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User Instructions
Z3-LEO-1X
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DOC-USR-0217-02
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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 Z3-LEO-1X User Instructions DOC-USR-0217-02 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 01/24/2020 Original Document for Z3-LEO-1X SI, SXC 4/17/2020 Updated features and resolutions ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    7.4 Sony VISCA Camera Control ..................37  7.5 ONVIF Profile S and T ....................39 8.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3-LEO-1X ............40 8.1 Save Current Settings ....................40 8.2 Advanced Settings Mode .................... 41 Encoder ROI ...................... 42 Overlay Timestamp ....................
  • Page 4 APPENDIX D: Support and Troubleshooting ................79 Appendix D: Support ..................... 79 Appendix D: Troubleshooting ................... 79 Appendix D: Warranty ....................81 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 5 Figure 2 Z3-LEO-1X Package Contents ..................9 Figure 3 Z3-LEO-1X Interfaces .................... 10 Figure 4 ZFinder with the Z3-LEO-1X Selected ................. 12 Figure 5 User Interface – System Setup Tab ................13 Figure 6 CH1 Tab Configuration – UDP ................... 15 Figure 7 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP ..............
  • Page 6 Figure 56 Wowza Performance Settings ................. 73 Figure 57 Wowza Security Settings ..................74 Figure 58 Running the Example Application ................75 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: General Description

    DOC-USR-0217-02 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Z3-LEO-1X is a H.265/HEVC, H.264 and MJPEG video encoder. It is capable of accepting HD video from the camera at 60 frames per second and producing IP streams that can be sent on a standard Ethernet cable.

  • Page 8: Features

    720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 720p30, 720p29.97, 720p25 2.1.2 Supported Output Resolutions The Z3-LEO-1X supports simultaneous output of up to three streams encoded at different resolutions, frame rates and bitrates. Supported stream resolutions are: 1080p (2MP), 1280x1024, 720p (1MP), 480p, 576p, 1024x576, 704x576, 640x480, 640x360, 420x380, ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    *NOTE: A Kel Cable from Z3 is required to connect your camera. Contact Sales for more information about cables and compatible cameras. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 10: Operating Controls

    Z3-LEO-1X User Instructions DOC-USR-0217-02 4.0 OPERATING CONTROLS Micro SD Card KEL Connector Figure 3 Z3-LEO-1X Interfaces ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Getting Started With The Z3-Leo-1X

    Note: Some GUI images may reference the Z3Cam-4k. Functionality and interface is the same as the Z3-LEO-1x. 5.1 Connecting the KEL Cable If you have received a Z3-LEO-1X assembly, you will need to connect it to an LVDS camera such as the Figure 3 Sony FCB-EV7520A camera block.

  • Page 12: Figure 4 Zfinder With The Z3-Leo-1X Selected

    Note: The Z3-LEO-1X 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 13: Streaming Control

    This section gives step-by-step instructions on setting the Z3-LEO-1X to output and stream video using each of the output format options: UDP, RTP, RTSP and RTMP . In addition to the Z3-LEO-1X, a Windows PC with the VLC media player downloaded is required.
  • Page 14 (7) Click on the Start button. After a moment, the encoder status will change to RUNNING and the fields above will appear in dark grey. The status LED on the unit will blink green when streaming. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Figure 6 Ch1 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 16: Figure 7 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Udp

    (12) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC. Figure 8 Example of 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: Stream Rtp

    “Follow Input” to “RTP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 9 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Figure 10 Example Of Encoded Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)

    6.2.2 Run VLC to View RTP Stream An SDP file is needed to view an RTP stream from the Z3-LEO-1X in the VLC media player. If you have not yet downloaded these files to your computer, you can find them at Z3Cam-4k.Z3technology.com.

  • Page 19: Stream Rtsp

    (4) Change to “RTSP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 11 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTSP ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: Figure 12 Finding Your Camera's Ip Address

    (9) Enter “rtsp:// IP_Address/z3-#{m}.sdp” for the network URL a. IP_Address will be the IP address of your Z3-LEO-1X. 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 21: Stream Rtmp

    VLC in order to view the stream. 6.4 Stream RTMP When in H.264 mode, the Z3-LEO-1X supports RTMP streaming accepted by a variety of CDN’s (Content Delivery Networks) and social media platforms for wide content distribution and live streaming.

  • Page 22: Figure 15 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Wowza Streaming Engine

    (7) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 15 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 23: Figure 16 Navigating To The Wowza Test Player

    (1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (4) Select “Test Players” (3) Select “live” Figure 16 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Figure 17 Viewing Streamed Content On Wowza Test Player

    DOC-USR-0217-02 (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 Z3-LEO-1X user interface. For this example, enter hevc4k. (16) Click Start. You will see your camera’s video streaming to the Wowza server.

  • Page 25: Figure 18 Youtube Live Dashboard - Encoder Setup

    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 including Video Rate ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Figure 19 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Youtube Live

    Select the Live Video link at the top of the Create Post dialog box near the top of the page. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 27: Figure 20 Facebook "Create Post" Dialog Box

    Stream Key for your session displayed on the left. Figure 21 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog (4) Return to the Z3-LEO-1X web interface and select the “Ch1” tab. Click “Stop.” Ensure the “Output Format” is set to “RTMPS.” (5) Enter the Server URL minus the protocol header and stream Key as a continuous string in the Dest Address field.

  • Page 28: Figure 22 Facebook Live Stream Encoder Settings

    (7) Return to the Facebook Live Video Setting dialog box to ensure your stream is previewing properly. Add a message to the video stream, if desired, and click Go Live at the bottom. Your Stream is now active! ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Tuning For Latency

    The "Low Latency" position will be best for most low latency applications. When streaming UDP or TSRTP, the Z3-LEO-1X 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 30: Figure 24 Vlc Media Player Tools Menu

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

  • Page 31: Figure 25 Vlc Media Player Advanced Preferences

    @ 300 ms, frame skips; @ 1000 ms, no frame skips 3 Mbps 1000 ms @ 300 ms, frame skips; @ 1000 ms, no frame skips Figure 26 Recommended Settings ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 32: Stream Multiple Resolutions

    DOC-USR-0217-02 6.6 Stream Multiple Resolutions The Z3-LEO-1X 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 33: Setting Ntp/Ptp

    DOC-USR-0217-02 6.7 Setting NTP/PTP The Z3-LEO-1X has support for NTP to set the time on the unit. If you require the system time to be set do the following (1) Load the web UI of the unit and switch to the System Setup tab. Click the go button next to Set NTP.

  • Page 34: Figure 29 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Tsfile

    (4) Select device (5) Enter file prefix (6) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 29 CH1 Tab Configuration – TSFILE ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Camera Control

    VLC should be version 2.1.3 or newer. 7.0 CAMERA CONTROL The Z3-LEO-1X supports real-time camera adjustments remotely via the user interface. Refer to Section 10.4, “The Camera Tab” for more details on the available options.

  • Page 36: Preview Image

    (4) Adjust Color Gain and Color Hue using the sliders. (5) Use the button options to adjust to your desired Color Suppress settings. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 37: Sony Visca Camera Control

    (2) Launch the Com2TCP application. (3) Set the Remote IP field to the IP address of your Z3-LEO-1X. This can be found using ZFinder or as the URL of the web browser with the user interface open. Set the TCP Port to 1000. This value must match the Camera 1 (VISCA) TCP Port value listed in the term tab of the FV2K-DCK-1X user interface.

  • Page 38: Figure 33 Com2Tcp Configuration

    (12) Remember, you may need to close and restart your camera controller application for changes to take effect. Set to “9600kbps” Match Values Camera Control Com2TCP Software Figure 34 Camera Controller Software Configuration ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 39: Onvif  Profile S And T

    (2) Use ONVIF device discovery to find the Z3-LEO-1X on the network. Note: For manual discovery of ONVIF, use the Z3-LEO-1X 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 40: Performing Other Operations With The Z3-Leo-1X

    8.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3-LEO-1X 8.1 Save Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you’d like to preserve, you can save it so that when the Z3-LEO-1X is powered off and back on, it automatically boots to those settings.

  • Page 41: Advanced Settings Mode

    (2) Click “Save” Figure 38 Accessing Advanced Settings (3) A pop-up window appears with a message that the settings were saved successfully. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 42: Encoder Roi

    System Setup tab and saving that to the preset. 8.3 Encoder ROI The Z3-LEO-1x allows for the encoding of a Region of Interest (ROI) in the captured video. This allows the encode of only the region of the video you are interested in.

  • Page 43: Overlay Timestamp

    Figure 40 Channel 1 Tab with ROI 8.4 Overlay Timestamp The Z3-LEO-1x supports the overlay of a system timestamp on the video stream. This is done via the Text Overlay feature on the encoder tab. (1) Click on the CH1 tab and stop the stream with the Stop button, if necessary.

  • Page 44: Set A Static Ip Address

    DOC-USR-0217-02 8.5 Set a Static IP Address The Z3-LEO-1X 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. If you prefer, you can set your camera to a static IP address. If you would like to have your PC set to a static IP address, you will need to set your camera to a static IP address as well in order for it to be discoverable by ZFinder.

  • Page 45: Upgrade Firmware

    (1) 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 Z3-LEO-1X appears with your manually entered IP address.

  • Page 46: Setting A Password

    8.7 Setting a Password The Z3-LEO-1X provides the option to set a password to limit access to the user interface. Note: To disable the password requirement set the password to blank and click change.

  • Page 47: Using Wi-Fi

    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 Wi-Fi Setup (1) Power down the encoder and plug the Wi-Fi adapter into the USB slot on the application board.

  • Page 48: Figure 47 Display Of Network Options

    (5) To select the Wi-Fi network to connect to, click on the “Available Networks” dropdown. If you don’t see the network you are looking for click the “Wi-Fi” tab again and go back to the dropdown. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 49: Figure 49 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 50: 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 51: Figure 51 Disable Hardware Decoding In Vlc

    (4) In the Advanced Preferences window that appears, navigate to Video codecs on the left hand column and select FFmpeg. (5) 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 52: Zeus  Dmd-4K Decoder

    DOC-USR-0217-02  9.2 ZEUS DMD-4K Decoder The Z3-LEO-1X is compatible with the ZEUS DMD-4K, also manufactured by Z3 Technology. Please contact Z3 for more information. Figure 52 ZEUS DMD-4K H.265 Decoder ZEUS is a registered trademark of Z3 Technology, LLC.

  • Page 53: Summary Of Options

    IP address at start up. Unchecked Device Setup Auto Start Checked Check this box to set the system to automatically start encoding upon powering on. Unchecked ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 54 Allows for selection of desired time zone. NTP Servers (128.138.141.172) Address of desired server for NTP. Sets HTTP/HTTPS access to the web UI. See DOC- Set HTTP/HTTPS ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 55: The User Presets Tab

    Rename a configuration file. delete Delete a configuration file. export Export current settings to a file. import Load settings from a previously exported file. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 56: The Status Tab

    600 for 60 frames per second content). Input Status Input HDMI1 refers to the captured content from the camera lens ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 57: The Camera Tab

    Focus Slider Used to set manual focus position. (Manual Only) Exposure Exposure Mode Auto Sets the exposure mode of the camera. Shutter Priority ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 58 [Note 1] Trigger One-push One Push WB Click to trigger WB readjustment when in One-push mode. A ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 59 Video Standard Monitoring Mode Available settings Dropdown list of available camera modes. Selecting one change depend on the camera monitoring mode. connected camera ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 60 Image Stabilizer Checked Enables Image stabilizer when checked. Unchecked Image Black & Checked Camera outputs black and white image when checked. White Unchecked ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 61: The Term Tab

    Each available serial port is listed and can be changed by the user as required. Serial 0 (2.5mm jack) Serial 2 Serial Z0 Serial 4 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 62 Type of PTZ control expected. Relative None Flip Flips Axis for PT Controls Flip Pan Axis Flip Tilt Axis Flip Pan & Tilt ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 63: The Ch1 Tab (Channel 1)

    0-360 Slider to set the rotation angle. Video Codec H265(HEVC) Selects the codec used for compression of the output video stream. H264(AVC) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 64 (for example, an input frame rate of 30fps with Half Half selected would cause an output stream of Quarter 15fps). If interlaced input is used then this is used Sixth ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 65 Rtp Port (RTP Only) 0 – 9999 (8700) Destination port for RTP audio. Pid* 0 – 8191 (120) Audio PID for transport stream. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 66 The IP address of the destination of the encoded stream. (192.168.0.6) Multicast IP* w.x.y.z Used to specify the default multicast address for ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 67 PID assigned to PMT in the TS stream. (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE Only) Video Max Delay* (300) Sets encoder maximum video delay in milliseconds. (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 68 Textbox for entering display text. Overlay Location Top Left Sets screen location of display text. Top Center Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Center ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 69: The Ch2 & Ch3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3)

    10.7 The CH2 & CH3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3) The Z3-LEO-1X supports simultaneous encode into multiple different resolutions and bitrates. Each output stream can be set using a separate Channel tab. See the CH1 Tab section for detailed descriptions of available settings on the CH2 and CH3 tab.

  • Page 70: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs

    ---. Save Button Click to save preset value to the selected configuration. Stop All Button Stop all current encode channels. Encode ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 71: Zfinder

    Gateway Open Device Opens the HTTP-based graphical user interface (GUI) Flash LEDs Causes status LED on the selected Z3-LEO-1X to flash red approximately 30 times. This is helpful when physically locating one of multiple devices on the same network. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦...

  • Page 72: 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 55 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 73: 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 Z3-LEO-1X, the following steps are needed: (1) Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http://localhost:8088.

  • Page 74: Figure 57 Wowza Security Settings

    (9) Verify Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions. (10) Click on Save. Figure 57 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 75: 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 Z3-LEO-1X. The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands to the unit.
  • Page 76 *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 77 (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) { ch = _getch(); ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 78 (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 79: Appendix D: Support And Troubleshooting

    APPENDIX D: Support and Troubleshooting Appendix D: Support 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.
  • Page 80 Problem: Latency in VLC is too high. ▪ - Is the network caching value in VLC set to 200ms? Refer to Section 6.5 for more information. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 81: Appendix D: Warranty

    Z3-LEO-1X User Instructions DOC-USR-0217-02 Appendix D: Warranty 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. You can view Z3 Technology’s full hardware warranty at http://z3technology.com/Support/Z3Cam-4K-HW-Warranty.html.

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