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User Instructions
HDMI HD Encoding System
TM
Sitara
Rapid Production Starter Kit
Z3-AM572x-RPS
Model Name:
DOC-USR-0089-03
Manual Version 1.0.2
May 13, 2016
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
© 2016 Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved.
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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 Added Linux system requirements and corrected steps in section 9.1 JW/TA Updated HEVC decode max resolution, Updated Multimedia submenu 1.0.2 05/13/2016 screen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    9.2 Method 2: Copy the SD Card Image to Internal eMMC Flash ..........18 9.3 Method 3: NFS-mounted Development ................19 9.4 U-Boot Start Up Sequence ..................20 APPENDIX A: Troubleshooting ..................... 22 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 Figure 7 Z3 720P RTP Encode Screen while Running ..............16 Figure 8 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) ............16 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 5: General Description

    AM572x processor. The module is available with or without a heatsink or fan for thermal management. 77 mm Figure 1 Z3-AM572x-MOD-xx Dimensions ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 6: Figure 2 Z3-Am572X-Rps Dimensions And Interfaces

    Z3 Technology can provide services to customize the software applications to a customer’s specification. For design services or additional support, please contact Z3 at www.Z3technology.com sales@Z3technology.com. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: Figure 3 Z3-Am572X-Rps Block Diagram

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0089-03 The following figure shows a block diagram of the Z3-AM572x-RPS system. Figure 3 Z3-AM572x-RPS 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

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

  • Page 9: Included Parts List

    1080p60, 1080p50, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576p50, 576i25, 480p60, 480i30, and 480i29.97 *Note: In this software version, only 720p encode has been tested. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 10: Untarring And Building The Sample Code

    The outcome of the build process should be newly created image files in the images directory. You can confirm this by doing the following: # cd images # ls -alt ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Code Overview

    Most of the processor SDK documentation is available online at Texas Instruments’ website. The software developer’s guide is recommended: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Linux_Software_Developer%E2%80%99s_Guide The following are some additional links of interest: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 12 DOC-USR-0089-03 http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Sitara_Linux_SDK_64_Bit_Ubuntu_Support http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Linux_Kernel http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Linux_Kernel_Performance_Guide http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Linux_Core_VPE_User's_Guide http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Linux_DSS http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_Training:_Multimedia http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Linux_MMIP (Building the Video Codec Firmware) http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Linux_Core_U-Boot_User's_Guide http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_Linux_SDK_Graphics_and_Display http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Linux_Example_Applications_User's_Guides http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Matrix_Users_Guide http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Linux_File_System_Optimization/Customization http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Linux_Core_DWC3_User's_Guide (USB3 Driver) http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Processor_SDK_Building_The_SDK ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Running The Encoder

    This will be used for configuration and control. Serial HDMI In Ethernet Power +12V Power Switch Figure 4 HDMI Encode Connections ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 14: Set Up The Terminal Window

    The same Matrix App Launcher is also available on the Web server of the Z3-AM572x-RPS. For more information on included Texas Instruments applications, please consult their website as outlined in Section 6.2: Processor SDK Documentation. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Start Encoding

    *Note: This application will output video only for two to three minutes. Audio is not currently supported. Figure 6 Multimedia Submenu Screen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 16: Run Vlc To View The Rtp Stream

    Select the “z3-am5728.sdp” file on your PC. (16) You will now see your source video streaming to VLC. Figure 8 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Setting A Static Ip Address

    Here is an example of the following static IP settings: Z3-AM572x-RPS IP address: 192.168.57.28 Default gateway IP address: 192.168.0.6 IP Netmask: 255.255.0.0 NFS server IP address: 192.168.0.6 fdtfile=am57xx-z3-30-0051.dtb optargs=ip=192.168.57.28::192.168.0.6:255.255.0.0:Z3-30-0050:eth0:off:: serverip=192.168.0.6 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Running The Code You Built On The Board

    9.2 Method 2: Copy the SD Card Image to Internal eMMC Flash Follow the steps in Section 9.1 to write the SD card image. Power down the Z3-AM572x-RPS. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Method 3: Nfs-Mounted Development

    (5) Umount the first partition of the SD card umount /media/z3/boot umount /media/z3/rootfs (6) Enable NFS on the Linux PC. The target will mount the root file system using NFS. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: U-Boot Start Up Sequence

    The findfdt command attempts to identify the board, and select the proper Device Tree file (with a .dtb extension) so that the Linux kernel knows what hardware to expect. The expected file is set in the fdtfile environment variable. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 21 The loadbootenv/importbootenv sequence looks for a file named uEnv.txt in the first partition of the boot device (i.e. the boot partition, which also contains MLO and u-boot.img). ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 22: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    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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