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Z3 Technology Z3-SBE264-DVR-23 User Instructions

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User Instructions
Multi-Channel H.264 HD Single Board Encoder
Z3-SBE264-DVR-23
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DOC-USR-0146-02
February 12, 2018
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
Copyright © 2018 Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 Copyright © 2018 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-0146-02 Revision History Version Date Change Note Author 2/12/2018 Original Document 4/3/18 Added TS file section ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6.8 View the Content on Wowza ..................32 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE ..................... 34 7.1 Run the Web Interface (Steps (1)-(9) in Section 5.0)............34 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 11.6 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs ..............48 APPENDIX A: Configuring the Wowza Server ..............49 APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting ..................51 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 5 Figure 40 Selecting “Set Password” ..................37 Figure 41 Changing the Password ..................37 Figure 42 Wowza Performance Settings ................. 49 Figure 43 Wowza Security Settings ..................50 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 6: General Description

    Z3 at www.Z3technology.com sales@Z3technology.com. * HDMI input supports non-HDCP content only. For example, a Blu-Ray player cannot be used as a video source. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: Figure 2 Sbe264-Dvr-23 Block Diagram

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0146-02 The following figure shows a block diagram of the SBE264-DVR-23 single board encoder. Figure 2 SBE264-DVR-23 Block Diagram ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 8: Quick Start Guide

    You can update the firmware via the HTTP-base user interface by following the instructions in Section *Note: Actual version numbers for your Z3 product may differ from those pictured in this document. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 9: Included Parts List

    1 x Serial Cable  1 x Gender Changer  2 x HDMI Cables  4 x MCX to BNC Composite Cables ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 10: Features

    4.1 Supported Input Resolutions - Encoder HDMI: 1080p60, 1080p50, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576p50, 576i25, 480p60, 480i30, and 480i29.97 Composite: 576i25, 480i29.97 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Running The Encoder

    Take the HDMI cable connected to the monitor and now connect it to HDMI In on the board. Connect an Ethernet cable to the board and either your PC or hub on the same network as your PC. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 12: Set Up The Terminal Window

    After you are done, make note of the address you set. This will be important in the streaming step. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Configure Channel 1 For Hdmi Encode

    (b) or to a multicast address (An example multicast address would be “225.1.2.3”. If you are on a shared network, check with your Network Administrator.) Make note of the “Dest Port” (This will be “5004” by default). ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 14: Start Encoding

    “Encode Interlaced/Progressive” to “Encode Single CH No Scale.” Note that, in “Encode Single CH No Scale” mode, only the CH1 tab can be used. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Run Vlc To View The Udp Stream

    Press “Enter.” You will now see your source video streaming to VLC. Figure 7 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 16: Stream Rtp/Rtsp

    For example, if the IP address of the SBE264-DVR-23 is currently 192.168.81.3, encode is being done from CH1, and unicast streaming is being done, the user would type in “rtsp://192.168.81.3/z3-1.mp4”. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Figure 9 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Rtp

    VLC, it may be necessary to use SDP files instead of RTSP to stream RTP. You will then see RTP video streaming on VLC. Figure 10 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Changing The Bitrate Dynamically

    Select the “Statistics” tab. In this tab, you can see the current video+audio bitrate: Video+Audio bitrate Figure 11 Viewing Bitrate in VLC ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Figure 12 Changing The Bitrate Dynamically

    You should see the quality of the picture in VLC change as well as the drop in the video bitrate: Lower video+audio bitrate Figure 13 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 20: Adjusting The Udp Ts Rate

    Once you select UDP, “TS RATE” should appear with the default value of 10000K. Change this to 1000K (see step 5 above). Click on “start” to start encoding (see step 6 above). ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Figure 15 Ts Rate And Lower Bitrate Reflected In Vlc

    The value of TS Rate must be higher than (video bitrate + audio bitrate) * 1.25. If an attempt is made to input a value less than this, the error message “TS rate too small to carry elementary streams” will appear. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 22: 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. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: Encoding A Composite Video Source

    Figure 17 Composite Cable Connect the special adapter portion to the composite input on the board. Connect Composite here Figure 18 Composite Connection ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Figure 19 Creating The Ch2 Tab

    Open VLC as you did for UDP streaming from HDMI. Note that since CH2 uses a default port of 5006 you will need to use port “5006” when specifying the network URL. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Ts File

    (b) For example, by default, the prefix “MOV” is provided. This will result in a file entitled “MOV0.ts” on the USB. Subsequent recordings will be entitled “MOV1.ts”, “MOV2.ts”, etc. Figure 22 CH1 Tab Configuration- TS FILE ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Running Dhcp

    The system might take a few moments to reload values. Select “z3_test” Figure 25 Setting “z3_test” as the preset configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 27: Figure 26 Setting Dhcp

    The value of “Local IP Address” specifies the IP address that will be used with Static IP allocation. When “Use DHCP” is checked, this value is not applicable. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 28: Streaming Rtmp In Three Different Resolutions

    (3) Set Output Format to “RTMP.” (4) For “Dest Address”, type “192.168.0.4:1935/live/720”, where “192.168.0.4” is the IP address of the PC with the Wowza server. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Figure 30 3-Channel Rtmp Encode - Channel 1 Settings

    (3) Set RTMP server address, stream name (4) Enter Authentication Information (if needed) Figure 30 3-Channel RTMP Encode – Channel 1 Settings ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 30: Configure Ch2 For Rtmp Streaming

    (3) Use the same RTMP format / Dest Address / Authentication Info, replacing “720” with “d1”. Figure 31 3-Channel RTMP Encode – Channel 2 Settings ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 31: Configure Ch3 For Rtmp Streaming

    “APPENDIX A: Configuring the Wowza Server” on page 49). 6.7 Start the Encode Click on “start all” at the bottom of any tab. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 32: View The Content On Wowza

    “720” (should match one of the directories you are streaming to in the SBE264-DVR-23), and click “Start”. You should then see the content streamed from the encoder. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 33: Figure 34 Viewing Sbe264-Dvr-23 Content On Wowza

    Figure 34 Viewing SBE264-DVR-23 Content on Wowza (4) To view the other channels, simply change the stream name to “d1” or “cif”. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 34: Updating The Firmware

    Click “Upload and Update.” You should see a “FLASH Update now in progress” message. Once finished it will go back to the main menu. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Hdmi Pass-Through

    Figure 37 The User Presets Tab (3) This brings up a new text box to enter the preset name. For this example, type “z3_config1” and ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 36: Using The Password Feature

    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”: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 37: Figure 40 Selecting "Set Password

    Use “admin” for the user name and the value you had entered previously for the password. (5) You will now be able to access the user interface. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 38: Copper Strip Thermal Applications

    DVR-23. Note that a “save” of these settings and a reboot is needed for changes to this value to take effect. When in DHCP mode, this field is not applicable. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 39 HDMI. (Decode Only) Resolution (See Note 1) Sets the resolution to set the display to. 1080p60 (Decode Only) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 40: The User Presets Tab

    Note: This tab may take a few seconds to load. Output Value Explanation Video Status The channel number (1, 2 or 3) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 41 Input Input type Resolution Capture resolution for that input Capture frames per second for that input Refresh Refresh the current status values. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 42: The Mpts Tab

    [Note 2] Number of B-frames 0 – 2 (0) The number of B-frames. A value of “0” means B- frames are disabled. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 43 The bitrate of the audio. (128Kbps) Mode Mono Select between stereo and mono inputs. Stereo Source HDMI Where to get audio for that subchannel. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 44 The IP address that the encoder is streaming to. (192.168.0.6) Dest Port 0 – 9999 (5004) The port that the encoder is streaming to. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 45 Authentication to “Enable”. A “User” and “Password” text box then becomes active. The user then enters the appropriate User name and Password. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 46 VGA (640x480), 4-CIF (704x576), 16:9 PAL (1024x576), D1 PAL (720x576), D1 NTSC (720x480), 720p (1280x720), XGA (1280x1024), 1080p (1920x1080), Follow input “Follow input” = Generate encoder resolution based on capture resolution detected ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 47 1080i 1080p 1080p 1080p Note 3: GOP Sizes Supported: 10, 12, 15, 25, 30, 50, 60, 100, 120, 200, 240 frames ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 48: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs

    Only video decode is supported in this release. Stop All Stop encode on all channels. Start All Start encode on all channels. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 49: Appendix A: Configuring The Wowza Server

    Garbage Collection Settings” to “Concurrent collector”. Click on “Save.”: Figure 42 Wowza Performance Settings All registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 50: Figure 43 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. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 51: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    .gz file, along with screenshots of the CH1/CH2/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. You can view Z3 Technology’s full hardware warranty at http://z3technology.com/Support/OEM-HW-...

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