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User Instructions
H.264 HD Multimedia System
Z3-DME-01 Digital Media Encoder & Streamer
Z3-DME-01
Model Name:
DOC-USR-0018-03
Manual Version 1.06.04
Software Version 1.06.03
October 3, 2013
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these
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  • Page 1 User Instructions H.264 HD Multimedia System Z3-DME-01 Digital Media Encoder & Streamer Z3-DME-01 Model Name: DOC-USR-0018-03 Manual Version 1.06.04 Software Version 1.06.03 October 3, 2013 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save the manual for future use.
  • Page 2 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    9.2.1 Updating Firmware From Web GUI ..............27 9.2.2 Updating Firmware from an SD Card .............. 28 APPENDIX A: SERIAL CONTROL .................. 29 APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING ................32 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 Figure 23 TeraTerm Serial Port Setup Screen ............... 29 Figure 24 Serial Port Main Menu ................30 Figure 25 Serial Port Decode Options ................. 31 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 5: General Information

    The Z3-DME-01 offers multi-format, multi-channel HD video up to 1080p30. The Z3-DME-01 features HD performance, compact size, and low latency while still having less power consumption than a PC-based encoder platform. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 6: Included Parts List

    2.0 INCLUDED PARTS LIST Z3-DME-01 Power Supply BNC to BNC Cable RCA to RCA Cable DB-9 Serial Cable Figure 1 Parts Included with the Z3-DME-01 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: Features

    Web-based configuration software for user-friendly configuration and control § RS232 serial port for technical configuration and control § Measurements: 186mm x 123mm x 29mm Weight: 722 g § _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 8: Operating Controls

    Composite In Analog Audio In R 10 Analog Audio In L 11 Ethernet 12 12V Power In Figure 3 Z3-DME-01 Rear View _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 9: Getting Started And Running The Z3-Dme-01

    (3) Connect an Ethernet cable to “Ethernet” on the Z3-DME-01 (see Figure 4). Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly to a PC. You will use this PC to control the Z3-DME-01 and to decode the output stream.

  • Page 10: Figure 5 Windows Pc Network Connections Window

    Z3-DME-01 V1.06.04 (5) Set the PC IP address to one that can communicate with the Z3-DME-01 (a) Find the IP address of the Z3-DME-01. This can be found on the sticker on the bottom of the Z3-DME-01. It should be 192.168.0.65.

  • Page 11: Figure 6 Windows Pc Ip Address - Local Area Connection Properties Window

    192.168.x.xx and does not equal 192.168.0.65) Make sure the netmask is set to “255.255.0.0” Figure 7 Windows PC IP Address – Internet Protocol Window _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 12 Z3-DME-01 V1.06.04 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Configuring The Z3-Dme-01

    (7) Wait around 1 minute for the “Status” LED to light up. (8) Open a web browser (FireFox or Chrome is recommended). Type in http://192.168.0.65 You should then see the Z3-DME-01 Main Menu (if you don’t see this, please see the Troubleshooting section on page 31).

  • Page 14: Figure 9 Z3-Dme-01 Web Menu

    “Stopped”. Then click on “Start Encoder”. Once you do this, the status will change. If the encoder hadn’t started already, simply click on “Start Encoder” and observe the status change: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Figure 10 Z3-Dme-01 Web Menu - Start/Stop/Status Section

    (1) If necessary, click “Stop Encoder” (2) Status changes to (3) Click “Start Encoder” “Stopped” Figure 10 Z3-DME-01 Web Menu – Start/Stop/Status Section _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 16: Opening A Vlc Client To Receive The Encoded Stream

    (14) Press “Enter”. (15) You should now see video streaming from VLC. Figure 12 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP/TS) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Streaming Rtp

    (21) Open VLC. Select “Media – Open File” and select the “z3-dm368.sdp” file you just copied. (22) You should then see RTP video streaming on VLC: Figure 13 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: Encoding Options

    15fps. Output Interface Ethernet(VBR) Selects where bitstream is output (Ethernet, ASI, or both). Note: RTP can only be streamed over Ethernet. ASI+Ethernet(CBR) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 19 D1 PAL (720x576), D1 NTSC (720x480), 16:9 PAL (1024x576), 4/5 720p (1024x720), 720p (1280x720), 3/4 1080i (1440x1080), 1080p (1920x1080), and 1080i (1920x1080) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: Changing Parameters On The Fly

    The web page will respond with the following message: Status: Changed rate The video stream will then continue interrupted with the new parameter. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Running Decode On The Z3-Dme-01

    Figure 14 Z3-DME-01 Connections for Decode (3) Connect “ASI/SDI Output” of the Z3-DME-01 with a coaxial cable to “SDI In” of the SDI to HDMI converter (Figure 14). (4) Connect the “HDMI Out” of the SDI to HDMI converter with an HDMI cable to “HDMI In” of a monitor.

  • Page 22: Figure 16 Z3-Dme-01 Decoder Configuration Menu

    IP address of the DME-01 decoder had to be set to a value different from the DME-01 streamer (192.168.0.66 in this case). The streamer and decoder are connected via the Ethernet. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: Figure 17 Z3-Dme-01 Example Encoder Settings For End-To-End Streaming

    Z3-DME-01 V1.06.04 Figure 17 Z3-DME-01 Example Encoder Settings for End-to-End Streaming _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Figure 18 Z3-Dme-01 Example Decoder Settings For End-To-End Streaming

    Z3-DME-01 V1.06.04 IP address changed to 192.168.0.66 Figure 18 Z3-DME-01 Example Decoder Settings for End-to-End Streaming _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Decoding Options

    Load settings installed at the factory. Settings [Button] Load User Settings ----- Load user settings previously saved. Save User Settings ----- Save current settings for later use. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Performing Other Operations With The Z3-Dme-01

    Figure 19 The “Save Settings” Button Now, if you reboot the DME-01, you should see that decode will automatically start with those settings. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 27: Making A Firmware Update

    Figure 20 The “UPDATE” Button (3) This brings you to the update image screen. In this screen, click on “Browse…” Figure 21 The Update Image Screen _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 28: Updating Firmware From An Sd Card

    (This is important – otherwise another update will occur …) (12) Turn the system back on. The update should then be finished. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Appendix A: Serial Control

    3) Setup the serial port. In TeraTerm, the settings are 115k, 8, N, 1, N, 1ms/char, 50ms/line. Figure 23 TeraTerm Serial Port Setup Screen 4) Power on the Z3-DME-01. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 30: Figure 24 Serial Port Main Menu

    6) Through the menu you can set encode parameters in a way similar to using the GUI. Select “S” to start the encoding session once the parameters are set to the desired values. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 31: Figure 25 Serial Port Decode Options

    7) By selecting “0” you can change the operating mode. If you change it to “Decoder”, the menu options become: Figure 25 Serial Port Decode Options 8) Operation of the Decoder is the same as through the Web GUI. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 32: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    -Is the Ethernet cable plugged into the Z3-DME-01 solidly (do you see the link light on the Ethernet cable which indicates data is being transmitted)? -Does the Z3-DME-01 IP address and PC IP address have the same first 2 values (or, if netmask is set to 255.255.255.0, the same first 3 values)? -Do the Z3-DME-01 and the PC running VLC have the same netmask? (Default value in the Z3- DME-01 is 255.255.0.0)

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