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HE4K-DCK-1X User Instructions

 

 

 

DOC-USR-0123-06

 

 
 

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Z3 Technology, LLC 

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 Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA 

 +1.402.323.0702

 

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6.3

 

Stream RTSP

 

 

6.3.1

 

RTSP 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.

 

(2)

 

Verify 

Output Resolution

 is set to 

Follow Input

 to output a 4K stream. If a lower resolution output 

is desired, select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur.

 

(3)

 

Select the codec you would like to use for your video encoding. In the pictured example, 

H265(HEVC)

 is selected.

 

(4)

 

Under Output Setup, select 

RTSP

 in the 

Output Format

 dropdown menu.

 

Note:  

By default, a limited selection of video encoding settings is available in the user interface.  See Section 

8.2, “Advanced Settings Mode”, for more information on accessing additional settings.

 

(5)

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Figure 15  

CH1 Tab Configuration – RTSP

 

(4) Change 

 

      to “RTSP”

 

(1) If necessary, click “Stop”

 

(5) Click “Start”

 

(3) Note value

 

(2) Verify is

 

     “Follow Input”

 

Summary of Contents for DOC-USR-0123-06

Page 1: ...red 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 All product names trademarks trade names service marks or service n...

Page 2: ...702 2 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 01 07 27 2017 Initial document JC 02 05 29 2018 Added Wi Fi setup section new system setup tab screenshot HE265 DEC decoder option SI 03 06 27 2018 Added HE4K DCK 15 version SI 04 09 12 2018 Updated Operating Temperature SI 05 05 02 2019 Updated screenshots added ROI and Overlay Timestamp updated summary of options SI 06 01 06 2020 Updated Sec...

Page 3: ...MING CONTROL 15 6 1 Stream UDP 15 6 2 Stream RTP 18 6 3 Stream RTSP 20 6 4 Stream RTMP 23 6 5 Tuning for Latency 31 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions 33 6 7 Setting NTP 33 6 8 Record to USB Micro SD 34 6 9 Microphone Input 37 6 10 Composite Pass Through 38 6 11 Record Snapshot 39 7 0 CAMERA CONTROL 40 7 1 Zoom 40 7 2 Preview and Download Image 40 7 3 Color Controls 41 7 4 Sony VISCA Camera Control 4...

Page 4: ...65 DEC Decoder 59 9 3 ZEUS HE4K 01 Decode 59 10 0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS 60 10 1 The System Setup Tab 60 10 2 The User Presets Tab 62 10 3 The Status Tab 63 10 4 The Camera Tab 64 10 5 The Term Tab 67 10 6 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 70 10 7 The CH2 CH3 Tabs Channels 2 3 76 10 8 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs 76 10 9 ZFinder 77 APPENDIX A Finding the IP Address of Your Computer 77 APPENDIX B Con...

Page 5: ...igure 14 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC RTP 19 Figure 15 CH1 Tab Configuration RTSP 20 Figure 16 Finding your Camera s IP Address 21 Figure 17 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP 21 Figure 18 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC RTSP 22 Figure 19 CH1 Tab Configuration RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine 24 Figure 20 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player 25 Figure 21 Viewing Stream...

Page 6: ...ngs Left and Advanced UDP Settings Right 47 Figure 50 Channel 1 Tab with ROI 48 Figure 51 CH1 Tab Overlay Timestamp 48 Figure 52 Saving Updated Network Settings 49 Figure 53 Updating Device Firmware 50 Figure 54 Software Updater Screen 51 Figure 55 Creating or Changing the Password 51 Figure 56 Password Entry Screen 52 Figure 57 Pinhole Reset 52 Figure 58 Display of Network Options 53 Figure 59 Ex...

Page 7: ...4K DCK 1X is a H 265 HEVC H 264 and MJPEG video encoder designed to be a companion to the Sony FCB ER8300 block camera 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 The HE4K DCK 1X has one KEL connector for Sony FCB ER8300 or other compatible cameras Figure 1 HE4K DCK 10 and 13 Dimensions 58 mm 58 ...

Page 8: ...lable internally o Supports streaming in MPEG 2 TS UDP RTP RTSP RTMP and TSRTP o Supports unicast and multicast streaming o Compatible with CDN s including Wowza Streaming Engine YouTube Live and Facebook Live o Record a compressed ts mp4 file to a USB SD storage device o Record a JPG snapshot while video streaming o Easily mounts to tripods or mounting brackets enclosure is sold separately o ONVI...

Page 9: ... to scaling the resolution the camera is also capable of scaling down the frame rate to save bandwidth Each channel can select from full frame rate half frame rate or a quarter frame rate For example it is possible to configure a primary stream of 3840x2160 at 30 fps simultaneously with a secondary stream at 1280x720 at 7 5 fps The maximum performance for two channels is one 2160p30 plus one 1080p...

Page 10: ...C 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 10 4 0 OPERATING CONTROLS 1 RS 232 Serial Port1 5 Status Light2 2 USB 2 0 6 Composite Output 3 Microphone Input 7 12V Power optional 4 GigE PoE 1 For advanced debugging purposes only Not needed by typical users 2 LED light will blink green when streaming Figure 4 HE4K DCK 13 Interfaces ...

Page 11: ..._____________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 11 1 RS 232 Serial Control 4 GPIO UART 2 Power Ground 5 100Mb Ethernet 3 Analog Video Out UART Figure 5 HE4K DCK 15 ...

Page 12: ...o be used to connect the encoder assembly to an identical connector on the Sony FCB ER8300 1 Connect the KEL ribbon cable to the Sony FCB ER8300 block camera Gold teeth face up 2 Connect the other end of the KEL ribbon cable to the Interface Front PCB Gold teeth face away from the PCB s WARNING Only use a Z3 approved KEL ribbon cable to connect Z3 s boards to the Sony camera Using an incorrect cab...

Page 13: ...ed as the URL in a browser window to access the user interface 2 Run the ZFinder PC utility on your PC You may need to allow it past any firewalls or security programs on your PC The ZFinder window appears and completes a scan of the network ZFinder then lists all Z3 systems connected to the network The HE4K DCK 1X appears as the Z3Cam 4K 3 Click on the Z3Cam 4K entry in the window to select it Th...

Page 14: ...NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 14 Figure 9 HE4K DCK 1X User Interface System Setup Tab 5 By default the system will have automatically started encoding Click on the CH1 tab for channel one configuration settings If the encoder status message in the bottom right corner of the screen shows RUNNING you will need to click the stop or Stop All button in order to change any settings ...

Page 15: ...esolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 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 the IP address of your PC that will be running the VLC media player To determine the correct IP address of ...

Page 16: ...___________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 16 Figure 10 CH1 Tab Configuration UDP 4 Change to UDP 1 If necessary click Stop 7 Click Start 2 Verify is Follow input 3 Verify is H265 HEVC 5 Set to PC IP Address or Multicast Address 6 Note value ...

Page 17: ...t the Media menu 3 Select Open Network Stream 4 Under the Network tab enter udp Dest_Address Dest_Port for the network URL c Dest_Address will be values of the IP address or multicast address entered in the Dest Address field in the user interface CH1 tab The IP address used in this example is 192 168 0 6 d Dest_Port will match the value found in the Dest Port field in the Encoder tab The default ...

Page 18: ... output a 4K stream If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 3 Select the codec you would like to use for your video encoding In the pictured example H265 HEVC is selected 4 Under Output Setup select RTP in the Output Format dropdown menu Note By default a limited selection of video encoding settings is available in the user interface See Sec...

Page 19: ... Z3Cam 4K Z3technology com Note Verify your PC is set up to handle decode of H 265 content at 4K resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for 4K HEVC H 265 Decode for more information 1 Open the VLC media player on your PC 2 Select the Media menu 3 Select Open File 4 Find and select the SDP file corresponding to the video codec you selected previously a H265 HEVC video use the SDP file entitle...

Page 20: ...output a 4K stream If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 3 Select the codec you would like to use for your video encoding In the pictured example H265 HEVC is selected 4 Under Output Setup select RTSP in the Output Format dropdown menu Note By default a limited selection of video encoding settings is available in the user interface See Sec...

Page 21: ... the default setting when it is first received you can find this in ZFinder or the web browser with your user interface open If you have set your encoder to a static IP address this should match the Local IP Address field in the System Setup tab In the example pictured the encoder was assigned 192 168 0 120 at start up b z3 corresponds to the number of the channel tab of the user interface For exa...

Page 22: ...50 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 22 10 Press Enter or click Play You will see your camera s video streaming to VLC Note RTSP is only supported with VLC version 2 1 5 or later When encoding via RTSP any time the encoding session is stopped and restarted you will need to reopen VLC in order to view the stream Figure 18 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC RTSP ...

Page 23: ... streaming Newer versions of the Wowza Streaming Engine support HEVC to use HEVC check the Use H 265 for RTMP checkbox 4 Under Output Setup select RTMP in the Output Format dropdown menu In the case that an encrypted stream is required select RTMPS Encryption requires a certificate to be set up on the Wowza Streaming Engine See Wowza documentation for details 5 Set Dest Address to IP_Address port ...

Page 24: ...ink green when streaming 8 If you have not already done so install the Wowza Streaming Engine server on a PC on your network for details on configuring Wowza please see APPENDIX B Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP Figure 19 CH1 Tab Configuration RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine 4 Change to RTMP 1 If necessary click Stop 7 Click Start 2 Verify is Follow input 3 Verify is H264 AVC 5 Set ...

Page 25: ...me network as the Wowza server and open a web browser Type in the IP address of the Wowza server with the port 8088 in this example 192 168 0 6 8088 This will bring up the Wowza Streaming Engine home page 10 Log in with your valid user name and password 11 At the top of the screen click on Applications 12 Select live on the left side of the screen 13 Click Test Players in the top right hand corner...

Page 26: ...26 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 HE4K DCK 1X user interface For this example enter hevc4k 16 Click Start You will see your camera s video streaming to the Wowza server Figure 21 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player 4 Audio and Video appear 1 Select Adobe RTMP tab 2 Type hevc4k for Strea...

Page 27: ...screen of any tab 4 Verify the Output Resolution is set to 2560x1440 If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur Note As of the date of this document 1440p is the maximum resolution supported by YouTube for live streaming Consult YouTube s online Live streaming guide for supported resolutions 5 Set the Video Codec to H264 AVC for RTMP streaming ...

Page 28: ... applicable to YouTube 12 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 13 Allow a few seconds for your video to appear in your YouTube live dashboard 6 4 3 Facebook Live 1 If you haven t already ensure you have an active Facebook account and page if broadca...

Page 29: ...ect Take note of the Server URL and Stream Key for your session displayed on the left Figure 25 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog 4 Return to the HE4K DCK 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 In our example the full address reads live ...

Page 30: ...E 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 30 Figure 26 Facebook Live Stream Encoder Settings 6 Click Start or Start All to begin encoding stream 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 Enter Server URL and Stream Key Set to RTMPS ...

Page 31: ...Section 8 2 Advanced Settings Mode for more information on accessing these settings For minimum latency with possibility of skipped frames at the expense of increased network burstiness set TS Lowlat Mode to True This is enabled by default To ensure smoothest playback and reduce loading on network set TS Lowlat Mode to False For applications where ISO 13818 1 constant end to end delay is required ...

Page 32: ...ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 32 Figure 28 VLC Media Player Tools Menu 2 In the Preferences window that appears change from Show settings from Simple to All Select interface from the menu on the left and scroll to the bottom on the right side of the window to find the Network Caching ms value Figure 29 VLC Media Player Advanced Preferences ...

Page 33: ...00 ms frame skips 1000 ms no frame skips 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions The HE4K DCK 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 6 7 Setting NTP The HE4K DCK 1X has support for NTP to set the time on ...

Page 34: ...9 USA 1 402 323 0702 34 4 Enter an NTP server address The default is 128 138 141 172 NIST 5 Click the change button NTP is now enabled and your system clock will be adjusted Figure 32 Setting up NTP 6 8 Record to USB Micro SD The HE4K DCK 1X supports writing encoded video to a storage device connected to the USB port in ts file format Connect Storage to USB 2 0 Port Figure 33 USB Connection ...

Page 35: ...Codec you would like to use for your video encoding 5 Under Output Setup select TSFILE from the Output Format dropdown menu 6 Click on the Output Device field to select your USB storage location This will automatically populate if a USB is detected 7 In the File Prefix textbox enter the desired prefix for your ts file name a When saved a number will be automatically generated and added to the end ...

Page 36: ...he disconnect the storage device to ensure that all buffered data is completely transferred Note If less space is available on the storage device than the Max File Size specified in the user interface the oldest files will be removed until there is sufficient space or no files remain This check for available space is performed when start is clicked and every time a new file is created 10 You can v...

Page 37: ...p All button in the lower right corner of the screen of any tab 3 Verify Audio Enable is set to True and set your desired values for Codec Sample Rate and Bit Rate 4 Select the appropriate option from the Source dropdown menu corresponding to your microphone a MIC Line In should be used with non powered non amplified microphones b MIC should be used with powered amplified microphones 5 Set Audio E...

Page 38: ...other display monitor 1 To view this pass through content verify the unit is currently encoding The channel status will show RUNNING in the bottom right corner of the user interface 2 Connect a composite video cable from CVBS on the camera to a TV or display monitor 3 The output resolution can be adjusted in real time In the System Setup tab select the desired option from the Resolution dropdown m...

Page 39: ...n 7 2 2 Using HE4K DCK 1X URL as follows 1 Find the IP address of the camera using Local IP Address field in the System Setup tab or the ZFinder utility described in Section 5 2 2 Type the URL into a Web browser as http IP Address of Z3CAM snapshot cgi Example if the camera IP address is 192 168 0 19 the URL to download a snapshot is http 192 168 0 19 snapshot cgi 3 The snapshot file will be downl...

Page 40: ... interface and click on the Camera tab 7 1 Zoom 2 Use the slider or button to adjust your preferred zoom position 7 2 Preview and Download Image 3 Click on Start on the camera tab to view a live preview stream To stop the stream click the Stop button After clicking the Stop button to load a still preview image click the Load button To start the live preview again click the Start Button 4 If PTZ is...

Page 41: ... 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 41 7 3 Color Controls 5 Select from a variety of supported white balance configurations using the White Balance Mode dropdown menu 6 Adjust Color Gain and Color Hue using the sliders 7 Use the button options to adjust to your desired Color Suppress settings Figure 41 Camera Tab Preview Image Click to load a still preview image Figure 42 Color Controls ...

Page 42: ...ion supporting remote access and is available online 2 Launch the Com2TCP application 3 Set the Remote IP field to the IP address of your HE4K DCK 1X This can be found using ZFinder or as the URL of the web browser with the user interface open 4 Set the TCP Port to 1000 This value must match the VISCA Control TCP Port value listed in the Camera tab of the HE4K DCK 1X user interface 5 Assign a COM ...

Page 43: ... port name to match the COM Port selected previously 10 Set the Baud Rate to 9600 11 Save these settings 12 Remember you may need to close and restart your camera controller application for changes to take effect 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 HE4K DCK 1X has been provided in APP...

Page 44: ...1X using WS Discovery 1 Open your ONVIF client program 2 Use ONVIF device discovery to find the HE4K DCK 1X on the network Note For manual discovery of ONVIF use the HE4K DCK 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 Note If you are logging onto the camera for the first time the default...

Page 45: ...ppear Enter your desired preset name In the pictured example z3_config1 is used 3 Click ok 4 Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen 5 As soon as you select z3_config1 the screen will reload 6 Change your desired settings 7 Once your changes have been set in this configuration click on the Save button 8 A pop up window appears to confirm th...

Page 46: ... of encoding settings is available by default Additional settings can be accessed in Advanced Settings Mode for greater customization to your specific application 8 2 1 Setup a Custom Configuration 1 The first step is to set up a custom configuration so that the advanced settings will remain visible To do this see Section 8 1 Save Current Settings 2 Return to the System Setup tab 3 Select your new...

Page 47: ...d settings by un checking the Advanced Settings box in the System Setup tab and saving that to the preset 8 3 Encoder ROI The HE4K DCK 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 1 Click on the Ch1 tab and stop the stream with the Stop button if necessary 2 Next to the Output Resolution dr...

Page 48: ...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 2 On the right side of the page select True in the Text Overlay Enable dropdown 3 The Overlay Text text box will appear Add ts to the text box and click the Start button 4 The date and time will be overlayed on the video stream in YYYY MM DD HH MM SS format Note To use a dif...

Page 49: ...rable by ZFinder 8 5 1 Setup a Custom Configuration 10 The first step is to set up a custom configuration so that the manual networking settings will be used the next time the system boots up To do this see Section 8 1 Save Current Settings 11 Return to the System Setup tab 12 Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen 13 As soon as you select...

Page 50: ...inder does a scan of the network and lists the location of all Z3 systems connected to the network The HE4K DCK 1X appears with your manually entered IP address 20 Select the Z3Cam 4K 21 Click Open Device to reach the user interface 8 5 4 Open the User Interface Manually 22 You can also access the user interface by manually typing your unit s static IP address into a web browser on any computer co...

Page 51: ...e update of firmware is completed it will return to the main menu 8 7 Setting a Password The HE4K DCK 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 1 In the System Setup tab click on the go button next to Set Password 2 The change password options appear Enter your desired password ...

Page 52: ... the rear interface panel of the unit Figure 57 Pinhole Reset 1 Allow the camera to boot completely 2 Press and hold pinhole reset switch until status light flashes yellow 3 Power cycle camera Once the boot sequence has completed the camera will return to its original factory settings 8 9 Using Wi Fi The supported USB Wi Fi card at the time this document was written is the TL WN722N v2 If you find...

Page 53: ...er on the encoder The device will boot up and you will see the green indicator LED on the Wi Fi stick flashing 2 If there are no saved networks or none of the saved networks are currently available the device will enter Access Point AP mode In this mode it will create a wireless network from the product name and ethernet mac address of the unit The default password for this network is z3password T...

Page 54: ...rk connection 3 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 Figure 60 Zfinder page showing Available Networks dropdown 1 Select the Wi Fi network to connect to type in the password and click Connect At this point close the browser window and connect to the n...

Page 55: ... 323 0702 55 Wi Fi If your encoder doesn t show up in Zfinder make sure you are connected to the same network you directed the encoder to connect to It could be that the password entered is incorrect If the encoder fails to connect it will return to 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 supp...

Page 56: ...requirements Nvidia GEForce GTX960 desktop or GTX960M laptop graphics card LAV Filters6 version 0 63 or higher VLC media player7 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 6 LAV Filters is an open source program that allows playback of video and au...

Page 57: ...08 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 57 9 1 2 LAV Filters 2 Install LAV Filters if necessary 3 Navigate to the Properties and select the Video Settings tab 4 Verify the HEVC checkbox is checked under Codecs for HW Decoding 5 Enable the Nvidia video card under Hardware Decoder to use 6 Select Apply Figure 61 LAV Filters Configuration Verify is Set to your Nvidia video card Verify HEVC is checked ...

Page 58: ...ayer 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 10 In the Advanced Preferences window that appears navigate to Video codecs on the left hand column and select FFmpeg 11 Select Disable in the Hardware decoding dropdown menu Verif...

Page 59: ... When in H 265 mode the HE2K DCK 1X is compatible with the ZEUS HE265 DEC also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information Figure 63 ZEUS HE265 DEC H 265 Decoder 9 3 ZEUS HE4K 01 Decode When in H 264 mode the HE4K DCK 1X is compatible with the ZEUS HE4K 01 also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information ZEUS is a registered trademark of Z3 Technol...

Page 60: ...alue to take effect When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable Default Gateway 192 168 a b 192 168 0 1 Sets the network gateway to use for the unit Note that a save of these settings and a reboot is needed for changes to this value to take effect When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable DNS Server IP 1 a b c d 8 8 8 8 Specifies the primary DNS server to be used for hostname lookup when i...

Page 61: ...d selection is made in the Resolution dropdown menu to make real time changes Device Management Set Device Name Button Sets a custom name for the camera to appear in the user interface New device Name Text box to enter desired device name Set Password Button Sets a password to limit access to the user interface New password Text box to enter new password Password again Text box to re enter new pas...

Page 62: ... to ONVIF clients Set Term Server Enable Disable remote terminal server Set ZFinder Enable Disable ZFinder support on unit Update device firmware Button Access the Software Updater to update the firmware on your device An image file of the desired firmware is needed Download device logs Button Extract a set of diagnostic logs that can be provided to Z3 in the event of an issue to be reported The r...

Page 63: ... Height of encoded picture A small i will appear if interlaced is being encoded Audio Status Channel The channel number 1 3 Codec The codec being used to encode audio for that channel Frames Number of frames sent from encoder to channel since the beginning of encoding Stream Status Channel The channel number 1 3 URL URL the channel is being streamed to Frames Number of frames sent from encoder to ...

Page 64: ...review image of camera video in the user interface If a preview stream is currently running click the Stop button to enable this button Start Button Click to start a live preview of camera video in the user interface Stop Button Click to stop the live preview of camera video in the user interface Live preview will auto stop when leaving the tab Camera Focus auto manual radio buttons auto manual Se...

Page 65: ... Manual Sodium Lamp Auto Sodium Lamp Fixed Sodium Lamp Outdoor Selects preset white balance WB modes Auto computes WB value output using color information from the entire screen outputs values using color temperature radiating from a black subject based on a range of values from 2500K to 7500K Indoor 3200K Base Mode One push Fixed WB that may be automatically readjusted only by clicking the trigge...

Page 66: ... color gain Color Hue 14 14 0 Adjusts color hue Color Suppress off 1 2 3 Adjusts color suppress Note 1 Sodium Vapor Lamps High pressure sodium lamps are supported Proper white balance may not be captured for some subjects when using low pressure sodium lamps About Camera Model Sony FCB EV7520 or compatible Version Firmware Version installed on camera Camera Zoom Current zoom position 0 100 Display...

Page 67: ...ages from left to right This allows the camera to be pointed at a mirror and show the correct orientation Camera Image Options Image Freeze Checked Unchecked Freezes camera image when checked High Resolution Mode Checked Unchecked Enableds camera high resolution mode when checked Image Stabilizer Checked Unchecked Enables Image stabilizer when checked Image Black White Checked Unchecked Camera out...

Page 68: ... hardware connected via a RS 485 connection along with defining the device address being used on the RS 485 interface for each PTZ device both TCP Ports are required to be defined as the same Serial Port defined in the TermTab section above for the RS 485 PTZ functionality The Term tab contains two tables one of available serial ports and one of available PTZ control Parameter Options default in b...

Page 69: ... bits for serial port Most devices expect 1 Function Camera 1 VISCA Camera 2 VISCA IR camera Off User RS485 PTZ FlexIO spare pins 9 11 Sets the function of the serial port TCP Port TCP port used for remote terminal server PTZ Configuration Type Absolute Relative Type of PTZ control expected Flip None Flip Pan Axis Flip Tilt Axis Flip Pan Tilt Flips Axis for PT Controls Position Most Recent Command...

Page 70: ...tion 320x180 2560x1440 Follow Input The encode resolution If this resolution is different from the capture resolution 3840x2160 resizing will occur Follow Input generates the resolution based on the capture resolution Note 1 ROI Checked Unchecked Enables and disables encoding a region of video ROI Resolution Specifies the W x H of the ROI ROI Location Specifies the start X Y of the ROI Rotate Enab...

Page 71: ...RTMPS and MP4 Only 2K 100M 4M Textbox for entering video bitrate For example 1M 1 000 000 bits per second 1000k 1 000 000 bits per second 2 5M Not a Valid Format Frame Rate Full Half Quarter Sixth Used to encode at less than the input frame rate for example an input frame rate of 30fps with Half selected would cause an output stream of 15fps If interlaced input is used then this is used to reduce ...

Page 72: ... a powered amplified microphone 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 Max PTS PCR UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 0 8191 250 Maximum difference between the PTS and PCR in the audio stream It is generally recommended to leave this value at 250 Certain decoders may require a value similar to the video delay If an issue ...

Page 73: ...le Prefix MOV1_ F_ T_ Textbox to enter desired file name for output file Entered text will be followed by a number starting with zero in the recorded file name F will pull the current date in year month day format into the file name T will pull the current time in 24 hour notation into thefile name Max File Size 1024M Sets the file size at which a new ts file is started Video PID UDP TSRTP TSFILE ...

Page 74: ...m rather than buffering them This results in lower latency at the expense of decreased network efficiency and a less smooth bitstream There is a limit of 5Mbps for TS Lowlat Mode Must be set to False for stream to be compliant with ISO 13818 1 systems specification for transport stream timing Authentication RTMP RTSP RTMPS Only Disable Enable If authentication is required within the Wowza streamin...

Page 75: ...unning IDLE STOPPED RUNNING POLLING Current status of the encode process IDLE indicates no valid input data is present STOPPED indicates that the unit is not currently encoding Must be in this mode to make any configuration changes POLLING indicates start was pressed and the encoder is waiting for valid input data to be detected RUNNING indicates the unit is currently encoding Error statuses will ...

Page 76: ...stream CH2 Default Parameter Options default in bold Description Encoder Setup Output Resolution 320x180 12560x1440 1280x720 Follow Input The encode resolution If this resolution is different from the capture resolution 3840x2160 resizing will occur Video Bitrate 2K 40M 2M Textbox for entering video bitrate CH3 Defaults Parameter Options default in bold Description Encoder Setup Output Resolution ...

Page 77: ...r Z3 Technology products Edit Device Allows for manual edits to encoder settings Name Name visible in ZFinder and top right corner of user interface useful when multiple units are on the same network IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Open Device Opens the HTTP based graphical user interface GUI Flash LEDs Causes status LED on the selected HE4K DCK 1X to flash red approximately 30 times This is helpfu...

Page 78: ...0 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 78 Figure 66 Using the Command Prompt to Determine Your PC s IP Address 4 The IP address of your computer can be found in the section labeled either Ethernet or Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection The IP address will display as 169 254 x x where x is any one to three digit number Figure 67 Locating Your Computer s IP Address ...

Page 79: ...rom the HE4K DCK 1X the following steps are needed 1 Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http localhost 8088 a localhost is the IP address of the PC with the server b In this example the full URL is http 192 168 0 4 8088 2 Click on Server in the top band of options 3 On the left column click on Performance Tuning and then Java Settings 4 Click Edit and then change Java...

Page 80: ... 9 Verify Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions 10 Click on Save 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 If you are...

Page 81: ... application on how to send VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the HE4K DCK 1X The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands to the unit The interface looks like the following The example application code is as follows include stdio h include stdlib h include string h include assert h include fcntl h include time h include sys t...

Page 82: ... message n tX t Exits n void hex_dump void hex int size int i char hex_c char hex 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 while ret 1 again ret recv soc void receive size 0 Sleep 1 if ret 0 do_dump hex_dump receive ret if ret 2 rec...

Page 83: ...cking way read will return immediately if argc 1 usage exit 1 else int portno 1000 n struct sockaddr_in serv_addr WSADATA wsa 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 printf connecting to s s n argv 1 ar...

Page 84: ...isca_send s cmdVisca 1 visca_receive s buf sizeof buf 1 if ch 67 Right printf Right n if ch 68 Left printf Left n if ch 86 ch 118 printf Version Inq n visca_send s cmdVisca 3 visca_receive s buf sizeof buf 1 if ch f ch F printf Flip On n visca_send s cmdVisca 4 visca_receive s buf sizeof buf 1 if ch n ch N printf Flip Off n visca_send s cmdVisca 5 visca_receive s buf sizeof buf 1 if ch h ch H help...

Page 85: ... netmask is 255 255 0 0 do the first two values of the IP address of the camera match those of the network and PC If the netmask is 255 255 255 0 do the first three values of the IP address of the camera match those of the network and PC Problem The HTTP based user interface does not appear Is the Ethernet cable plugged in to the camera solidly Do you see the link light Are all firewalls on the ne...

Page 86: ...eo in VLC RTSP Is the version of VLC version 2 1 5 or newer Are all firewalls on the network turned off Try connecting the PC directly to the camera without any routers switches etc Problem Video quality in VLC is poor H 265 HEVC Is the version of VLC 2 2 4 or newer for HEVC H 265 decoding Does your PC meet the requirements outlined in Section 9 1 Problem Latency in VLC is too high Is the network ...

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