01 unit, see Section 9.5 for more information on creating a suitable USB drive. If you have multiple units, you can also connect one unit in encode mode to a second unit in decode mode for an end-to-end solution.

  • Page 23: Set Decoder Mode

    (8) Changes cannot be saved to the factory default preset. At the bottom of the screen, select “serial_menu” from the “preset” dropdown menu . Change to “serial_menu” Figure 20 Changing a Preset ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Figure 21 Saving Serial_Menu Settings

    It is important to retype the IP address (or to refresh the browser, or exit the browser and reenter it). Not doing so could lead to stale data being used and unpredictable operation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Changing Back To Encoder Mode

    In some cases, some settings might not be filled in. If this is the case, simply select the “encoder factory default” preset to restore all default settings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Performing Other Operations With The Z3-He4K-01

    If you have a specific configuration of settings that you would like to preserve, you can save it so that when the Z3-HE4K-01 is powered off and back on, it automatically uses those settings. (1) Click on the “User Presets” tab.

  • Page 27: Figure 26 Selecting A Newly Created Preset

    (10) In order for these changes to take effect, the unit must be re-started. Power the unit off then back on and wait 45-60 seconds for the unit to boot up. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 28: Using A Static Ip Address

    (7) When you do this, a window appears reminding the user that, for changes to IP Address/ Netmask/ Gateway to take effect, a reboot is required and asking if a reboot is desired. Click “Ok” and reboot the unit. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Figure 29 User Interface Using New Ip Address

    (10) A web browser will then open at the IP address of the Z3-HE4K-01 and you will see the user interface. New IP address Figure 29 User Interface Using New IP Address (11) You can return to the use of DHCP by checking the “Use DHCP”...

  • Page 30: Making A Firmware Update

    (4) Click “Upload and Update.” You should see a “FLASH Update now in progress” message. Once finished it will return to the main menu. (5) Your encoder is now updated. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 31: Using The Password Feature

    DOC-USR-0056-09 Using the Password Feature The Z3-HE4K-01 includes an optional password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the HTTP- based user interface. The steps for using it are shown below: (1) In the System Setup tab, click on “go” next to “Set Password”.

  • Page 32: Figure 33 Password Entry Screen

    Enter “admin” for the user name and the value you had entered before for the password. Figure 33 Password Entry Screen (5) You will now be able to access the user interface. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 33: Saving To File

    (4) Check if the encoder has already auto-started (the encoder will auto-start if it senses a valid input and 20 seconds have elapsed since the Z3-HE4K-01 came up). If it has auto-started, click on “stop.” The status will then change to “STOPPED.”...
  • Page 34 (8) Make sure the left status LED has stopped blinking to indicate the encoder has stopped. Wait at least one second before removing the USB drive. (9) Remove the USB drive from the Z3-HE4K-01 and connect to a PC. *Note: The PC should be at least a quadcore or 8-core PC.

  • Page 35: Camera Control Via The Z3-He4K-01 (Optional Upgrade)

    If you are using a remote control protocol compatible camera as a video source, you will also need a USB cable to connect the camera directly to the Z3-HE4K-01 as well as a Windows 7 PC with Com2TCP and your camera controller software downloaded.

  • Page 36: Figure 36 Term Tab Settings For Usb1 Camera Connection

    (9) Launch the Com2TCP application. (10) Set the “Remote IP” field to the IP address of your Z3-HE4K-01. This can be found using ZFinder or as the URL of the web browser with the GUI open.

  • Page 37: Figure 38 Camera Controller Software Configuration

    Remember, you may need to close and restart your camera controller application for changes to take effect. Match Values Match Values Match Values Z3-HE4K-01 User Interface Com2TCP Camera Control Software Figure 38 Camera Controller Software Configuration ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 38: 10.0 Summary Of Options

    10.1 The System Setup Tab Parameter Options (default in bold) Notes Sets the IP address of the Z3-HE4K-01. Note that a Local IP Address 192.168.x.y “save” of these settings and a reboot is needed for (obtained through DHCP) changes to this value to take effect.

  • Page 39: The User Presets Tab

    Password Feature” on page 31 for more details. Allows for updating the firmware on the Z3-HE4K-01. update device firmware Clicking this causes the Z3-HE4K-01 to extract a set download device logs of diagnostic logs that can be sent to Z3 Technology in the event of an issue to be reported.

  • Page 40: The Status Tab

    Capture resolution for that input Capture frames per second for that input 10.4 The MPTS Tab *Note: Upcoming release- Combine multiple streams into 1 TS stream. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 41: The Term Tab (Not Supported - Available By Optional Software Upgrade)

    9600 is recommended for camera control Local Port 1000 Port on Z3-HE4K-01 for USB connection Devicefile /dev/tty02 Location path on the Z3-HE4K-01. Enter the following for either USB port on the encoder: USB1 (Top): /dev/ttyUSB0 USB2 (Bottom): /dev/ttyUSB1 10.6 The CH1 Tab (Encode Options)
  • Page 42 (for example, an input frame rate of 30fps with a divider of 2 would cause an output stream of 15fps). Number of B-frames The number of B-frames. The Z3-HE4K-01 always assigns a value of “1” B-frame between P-frames. GOP Size 10 –...
  • Page 43 Appears if “Aux TS File Enable” is set to (UDP Only) “True.” Specifies where to save the TS file. For example, if a USB drive is connected, ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 44: The Ch1 Tab (Decode Options)

    Encode section for details. TSFILE FILE Address x.y.z.w (225.1.2.3) The IP address that the decoder retrieves data from (used when “RTP” or “UDP” is ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 45: The Ch2 Tab (Not Supported - Available By Optional Software Upgrade)

    10.8 The CH2 Tab (Not Supported - Available by Optional Software Upgrade) The Z3-HE4K-01 supports simultaneous encode of a single 4K source into two different resolutions and bitrates. See the CH1 Tab encode section for detailed descriptions of available settings.
  • Page 46 DOC-USR-0056-09 selected. Operating Mode Encoder UltraHD This selects how the HE4K-01 is being used. Decoder ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 47: Appendix A: Configuring The Wowza Server For Rtmp

    In this section, configuring Wowza Streaming Engine version 4.0.1 is described. To configure Wowza to work with Z3-HE4K-01 RTMP streaming, the following steps are needed: (1) Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http://localhost:8088, where “localhost”...

  • Page 48: Figure 40 Wowza Security Settings

    If you are unable to see RTMP streaming to Wowza working correctly, please verify the Firewall on your PC with the Wowza server is turned off. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 49: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    .gz file, along with screenshots of the CH1 and Status tabs to Z3 Technology. Z3 Technology’s Express Limited Warranty will be void if the label on the hardware bearing the Serial Number is removed, tampered with or defaced.

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