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CONFIDENTIAL
DOC-USR-0101-01
User Instructions
4K HEVC/H.265 & H.264 Encoding System
Rapid Production Starter Kit
HE4K-DCK-RPS
Model Name:
DOC-USR-0101-01
Manual Version 1.0.0
July 21, 2016
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- Page 1 © 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 CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0101-01 Revision History Version Date Change Note Author 1.0.0 07/21/2016 Original Document TA/JW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
RUNNING THE CODE YOU BUILT ON THE BOARD ..............33 10.0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS ....................35 10.1 The System Setup Tab ..................... 35 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... - Page 4 10.2 The CH1 Tab ......................36 10.3 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs ..............37 APPENDIX A: Troubleshooting ..................... 38 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
- Page 5 Figure 24 Updating the Device Firmware from the User Interface ..........33 Figure 25 Updater Screen ....................33 Figure 26 Example File Selection Screen ................34 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Page 6: General Description
DOC-USR-0101-01 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The HE4K-DCK-RPS OEM rapid production starter kit is a compact encoder system geared to enhance Sony’s FCB-ER8300 4K camera block. The hardware consists of the HE4K-DCK-10, a three board encoder unit capable of encoding HEVC/H.265 video in Ultra-HD and HD resolutions. The software consists of Linux kernel and application packages to allow users to develop their own advanced multimedia applications. - Page 7 CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0101-01 The HE4K-DCK-RPS software is based on the Linux OS. The kit comes with all of the low-level resources such as the Linux kernel, u-boot, tool chain and starter file system pre-integrated and configured. The software bundle also contains tools to allow the development of high-level applications using hardware-accelerated video processing.
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Page 8: Figure 2 He4K-Dck-Rps Block Diagram
The following block diagrams illustrate the I/O and physical layout of the HE4K-DCK-10 camera dock video encoder system. Figure 2 HE4K-DCK-RPS Block Diagram Figure 3 HE4K-DCK-RPS Physical Block Diagram (Chassis Not Included) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 9: Quick Start Guide
Details on how to set up your system to access the code you have built can be found in Section 9.0: “RUNNING THE CODE YOU BUILT ON THE BOARD”, on page 33. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 10: Included Parts List
HTTP-based configuration software for user-friendly configuration, control and update RS-232 serial port for technical configuration and control * Contact Z3 Technology for more information. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 11: Supported Resolutions
CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0101-01 4.1 Supported Resolutions Follow_input (2160p29.97) Resize to 1080p29.97, 720p29.97 and 480p29.97 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 12: Untarring And Building The Sample Code
# cp SW-CH1-00657-01_HE4K-DCK-10-20160721.tar.bz2 /home/z3/z3-he4k Untar the archive (name of tar file may slightly vary): # tar -xvjf SW-CH1-00657-01_HE4K-DCK-10-20160721.tar.bz2 *Note: Untarring takes 5 to 10 minutes. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 13: Figure 5 Sample Content Of Images Directory After Successful Build
The result should be something like the following. Note that actual filenames, dates, and times will differ. Figure 5 Sample Content of Images Directory after Successful Build ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 14: Code Overview
Z3 demo application code and scripts The Z3 application code that comes with the HE4K-DCK-RPS is run from the serial_menu.lua script in z3apps/hevc_app/scripts/. This code calls the /opt/mcsenc binary, which initializes and runs the encoder. This binary is built from the z3apps/hevc_app/encode_app directory. The code for the binary resides in z3apps/hi35xx_app/encode_app. - Page 15 Application source code is available under a separate license agreement. For customers that have licensed it, the application source code can be found mainly in: $PRJROOT/z3apps/hevc_app/encode_app The top-level file for the menu-driven application is mcsenc.cpp. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Page 16: Running The Encoder
Connect an Ethernet cable to the “I/O Jack and PoE PCB” of the HE4K-DCK-10 assembly (see Figure 3) and a switch or router on the same network as your PC or directly to your PC. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 17: Set Up The Terminal Window
-Select “Serial Port Setup” -Ensure the right Serial Device is specified (typically “/dev/ttyUSB0”) -Set option E (“Bps/Par/Bits”) to 115200 8N1 -Press <return> -Select “Exit” ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 18: Power On The Board
Ensure that this is the case. If necessary, use the “P” and “N” options to modify the address/network of the board to conform to your network. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 19: Run The Http-Based User Interface To Configure Channel 1 For Streaming Udp
Network Administrator.) (16) Also make note of the value of “Dest Port” (8600 by default). (17) Click the green “Start” button. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 20: Figure 8 Ch1 Tab Udp Configuration
(4) Verify Is Multicast Address “H265(HEVC)” (7) Note value (8) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 8 CH1 Tab UDP Configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 21: Run Vlc To View The Udp Stream
Press “Enter” or click “Play.” (21) You will now see your source video streaming to VLC. Figure 10 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 22: Configure Channel 1 For Streaming Rtp
“Follow Input” (5) Change to “RTP” (4) Note value (6) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 11 CH1 Tab RTP Configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 23: Run Vlc To View The Rtp Stream
CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0101-01 7.8 Run VLC to View the RTP Stream An SDP file is needed to view an RTP stream from the HE4K-DCK-RPS in the VLC media player. (29) Open VLC media player. (30) Select “Media – Open File”. (31) In the file type dropdown menu, select “All Files (*)”. -
Page 24: Configure Channel 1 For Streaming Rtsp
“Follow Input” (5) Change to “RTSP” (4) Note value (6) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 13 CH1 Tab RTSP Configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 25: Run Vlc To View The Rtsp Stream
Z3-HE1080-RPS (default 192.168.0.120), {ch #} is 1 for CH1, and {m} is added if a multicast address is being streamed. For example, if the IP address of the HE4K-DCK-RPS is the default value of 192.168.0.120, encode is being done from CH1, and unicast streaming is being done, the user would type in “rtsp://192.168.0.120 /z3-1.mp4”. -
Page 26: Changing The Bitrate Dynamically
Enter “5” and press “enter” to select the Bitrate option. Change the bitrate from “4M” to “2M” and press “enter.” Change bitrate to 2M Figure 17 Changing the Bitrate Dynamically ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 27: Figure 18 Drop In Bitrate After Dynamic Bitrate Change
You will see the quality of the encoded video in VLC change and the video bitrate drop. Lower video + audio bitrate Figure 18 Drop in Bitrate after Dynamic Bitrate Change ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 28: Tuning For Latency
VLC → Tools → Preferences → Show Settings (ALL) → Input / Codecs → Network caching (ms) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 29: Performing Other Operations
Click “Save” Figure 21 Saving a User Preset A pop-up window appears to confirm the saving of these settings is complete. Click “OK”. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 30: Changing The Ip Address Via Serial
{ip-address} z3-XXXXXXX# saveenv; reset The new IP address will now be set and the system’s user interface can be reached there. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 31: Changing The Ip Address Via The Http-Based User Interface
Click on the “Save” button. (1) Enter New IP Address and desired network settings (2) Click “Save” Figure 22 Saving Updated Network Settings ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 32: Figure 23 Save Complete Message
The very first time settings are saved it may take up to 30 seconds. This is due to some flash initialization which occurs on the very first configuration save. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 33: Running The Code You Built On The Board
(4) This brings you to the File Selection Screen. From here, select the name of the .img file to update with and click “Open”. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 34: Figure 26 Example File Selection Screen
(6) You will see screens stating that the image is being uploaded and that the flash is being updated. After about one minute, you should see the main menu again. (7) Your HE4K-DCK-RPS is now updated. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 35: Summary Of Options
IP address at start up. Unchecked Sets whether the unit will automatically start Auto Start Checked encoding upon detection of video input. Unchecked ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... - Page 36 125K – 20000K (5000K) value should be set to 1.25 * (video bitrate + audio bitrate). This can be set to higher values to allow ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
- Page 37 “RUNNING” indicates the unit is currently encoding video. Error statuses will be preceded by an exclamation point and include a description of the error. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
- Page 38 When contacting Z3 Support for additional support, please send a log file of the serial output 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. You can view Z3 Technology’s full hardware warranty at http://z3technology.com/Support/OEM-HW-...
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