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Z3 Technology Z3-SME-01 User Instructions

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User Instructions
Multi-Channel H.264 HD Multimedia System
Ultra-Compact Media Encoder and Streamer
Z3-SME-01
Model Name:
The Power of ZEUS™
DOC-USR-0070-03p
Manual Version 2.08.02
Software Version 2.08.02
May 5, 2015
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save the manual for future use.
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  • Page 1 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save the manual for future use. © Copyright 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 Revision History Version Date Change Note Author 2.02.00 03/26/15 Original Document Added Closed Caption section, note on LED change, updated 2.08.00 04/13/15 screenshots. Modified RTSP URL description in Section 6.6. Added Authentication 2.08.02 05/05/15 information in Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 and 10.5. Updated screenshots.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6.1 Setting up the HD Source ..................12 6.2 Connecting and Powering Up the Z3-SME-01 ..............12 6.3 Finding the Z3-SME-01 on the Network using ZFinder ............13 6.4 Configure CH1 and Encode ..................14 6.5 Run VLC to View Stream ..................16 6.6 Streaming RTP ......................
  • Page 4 Figure 3 Z3-SME-01 Front View ..................11 Figure 4 Z3-SME-01 Rear View ..................11 Figure 5 Encode Connections for the Z3-SME-01 (Front) ............12 Figure 6 Encode Connections for the Z3-SME-01 (Back) ............12 Figure 7 ZFinder with Z3-SME-01 Listed ................13 Figure 8 ZFinder with Z3-SME-01 Selected ................
  • Page 5 Figure 28 Reboot Reminder for Changing IP Settings ..............26 Figure 29 ZFinder with Z3-SME-01 DHCP Address ..............26 Figure 30 Selecting Z3-SME-01 w/ DHCP Address in ZFinder ............27 Figure 31 Web GUI Using DHCP Address ................27 Figure 32 Composite Cable ....................28 Figure 33 Z3-SME-03 Composite Connection ................
  • Page 6 Figure 54 Changing the Password ..................44 Figure 55 Password Entry Screen ..................45 Figure 56 Wowza Performance Settings ................57 Figure 57 Wowza Security Settings ..................58 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: General Description

    1.1 Preface The Z3-SME-01 is a cost-optimized, compact 98 x 81 x 21 mm (3.88 x 3.19 x 0.81 in) system that allows encode of HD video (up to 1080p60) through HDMI input, and encode of SD video through a composite input.

  • Page 8: Quick Start Guide

    Wowza in “APPENDIX A: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP,” on page 57. To use the Z3-SME-01 as a decoder, you can go to Section 8.0, “ RUNNING THE DECODER,” on page 39. 2.2 If You Already Have a System from Z3 and Need to Update the Firmware You can update the firmware via the web GUI interface by following the instructions in Section 9.2, “...

  • Page 9: Included Parts List

    1x Composite Adapter Cable 1x Serial Cable 1x Gender Changer 1x HDMI Cable Figure 2 Parts Included with the Z3-SME-01 *Note: The serial cable and gender changer are included for debugging purposes and are not needed by the typical Z3-SME-01 user.

  • Page 10: Features

    Composite: 576i25, 480i29.97 4.2 Supported Output Resolutions - Decoder HDMI: 1080p60, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 1080p60, 1080p59.94, 1080p50, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576p50, 480p60 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Operating Controls

    “Input” and “Run” have been changed to “HDMI” and “CVBS” on the latest versions of the Z3-SME-01. Ethernet Composite HDMI HDMI Power Figure 4 Z3-SME-01 Rear View ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 12: Getting Started And Running The Z3-Sme-01

    This section gives step-by-step instructions on using the Z3-SME-01 to stream 1080p or 1080i video to VLC running on your PC. In addition to the Z3-SME-01, an HD source with HDMI output and a PC are required. Encoding with a composite source is described later in Section 6.11 on page 28.

  • Page 13: Finding The Z3-Sme-01 On The Network Using Zfinder

    Z3-SME-01 appears: Figure 7 ZFinder with Z3-SME-01 Listed (8) Click on the Z3-SME-01 entry in the window to select it. This will cause the “Edit Device”, “Open Device” and “Flash LEDs” boxes to activate: Figure 8 ZFinder with Z3-SME-01 Selected *Note: Selecting “Flash LEDs”...

  • Page 14: Configure Ch1 And Encode

    (9) Click on “Open Device.” An Internet browser window is opened (default browser used is Firefox) and the Web GUI appears at the System Setup tab: Figure 9 Z3-SME-01 Web GUI (System Setup Page) 6.4 Configure CH1 and Encode (10) Click on the “CH1” tab.

  • Page 15: Figure 10 Channel 1 Configuration Screen - Udp

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

  • Page 16: Run Vlc To View Stream

    (3) Press “Enter.” (4) You should now see video streaming to VLC: Figure 12 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Streaming Rtp

    (3) Click on “start” to start the RTP encoding session. At this point your settings should look like the following: Change to “RTP” Figure 13 Channel 1 Configuration Screen – RTP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Figure 14 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Rtp

    (5) In the “Open Media” box, type “rtsp://{IP Address}/z3-{ch #}{m}.mp4”, where {IP Address} is the IP address of the Z3-SME-01, {ch #} is 1 for CH1, 2 for CH2, and 3 for CH3, and {m} is added if a multicast address is being streamed. For example, if the IP address of the Z3-SME-01 is the default value of 192.168.81.7, encode is being done from CH1, and unicast streaming is being...

  • Page 19: Dynamically Changing Bitrate And Frame Rate

    DOC-USR-0070-03p 6.7 Dynamically Changing Bitrate and Frame Rate The Z3-SME-01 includes an “Update” button which allows you to change the bitrate and frame rate without stopping and restarting the encoder. To use it, complete the following steps: (7) In VLC, click on “Tools” and select “Codec Information.” This brings up a window with four tabs.

  • Page 20: Figure 18 Drop In Bitrate After Dynamic Bitrate Change

    The parameter “Frame Rate Divider” can also be updated dynamically using the “update” button. All other parameters require a stop and then start to change. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Adjusting The Udp Ts Rate

    DOC-USR-0070-03p 6.8 Adjusting the UDP TS Rate The Z3-SME-01 includes a parameter to adjust the TS rate independent of the video bitrate. This can be found just below “PMT PID” when “UDP” is selected as the output format. Normally, this value is set to 25% to 33% above the sum of the video and audio bitrate. For example, the default value out of the factory is a value of 8Mbps, corresponding to 6Mbps for the video.

  • Page 22: Figure 21 Ts Rate And Lower Bitrate Reflected In Vlc

    (14) 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 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: 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 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Running Dhcp

    DOC-USR-0070-03p 6.10 Running DHCP DHCP is also supported. When enabled, the Z3-SME-01 dynamically receives an IP address to use at startup. The IP address that is assigned can be seen through the ZFinder tool running on a PC. To view...

  • Page 25: Figure 25 Selecting "Z3_Config1" Within The System Setup Tab

    (19) Now that DHCP is set in z3_config1, save the configuration by clicking on the “Save” button: Click “Save” Figure 27 Saving a User Preset ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Figure 28 Reboot Reminder For Changing Ip Settings

    (21) Now that you’ve set DHCP , saved it to the configuration “z3_config1”, and specified that “z3_config1” will be used when the system restarts you can go ahead and reboot the Z3-SME-01. (22) 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.

  • Page 27: Figure 30 Selecting Z3-Sme-01 W/ Dhcp Address In Zfinder

    (2) Click “Open Device” Figure 30 Selecting Z3-SME-01 w/ DHCP Address in ZFinder (24) A web browser will then open at the IP address of the Z3-SME-01 and you will see the Web GUI: New IP address Figure 31 Web GUI Using DHCP Address (25) You can return to Static IP by unchecking “Use DHCP”...

  • Page 28: Encoding From Composite In

    DOC-USR-0070-03p 6.11 Encoding from Composite In The Z3-SME-01 also supports encode via Composite In. Composite In can be used in parallel with the HDMI In. A special cable, provided with the Z3-SME-01, is needed. To encode with Composite In, perform the following steps: (26) Find the special composite adapter cable (pictured below).

  • Page 29: Figure 35 Configuring Composite Input On Ch2

    “yes” (3) Set Audio Source to “Analog” (4) Click on “start” Figure 35 Configuring Composite Input on CH2 (30) Click on “start.” ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 30: Figure 36 Vlc Settings For Viewing The Ch2 Stream

    5006 you will need to use port “5006” when specifying the Network URL: Figure 36 VLC Settings for Viewing the CH2 Stream (32) You should now see composite video streaming on VLC. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 31: Encoding Closed Caption Data

    DOC-USR-0070-03p 6.12 Encoding Closed Caption Data The Z3-SME-01 supports extraction of closed caption data from composite input. This automatically occurs any time composite input with closed caption data included is used. To utilize this feature, complete the following: (1) Connect a composite input with closed caption data to the composite connector. Also connect the audio if available (see Figure 33 on page 28).

  • Page 32: Using The "Aux Ts File" Option

    *Note: After clicking “stop”, the user should wait at least 10 seconds before removing the USB drive from the Z3-SME-01. This will ensure all buffered data finishes transferring to the USB drive. (1) Set “Aux TS File Enable” to “True”...

  • Page 33: Streaming Rtmp In Three Different Resolutions

    7.0 STREAMING RTMP IN THREE DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS This section shows how to use the Z3-SME-01 to take one video input and stream it over RTMP into three different resolutions (720p, D1, and CIF). The Wowza server is used as an example RTMP streaming server.

  • Page 34: Configure Ch1 For Rtmp Streaming

    (3) Set RTMP server address, stream name (4) Enter Authentication Information (if needed) Figure 41 3-Channel RTMP Encode – Channel 1 Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Configure Ch2 For Rtmp Streaming

    (12) Use the same RTMP format / Dest Address / Authentication Info, replacing “720” with d1: Figure 42 3-Channel RTMP Encode – Channel 2 Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 36: Configure Ch3 For Rtmp Streaming

    (15) Use the same RTMP format / Dest Address / Authentication Info, replacing “d1” with cif: Figure 43 3-Channel RTMP Encode – Channel 3 Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 37: Set Up The Wowza Server

    (1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (3) Select “live” (4) Select “Test Players” Figure 44 Getting to the Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 38: Figure 45 Viewing Sme-01 Content On Wowza

    (20) You should see the “Test Players” popup screen. Select the “Adobe RTMP” tab, change the Stream name to “720” (should match one of the directories you are streaming to in the Z3-SME-01), and click “Start”. You should then see the content streamed from the Z3-SME-01: (1) Select “Adobe RTMP”...

  • Page 39: Running The Decoder

    DOC-USR-0070-03p 8.0 RUNNING THE DECODER The Z3-SME-01 also supports decoding of streams. To see an example of this, follow the steps below. 8.1 Create a .ts File using the Encoder (1) Follow steps (1) through (10) in Section 6.0 to stream a TS stream.

  • Page 40: Figure 48 System Setup In Decoder Mode

    DOC-USR-0070-03p (6) Once you do this, the description at the top right will change from “Z3-SME-01 Encoder” to “Z3- SME-01 Decoder” and settings for Display Mode, Resolution, and Layout will appear: New Settings for Display Appear Figure 48 System Setup in Decoder Mode (7) Leave these settings as is.

  • Page 41: Configure Decoder

    (9) About 5-10 seconds later, decode should start and you should see a picture. Note: audio decode is not supported in this release. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 42: Performing Other Operations With The Z3-Sme-01

    9.1 Saving Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you’d like to preserve, you can save it so that when the Z3-SME-01 is powered off and back on, it automatically uses those settings. For an example of doing this, please see the description in Section 6.10, “...

  • Page 43: Figure 51 Updater Screen

    (6) You will see screens stating that the image is being uploaded and that the flash is being updated. After about one minute, you should see the main menu again. (7) Your Z3-SME-01 is now updated! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8...

  • Page 44: Using The Password Feature

    Click “change” Figure 54 Changing the Password (3) Wait for the password options to disappear. This indicates that the password has changed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 45: Figure 55 Password Entry Screen

    Use “admin” for the user name and the value you had entered before for the password: Figure 55 Password Entry Screen (5) You should now be able to access the web GUI. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 46: Summary Of Options

    Options (default in bold) Notes Local IP Address 192.168.x.y (192.168.81.07) Sets the IP address of the Z3-SME-01. Note that a “save” of these settings and a reboot is needed for changes to this value to take effect. Local Netmask 255.255.z.w (255.255.0.0) Sets the netmask of the Z3-SME-01.

  • Page 47: The User Presets Tab

    See Section 9.2, “ Making a Firmware Update” on p.42. download device logs Clicking this causes the Z3-SME-01 to extract a set of diagnostic logs that can be sent to Z3 Technology in the event of an issue to be reported. This file is saved on the PC which the GUI is being run from.

  • Page 48: The Status Tab

    Refresh the current status values. Auto Refresh If checked, causes the values in the status tab to be refreshed automatically once every ten seconds. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 49: The Mpts Tab

    (for example, around text). The tradeoff is some detail may be lost when the filter is turned on. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 50 Max PTS-PCR similar to the video delay. If an issue is encountered with a specific decoder, please try ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 51 UDP stream to be saved to a ts False file. The name of the file is specified in “Aux TS File Location.” ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 52 Password. User User name to enter when “Authentication” is enabled. (RTMP Only) Password Password to enter when “Authentication” is enabled. (RTMP Only) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 53 For example, if the input is 1080i at 60 fields per second (30 frames per second), Frame Rate Divider has the following effect: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 54 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 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 55: The Ch1/Ch2/Ch3 Tab (Decode)

    Output Port AUTO Where to output audio. Only HDMI is supported in the Z3-SME-01. HDMI ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 56: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs

    Click on this to save preset value to what was selected. Operating Mode Encoder Interlaced/Progressive This selects how the Z3-SME-01 is being used. Encode Single Ch No Scale “Encoder Interlaced/Progressive” is the default Encode 1 to 3 Ch mode of operation – it can be used to encode up Decoder to two channels.

  • Page 57: Appendix A: Configuring The Wowza Server For Rtmp

    APPENDIX A: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP In this section, configuring Wowza version 4.0.1 is described. To configure Wowza to work with the Z3-SME-01 RTMP streaming, the following steps are needed: (1) Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http://localhost:8088, where “localhost”...

  • Page 58: Figure 57 Wowza Security Settings

    “Open” and “Client Restrictions” is set to “No client restrictions.” Then click “Save”: Figure 57 Wowza Security Settings The Wowza server is now configured to work with the Z3-SME-01. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8...

  • Page 59: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    -Is the Ethernet cable plugged in to the Z3-SME-01 solidly (do you see the link light)? -Do the Z3-SME-01 IP address and the PC IP address have the same first two values (or, if netmask is set to 255.255.255.0, the same first three values)? -Do the Z3-SME-01 and the PC have the same netmask? (Default value is 255.255.0.0)

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