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Z3 Technology Z3-HE4K-01 User Manual

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User's Guide
4K2K Encoder and Decoder
Model Name:
DOC-USR-0056-02
Manual Version 2.01.47
Software Version 2.01.47
November 3, 2014
for future use.
representative of Z3.
Z3-HE4K-01

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  • Page 1 Z3. Z3 Technology, LLC incorporates HDMI® technology. The terms of HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
  • Page 2 Revision History Version Date Change Note Author 0.00.01 07/25/2014 Original Document 2.01.47 10/31/2014 Added Quick Start Section in Section 2.0. Added note on serial cable and HDMI cable in Section 3.0. Updated features in Section 4.0 to reflect current release. Added LEDs, note that serial port for debug only, note that HDMI Out for future use, and broke out USB1/2 in Section 5.0.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    9.5 The CH1 Tab ......................24 9.6 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs ..............26 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING ..................27 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 Figure 16 Updating the Device Firmware ................18 Figure 17 Selecting “Set Password” ..................19 Figure 18 Changing the Password ..................19 Figure 19 Password Entry Screen ..................20 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 5: General Information

    1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Preface The Z3-HE4K-01 is an H.264 encoder solution supporting HD resolutions up to 2160p at 30 frames per second (4K Ultra HD). This system offers real time 4K Ultra HD encoding and decoding capabilities while still consuming less power than a PC-Based system. The Z3-HE4K-01 quickly allows 4K coming in through HDMI to be streamed via UDP or RTP or to be saved to a .ts file through USB.

  • Page 6: Included Parts List

    Storage temperature: -10 to 50 degrees C at 20-80% relative humidity   Measurements: 145mm x 130mm x 34mm Weight: 608g  ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: Operating Controls

    5. SATA* 6. 12V Power Figure 3 Z3-HE4K-01 Rear View *Note: SATA is currently not supported. Contact Z3 Technology for more information. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 8: Running The Z3-He4K-01 4K Encoder

    For these steps, please refer to (2) Take the HDMI 1.4 cable from step (1) and connect it to HDMI In on the Z3-HE4K-01. (3) Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet jack on the Z3-HE4K-01. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly to a PC.

  • Page 9: Turn On The Z3-He4K-01

    4K initialization and setup then starts. After about 40 more seconds, you will see LED 2 turn green. This indicates the Z3-HE4K-01 is ready to run (note: If LED 2 is blinking, this indicates the encoder has autostarted and is currently encoding).

  • Page 10: Figure 7 Zfinder With Z3-He4K-01 Selected

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0056-02 (10) Click on the Z3-HE4K-01 entry in the window to select it. This will cause the “Edit Device,” “Open Device” and “Flash LEDs” boxes to activate: Figure 7 ZFinder with Z3-HE4K-01 Selected (11) Click on “Open Device.” An Internet browser window is opened (default browser is Firefox) and the...

  • Page 11: Configure The Encoder To Write To File And Start The Encoder

    (16) Check if the encoder has already autostarted (the encoder will autostart if it senses a valid input and 20 seconds have elapsed since the Z3-HE4K-01 came up). If it has autostarted, click on “stop.” The status will then change to “STOPPED.”...

  • Page 12: Figure 10 Configuring The 4K Encoder To Write To File

    (3) If status is “RUNNING”, click on “stop” (4) Click on “start” Figure 10 Configuring the 4K Encoder to Write to File ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Play Back The File

    (23) Select “Media – Open File”. Select “test_4k2k.ts” on the USB drive. You should now be able to see encoded 4K video playing on the PC. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 14: Stream Via Udp

    DOC-USR-0056-02 6.7 Stream via UDP The Z3-HE4K-01 also supports streaming a 4K stream via UDP. To do this, complete the following steps: (24) Change “Output Format” to “UDP.” (25) Change “Dest Address” to the IP address of the PC you are streaming to (for example, a typical default value is 192.168.0.6).

  • Page 15: Figure 12 Vlc Open Network Screen For Udp

    (31) Press “Play.” (32) You should now see 4K video streaming to VLC: Figure 13 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 16: Stream Via Rtp

    CONFIDENTIAL DOC-USR-0056-02 6.8 Stream via RTP The Z3-HE4K-01 also supports a 4K stream via RTP. To do this, complete the following steps: (33) Click “stop” to abort any previous encoding runs. (34) Change “Output Format” to “RTP.” (35) Change “Dest Address” to the IP address of the PC you are streaming to (For example: a typical default value is 192.168.0.6).

  • Page 17: Figure 15 Example Of Z3 Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)

    (42) You should now see 4K video streaming to VLC via RTP: Figure 15 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Performing A Firmware Update

    (5) Click “Upload and Update.” You should see a “FLASH Update now in progress” message. Once it is finished, it will go back to the main menu. (6) You should now be able to run using the updated image. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Using The Password Feature

    (2) Once you click on “go,” the change password options appear. Enter the new password twice and click “change.” Enter new password twice Click “change” Figure 18 Changing the Password ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: Figure 19 Password Entry Screen

    Use “admin” for the user name and the value you had chosen before for the password: Figure 19 Password Entry Screen (5) You should now be able to access the web GUI. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Summary Of Options

    Technology in the event of an issue to be reported. This file is saved on the PC which the GUI is being run from. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 22: The User Presets Tab

    The codec being used to encode audio for that channel Stream Status channel The channel number (1 or 2) URL the channel is being streamed to ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: The Mpts Tab

    Capture resolution for that input Capture frames per second for that input 9.4 The MPTS Tab *Note: Upcoming release- Combine multiple streams into 1 TS stream. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: The Ch1 Tab

    RTP Port 0 – 9999 (8892 – 8898) If RTP format is selected, the port # associated with that audio channel. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 25 PID assigned to video in the TS stream. PCR PID (UDP Only) 0 – 8191 (520) PID assigned to PCR in the TS stream. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs

    Click on this to save preset value to what was selected. Operating Mode Encoder UltraHD This selects how the HE4K-01 is being used. Decoder “Decoder” is not supported in this release. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 27: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

     Problem: Web interface does not come up -Is the Ethernet cable plugged in to the Z3-HE4K-01 board solidly (do you see the link light)? -Do the Z3-HE-4K IP address and the PC IP address have the same first 2 values (or, if netmask is set to 255.255.255.0, the same first 3 values)?

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