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Z3 Technology ZEUS Z3-HE4K-01 User Instructions

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User Instructions
4K Video Encoder and Decoder
Z3-HE4K-01
Model Name:
The Power of ZEUS™
DOC-USR-0056-08
Manual Version 2.01.47d
Software Version 2.01.47
February 19, 2016
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
Copyright © 2016 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 prior written approval of an authorized Z3
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  • Page 1 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Copyright © 2016 Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved. This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Z3 Technology, LLC ("Z3").
  • Page 2 02/10/2016 Added Simultaneous Streaming Encode Resolutions Supported, Updated HW Warranty Link 2.01.47d 02/19/2016 Added camera control information (Section 9.5), Corrected Max Bitrate ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    10.0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS ....................37 10.1 The System Setup Tab ..................... 37 10.2 The User Presets Tab ....................38 10.3 The Status Tab ...................... 39 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 Figure 23 Decoder CH1 Settings ..................22 Figure 24 RTMP Encode Settings ..................24 Figure 25 Getting to the Wowza Test Player ................25 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 5 Figure 39 Camera Controller Software Configuration ..............36 Figure 40 Wowza Performance Settings ................. 46 Figure 41 Wowza Security Settings ..................47 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 6: 1.0 General Information

    Section 9.2, “ Making a Firmware Update,” on page 29. *Note: Actual version numbers for your Z3 product may differ from those pictured in this document. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: 3.0 Included Parts List

    *Note: The serial cable and gender changer are included for advanced troubleshooting purposes only and are not needed by the typical user. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 8: 4.0 Features

    Supported Decode Resolutions HDMI: 2160p30, 2160p29.97, 2160p25, 1080p30, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576p50 and 480p60 Only SATA2 drives are supported. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 9: 5.0 Operating Controls

    4. USB1 (top) and USB2 (bot) 5. SATA 6. 12V Power Figure 3 Z3-HE4K-01 Rear View * Note: Please contact Z3 Technology to activate serial (RS-232) functionality. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 10: Getting Started And Running 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. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Find The Z3-He4K-01 On The Network Using Zfinder

    (10) Click on the Z3-HE4K-01 entry in the window. This will cause the “Edit Device”, “Open Device” and “Flash LEDs” boxes to activate. Figure 6 ZFinder with Z3-HE4K-01 Selected ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 12: Figure 7 System Setup Tab

    “Encoder UltraHD” from the dropdown menu. (13) Click on the CH1 tab to bring up the encoder settings. Click here Figure 8 CH1 Tab (Top Part) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Streaming Udp

    IP address of PC or multicast address (3) Change Dest Port to 5004 Figure 9 Configuring the 4K Encoder to Stream via UDP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 14: Figure 10 Vlc Open Network Screen For Udp

    (22) Press “Play.” (23) You will now see your 4K video streaming to VLC. Figure 11 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 15: Streaming Rtp

    (2) Change Dest Address to IP address of PC or multicast address Figure 12 Configuring the 4K Encoder to Stream via RTP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 16: Figure 13 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Rtp

    You can find the IP address of your encoder as the URL in your open web browser or by using ZFinder. HE4K-01 Current IP address HE4K-01 Current IP address Figure 14 Determine the Current IP Address of Your Z3-HE4K-01 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

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

    (31) Click “Play.” You will then see RTP video streaming on VLC. Figure 15 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) *Note: VLC Version 2.1.5 or higher is needed for RTSP support. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: 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 19: Running Decode On The Z3-He4K-01

    (4) Follow steps (6) through (13) of Section 6.0 on page 10 to bring up the Web GUI of the Z3-HE4K-01. (5) Verify the Z3-HE4K-01 is not currently encoding. If an encode session is running, click “stop”. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: Set Decoder Mode

    (7) Once you do this, the System Setup tab will appear with decode settings. In this tab, select “serial_menu” as the preset at the bottom left of the GUI: Change to “serial_menu” Figure 19 Changing Preset ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Figure 20 Saving Serial_Menu Settings

    The very first time this is done, it can take up to 15 seconds for this window to appear. Figure 21 The “Save complete” window ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 22: Figure 22 Decoder Initial Menu

    Figure 22 Decoder Initial Menu (12) Click on the “CH1” tab. You will see the settings for CH1 decode: Figure 23 Decoder CH1 Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: Changing Back To Encoder Mode

    In some cases some settings might not be filled in. If this is the case, simply select the “encoder factory default” presets to restore all settings, and then change to the settings you wish to use. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: 8.0 Streaming Rtmp

    Wowza in Section 8.5. (5) After you’re finished, your settings should look like the following: Figure 24 RTMP Encode Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 25: Set Up The Wowza Server

    (1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (3) Select “live” (4) Select “Test Players” Figure 25 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 26: Figure 26 Viewing Z3-He4K-01 Content On Wowza

    (1) Select “Adobe HDS” tab (2) Type “4k” (3) Click “Start” (4) Audio and Video appear Figure 26 Viewing Z3-HE4K-01 Content on Wowza ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 27: Performing Other Operations With The Z3-He4K-01

    (23) This brings up a new text box to enter the preset name. Type “z3_config1” and click “ok”: (2) Click “ok” (1) Type “z3_config1” Figure 28 Entering a User Preset Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 28: Figure 29 Selecting "Z3_Config1" Within The System Setup Tab

    (30) In order for these changes to take effect, the unit must be re-started. Power the unit off then back on and wait 45-60 seconds for the unit to boot up. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Making A Firmware Update

    (4) Click “Upload and Update.” You should see a “FLASH Update now in progress” message. Once finished it will return to the main menu. (5) You can now run using the updated image. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 30: Using The Password Feature

    Click “change” Figure 33 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 31: Figure 34 Password Entry Screen

    Use “admin” for the user name and the value you had entered before for the password: Figure 34 Password Entry Screen (5) You can now be able to access the HTTP-based GUI. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 32: Saving To File

    (3) If status is “RUNNING”, click on “stop” (4) Click on “start” Figure 35 Configuring the 4K Encoder to Write to File ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 33 (11) 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 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 34: Camera Control Via The Z3-He4K-01

    (6) Verify the “Mode” is set to “Server” and “Protocol” is set to “Clear Channel”. (7) Note the “Local Port” value. By default this is “1000”. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Figure 37 Term Tab Settings For Usb1 Camera Connection

    (13) Click “Connect”. The application will minimize. Do not close this application while your camera control is in use. Figure 38 Com2TCP Configuration ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 36: Figure 39 Camera Controller Software Configuration

    Remember, you may need to close and restart your camera controller application for changes to take effect. Match Values Match Values Match Values Z3-HE4K-01 User Interface Com2TCP Camera Control Software Figure 39 Camera Controller Software Configuration ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 37: 10.0 Summary Of Options

    Set Password the Password Feature” on page 30 for more details. Allows for updating the firmware on the Z3-HE4K-01. update device firmware ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 38: The User Presets Tab

    Clicking this causes the Z3-HE4K-01 to extract a set download device logs 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 39: The Status Tab

    Capture resolution for that input Capture frames per second for that input 10.4 The MPTS Tab *Note: Upcoming release- Combine multiple streams into 1 TS stream. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 40: The Term Tab

    4K stream: 50000K 720p30 stream: 20000K Video Profile High The H.264 profile of the bitstream. Main Generally High is used for 4K encode. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 41 Output format of encoded stream. RTP requires an SDP file for the receiver or RTMP an RTSP URL (see Section 6.5, “Streaming TSFILE ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 42 “True.” Specifies where to save the TS file. For example, if a USB drive is connected, the value “/media/sda1/test.ts” could be specified. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 43: The Ch1 Tab (Decode Options)

    (used when “RTP” or “UDP” is selected for the Input Interface). Port 0 – 9999 (8888) The port the decoder retrieves data from. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 44: The Ch2 Tab

    Click on this to save preset value to what was selected. Operating Mode Encoder UltraHD This selects how the HE4K-01 is being used. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 45 DOC-USR-0056-08 Decoder ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 46: Appendix A: Configuring The Wowza Server For Rtmp

    “Java Garbage Collection Settings” to “Concurrent collector”. Click on “Save.”: Figure 40 Wowza Performance Settings All registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 47: Figure 41 Wowza Security Settings

    “Open” and “Client Restrictions” are set to “No client restrictions.” Then click “Save”: Figure 41 Wowza Security Settings The Wowza Streaming Engine is now configured to work with your ZEUS encoder. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 48: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    .gz file, along with screenshots of the CH1 and Status tabs to Z3 Technology. 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.

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