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CONFIDENTIAL
DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY
User Instructions
HD HEVC/H.265 Encoding System
Rapid Production Starter Kit
Z3-HE1080-RPS
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DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY
Manual Version 1.0.0
June 3, 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 CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY Revision History Version Date Change Note Author 1.0.0 06/03/2016 Original Document TA/RL ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    RUNNING THE CODE YOU BUILT ON THE BOARD ..............33 10.0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS ....................34 The System Setup Tab ....................34 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY The CH1 Tab ......................35 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 Saving a User Preset ................... 29 Figure 25 Saving Updated Network Settings ................31 Figure 26 Save Complete Message ..................32 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 6: General Description

    The Z3-HE1080-MOD-xx is a compact OEM module which supports HEVC/H.265 and H.264 High Profile encode at up to 1080p60. 68 mm Figure 1 Z3-HE1080-MOD-xx Dimensions ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: Figure 2 Z3-He1080-Rps Dimensions And Interfaces

    Figure 2 Z3-HE1080-RPS Dimensions and Interfaces The Z3-HE1080-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.

  • Page 8: Figure 3 Z3-He1080-Rps Block Diagram

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY The following figure shows a block diagram of the Z3-HE1080-RPS system. Figure 3 Z3-HE1080-RPS Block Diagram ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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

    720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 720p30, 720p29.97, 720p25, 720p24, 720p23.98, 576i25, 480i30, and 480i29.97 Composite: 576i25, 480i29.97 Note: Interlaced inputs will be encoded as progressive. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Untarring And Building The Sample Code

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY UNTARRING AND BUILDING THE SAMPLE CODE This section to be determined. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 12: Code Overview

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY CODE OVERVIEW This section to be determined. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Running The Encoder

    RUNNING THE ENCODER This section gives step-by-step instructions on HEVC/H.265 encoding with the Z3-HE1080-RPS and streaming 1080p or 1080i video from an HDMI video source to a PC media player. In addition to the Z3-HE1080-RPS, you will need the following: A non- HDCP source with HDMI output ...

  • Page 14: Set Up The Terminal Window

    Note the local IP address and netmask (192.168.0.120 and 255.255.0.0 by default). This is the IP address of the board. You will need this later to access the HTTP-based user interface. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Verify Your Pc Has The Proper Ip Address

    After you are done, make note of the address your PC is set to. 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 16: Run The Http-Based User Interface To Configure Channel 1 For Streaming Udp

    (4) Verify Is Multicast Address “H265(HEVC)” (7) Note value (8) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 6 CH1 Tab UDP Configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Run Vlc To View The Udp Stream

    Press “Enter” or click “Play.” (20) You will now see your source video streaming to VLC. Figure 8 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 18: Configure Channel 1 For Streaming Rtp

    Is “HDMI” (5) Change to “RTP” (4) Note values (6) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 9 CH1 Tab RTP Configuration ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Run Vlc To View The Rtp Stream

    (33) Click “Open”. (34) You will now see video streaming to VLC. Figure 10 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 20: Configure Channel 1 For Streaming Rtsp

    Is “HDMI” (5) Change to “RTSP” (4) Note value (6) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 11 CH1 Tab RTSP 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 Rtsp Stream

    In the “Open Media” box, type “rtsp://{IP Address}/z3-{ch #}{m}.mp4”, where {IP Address} is the IP address of the 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 Z3-HE1080-RPS is the default value of 192.168.0.120, encode is being done from CH1, and unicast streaming is being...

  • Page 22: Encoding Sdi Video

    Verify your remaining settings are as desired. See Section 10.0 for a detailed list of all options. (51) Click the green “Start” button. (1) Change to “HD-SDI” (2) Click “Start” Figure 14 Channel 1 Tab – SDI Encode ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: Encoding Composite Video

    Verify your remaining settings are as desired. See Section 10.0 for a detailed list of all options. (59) Click the green “Start” button. (1) Change to “Composite” (2) Click “Start” Figure 16 Channel 1 Tab – Composite Encode ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Changing The Bitrate Dynamically

    “3” to reach the bitrate option. (64) Change the bitrate from “4M” to “2M” and press “enter.” Change bitrate to 2M Figure 18 Changing the Bitrate Dynamically ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Figure 19 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 19 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 26: 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 27: Encoding With Forward Error Correction

    (4) Set between 1 and 100 (3) Select “True” and enter valid credentials (5) Click “Start” Figure 20 Enabling Zixi FeederTM Encode ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 28: Figure 21 Enabling Pro-Mpeg Fec Encode

    For more information on testing and verifying FEC using a Z3 Technology decoder with Pro-MPEG FEC support, please contact your Z3 sales account manager for additional user instructions. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 24 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 25 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 26 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

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0097-01 PRELIMINARY RUNNING THE CODE YOU BUILT ON THE BOARD This section to be determined. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 34: Summary Of Options

    IP mode. 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 35 Pro-MPEG Forward Error Correction (FEC). ZIXI causes streaming via Zixi Feeder to a Zixi Receiver compatible device. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 36 (30 frames per second), Frame Rate Divider has the following effect: Frame Rate Output # fields used frame rate Full 1080i Half 1080p Quarter 1080p Sixth 1080p ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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. “POLLING” indicates “start” was pressed and the encoder is waiting for valid input data to be detected. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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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