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FSDI-1XA User Guide
FSDI-1XA
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DOC-USR-0272-01
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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 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 12/19/2022 Original Document for FSDI-1XA...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    FEATURES ......................7 Supported Resolutions ................... 8 Cable OPTIONS ....................... 8 OPERATING CONTROLS ....................9 GETTING STARTED WITH THE FSDI-1XA ................. 10 Access the User Interface Using ZFinder ..............11 Thermal Camera Configuration ................13 STREAMING CONTROL ..................... 13 Stream UDP ....................... 13 6.1.1...
  • Page 4 7.7.1 Changing Password for user admin ............... 43 ® ONVIF Fixed Profile Support .................. 44 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE FSDI-1XA ............46 Save Current Settings ................... 46 Advanced Settings Mode ..................46 8.2.1 Setup a Custom Configuration ................47 8.2.2...
  • Page 5 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Appendix D: Support ..................... 81 Appendix D: Troubleshooting ................... 81 Appendix E: Warranty ....................83...

  • Page 6: General Description

    H.265 and H.264 video in HD resolutions. The encoder can be configured to stream over IP and simultaneously record to USB or micro SD card. The FSDI-1XA is available with either software preloaded or with an optional SDK starter kit.

  • Page 7: Features

    S & T compliant ® o Compatible with the ZEUS DMD-4K and Z3-SME-01 (also available from Z3 Technology) o HTTP-based configuration software for user-friendly configuration, control and update o RS-232 serial port for technical configuration and control o Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) when present (802.3af/at class 0) o Operating Temp: -5 to 70 °C in open air at 20-80% relative humidity (non-condensing)

  • Page 8: Supported Resolutions

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Supported Resolutions The FSDI-1XA 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,...

  • Page 9: Operating Controls

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 4.0 OPERATING CONTROLS USB 2.0 RS-232 Serial Port Line level audio input (MIC) Gigabit Ethernet 12 V Power Status Light Composite Output...

  • Page 10: Getting Started With The Fsdi-1Xa

    5.0 GETTING STARTED WITH THE FSDI-1XA If you have received an FSDI-1XA assembly, you will need to connect it to the Sony LVDS camera block or a compatible LVDS camera or a SDI Camera. The FSDI-1XA assembly has a 30-pin KEL connector that allows a flexible ribbon cable to be used to connect the encoder assembly to an identical connector on the Sony LVDS compatible camera.

  • Page 11: Access The User Interface Using Zfinder

    Note: The FSDI-1XA 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 12 (8) Click on Open Device. An internet browser window is opened in your default web browser (for best results, Firefox or Chrome are recommended). Figure 7 FSDI-1XA User Interface – CH1 Tab (6) By default, the system will have automatically started encoding. Click on the CH1 tab for channel one configuration settings.

  • Page 13: Thermal Camera Configuration

    6.0 STREAMING CONTROL This section gives step-by-step instructions on setting the FSDI-1XA to output and stream video using each of the output format options: UDP, RTP, RTSP and RTMP . In addition to the FSDI-1XA, a Windows PC with VLC media player downloaded or a hardware decoder.
  • Page 14 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide (3) Select the Video Codec you would like to use for your video encoding. In the pictured example H265(HEVC) is selected. (4) Under Output Setup, select UDP in the Output Format dropdown menu. (5) Set Dest Address to: a.

  • Page 15: Run Vlc To View Udp Stream

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 6.1.2 Run VLC to View UDP Stream Note: Verify your PC is set up to handle decode of H.265 content at HD resolutions. See Section 9.1, “PC Configuration for HD HEVC/H.265 Decode”, for more information. (8) Open the VLC media player on your PC.

  • Page 16: Stream Rtp

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Stream RTP 6.2.1 RTP Camera Setup Note: Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding. (1) Return to the user interface, and if necessary, click on the Stop button in the Channel Controls section of the user interface CH1 tab or the Stop All button in the lower right corner of the screen of any tab.

  • Page 17: Run Vlc To View Rtp Stream

    6.2.2 Run VLC to View RTP Stream An SDP file is needed to view an RTP stream from the FSDI-1XA in the VLC media player. If you have not yet downloaded these files to your computer, you can find them on your Z3 account.

  • Page 18: Run Vlc To View Rtsp Stream

    (4) Enter “rtsp:// IP_Address/z3-#{m}.sdp” for the network URL. a. IP_Address will be the IP address of your FSDI-1XA. 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 19 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide c. {m} is added if a multicast address is being used. (For example, rtsp://IP_Address/z3- 1m.mp4). If you are using a unicast address, as we are in the example pictured, omit the letter m after z3-1 in the address. VLC requires the Force multicast RTP via RTSP .

  • Page 20: Stream Rtmp

    VLC in order to view the stream. Stream RTMP When in H.264 mode, the FSDI-1XA 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 21 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide (6) If necessary, set Authentication to Enable and enter your valid Wowza log in credentials. Note: 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.
  • Page 22 Figure 20 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player (12) The Test Players popup screen will appear. Select the Adobe RTMP tab. (13) Enter the Stream name you listed as the Dest Address in the FSDI-1XA user interface. For this example, enter hevc4k.

  • Page 23: Rtmp Camera Streaming To Youtube Live

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 6.4.2 RTMP Camera Streaming to YouTube Live (1) If you have not already done so, verify you have set up a YouTube live account and access your YouTube live dashboard. (As of the date of this document, the dashboard URL is: https://www.youtube.com/live_dashboard)

  • Page 24: Facebook Live

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide (4) Change (2) Set to Follow to “RTMP” Input (3) Verify is “H264(AVC)” (5) Set to “Server_URL/Stream_Key” (6) Set to “Disable” (7) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 23 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTMP Streaming to YouTube Live 6.4.3 Facebook Live...
  • Page 25 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Figure 25 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog (4) Return to the FSDI-1XA 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 26: Tuning For Latency

    In general, streaming using RTP/RTSP will result in lower latency than streaming using TS. When streaming UDP or TSRTP, the FSDI-1XA 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 27: Stream Multiple Resolutions

    Figure 29 VLC Media Player Advanced Preferences Stream Multiple Resolutions The FSDI-1XA 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 28: Setting Ntp

    Figure 30 Create Additional Output Channels Setting NTP The FSDI-1XA 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 Time Settings.
  • Page 29 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Insert Micro SD Card into slot (bottom) Figure 33 Micro SD connection (1) Connect a USB flash drive or other USB storage device to USB on the back of the camera or insert a micro SD card into the slot on the side of the DCK.
  • Page 30 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide (3) Change to “TSFILE” (2) Verify settings (4) Select device (5) Enter file prefix (6) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 34 CH1 Tab Configuration – TSFILE (9) When your desired recording length has been reached, click on the Stop button. Verify the status light has stopped blinking green.

  • Page 31: Dual Stream And Record

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Dual Stream and Record Dual streaming and recording simultaneously is supported in TS mode. (1) First you need to go to the Systems Tab and enable Advanced Settings (2) Turn off low latency transport stream (3) Go to the CH1 tab and Select TS mode (4) The AUX file option should appear (5) This allows you to stream and also to store CH1 to a file.

  • Page 32: Composite Pass-Through

    Figure 36 CH1 Tab Configuration – Microphone Audio Settings 6.11 Composite Pass-Through The FSDI-1XA allows for the currently encoded content to be passed through to the Composite output while the unit is streaming. This allows the camera content to be viewed on a TV or other display monitor.

  • Page 33: Record Snapshot

    6.12 Record Snapshot FSDI-1XA supports taking a snapshot while streaming video. By default, the snapshot will be at the native FSDI-1XA camera resolution with an option to change the size of image. There are two ways to record a snapshot: Using Camera Tab (see section 7.2)

  • Page 34: Camera Control

    FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 7.0 CAMERA CONTROL The FSDI-1XA supports real-time camera adjustments remotely via the user interface. Refer to Section 10.5 , “The Camera Tab” for more details on the available options. (1) Return to the user interface, and click on the Camera tab.
  • Page 35 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Click to load a still preview image Stop and Start Live Preview Buttons Right Click here to save image...

  • Page 36: Ptz

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 7.3.1 Add PTZ Preset (1) In the Camera1 tab, look for the PTZ box in the right column. In the PTZ box, click on the Presets tab. (2) Navigate to your desired Pan/Tilt position using the arrows in the Preview.

  • Page 37: Recall Ptz Preset

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 7.3.2 Recall PTZ Preset (1) In the Camera1 tab, look for the PTZ box in the right column. In the PTZ box, click on the Presets tab. (2) Click on the arrow icon in the Action column to recall the saved PTZ preset position.

  • Page 38: Delete Ptz Preset

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 7.3.3 Delete PTZ Preset (1) In the Camera1 tab, look for the PTZ box in the right column. In the PTZ box, click on the Presets tab. (2) Click on the red minus sign icon in the Action column to delete the PTZ preset from the database.

  • Page 39: Create Ptz Tour

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 7.3.4 Create PTZ Tour (1) Add a PTZ preset for each location you want to visit on the PTZ Tour. See section 7.3.1: Add PTZ Preset (2) In the Camera1 tab, look for the PTZ box in the right column.

  • Page 40: Run Ptz Tour

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 7.3.5 Run PTZ Tour (1) In the Camera1 tab, look for the PTZ box in the right column. In the PTZ box, click on the Tours tab. (2) In the dropdown box, select the tour you want to run.

  • Page 41: Sony Visca Camera Control

    (2) Launch the Com2TCP application. (3) Set the Remote IP field to the IP address of your FSDI-1XA. This can be found using ZFinder or as the URL of the web browser with the user interface open.

  • Page 42: Camera Controller Software

    Figure 50 Camera Controller Software Configuration If you do not have camera control software it is possible to write your own. An example application for sending VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the FSDI-1XA has been provided in APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application.

  • Page 43: Onvif ® Profile S & T

    (2) Use ONVIF device discovery to find the FSDI-1XA on the network. Note: For manual discovery of ONVIF, use the FSDI-1XA 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 44: Fixed Profile Support

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Figure 52 New Password prompt (4) Change the password and click apply. Figure 53 Password change notice (5) Click on Close Figure 54 User not authorized prompt (6) ODM will now tell you that you are not authorized until logged out of ODM and log back in again with the new username/password.
  • Page 45 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Figure 55 System Setup tab configuration Select 1 from the Max fixed profiles drop down selection. Then click on change, you then be asked to reboot the system for the changes to take effect. The CH1 tab from this point is the designated tab in which ONVIF will work with a camera. To set the appropriate camera to be used in single profile mode.

  • Page 46: Performing Other Operations With The Fsdi-1Xa

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

  • Page 47: Setup A Custom Configuration

    Channel 2 PIP on Channel 1 The FSDI-1XA allows for the Picture in Picture (PIP) of channel 2 to be placed on the channel 1 stream. A common case is to have a PIP of the IR camera on the stream for the visible video.
  • Page 48 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 2. On the CH2 tab under Output Setup select “True” from the Channel 1 PIP Enable dropdown. 3. A PIP Location dropdown will appear. Select the desired location from the dropdown and click “start”. Figure 62 PIP Configuration Note: The PIP stream needs to be set to a resolution that is smaller than the resolution of Channel 1.

  • Page 49: Encoder Roi

    FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Encoder ROI The FSDI-1XA 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. (1) Click on the Ch1 tab and stop the stream with the Stop button, if necessary.

  • Page 50: Set A Static Ip Address

    Figure 64 CH1 Tab Overlay Timestamp Set a Static IP Address The FSDI-1XA 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.

  • Page 51: Open The User Interface Using Zfinder

    (10) 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 FSDI-1XA appears with your manually entered IP address.
  • Page 52 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Click here Figure 66 Updating Device Firmware Note: To disable the password requirement set the password to blank and click change. (2) A Software Updater screen will appear. Click Choose File and navigate to the software image file on your PC that you wish to update with.

  • Page 53: User Management

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide User Management The FSDI-1XA provides support for up to 16 separate users. There are 8 user access levels available on the system. 1. SuperAmin - All operations allowed restricted to default admin user. 2. Admin - All management operations allowed with some manufacturer restrictions.

  • Page 54: Factory Reset

    (5) To login as the new user click the logout button in the top right of the web interface. You will be prompted to login. Login with new credentials. Factory Reset The FSDI-1XA can be reset to its original factory settings using the pinhole reset on the right of the I/O PCB of the unit. Figure 70 Pinhole Reset (2) Allow the FSDI-1XA to boot completely.

  • Page 55: Video Card

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide VLC media player version 2.2.4 or higher ▪ 9.1.1 Video Card (1) Verify your PC or laptop has the Nvidia GEForce GTX960(M) graphics card, all Nvidia drivers are installed and it is set as the default graphics processor.

  • Page 56: Vlc Media Player

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 9.1.3 VLC Media Player Verify is Set to “Disable” Figure 72 Disable Hardware Decoding in VLC (7) Install VLC media player v2.2.4 if necessary. (8) Navigate to the Tools menu and select Preferences. (9) In the Simple Preferences window, find the Show settings section in the bottom left corner of the window and select the check box next to All.

  • Page 57: Zeus ® Dmd-4K Decoder

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide ® ZEUS DMD-4K Decoder When in H.265 mode, the FSDI-1XA is compatible with the ZEUS DMD-4K, also manufactured by Z3 Technology. Please contact Z3 for more information. Figure 73 ZEUS DMD-4K Decoder ® ZEUS SME-01 Decode When in H.264 mode, the FSDI-1XA is compatible with the ZEUS SME-01, also manufactured by Z3...

  • Page 58: Summary Of Options

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 10.0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS This section lists the different options that are available in the various menus and tabs for configuration of your encoder. 10.1 The System Setup Tab Parameter Options (default in bold) Description Local IP Setup Local IP Address w.x.y.z (192.168.0.120)
  • Page 59 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide on channel 1. See DOC-USR-0169-0x for more details (reboot required) Display Setup Resolution AUTO Selects the desired resolution for Composite pass- through output. NTSC Source Primary Selects the desired source for the Composite pass- through output.
  • Page 60 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Configure ONVIF Click this button to set up video motion detect and VMD* image too dark detect ONVIF notifications. TRUE, FALSE Enable Motion Enables the Video Motion Detect notification from Detect ONVIF Channel 1 Detection Sets the channel to use for motion detection...

  • Page 61: The User Presets Tab

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 10.2 The User Presets Tab Button Notes Define a new configuration file. Up to nine configurations can be created. renam Rename a configuration file. delete Delete a configuration file. export Export current settings to a file.

  • Page 62: The Camera Tab

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Channel The channel number (1 - 3) URL the channel is being streamed to Frames Number of frames sent from encoder to channel since the beginning of encoding. This can serve as a quick sanity check. (For example, you can click “Refresh”, count to 10, click “Refresh”...
  • Page 63 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Priority Only) Iris (Manual/Iris Slider to set the Iris of the camera. Priority Only) Gain (Manual Only) Slider to set the gain of the camera. High Sensitivity Check Checked Sets high sensitivity mode on the camera.
  • Page 64 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Camera Zoom Current zoom position 0 - 100 Displays the value of the zoom position selected in the slider. Zoom Step Size 1 - 7 (4) Sets the step size for the +/- buttons. Higher values result in faster zoom when holding one of the buttons.

  • Page 65: The Term Tab

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide 10.6 The Term Tab This section reflects changes for software version 2.36b or newer. These are advanced settings and no error correction is in place on these values, so it is expected that the user which changes these settings is an expert or familiar with the changes being made for deployment their organization.

  • Page 66: The Ch1 Tab (Channel 1)

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Data Bits Sets the number of data bits sent per serial message, most serial devices expect 8 data bits. Parity None Sets serial parity for serial ports. Most devices expect none. Even Stop Bits Sets number of stop bits for serial port. Most devices expect 1.
  • Page 67 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide capture resolution (1920x1080), resizing will occur. Follow Input generates the resolution based on the capture resolution. [Note 1] Checked Enables and disables encoding a region of video. Unchecked ROI Resolution Specifies the W x H of the ROI.
  • Page 68 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Gradual Data Refresh* True Select True to enable refresh of the frame data gradually. False Video Bitrate 2k – 100M (2M) Textbox for entering video bitrate. For example: (RTP, RTSP , RTMP , RTMPS, and MP4...
  • Page 69 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Multicast IP* w.x.y.z Used to specify the default multicast address for audio rtsp (RTSP Only) 225.1.2.3 stream. Rtp Port (RTP Only) 0 – 9999 (8700) Destination port for RTP audio. Pid* (UDP/TSRTP/TSFILE Only) 0 – 8191 (120) Audio PID for transport stream.
  • Page 70 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide (RTP/RTSP/UDP/TSRTP/RTMP/RTMPS) MP4File mode a .ts file can be recorded if Only) TS Lowlat Mode (below) is False. None Click this field to select the Output Device detected storage device for output file destination. Textbox to enter desired file name...
  • Page 71 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Authentication (RTMP/RTSP/RTMPS Disable If authentication is required for the Only) stream, select “Enable” to enter Enable user credentials. User (RTMP/RTSP/RTMPS Only) Enter a valid stream user name. Password Enter a valid stream password. (RTMP/RTSP/RTMPS Only) Text Overlay Enable True Enables display text over video.

  • Page 72: The Ch2 & Ch3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3)

    10.8 The CH2 & CH3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3) The FSDI-1XA 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 73: Zfinder

    Start all encode channels. System Status 10.10 ZFinder Buttons Description Rescans the network for Z3 Technology products Refresh Edit Allows for manual edits to encoder settings: Device Name: Name visible in ZFinder and top right corner of user interface (useful when multiple...

  • Page 74: Appendix A: Finding The Ip Address Of Your Computer

    DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide APPENDIX A: Finding the IP Address of Your Computer To find the IP address of your computer when it is set to DHCP: (1) Open the Windows Start Menu/Start Screen and type cmd or Command Prompt.

  • Page 75: 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 FSDI-1XA, the following steps are needed: (1) Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http://localhost:8088.
  • Page 76 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Figure 79 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 77: 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 FSDI-1XA. The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands to the unit.
  • Page 78 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide for (i = 0; i<size; i++) printf("%02x ", hex_c[i] & 0xff); if ((i+1 % 16) == 0 ) printf("\n"); printf("\n"); int visca_send(SOCKET soc, char *cmd) send(soc, &cmd[1], (size_t)cmd[0],0); int visca_receive(SOCKET soc, char* receive, int size, int do_dump) int ret = -1;...
  • Page 79 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide printf("\nInitialising Winsock..."); if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) != 0) printf("Failed. Error Code : %d", WSAGetLastError()); return -1; //open tcp socket s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0); if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) printf("error opening socket : %d\n", WSAGetLastError()); return -2;...
  • Page 80 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide printf("Flip Off\n"); visca_send(s, cmdVisca[5]); visca_receive(s,buf,sizeof(buf), 1); if (ch == 'h' || ch == 'H') help(); if (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;...

  • Page 81: 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 82 DOC-USR-0272-01 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide - Try rebooting by disconnecting power. Problem: I do not see video in VLC. (RTP) ▪ - One of the provided SDP files is required. Is the correct SDP file being used? - H265(HEVC) video: use the SDP file entitled “z3-h265-he4k-dck.sdp”...
  • Page 83 FSDI-1XA User’s Guide Appendix E: 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 https://z3technology.com/support/warranty/.

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