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FSDI-DCK-10 User Instructions

DOC-USR-0313-01

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Z3 Technology, LLC

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100 N 8

ST, STE 250

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Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA

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+1.402.323.0702

8.6

Factory Reset

The FSDI-DCK-10 can be reset to its original factory settings using the pinhole reset on the lower right of the
I/O PCB of the unit.

Figure 54 Pinhole Reset

(1)

Allow the FSDI-DCK-10 to boot completely.

(2)

Press and hold pinhole reset switch until status light flashes yellow

(3)

Power cycle device. Once the boot sequence has completed the FSDI-DCK-10 will return to its
original factory settings.

9.0

DECODE OPTIONS

9.1

PC Configuration for HD HEVC/H.265 Decode

Due to the advanced processing needed to support HEVC/H.265 decoding at HD resolutions, a PC must
meet the following requirements:

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Nvidia GEForce GTX960 (desktop) or GTX960M (laptop) graphics card

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LAV Filters

version 0.63 or higher

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VLC media player

version 2.2.4 or higher

LAV Filters is an open source program that allows playback of video and audio on a PC without installation of

additional codecs and can be downloaded for free online.

VLC is an open source media player from the VideoLAN organization that can be downloaded for free online.

Summary of Contents for FSDI-DCK-10

Page 1: ... 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 name...

Page 2: ...____________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 2 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 01 10 25 2017 Original Document for FSDI DCK 10 SI ...

Page 3: ...Stream RTP 19 6 3 Stream RTSP 21 6 4 Stream RTMP 23 6 5 Tuning for Latency 31 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions 33 6 7 Record to USB 34 6 8 Microphone Input 36 6 9 Composite Pass Through 37 7 0 CAMERA CONTROL 38 7 1 Zoom 38 7 2 Preview Image 38 7 3 Color Controls 39 7 4 Sony VISCA Camera Control 39 7 5 ONVIF Profile S 42 8 0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE FSDI DCK 10 43 8 1 Save Current Settin...

Page 4: ...0 2 The User Presets Tab 56 10 3 The Status Tab 56 10 4 The Camera Tab 58 10 5 The Term Tab 60 10 6 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 60 10 7 The CH2 CH3 Tabs Channels 2 3 65 10 8 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs 66 10 9 ZFinder 66 APPENDIX A Finding the IP Address of Your Computer 67 APPENDIX B Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP 68 APPENDIX C Example Camera Controller Application 70 APPENDIX D T...

Page 5: ...o Streaming to VLC UDP 18 Figure 14 CH1 Tab Configuration RTP 19 Figure 15 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC RTP 20 Figure 16 CH1 Tab Configuration RTSP 21 Figure 17 Finding your Camera s IP Address 22 Figure 18 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP 22 Figure 19 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC RTSP 23 Figure 20 CH1 Tab Configuration RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine 24 Figure ...

Page 6: ...Figure 45 Entering a User Preset Name 43 Figure 46 Saving a User Preset 43 Figure 47 Accessing Advanced Settings 45 Figure 48 Default UDP Settings Left and Advanced UDP Settings Right 45 Figure 49 Saving Updated Network Settings 47 Figure 50 Updating Device Firmware 48 Figure 51 Software Updater Screen 48 Figure 52 Creating or Changing the Password 49 Figure 53 Password Entry Screen 49 Figure 54 P...

Page 7: ...ermal IR cameras 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 FV2K DCK10 has one KEL connector for Sony EV7520 cameras or compatible one 3G SDI input with loop one analog composite input accepting PAL or NTSC a digital multi format input which can accept video from LVDS or Cameralink CMOS as c...

Page 8: ...RTMP and TSRTP Supports unicast and multicast streaming Compatible with CDN s including Wowza Streaming Engine YouTube Live and Facebook Live Record a compressed ts file to a USB storage device Easily mounts to tripods or mounting brackets 1 4 20 UNC screw hole on bottom of unit ONVIF profile S compliant Compatible with the ZEUS Z3 SME 01 H 264 decoder and Z3 HE265 DEC H 265 decoder also available...

Page 9: ...g down the frame rate to save bandwidth Each channel can select from full frame rate half frame rate quarter or sixth frame rate For example it is possible to configure a primary stream of 1920x1080 at 60 fps simultaneously with a secondary stream at 480p at 10 fps The maximum performance for two channels is two 1080p60 streams 3 0 PACKAGE OPTIONS Figure 2 FSDI DCK 10 Package Options NOTE addition...

Page 10: ...LLC 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 3 Z3Cam HD Interfaces ...

Page 11: ...ure 5 FSDI DCK 10 Physical Block Diagram Cameras Not Included 1 Once received the FSDI DCK 10 assembly will need to be connected to a SDI camera or the Sony FCB EV7520 HD camera block and the secondary camera with Composite Out The Interface Front End PCB of the FSDI DCK 10 assembly see Figure 7 has SDI input or 30 pin KEL connectors that allow a flexible ribbon cable to be used to connect the enc...

Page 12: ...1 402 323 0702 12 CBL 0028 01 MCX to Flex I O cable number CBL 0027 01 MMCX to MCX CBL 0035 01 and MMCX to BNC CBL 0033 01 are sold separately Figure 6 Interface Front End PCB WARNING ONLY USE THE CORRECT KEL RIBBON CABLE PROVIDED BY Z3 TECHNOLOGY Using an incorrect cable can permanently damage the camera body Flex I O Connector Primary KEL Connector SDI Input Composite Video Input SDI Loop Input ...

Page 13: ...to MCX cable provided by Z3 technology Figure 8 MMCX and Flex I O Connections completed NOTE Other Cameras may require RCA or BNC connectors for composite output Contact the camera manufacturer if there is uncertainty and sales to purchase the correct cable Connect camera to power if required Figure 7 FSDI DCK 10 Connected to FCB EV7520 Camera Not Included KEL Ribbon Cable Sold Separately Sony FCB...

Page 14: ... to a static IP address ZFinder may be unable to discover your camera Note The FSDI DCK 10 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 6 Run the ZFinder PC utility on your PC You may need to...

Page 15: ...your default web browser for best results Firefox or Chrome are recommended and the user interface appears with the System Setup tab open 9 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 i...

Page 16: ...y tab 2 Verify the Output Resolution is set to Follow Input to output a HD stream If a lower resolution 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 addres...

Page 17: ...ndle 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 9 Select the Media menu 10 Select Open Network Stream 11 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 ...

Page 18: ...68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 18 d Dest_Port will match the value found in the Dest Port field in the Encoder tab The default value is 8600 e In this example the full network URL would be udp 192 168 0 6 8600 12 Press Enter or click Play You will see your camera s video streaming to VLC Figure 13 Example of Video Streaming to VLC UDP Figure 12 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP ...

Page 19: ...output a HD 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 are available in the user interface See Sec...

Page 20: ...Z3Cam 4k Z3technology com 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 6 Open the VLC media player on your PC 7 Select the Media menu 8 Select Open File 9 Find and select the SDP file corresponding to the video codec you selected previously a H265 HEVC video use the SDP file entitled...

Page 21: ...output a HD 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 are available in the user interface See Se...

Page 22: ...s 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 ex...

Page 23: ...e content distribution and live streaming 6 4 1 RTMP Camera Streaming to the Wowza Streaming Engine Z3 Technology is a member of the Wowza Media Systems Technology Alliance partner program and the Wowza Streaming Engine is used here as an example Note Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding 1 If necessary click on the Stop button in the Channel Controls s...

Page 24: ... server In this example hevc4k is used e In this example the full destination address would be 192 168 0 6 1935 live hevc4k 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 set...

Page 25: ...MP The test player within Wowza Streaming Engine is recommended 9 Go to any PC that is on the same 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 ...

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 FSDI DCK 10 user interface For this example enter hevc4k 16 Click Start You will see your camera s video streaming to the Wowza server Figure 22 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player 4 Audio and Video appear 1 Select Adobe RTMP tab 2 Type hevc4k for Strea...

Page 27: ...tion of the user interface CH1 tab or the Stop All button in the lower right corner of the screen of any tab 4 Verify the Output Resolution is set to 1920x1080 If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 5 Set the Video Codec to H264 AVC for RTMP streaming 6 Under Output Setup select RTMP in the Output Format dropdown menu 7 Set Dest Address to ...

Page 28: ...e stream setup documentation available in YouTube s online Live streaming guide for recommended bitrates for your resolution 11 Set Authentication to Disable as this field is not 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...

Page 29: ...r browser to facebook s main URL facebook com and navigate to the page management interface for your page if desired Select the Live Video link at the top of the Create Post dialog box near the top of the page Figure 25 Facebook Create Post dialog box 3 At the top of the new dialog box that appears select External Device Take note of the Server URL and Stream Key for your session displayed on the ...

Page 30: ...t Address field In our example the full address reads rmtp api facebook com 80 rtmp 101180953856248 ds 1 s_l 1 a ATicDctn4rtiWCXW Authentication should remain disabled Figure 27 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 strea...

Page 31: ... settings mode has been enabled See 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 co...

Page 32: ... 1 402 323 0702 32 1 Click Tools on the main menu and select Preferences from the dropdown Figure 29 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 30 VLC Media Player Advanced Preferences ...

Page 33: ... Network Cache Notes RTSP CBR 2 Mbps 300 ms Best latency approx 400 ms no frame skips TSRTP CBR 3 Mbps 1000 ms 300 ms frame skips 1000 ms no frame skips UDP CBR 3 Mbps 1000 ms 300 ms frame skips 1000 ms no frame skips 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions The FSDI DCK 10 supports simultaneous encode into up to three different resolutions bitrates and output formats Each output stream can be set using a ...

Page 34: ...ght corner of the screen of any tab 3 Verify the Output Resolution is set to Follow Input to output a HD stream If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 4 Select the Video 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 you...

Page 35: ... will blink green when streaming 9 When your desired recording length has been reached click on the Stop button Verify the status light has stopped blinking green and wait at least 10 seconds after stopping the encoding before disconnecting the USB storage device to ensure that all buffered data is completely transferred Note If less space is available on the USB device than the Max File Size spec...

Page 36: ...l 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 Enabl...

Page 37: ...ther 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 me...

Page 38: ... time camera adjustments remotely via the user interface Refer to Section 10 4 The Camera Tab for more details on the available options 1 Return to the user interface and click on the Camera tab 7 1 Zoom 2 Use the slider to adjust your preferred zoom position 7 2 Preview Image 3 Click the Load button to view a still image of the video being captured by the camera Figure 39 Camera Zoom Slider Figur...

Page 39: ...ol of the camera video input is supported by Sony s VISCA protocol VISCA commands can be sent from a remote PC using the same IP connection that carries the video Control actions include zoom focus aperture and more To complete the following instructions a Windows 7 PC with Com2TCP4 and your camera controller software downloaded is required 7 4 1 Com2TCP Setup 1 If you have not already done so ins...

Page 40: ...ue must match the VISCA Control TCP Port value listed in the Camera tab of the FSDI DCK 10 user interface 5 Assign a COM Port that is not currently in use on your system using the dropdown menu 6 Click the Connect button The application will minimize Do not close this application while your camera control is in use The COM port selected will now redirect data to the FSDI DCK 10 If the camera is re...

Page 41: ... 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 FSDI DCK 10 has been provided in APP...

Page 42: ...10 using WS Discovery 1 Open your ONVIF client program 2 Use ONVIF device discovery to find the FSDI DCK 10 on the network Note For manual discovery of ONVIF use the FSDI DCK 10 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 43: ...own menu located at the bottom of any screen select new preset 2 A textbox will appear 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 th...

Page 44: ...power the unit off by unplugging the power supply Then plug the power supply back in and wait 15 30 seconds for the unit to boot up 8 2 Advanced Settings Mode A limited range 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 u...

Page 45: ...d Settings box 6 Click on the Save button 7 A pop up window appears with a message that the settings were saved successfully 8 Return to you channel tab to set additional encoding configuration parameters for your stream See Section 10 6 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 for more information on the advanced settings available for each streaming output 2 Click Save 1 Check Advanced Settings Figure 47 Accessing...

Page 46: ...o 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 8 3 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 ...

Page 47: ...o the preset 8 3 3 Open the User Interface Using ZFinder 19 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 DCK 10 appears with your manually entered IP address 20 Select the FSDI DCK 10 21 Click Open Device to reach the user interface 8 3 4 Open the User Interface...

Page 48: ...nology com 1 In the System Setup Tab click the Update device firmware button Note If this button is not selectable it is because the encoder is running If you click Stop at the bottom of the screen the Update device firmware button will become active 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 3 Once your...

Page 49: ... to limit access to the user interface Note Once a password has been set it can be changed but the requirement of a password cannot be undone 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 twice and click change 3 A log in screen will appear prompting for a user name and password Enter admin for the user name T...

Page 50: ...cle device Once the boot sequence has completed the FSDI DCK 10 will return to its original factory settings 9 0 DECODE OPTIONS 9 1 PC Configuration for HD HEVC H 265 Decode Due to the advanced processing needed to support HEVC H 265 decoding at HD resolutions a PC must meet the following requirements Nvidia GEForce GTX960 desktop or GTX960M laptop graphics card LAV Filters6 version 0 63 or higher...

Page 51: ...dia GEForce GTX960 M graphics card all Nvidia drivers are installed and it is set as the default graphics processor 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 55 LAV Filters Con...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...ode When in H 264 mode the FSDI DCK 10 is compatible with the ZEUS SME 01 also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information 9 3 ZEUS HE265 DEC Figure 58 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decoder 1 When in H 265 mode the FSDI DCK 10 is compatible with the ZEUS HE265 DEC also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information ZEUS is a registered trademark of Z3 Technology LLC...

Page 54: ... is needed for changes to this value 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...

Page 55: ...e 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 password Must match previous field Set SNTP Button Click this button to access Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP configuration options Enable SNTP True False Sets whether ...

Page 56: ...elete a configuration file export Export current settings to a file import Load settings from a previously exported file Reset Resets presets 10 3 The Status Tab The Status tab may take a few seconds to load after being clicked Output Value Explanation Video Status CH The channel number 1 3 Bitrate Kbps Current target bitrate of encoder Actual Bitrate Actual bitrate being output by encoder FPS Cur...

Page 57: ...er 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 again and you should see an increase of around 600 for 60 frames per second content Input Status Input HDMI1 refers to the captured content from the camera lens Resolution Capture resolution for video FPS Capture frames per second for video Temperature St...

Page 58: ...o About Camera Model Sony FCB ER8300 VISCA Control TCP Port Displays available port for Sony VISCA camera control commands Camera Controls White Balance Mode Auto Indoor One push Auto Trace 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 value using color tempera...

Page 59: ...ent when in One push mode A white subject in correct lighting conditions and occupying more than of the image should be submitted to the camera This data is lost when the camera is powered off Manual RGain Manual Only 0 255 192 Sets RGain value manually Manual BGain Manual Only 0 255 194 Sets BGain value manually Color Gain 60 200 100 Adjusts color gain Color Hue 14 14 0 Adjusts color hue Color Su...

Page 60: ...H264 AVC MJPEG Selects the codec used for compression of the output video stream MJPEG is only available when RTP or RTSP are selected as the Output format Video Profile H264 AVC Only High Main Baseline The H 264 profile of the bitstream Generally High is used for 1080p or greater Main for D1 and Baseline for less than D1 Video Rate Control VBR CBR Selects the encoder rate control mechanism VBR Va...

Page 61: ...ack Audio Setup if Audio Enable is set to True Codec ARM AACLC ARM AACLC MPEG2 ARM AACHE ARM AACHE V2 Codec to be used for audio encode Sample Rate 48000 Hz 44100 Hz 32000 Hz 16000 Hz Sample rate of audio Bit Rate 12 384 Kbps 128 Kbps Target bitrate for audio encode The bitrate range for AACLC is 12 384 Kbps though 64 Kbps or higher is recommended for best results The bitrate range for AACHE and A...

Page 62: ...AVC selected as the Video Codec Dest Address 192 168 x y 192 168 0 6 The IP address of the destination of the encoded stream Dest Port 0 9999 8600 The destination port that the encoder is streaming to Output Device TSFILE Only Click this field to select the detected USB storage device for ts file destination File Prefix TSFILE Only MOV1_ F_ T_ Textbox to enter desired file name for ts file Entered...

Page 63: ...er values to allow leeway for times when many bits are needed to encode This can be especially useful for ensuring smooth playback at lower bitrates TS Lowlat Mode UDP TSRTP Only False True Selecting True causes the TS muxer to instead send packets out as soon as it receives them rather than buffering them This results in lower latency at the expense of decreased network efficiency and a less smoo...

Page 64: ...encode session for Channel 1 Delete Button Removes channel instance for encoding status Not running 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 in...

Page 65: ... a them by clicking on the tab Only three channels are supported The maximum performance for two channels is one 1080p60 plus one 720p60 stream CH2 Default Parameter Options default in bold Description Encoder Setup Output Resolution 320x180 1920x1080 1280x720 Follow Input The encode resolution If this resolution is different from the capture resolution 1920x1080 resizing will occur Video Bitrate ...

Page 66: ...e to the selected configuration Stop All Button Stop all current encode channels Encode must be stopped in order for settings to be altered Start All Button Start all encode channels System Status OK 10 9 ZFinder Buttons Description Refresh Rescans the network for Z3 Technology products Edit Device Allows for manual edits to encoder settings Name Name visible in ZFinder and top right corner of use...

Page 67: ... computer when it is set to DHCP 1 Open the Windows Start Menu Start Screen and type cmd or Command Prompt 2 Open the command prompt 3 Type ipconfig and press the Enter key Figure 59 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...

Page 68: ...rom the FSDI DCK 10 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 69: ... 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 70: ...ample application on how to send VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the FSDI DCK 10 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 ...

Page 71: ...ints this 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 ...

Page 72: ... blocking 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 ...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...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 net...

Page 75: ...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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