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User Instructions
HETM-DCK-21
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DOC-USR-0202-01
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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 HETM-DCK-21 User Instructions DOC-USR-0202-01 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 08/28/2019 Initial document ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Color Controls ....................39 Sony VISCA Camera Control ..................40  ONVIF Profile S ....................42 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE HETM-DCK-21 ..........43 Save Current Settings ................... 43 Advanced Settings Mode ..................44 Encoder ROI ...................... 45 Overlay Timestamp ....................46 Set a Static IP Address ..................
  • Page 4 APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application .............. 78 APPENDIX D: Support and Troubleshooting................82 Appendix D: Support ..................... 82 Appendix D: Troubleshooting ................... 82 Appendix D: Warranty ....................83 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 5 Figure 2 HETM-DCK-21 Package Contents ................10 Figure 3 HETM-DCK-21 Interfaces ..................11 Figure 4 HETM-DCK-21 Physical Block Diagram (Camera Not Included) ..........12 Figure 5 ZFinder with the HETM-DCK-21 Selected ..............13 Figure 6 HETM-DCK-21 User Interface – System Setup Tab ............14 Figure 7 CH1 Tab Configuration –...
  • Page 6 Figure 59 Wowza Performance Settings ................. 76 Figure 60 Wowza Security Settings ..................77 Figure 61 Running the Example Application ................78 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: General Description

    4K and HD block cameras. It is capable of accepting HD or 4K video from the camera and producing IP streams that can be sent on a standard Ethernet cable. The HETM-DCK-21 has 2 KEL connector one for an LVDS HD connection or a 4K HDMI camera.

  • Page 8: Features

    Storage Temp: -10 to 60 degrees C at 20-80% relative humidity (non-condensing) o Measurements: 93 x 69 x 15 mm Weight: 57g ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 9: Supported Resolutions

    Resize to 1080p29.97, 720p29.97 and 480p29.97 HD Camera: 1080p60, 1080p59.94, 1080p50, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50 The HETM-DCK-21 supports simultaneous output of up to three streams encoded at different resolutions, frame rates and bitrates. Supported stream resolutions are: 2160p (8MP), 1440p (4MP), 1080p (2MP), 1280x1024, 720p (1MP), 480p, 576p, 1024x576, 704x576,...

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    *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 11: Operating Controls

    MCX connector RS-232 Serial Port Micro HDMI Out Figure 3 HETM-DCK-21 Interfaces For advanced debugging purposes only. Not needed by typical users. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 12: Getting Started With The Hetm-Dck-21

    5.0 GETTING STARTED WITH THE HETM-DCK-21 5.1 Connecting the KEL Cable If you have received an HETM-DCK-21 assembly, you will need to connect it to the Sony FCB-ER8300 4K Figure 4 camera block. The Interface Front End PCB of the HETM-DCK-21 assembly (see...

  • Page 13: Access The User Interface Using Zfinder

    Note: The HETM-DCK-21 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 14: Figure 6 Hetm-Dck-21 User Interface - System Setup Tab

    HETM-DCK-21 User Instructions DOC-USR-0202-01 Figure 6 HETM-DCK-21 User Interface – System Setup Tab (5) By default, the system will have automatically started encoding. Click on the CH1 tab for channel one configuration settings. If the encoder status message in the bottom right corner of the screen shows RUNNING, you will need to click the stop or Stop All button in order to change any settings.

  • Page 15: Streaming Control

    6.0 STREAMING CONTROL This section gives step-by-step instructions on setting the HETM-DCK-21 to output and stream video using each of the output format options: UDP, RTP, RTSP and RTMP. In addition to the HETM-DCK-21, a Windows PC with the VLC media player downloaded is required.

  • Page 16: Figure 7 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Udp

    IP Address or “H265(HEVC)” Multicast Address (6) Note value (7) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 7 CH1 Tab Configuration – UDP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Figure 8 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Udp

    (5) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC. Figure 9 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 18: Stream Rtp

    “Follow Input” to “RTP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 10 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Figure 11 Example Of Encoded Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)

    Run VLC to View RTP Stream An SDP file is needed to view an RTP stream from the HETM-DCK-21 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 20: Stream Rtsp

    (4) Change to “RTSP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 12 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTSP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Figure 13 Finding Your Camera's Ip Address

    (9) Enter “rtsp:// IP_Address/z3-#{m}.mp4” for the network URL. a. IP_Address will be the IP address of your HETM-DCK-21. 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 22: Figure 15 Example Of Z3 Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtsp)

    RTSP is only supported with VLC version 2.1.5 or later. When encoding via RTSP, any time the encoding session is stopped and restarted, you will need to reopen VLC in order to view the stream. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: Stream Rtmp

    HETM-DCK-21 User Instructions DOC-USR-0202-01 6.4 Stream RTMP When in H.264 mode, the HETM-DCK-21 supports RTMP streaming accepted by a variety of CDN’s (Content Delivery Networks) and social media platforms for wide content distribution and live streaming. 6.4.1 RTMP Camera Streaming to the Wowza Streaming Engine™...

  • Page 24: Figure 16 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Wowza Streaming Engine

    PC on your network (for details on configuring Wowza, please see “APPENDIX B: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP”). ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Figure 17 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 17 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 18 Viewing Streamed Content On Wowza Test Player

    DOC-USR-0202-01 (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 HETM-DCK-21 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 19 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 20 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Youtube Live

    Select the Live Video link at the top of the Create Post dialog box near the top of the page. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Figure 21 Facebook "Create Post" Dialog Box

    URL and Stream Key for your session displayed on the left. Figure 22 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog (4) Return to the HETM-DCK-21 web interface and select the “Ch1” tab. Click “Stop.” Ensure the “Output Format” is set to “RTMPS.” (5) Enter the Server URL minus the protocol header and stream Key as a continuous string in the Dest Address field.

  • Page 30: Figure 23 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 will result in lower latency than streaming using TS. When streaming UDP or TSRTP, the HETM-DCK-21 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 25 Vlc Media Player Tools Menu

    Network Caching (ms) value. Figure 26 VLC Media Player Advanced Preferences ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 33: Stream Multiple Resolutions

    Figure 28 Create Additional Output Channels 6.7 Setting NTP The HETM-DCK-21 has support for NTP 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 NTP.

  • Page 34: Record To Micro Sd

    (5) Click the change button. NTP is now enabled and your system clock will be adjusted. Figure 29 Setting up NTP 6.8 Record to Micro SD The HETM-DCK-21 supports writing encoded video to a storage device connected to the Micro SD port in .ts file format. Connect Storage...

  • Page 35: Figure 31 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Tsfile

    Note: If less space is available on the USB device than the Max File Size specified in the user interface, the ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 36 The PC should be at least a quadcore or 8-core PC. If the PC is too slow, frame skips and possibly video artifacts will be observed upon playback. VLC should be version 2.1.3 or newer. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 37: Record Snapshot

    6.9 Record Snapshot HETM-DCK-21 supports taking a snapshot while streaming video (software V2.08 or later). By default, the snapshot will be at the native HETM-DCK-21 camera resolution (3840x2160) with an option to change the size of image. There are two ways to record a snapshot: (1) Using Camera Tab (see section 7.2)

  • Page 38: Camera Control

    DOC-USR-0202-01 7.0 CAMERA CONTROL The HETM-DCK-21 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 39: Color Controls

    (6) Adjust Color Gain and Color Hue using the sliders. (7) Use the button options to adjust to your desired Color Suppress settings. Figure 34 Color Controls ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 40: Sony Visca Camera Control

    Com2TCP is an application supporting remote access and is available online. (2) Launch the Com2TCP application. (3) Set the Remote IP field to the IP address of your HETM-DCK-21. This can be found using ZFinder or as the URL of the web browser with the user interface open.

  • Page 41: Figure 36 Camera Controller Software Configuration

    Figure 36 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 HETM-DCK-21 has been provided in APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application.

  • Page 42: Onvif  Profile S

    (2) Use ONVIF device discovery to find the HETM-DCK-21 on the network. Note: For manual discovery of ONVIF, use the HETM-DCK-21 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 43: Performing Other Operations With The Hetm-Dck-21

    HETM-DCK-21 User Instructions DOC-USR-0202-01 8.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE HETM-DCK-21 8.1 Save Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you’d like to preserve, you can save it so that when the HETM-DCK- 21 is powered off and back on, it automatically boots to those settings.

  • Page 44: Advanced Settings Mode

    (5) Under Device Setup, check the Advanced Settings box. (6) Click on the Save button. (1) Check “Advanced Settings” (2) Click “Save” Figure 40 Accessing Advanced Settings ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 45: Encoder Roi

    System Setup tab and saving that to the preset. 8.3 Encoder ROI The HETM-DCK-21 allows for the encoding of a Region of Interest (ROI) in the captured video. This allows the encode of only the region of the video you are interested in.

  • Page 46: Overlay Timestamp

    Figure 42 Channel 1 Tab with ROI 8.4 Overlay Timestamp The HETM-DCK-21 supports the overlay of a system timestamp on the video stream. This is done via the Text Overlay feature on the encoder tab. (1) Click on the CH1 tab and stop the stream with the Stop button, if necessary.

  • Page 47: Set A Static Ip Address

    DOC-USR-0202-01 8.5 Set a Static IP Address The HETM-DCK-21 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. If you prefer, you can set your camera to a static IP address. If you would like to have your PC set to a static IP address, you will need to set your camera to a static IP address as well in order for it to be discoverable by ZFinder.

  • Page 48: Upgrade Firmware

    8.6 Upgrade Firmware Firmware upgrades for the HETM-DCK-21 are available for download at Z3Cam-4K.Z3technology.com. (1) In the System Setup Tab, click the Update device firmware button. Click here...

  • Page 49: Setting A Password

    8.7 Setting a Password The HETM-DCK-21 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.

  • Page 50: Using Wi-Fi

    (ssh root@xx.xx.xx.xx) and run lsusb at the prompt. 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. 8.8.1 Initial Wi-Fi Setup (1) Power down the encoder and plug the Wi-Fi adapter into the USB slot on the camera.

  • Page 51: Figure 49 Display Of Network Options

    (3) To select the Wi-Fi network to connect to, click on the “Available Networks” dropdown. If you don’t see the network you are looking for click the “Wi-Fi” tab again and go back to the dropdown. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 52: Figure 51 Zfinder Page Showing "Available Networks" Dropdown

    If the encoder fails to connect it will return to AP mode so look for the AP SSID on your PC and try to connect to your network again. Note that currently only WPA1/WPA2 Personal authentication is supported. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 53: 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 54: Figure 52 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 55: Figure 53 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 56: Dmd-4K Decoder

    HETM-DCK-21 User Instructions DOC-USR-0202-01  9.2 ZEUS DMD-4K Decoder When in H.265 mode, the HETM-DCK-21 is compatible with the ZEUS DMD-4K, also manufactured by Z3 Technology. Please contact Z3 for more information. Figure 54 ZEUS DMD-4K H.265 Decoder  9.3 ZEUS HE4K-01 Decode When in H.264 mode, the HETM-DCK-21 is compatible with the ZEUS HE4K-01, also manufactured by Z3...

  • Page 57: Summary Of Options

    Check this box to set the system to automatically start encoding upon powering on. Unchecked Advanced Checked Check this box for advanced encode settings to ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 58 (128.138.141.172) Address of desired server for NTP. Set HTTP/HTTPS Sets HTTP/HTTPS access to the web UI. See DOC- USR-0164-0x for more information ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 59: The User Presets Tab

    Load settings from a previously exported file. Reset Resets presets Factory reset Reset configuration to factory defaults, except for IP Network settings ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 60: The Status Tab

    600 for 60 frames per second content). Input Status Input HDMI1 refers to the captured content from the camera lens ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 61: The Camera Tab

    Focus Slider Used to set manual focus position. (Manual Only) Exposure Exposure Mode Auto Sets the exposure mode of the camera. Shutter Priority ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 62 Manual - Allows for manual set of R and B gain. Sodium Lamp Auto - Auto WB compatible with sodium vapor lamps. [Note 1] Sodium Lamp Fixed - Fixed WB specifically ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 63 Sets the step size for the +/- buttons. Higher values result in faster zoom when holding one of the buttons. Zoom Slider Wide - Telephoto Sets the camera zoom. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 64: The Term Tab

    These are advanced settings and no error correction is in place on these values, so it is expected that the user which changes these settings is an expert or familiar with the changes being made for deployment for their organization. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 65: Figure 56 Term Tab Configuration

    Serial 4 Baud Rate 1200 Each serial port can be configured with a selected baud rate. 2400 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 66 90 degrees Max Tilt Sets the maximum tilt of the device 100 degrees 180 degrees ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 67: The Ch1 Tab (Channel 1)

    The H.264 profile of the bitstream. Generally High is used for 1080p or Main greater, Main for D1, and Baseline for Baseline ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 68 Audio Setup (if Audio Enable is set to True) Codec ARM AACLC Codec to be used for audio encode. ARM AACLC MPEG2 ARM AACHE ARM AACHE V2 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 69 If an issue is encountered with a specific decoder, try setting this value to the same value as the video delay. Output Setup ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 70 Sets the file size at which a new .ts file is started. Video PID* (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE Only) 0 – 8191 (221) PID assigned to video in the TS stream. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 71 “Enable” to enter user credentials. User (RTMP/RTSP/RTMPS Only) Enter a valid Wowza user name. Password Enter a valid Wowza password. (RTMP/RTSP/RTMPS Only) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 72 RUNNING indicates the unit is currently encoding. Error statuses will be preceded by an exclamation point and include a ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 73: The Ch2 & Ch3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3)

    10.7 The CH2 & CH3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3) The HETM-DCK-21 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. If these tabs are not present, you can create a them by clicking on the “+”...

  • Page 74: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs

    Gateway Open Device Opens the HTTP-based graphical user interface (GUI) Flash LEDs Causes status LED on the selected HETM-DCK-21 to flash red approximately 30 times. This is helpful when physically locating one of multiple devices on the same network. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦...

  • Page 75: 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 58 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 76: 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 HETM-DCK-21, the following steps are needed: (1) Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http://localhost:8088.

  • Page 77: Figure 60 Wowza Security Settings

    (9) Verify Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions. (10) Click on Save. Figure 60 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 78: 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 HETM-DCK-21. The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands to the unit.
  • Page 79 *argv[]) int res, i; int ch = 0, chant = 0; SOCKET s; char buf[255]; unsigned char cmdVisca[6][10]= {{0x06,0x81,0x01,0x04,0x07,0x02,0xFF,0x00,0x00,0x00}, //zoom in ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 80 (connect(s,(struct sockaddr *) &serv_addr,sizeof(serv_addr)) < 0) printf("ERROR connecting\n"); return -3; printf("connected!\n"); if (s != INVALID_SOCKET) { help(); while ( 1) { ch = _getch(); ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 81 (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); closesocket(s); ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 82: Appendix D: Support And Troubleshooting

    APPENDIX D: Support and Troubleshooting Appendix D: Support 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.

  • Page 83: Appendix D: Warranty

    - Is the network caching value in VLC set to 200ms? Refer to Section 6.4 for more information. Appendix D: Warranty 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/Z3Cam-4K-HW-Warranty.html.

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