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User Instructions
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Z3Cam-DX
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DOC-USR-0152-04
June 5, 2018
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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 DOC-USR-0152-04 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 03/21/2018 Original Document 04/05/2018 Picture and formatting changes 04/18/2018 Picture update 06/05/2018 Zoom update ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Profile S ....................50 ® ONVIF Fixed Profile Support ................50 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3Cam-DX ............. 52 Save Current Settings ..................52 Advanced Settings Mode ..................53 Set a Static IP Address ..................54 Upgrade Firmware ..................... 55 Setting a Password ....................
  • Page 4 APPENDIX B: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP .............. 86 APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application .............. 88 APPENDIX D: Troubleshooting ................... 92 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 5 Figure 4 Streaming and Power Connections for the Camera ............13 Figure 5 ZFinder with the Z3Cam-DX Selected ............... 14 Figure 6 Z3Cam-DX User Interface – System Setup Tab ............. 15 Figure 7 CH1 Tab Configuration – UDP ................. 17 Figure 8 CH2 Tab Configuration –...
  • Page 6 Figure 69 Using the Command Prompt to Determine Your PC’s IP Address ........85 Figure 70 Locating Your Computer’s IP Address ..............85 Figure 71 Wowza Performance Settings ................86 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 7 Z3Cam-DX User Instructions DOC-USR-0152-04 Figure 72 Wowza Security Settings ..................87 Figure 73 Running the Example Application ................88 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 8: General Description

    Camera control can take place remotely with a Web based configuration interface, ONVIF Profile S and with VISCA control commands sent over IP to the Z3Cam-DX. The Z3Cam-DX leverages a Sony FCB-ER8530 block camera and a DRS Tamarisk camera.

  • Page 9: Features

    Pass Sony VISCA™ Camera Control Commands over IP • Supports ONVIF® Profile S • • Compressed USB recording Compatible with ZEUS® HE265-DEC H.265/H.264 decoder* (also available from Z3 Technology) • PC decoding • ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8...

  • Page 10: Supported Resolutions

    Follow_input (2160p29.97) Resize to 1080p29.97, 720p29.97 and 480p29.97 The Z3Cam-DX 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 11: Package Contents

    Z3Cam-DX User Instructions DOC-USR-0152-04 3.0 PACKAGE CONTENTS Z3Cam-DX Camera 12V 1A Power Supply Figure 2 Z3Cam-DX Package Contents ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 12: Operating Controls

    RS-232 Serial Port Status LED USB 2.0 Composite Output Microphone Input 12V DC Power GigE wit PoE Support Figure 3 Z3Cam-DX Interfaces ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Getting Started With Z3Cam-Dx

    5.0 GETTING STARTED WITH Z3Cam-DX This section gives step-by-step instructions on using your PC to access the Z3Cam-DX user interface. Here you’ll be able to change the settings to fit your video streaming needs and control the camera. In addition to the Z3Cam-DX, a Windows PC, a 12V power supply and an Ethernet cable are required.

  • Page 14: Access The User Interface Using Zfinder

    Note: The Z3Cam-DX 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 6 Z3Cam-Dx User Interface - System Setup Tab

    DOC-USR-0152-04 Z3Cam-DX Figure 6 Z3Cam-DX User Interface – System Setup Tab (7) 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 16: Streaming Control

    6.0 STREAMING CONTROL This section gives step-by-step instructions on setting the Z3Cam-DX to output and stream video using each of the output format options: UDP, RTP, RTSP and RTMP. In addition to the Z3Cam-DX, a Windows PC with the VLC media player downloaded is required.

  • Page 17: Figure 7 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Udp

    Z3Cam-DX User Instructions DOC-USR-0152-04 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 18: Figure 8 Ch2 Tab Configuration - Udp

    192.168.0.6. d. Dest_Port will match the value found in the Dest Port field in the Encoder tab. The default value is 8600. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Figure 9 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Udp

    (5) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC. Figure 10 Example of 4K Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: Stream Rtp

    By default a limited selection of video encoding settings are available in the user interface. See Section 8.2, “Advanced Settings Mode”, for more information on accessing additional settings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Figure 12 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtp

    The status LED on the unit will blink green when streaming. Figure 12 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 22: Figure 13 Ch2 Tab Configuration - Rtp

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

  • Page 23: Figure 14 Example Of Encoded Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)

    (10) Press Enter or click Open. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC. Figure 14 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Stream Rtsp

    By default a limited selection of video encoding settings are available in the user interface. See Section 8.2, “Advanced Settings Mode”, for more information on accessing additional settings. Figure 15 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTSP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Figure 16 Ch2 Tab Configuration - Rtsp

    (9) Enter “rtsp:// IP_Address/z3-#{m}.mp4” for the network URL. a. IP_Address will be the IP address of your Z3Cam-DX. 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 26: Figure 17 Finding Your Camera's Ip Address

    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 27: Stream Rtmp

    Z3Cam-DX User Instructions DOC-USR-0152-04 6.4 Stream RTMP When in H.264 mode, the Z3Cam-DX 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 28: Figure 20 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Wowza Streaming Engine

    Z3Cam-DX User Instructions DOC-USR-0152-04 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 29: Figure 21 Ch2 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Wowza Streaming Engine

    (11) At the top of the screen, click on Applications. (12) Select live on the left side of the screen. (13) Click Test Players in the top right-hand corner. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 30: Figure 22 Navigating To The Wowza Test Player

    Figure 22 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player (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 Z3Cam-DX user interface. For this example, enter hevc4k.

  • Page 31: Figure 23 Viewing Streamed Content On Wowza Test Player

    (15) Type “hevc4k” for Stream (16) Click “Start” Audio and Video will appear Figure 23 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 32: Figure 24 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 33: Figure 25 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Youtube Live

    (13) Allow a few seconds for your video to appear in your YouTube live dashboard. Figure 25 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 34: Figure 26 Ch2 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Steaming To Youtube Live

    (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. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Figure 28 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog

    Address field. In our example, the full address reads “rmtp- api.facebook.com:80/rtmp/101180953856248?ds+1&s_l=1&a=ATicDctn4rtiWCXW”. Authentication should remain disabled. Set to “RTMP” Enter Server URL and Stream Key Figure 29 Facebook Live Stream Encoder Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 36: Tuning For Latency

    In general, streaming using RTP will result in lower latency than streaming using TS. When streaming UDP or TSRTP, the Z3Cam-DX 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 37: Figure 31 Enable Ts Lowlat Mode

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

  • Page 38: Figure 33 Vlc Media Player Advanced Preferences

    @ 300 ms, frame skips; @ 1000 ms, no frame skips 5 Mbps 1000 ms @ 300 ms, frame skips; @ 1000 ms, no frame skips Figure 34 Recommended Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 39: Stream Multiple Resolutions

    DOC-USR-0152-04 6.6 Stream Multiple Resolutions The Z3Cam-DX supports simultaneous encode into up to three different resolutions, bitrates and output formats. Each output stream can be set using a separate channel tab. If the CH2 tab is not present, you can create a second channel by clicking on the tab.

  • Page 40: Record To Usb

    Z3Cam-DX User Instructions DOC-USR-0152-04 6.7 Record to USB The Z3Cam-DX supports writing encoded video to a storage device connected to the USB port in .ts file format. Connect Storage to USB 2.0 Port Figure 36 USB Connection (1) Connect a USB flash drive or other USB storage device to USB on the back of the camera.

  • Page 41: Figure 37 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Tsfile

    This check for available space is performed when start is clicked and every time a new file is created. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 42: Microphone Input

    MIC Line-In should be used with non-powered/non-amplified microphones. b. MIC should be used with powered/amplified microphones. (5) Set Audio Enable to False to disable encode of the audio input. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 43: Composite Pass-Through

    Figure 39 CH1 Tab Configuration – Microphone Audio Settings 6.9 Composite Pass-Through The Z3Cam-DX 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 44: Figure 41 Set Composite Pass-Through Resolution

    (4) Click the Set Display button for changes to take effect. Z3Cam-DX Select Resolution Option Click “Set Display” Figure 41 Set Composite Pass-Through Resolution ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 45: Record Snapshot

    Record Snapshot The Z3CAM-DX supports taking a snapshot while streaming video (software V2.08 or later). By default the snapshot will be at the native Z3Cam-DX 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 46: Camera Control

    DOC-USR-0152-04 7.0 CAMERA CONTROL The Z3Cam-DX supports real-time camera adjustments remotely via the user interface. Refer to Section 10.4, “The Camera 1 Tab” for more details on the available options. (1) Return to the user interface, and click on the Camera tab.

  • Page 47: Figure 43 Camera 1 Tab Preview Image

    “+” Tab Figure 43 Camera 1 Tab Preview Image Z3Cam-DX Figure 44 Camera 2 Tab Preview Thermal Image ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 48: Color Controls

    (2) Launch the Com2TCP application. (3) Set the Remote IP field to the IP address of your Z3Cam-DX. This can be found using ZFinder or as the URL of the web browser with the user interface open.

  • Page 49: Figure 46 Com2Tcp Configuration

    (6) Click the Connect button. The application will minimize. Do not close this application while your camera control is in use. The COM port selected will now redirect data to the Z3Cam-DX. If the camera is rebooted or power cycled, you will need to reconnect COM2TCP on your PC. COM2TCP does not automatically detect the dropped connection.

  • Page 50: Onvif Profile S

    (2) Use ONVIF device discovery to find the Z3Cam-DX on the network. Note: For manual discovery of ONVIF, use the Z3Cam-DX 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 51: Figure 48 System Setup Tab Configuration

    Figure 50 Save preset option Click on Save for the preset so that this change is present during reboots of the system as well. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 52: Performing Other Operations With The Z3Cam-Dx

    8.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3Cam-DX 8.1 Save Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you’d like to preserve, you can save it so that when the Z3Cam-DX is powered off and back on, it automatically boots to those settings.

  • Page 53: Advanced Settings Mode

    (5) Under Device Setup, check the Advanced Settings box. (6) Click on the Save button. Check “Advanced Settings” Click “Save” Figure 54 Accessing Advanced Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 54: Set A Static Ip Address

    System Setup tab and saving that to the preset. 8.3 Set a Static IP Address The Z3Cam-DX 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 55: Upgrade Firmware

    (6) 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 Z3Cam-DX appears with your manually entered IP address.

  • Page 56: Figure 56 Updating Device Firmware

    (4) Click Upload and Update. A progress message will appear. Once update of firmware is completed it will return to the main menu. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 57: Setting A Password

    DOC-USR-0152-04 8.5 Setting a Password The Z3Cam-DX provides the option to set a password to limit access to the user interface. Note: Once a password has been set, it can be changed, but the requirement of a password cannot be undone.

  • Page 58: Factory Reset

    Z3Cam-DX User Instructions DOC-USR-0152-04 8.6 Factory Reset The Z3Cam-DX can be reset to its original factory settings using the pinhole reset on the lower right of the rear interface panel of the unit. Figure 60 Pinhole Reset (1) Allow the camera to boot completely.

  • Page 59: Using Wifi

    (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 WiFI Setup 1.

  • Page 60: Figure 62 Display Of Network Options

    “Open Device”. This will bring up the web interface. Figure 63 Example of encoder showing up on Zfinder application ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 61: Figure 64 Zfinder Page Showing "Available Networks" Dropdown

    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 62: 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 63: Figure 65 Lav Filters Configuration

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

  • Page 64: Figure 66 Disable Hardware Decoding In Vlc

    (9) In the Advanced Preferences window that appears, navigate to Video codecs on the left hand column and select FFmpeg. (10) 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 65: Zeus He265-Dec Decode

    ® ® ® ® 9.2 ZEUS HE265-DEC Decode When in H.265 mode, the Z3Cam-DX is compatible with the ZEUS HE265-DEC, also manufactured by Z3 Technology. Please contact Z3 for more information. Figure 67 HE265-DEC Decoder ZEUS is a registered trademark of Z3 Technology, LLC.

  • Page 66: Summary Of Options

    DHCP server, and this field is not applicable. Use DHCP Checked Check this box to use DHCP to dynamically obtain an IP address at start up. Unchecked ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 67 Click this button to access Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) configuration options. Set HTTP/HTTPS Click this button to set HTTP/HTTPS Button Configure FPGA Allows FPGA configuration Button ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 68: 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 69: The Status Tab

    Capture frames per second for video Temperature Status Sensor There are three temperature sensors: lens, FPGA chip and CPU chip Temp (Celsius) Sensor readings in degrees Celsius ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 70: The Camera 1 Tab

    This will not be live video. About Camera Model Sony FCB-ER8300 VISCA Control TCP Port: Displays available port for Sony VISCA camera control commands ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 71 −14° - +14° (0°) Adjusts color hue Color Suppress off, 1, 2, 3 Adjusts color suppress Camera Orientation E-Flip Checked Unchecked Reverse (Mirror) Checked ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 72: The Camera 2 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 their organization. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 73: The Ch1 Tab (Channel 1)

    The encode resolution. If this resolution is different from the capture resolution (3840x2160), resizing Follow Input will occur. Follow Input generates the resolution ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 74 Will automatically indicate how latency is running Mode GOP Size* 10 – 240 Frames I-frame frequency. The number of frames in each ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 75 32000 Hz 16000 Hz Source MIC Line-In Select MIC Line-In when using a non-powered/non- amplified microphone. Select MIC when using a powered/amplified microphone. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 76 PID assigned to PCR in the TS stream. (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE Only) PCR Interval* (50) Interval assigned to PCR in the TS stream in (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE milliseconds. Only) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 77 Enter a valid Wowza password. (RTMP Only) Telop Enable True Enables Telop display text over video. False Telop Display Text ENCDEV Textbox for entering display text. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 78 640x480, 640x360, 420x380, 352x576, 352x288, 352x240, 320x240, and 320x180 Follow input “Follow input” = Generate encoder resolution based on capture resolution detected ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 79: The Ch2 Tab (Channel 2)

    (RTP, RTSP and RTMP 1M = 1,000,000 bits per second Only) 1000k = 1,000,000 bits per second 2.5M = Not a Valid Format ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 80 32000 Hz 16000 Hz Select MIC Line-In when using a non-powered/non- Source MIC Line-In amplified microphone. Select MIC when using a powered/amplified microphone. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 81 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 82 Enter a valid Wowza user name. Password Enter a valid Wowza password. (RTMP Only) True Telop Enable 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 83 640x480, 640x360, 420x380, 352x576, 352x288, 352x240, 320x240, and 320x180 Follow input “Follow input” = Generate encoder resolution based on capture resolution detected ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 84: 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 Z3Cam-DX to flash red approximately 30 times. This is helpful when physically locating one of multiple devices on the same network. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦...

  • Page 85: 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 70 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 86: 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 Z3Cam-DX, the following steps are needed: (1) Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http://localhost:8088.
  • Page 87 (9) Verify Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions. (10) Click on Save. Figure 72 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 88: 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 Z3Cam-DX. The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands to the unit.
  • Page 89 *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}, ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 90 (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) { ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 91 (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 92: Appendix D: Troubleshooting

    ZFinder icon and select Run as administrator in order for it to open.  Problem: My Z3Cam-DX 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 93 - 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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