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Users Guide
FSDI-DCK-1X
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DOC-USR-0131-03
August 29, 2018
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
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  • Page 1 Z3 Technology and ZEUS are registered trademarks of Z3 Technology, LLC. This document contains proprietary 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. Z3 reserves the right to change this product at any time and without notice.
  • Page 2 Change Note Author 10/25/2017 Original Document for FSDI-DCK-1X 07/16/2018 Updated screenshots, added Wi-Fi section, added KLV section 8/29/2018 Updated section 6.11 Microphone Input ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    7.4 Sony VISCA Camera Control ..................43 ® 7.5 ONVIF Profile S ...................... 46 8.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE FSDI-DCK-1X ............47 8.1 Save Current Settings ....................47 8.2 Advanced Settings Mode .................... 48 8.3 Channel 2 PIP on Channel 1 ..................50 8.4 Upgrade Firmware ....................
  • Page 4 APPENDIX B: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP .............. 80 APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application .............. 82 APPENDIX D: Troubleshooting ................... 86 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 5 Figure 3 Z3Cam-HD Interfaces .................... 10 Figure 4 Camera Compatibility Warning ................. 11 Figure 5 FSDI-DCK-1X Physical Block Diagram (Cameras Not Included) ..........11 Figure 6 Interface Front End PCB ..................12 Figure 7 FSDI-DCK-1X Connected to FCB-EV7520 (Camera Not Included) .......... 13 Figure 8 MMCX and Flex I/O Connections completed ..............
  • Page 6 Figure 69 Wowza Performance Settings .................. 80 Figure 70 Wowza Security Settings ..................81 Figure 71 Running the Example Application ................82 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: General Description

    DOC-USR-0131-03 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The FSDI-DCK-1X is a H.265/H.264 video encoder designed to be a video encoder for SDI cameras, Sony FCB- EV7520 block cameras, and thermal/IR cameras. It is capable of accepting HD video from the camera at 60 frames per second and producing IP streams that can be sent on a standard Ethernet cable. The FV2K-DCK10...

  • Page 8: Features

     Weight: 87.9g 2.1 Supported Resolutions The FSDI-DCK-1X supports simultaneous output of up to three streams encoded at different resolutions, frame rates and bitrates. Supported stream resolutions are: 1080p (2MP), 1280x1024, 720p (1MP), 480p, 576p, 1024x576, 704x576, 640x480, 640x360, 420x380, ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦...

  • Page 9: Package Options

    *NOTE: additional cables may be required to connect your secondary camera. Contact Sales for more information about available cables and compatible cameras. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 10: Operating Controls

    GigE (PoE) Figure 3 Z3Cam-HD Interfaces For advanced debugging purposes only. Not needed by typical users. LED light will blink green when streaming. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Getting Started With The Fsdi-Dck-1X

    Figure 5 FSDI-DCK-1X Physical Block Diagram (Cameras Not Included) (1) Once received, the FSDI-DCK-1X assembly will need to be connected to a SDI camera ( or the Sony FCB-EV7520 HD camera block) and the secondary camera with Composite Out. The Interface Front...

  • Page 12: Figure 6 Interface Front End Pcb

    SDI Input Flex I/O Connector Figure 6 Interface Front End PCB WARNING: ONLY USE THE CORRECT KEL RIBBON CABLE PROVIDED BY Z3 TECHNOLOGY. Using an incorrect cable can permanently damage the camera body. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8...

  • Page 13: Figure 7 Fsdi-Dck-1X Connected To Fcb-Ev7520 (Camera Not Included)

    Sony FCB EV7520 (Not Included) KEL Ribbon Figure 7 FSDI-DCK-1X Connected to FCB-EV7520 (Camera Not Included) (2) Next locate the Flex I/O connector on the Front End PCB Use the Flex I/O to MCX cable provided by Z3 technology. MMCX to BNC Cable...

  • Page 14: Access The User Interface Using Zfinder

    Note: The FSDI-DCK-1X is set to DHCP by default. If no DHCP server is available on the network, a static IP address of 192.168.0.120 and a netmask of 255.255.0.0 will be assigned. The IP address can be manually entered as the URL in a browser window to access the user interface.

  • Page 15: Figure 10 Fsdi-Dck-1X User Interface - System Setup Tab

    Firefox or Chrome are recommended) and the user interface appears with the System Setup tab open. Figure 10 FSDI-DCK-1x User Interface – System Setup Tab (9) By default, the system will have automatically started encoding. Click on the CH1 tab for channel one configuration settings.

  • Page 16: Streaming Control

    6.0 STREAMING CONTROL This section gives step-by-step instructions on setting the FSDI-DCK-1X to output and stream video using each of the output format options: UDP, RTP, RTSP and RTMP. In addition to the FSDI-DCK-1X, a Windows PC with the VLC media player downloaded is required.

  • Page 17: Figure 11 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Udp

    Dest_Address will be values of the IP address or multicast address entered in the Dest Address field in the user interface CH1 tab. The IP address used in this example is 192.168.0.6. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Figure 12 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Udp

    (12) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC. Figure 13 Example of Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Stream Rtp

    “Follow Input” to “RTP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 14 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: Figure 15 Example Of Encoded Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)

    6.2.2 Run VLC to View RTP Stream An SDP file is needed to view an RTP stream from the FSDI-DCK-1X in the VLC media player. If you have not yet downloaded these files to your computer, you can find them at Z3Cam-4k.Z3technology.com.

  • Page 21: Stream Rtsp

    (4) Change to “RTSP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 16 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTSP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 22: Figure 17 Finding Your Camera's Ip Address

    (9) Enter “rtsp:// IP_Address/z3-#{m}.sdp” for the network URL. a. IP_Address will be the IP address of your FSDI-DCK-1X. If your camera is set to DHCP (This is the default setting when it is first received.), you can find this in ZFinder or the web browser with your user interface open.

  • Page 23: Stream Rtmp

    VLC in order to view the stream. 6.4 Stream RTMP When in H.264 mode, the FSDI-DCK-1X supports RTMP streaming accepted by a variety of CDN’s (Content Delivery Networks) and social media platforms for wide content distribution and live streaming.

  • Page 24: Figure 20 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Wowza Streaming Engine

    (7) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 20 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine™ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Figure 21 Navigating To The Wowza Test Player

    (1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (4) Select “Test Players” (3) Select “live” Figure 21 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Figure 22 Viewing Streamed Content On Wowza Test Player

    DOC-USR-0131-03 (14) The Test Players popup screen will appear. Select the Adobe RTMP tab. (15) Enter the Stream name you listed as the Dest Address in the FSDI-DCK-1X user interface. For this example, enter hevc4k. (16) Click Start. You will see your camera’s video streaming to the Wowza server.

  • Page 27: Figure 23 Youtube Live Dashboard - Encoder Setup

    (9) It is recommended to set GOP Size to: a. 120 Frames – 240 Frames for 60 fps content. b. 60 Frames – 120 Frames for 30 fps content. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 28: Figure 24 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Youtube Live

    (6) Set to “Disable” (7) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 24 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTMP Streaming to YouTube Live ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Figure 25 Facebook "Create Post" Dialog Box

    (3) At the top of the new dialog box that appears, select External Device. Take note of the Server URL and Stream Key for your session displayed on the left. Figure 26 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog (4) Return to the FSDI-DCK-1X web interface and select the “Ch1” tab. Click “Stop.” Ensure the “Output Format” is set to “RTMP.” ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦...

  • Page 30: Figure 27 Facebook Live Stream Encoder Settings

    (7) Return to the Facebook Live Video Setting dialog box to ensure your stream is previewing properly. Add a message to the video stream, if desired, and click Go Live at the bottom. Your Stream is now active! ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 31: Tuning For Latency

    In general, streaming using RTP/RTSP will result in lower latency than streaming using TS. When streaming UDP or TSRTP, the FSDI-DCK-1X supports a low latency mode called TS Lowlat Mode. When enabled, TS Lowlat Mode sends the transport stream packets as soon as possible, instead of pacing them out evenly.

  • Page 32: Figure 29 Vlc Media Player Tools Menu

    Network Caching (ms) value. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 33: Stream Multiple Resolutions

    Click the “+” Tab Figure 32 Create Additional Output Channels 6.7 Encoding KLV Stream The FSDI-DCK-1X is STANAG 4609/NGA MISP compliant and can place KLV data from the SDI ancillary data in a UDP stream. (1) Return to the user interface.

  • Page 34: Figure 33 Enabling Klv

    KLV Source to /dev/ttyAMA0. KLV has two multiplex modes and the DME-10 supports both. Synchronous mode includes a timestamp in each TS packet while Asynchronous does ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Figure 34 Settings For Mutiplex Modes

    (2) When using the back panel RS232 port it is important to disable the serial console. Save your settings and click on the System Setup tab. Uncheck the Enable Serial Console checkbox. A reboot will be required. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 36: Setting Sntp

    Figure 35 Reboot Screen Example 6.8 Setting SNTP The FSDI-DCK-1X has support for SNTP to set the time on the unit. If you require the system time to be set do the following 1. Load the web UI of the unit and switch to the System Setup tab. Click the go button next to Set SNTP.

  • Page 37: Record To Usb And Micro-Sd

    FSDI-DCK-1X User Instructions DOC-USR-0131-03 6.9 Record to USB and Micro-SD The FSDI-DCK-1X supports writing encoded video to a storage device connected to the USB port in .ts file format. Note: Within this section for recording to Micro-SD card, please replace “USB” with “Micro-SD”.

  • Page 38: Figure 38 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Tsfile

    If less space is available on the storage device than the Max File Size specified in the user Note: interface, the oldest files will be removed until there is sufficient space or no files remain. This check ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 39: Dual Stream And Record

    (3) Verify Audio Enable is set to True and set your desired values for Codec, Sample Rate and Bit Rate. (4) Select the appropriate option from the Source dropdown menu corresponding to your microphone: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 40: Composite Pass-Through

    Figure 40 CH1 Tab Configuration – Microphone Audio Settings 6.12 Composite Pass-Through The FSDI-DCK-1X allows for the currently encoded content to be passed through to the Composite output while the unit is streaming. This allows the camera content to be viewed on a TV or other display monitor.

  • Page 41: Figure 41 Composite Connection

    (4) Click the Set Display button for changes to take effect. Select Resolution Option Click “Set Display” Figure 42 Set Composite Pass-Through Resolution ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 42: Camera Control

    DOC-USR-0131-03 7.0 CAMERA CONTROL The FSDI-DCK-1X supports real-time camera adjustments remotely via the user interface. Refer to Section 10.4, “The Camera Tab” for more details on the available options. (1) Return to the user interface, and click on the Camera tab.

  • Page 43: Color Controls

    Figure 45 Color Controls 7.4 Sony VISCA Camera Control The FSDI-DCK-1X leverages Sony camera technology. Remote control of the camera video input is supported by Sony’s VISCA™ protocol. VISCA commands can be sent from a remote PC using the same IP connection that carries the video.

  • Page 44: Figure 46 Com2Tcp Configuration

    FSDI-DCK-1X User Instructions DOC-USR-0131-03 (3) Set the Remote IP field to the IP address of your FSDI-DCK-1X. This can be found using ZFinder or as the URL of the web browser with the user interface open. (4) Set the TCP Port to 1000. This value must match the Camera 1 (VISCA) Control TCP Port value listed in the Camera tab of the FSDI-DCK-1X user interface.

  • Page 45: Figure 47 Camera Controller Software Configuration

    Figure 47 Camera Controller Software Configuration If you do not have camera control software it is possible to write your own. An example application for sending VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the FSDI-DCK-1X has been provided in APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application.

  • Page 46: Onvif Profile S

    (2) Use ONVIF device discovery to find the FSDI-DCK-1X on the network. Note: For manual discovery of ONVIF, use the FSDI-DCK-1X IP address and the port 8080 as shown in the following URL example: http://192.168.0.120:8080/onvif/device_service (3) Enter your valid user ID and password.

  • Page 47: Performing Other Operations With The Fsdi-Dck-1X

    8.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE FSDI-DCK-1X 8.1 Save Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you’d like to preserve, you can save it so that when the FSDI-DCK-1X is powered off and back on, it automatically boots to those settings.

  • Page 48: Advanced Settings Mode

    (3) Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen. (4) As soon as you select your preset, the screen will reload. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 49: Figure 51 Accessing Advanced Settings

    Section 10.6, The CH1 Tab (Channel 1), for more information on the advanced settings available for each streaming output. Figure 52 Default UDP Settings (Left) and Advanced UDP Settings (Right) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 50: Channel 2 Pip On Channel 1

    PIP will not show on Channel 1.Set a Static IP Address The FSDI-DCK-1X supports DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). This is enabled by default, allowing the camera to dynamically receive an IP address at startup. The IP address that is assigned can be seen through using ZFinder.

  • Page 51: Figure 54 Saving Updated Network Settings

    (9) You can return to the use of DHCP by checking Use DHCP in the System Setup tab and saving that to the preset. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 52: Upgrade Firmware

    (10) Run the ZFinder PC Utility on your Windows PC. The ZFinder window appears. ZFinder does a scan of the network and lists the location of all Z3 systems connected to the network. The FSDI-DCK-1X appears with your manually entered IP address.

  • Page 53: Setting A Password

    8.5 Setting a Password The FSDI-DCK-1X provides the option to set a password to limit access to the user interface. Note: To disable the password requirement set the password to blank and click change (1) In the System Setup tab, click on the go button next to Set Password.

  • Page 54: Factory Reset

    DOC-USR-0131-03 Figure 58 Password Entry Screen 8.6 Factory Reset The FSDI-DCK-1X can be reset to its original factory settings using the pinhole reset on the lower right of the I/O PCB of the unit. Figure 59 Pinhole Reset (1) Allow the FSDI-DCK-1X to boot completely.

  • Page 55: Using Wi-Fi

    You should see this entry: Bus 003 Device 002: ID 2357:010c If you don’t see this entry the device you are using is not currently supported. Contact Z3 Technology for support options. 8.7.1 Initial Wi-Fi Setup (1) Power down the encoder and plug the Wi-Fi adapter into the USB slot on the camera.

  • Page 56: Figure 61 Example Of Encoder Showing Up On Zfinder Application

    AP mode so look for the AP SSID on your PC and try to ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 57: Decode Options

    VLC is an open source media player from the VideoLAN organization that can be downloaded for free online. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 58: Figure 63 Lav Filters Configuration

    (4) Verify the HEVC checkbox is checked under Codecs for HW Decoding. (5) Enable the Nvidia video card under Hardware Decoder to use. (6) Select Apply. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 59: Figure 64 Disable Hardware Decoding In Vlc

    (10) In the Advanced Preferences window that appears, navigate to Video codecs on the left hand column and select FFmpeg. (11) Select Disable in the Hardware decoding dropdown menu. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 60: Zeus Sme-01 Decode

    ® ® ® ® 9.2 ZEUS SME-01 Decode When in H.264 mode, the FSDI-DCK-1X is compatible with the ZEUS SME-01, also manufactured by Z3 Technology. Please contact Z3 for more information. Figure 65 ZEUS SME-01 H.264 Decoder 9.3 ZEUS® HE265-DEC Figure 66 ZEUS HE265-DEC Decoder When in H.265 mode, the FSDI-DCK-1X is compatible with the ZEUS HE265-DEC, also manufactured by Z3...

  • Page 61: Summary Of Options

    Use DHCP Checked Check this box to use DHCP to dynamically obtain an IP address at start up. Unchecked Device Setup ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 62 Enable SNTP True Sets whether Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) is enabled. False America/Chicago Time Zone Allows for selection of desired time zone. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 63: The User Presets Tab

    Delete a configuration file. export Export current settings to a file. import Load settings from a previously exported file. Reset Resets presets ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 64: The Status Tab

    HDMI1 refers to the captured content from the camera lens Resolution Capture resolution for video Capture frames per second for video Temperature Status ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 65: The Camera Tab

    Sets the exposure mode of the camera. Shutter Priority Focus Priority Manual Shutter Speed Slider to set the shutter speed of the camera. (Manual/Shutter Priority Only) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 66 Auto Trace – ranges from 2000K to 10000K Sodium Lamp Manual – allows for manual set of R and B gain Outdoor ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 67 Note 1: Sodium Vapor Lamps High-pressure sodium lamps are supported. Proper white balance may not be captured for some subjects when using low-pressure sodium lamps. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 68: The Term Tab

    9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Function Camera 1 (VISCA) Sets the function of the serial port. Camera 2 (VISCA) IR camera User ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 69: The Ch1 Tab (Channel 1)

    The H.264 profile of the bitstream. Generally High is used for 1080p or greater, Main for D1, and Baseline for less (H264(AVC) Only) Main than D1. Baseline ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 70 Quarter fields being encoded. Sixth Latency Mode High Quality Slider for setting the balance between quality and latency. Balanced ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 71 Select MIC when using a powered/amplified microphone. Multicast IP* w.x.y.z Used to specify the default multicast address for audio rtsp stream. (RTSP Only) 225.1.2.3 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 72 TSRTP causes streaming of TS over RTP. This format is required for encoding with Pro-MPEG Forward Error Correction (FEC). RTMP is only supported with H264(AVC) selected as the Video Codec. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 73 PID assigned to video in the TS stream. (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE Only) PCR PID* 0 – 8191 (521) PID assigned to PCR in the TS stream. (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE Only) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 74 Enter a valid stream user name. Only) Password Enter a valid stream password. (RTMP/RTSP Only) Telop Enable True Enables Telop display text over video. False ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 75 RUNNING indicates the unit is currently encoding. Error statuses will be preceded by an exclamation point and include a description of the error. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 76: The Ch2 & Ch3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3)

    10.7 The CH2 & CH3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3) The FSDI-DCK-1X supports simultaneous encode into multiple different resolutions and bitrates. Each output stream can be set using a separate Channel tab. See the CH1 Tab section for detailed descriptions of available settings on the CH2 and CH3 tab.

  • Page 77: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs

    Stop all current encode channels. Encode must be stopped in order for settings to be altered. Start All Button Start all encode channels. System Status ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 78: Zfinder

    DOC-USR-0131-03 10.9 ZFinder Buttons Description Refresh Rescans the network for Z3 Technology products Edit Allows for manual edits to encoder settings: Device Name: Name visible in ZFinder and top right corner of user interface (useful when multiple units are on the same network)

  • Page 79: Appendix A: Finding The Ip Address Of Your Computer

    Local Area Connection. The IP address will display as 169.254.x.x where x is any one to three digit number. Figure 68 Locating Your Computer’s IP Address ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 80: Appendix B: Configuring The Wowza Server For Rtmp

    In this section, configuring Wowza Streaming Engine version 4.1.0 is described. To configure Wowza to work with RTMP streaming from the FSDI-DCK-1X, the following steps are needed: (1) Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http://localhost:8088.

  • Page 81: Figure 70 Wowza Security Settings

    (9) Verify Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions. (10) Click on Save. Figure 70 Wowza Security Settings The Wowza server is now configured to work with your Z3 Technology product. Note: You can also select Require password authentication under RTMP Publishing. In this case, Authentication on the Encoder tab needs to be enabled and a valid Wowza user name and password need to be entered to successfully access Wowza.

  • Page 82: Appendix C: Example Camera Controller Application

    If you do not have camera control software it is quite straight-forward to write your own. Below is a simple example application on how to send VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the FSDI-DCK-1X. The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands to the unit.
  • Page 83 = -1; goto again; int main(int argc, char *argv[]) int res, i; int ch = 0, chant = 0; SOCKET s; char buf[255]; ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 84 = inet_addr(argv[1]); serv_addr.sin_port = htons(portno); if (connect(s,(struct sockaddr *) &serv_addr,sizeof(serv_addr)) < 0) printf("ERROR connecting\n"); return -3; printf("connected!\n"); if (s != INVALID_SOCKET) { help(); ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 85 (ch == 32) //stop zoom printf("Stop Zoom\n"); visca_send(s, cmdVisca[2]); visca_receive(s,buf,sizeof(buf), 1); if (ch == 'x' || ch == 'X') break; Sleep(1); ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 86: Appendix D: Troubleshooting

    ZFinder icon and select Run as administrator in order for it to open.  Problem: My FSDI-DCK-1X does not appear in ZFinder. -Is the Ethernet cable plugged in to the camera solidly? Do you see the link light? -Try connecting the PC directly to the camera without any routers, switches, etc.
  • Page 87 - Is the network caching value in VLC set to 200ms? Refer to Section 6.4 for more information. When contacting Z3 Technology for additional support, please click the Download device logs button in the System Setup tab of the user interface at the time the problem occurs and send the resulting .tgz file, along with screenshots of all applicable tabs in the user interface to Z3.

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