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FV2K-DCK-1X User Instructions

 

 

 

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Z3 Technology, LLC 

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Upgrade Firmware

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Setting a Password

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Factory Reset

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Using Wi-Fi

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DECODE OPTIONS

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9.1

 

PC Configuration for HD HEVC/H.265 Decode

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ZEUS

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 HE265-DEC Decoder

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ZEUS

 SME-01 Decode

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SUMMARY OF OPTIONS

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The System Setup Tab

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The User Presets Tab

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The Status Tab

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The Camera Tab

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The Term Tab

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The CH1 Tab (Channel 1)

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The CH2 & CH3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3)

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Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs

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ZFinder

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APPENDIX A:  Finding the IP Address of Your Computer

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APPENDIX B:  Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP

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APPENDIX C:  Example Camera Controller Application

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APPENDIX D:  Troubleshooting

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Summary of Contents for FV2K-DCK-1x

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

Page 2: ...4 2017 Original Document for FV2K DCK 1X JC 02 07 27 2017 Added the pinhole reset instructions JC 03 11 10 2017 Added new photos with updated board SI 04 01 18 2018 Ad photos for new software update SI 05 05 14 2018 Updated for 13 15 variants SI 06 07 13 2018 Updated screenshots and Summary of Options RL 07 12 18 2018 Updated screenshots ROI controls RL 08 03 01 2019 Added MMCX to BNC cable warnin...

Page 3: ...TROL 18 6 1 Stream UDP 18 6 2 Stream RTP 22 6 3 Stream RTSP 24 6 4 Stream RTMP 26 6 5 Tuning for Latency 34 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions 36 6 7 Setting NTP 36 6 8 Record to USB Micro SD 37 6 9 Dual Stream and Record 40 6 10 Microphone Input 40 6 11 Composite Pass Through 41 7 0 CAMERA CONTROL 43 7 1 Zoom 43 7 2 Preview Image 43 7 3 Color Controls 44 7 4 Sony VISCA Camera Control 45 7 5 ONVIF Pr...

Page 4: ...HD HEVC H 265 Decode 62 9 2 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decoder 65 9 3 ZEUS SME 01 Decode 65 10 0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS 66 10 1 The System Setup Tab 66 10 2 The User Presets Tab 68 10 3 The Status Tab 68 10 4 The Camera Tab 70 10 5 The Term Tab 74 10 6 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 76 10 7 The CH2 CH3 Tabs Channels 2 3 84 10 8 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs 85 10 9 ZFinder 85 APPENDIX A Finding the IP Address...

Page 5: ...e 14 FPGA Configuration 18 Figure 15 CH1 Tab Configuration UDP 20 Figure 16 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP 21 Figure 17 Example of Video Streaming to VLC UDP 21 Figure 18 CH1 Tab Configuration RTP 22 Figure 19 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC RTP 23 Figure 20 CH1 Tab Configuration RTSP 24 Figure 21 Finding your Camera s IP Address 25 Figure 22 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RT...

Page 6: ...amera Controller Software Configuration 46 Figure 50 ONVIF Device Manager page 48 Figure 51 New Password prompt 49 Figure 52 Password change notice 49 Figure 53 User not authorized prompt 49 Figure 54 System Setup tab configuration 50 Figure 55 Channel 1 Tab configuration 50 Figure 56 Save preset option 51 Figure 57 The User Presets Tab 51 Figure 58 Entering a User Preset Name 51 Figure 59 Saving ...

Page 7: ... ZFinder page showing Available Networks dropdown 62 Figure 74 LAV Filters Configuration 63 Figure 75 Disable Hardware Decoding in VLC 64 Figure 76 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decoder 65 Figure 77 ZEUS SME 01 H 264 Decoder 65 Figure 78 Term Tab Configuration 74 Figure 79 Using the Command Prompt to Determine Your PC s IP Address 86 Figure 80 Locating Your Computer s IP Address 86 Figure 81 Wowza Performance Se...

Page 8: ...lock 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 FV2K DCK 1x has two KEL connectors for Sony EV7520 cameras or compatible one analog composite input accepting PAL or NTSC a digital multi format input which can accept video from LVDS or Cameralink sources inputs and is capable to simult...

Page 9: ...s 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 ONVIF profile S compliant o Compatible with the ZEUS HE265 DEC and Z3 SME 01 H 264 decoder also available from Z3 Technology o HTTP based configuration s...

Page 10: ...mera is also capable of scaling 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 plus one 1080p30 stream 3 0 PACKAGE OPTIONS All ...

Page 11: ...C 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 11 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 FV2K DCK 13 Interfaces ...

Page 12: ..._______________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 12 1 RS 232 Serial Control 4 GPIO UART 2 Power Ground 5 100Mb Ethernet 3 Analog Video Out UART Figure 5 FV2K DCK 15 Interfaces ...

Page 13: ... Not Included 1 Once received the FV2K DCK 1X assembly will need to be connected to the Sony FCB EV7520 HD camera block and the secondary camera with Composite Out The Interface Front End PCB of the FV2K DCK 1X assembly see Figure 8 has 2 30 pin KEL connectors that allow a flexible ribbon cable to be used to connect the encoder assembly to an identical connector on the Sony FCB EV7250 however ONLY...

Page 14: ...anently damage the camera body WARNING The MMCX connectors on the FSDI DCK 1x board are designed to connect firmly one time to preserve product quality in production environment If you need to connect dis connect the CBL 0033 01 from the MMCX connector multiple times please remove the ring on the CBL 0033 01 to reduce the tension on the connection see pictures below For production please leave the...

Page 15: ... 0702 15 Needle nose pliers will be needed to remove ring from MMCX to BNC cable Figure 10 MMCX to BNC with Ring left MMCX to BNC without ring right 2 Next locate the BNC connector on the Front End PCB Use the MMCX to BNC cable part CBL 0033 01 sold separately to connect the camera to the board Figure 11 KEL and MMCX Connections completed KEL Ribbon Cable Part CBL 0025 01 BNC to MMCX Cable Part CB...

Page 16: ...ou have not yet downloaded this to your computer you can find this program at Z3Stream com downloads 5 Verify your PC is set to DHCP If it is set to a static IP address ZFinder may be unable to discover your camera Note The FV2K DCK 1X is set to DHCP by default If no DHCP server is available on the network a static IP address of 192 168 0 120 and a netmask of 255 255 0 0 will be assigned The IP ad...

Page 17: ...nternet browser window is opened in 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...

Page 18: ...er control options refer to the FV2K FV4K and FSDI System Guide 6 0 STREAMING CONTROL This section gives step by step instructions on setting the FV2K DCK 1X to output and stream video using each of the output format options UDP RTP RTSP and RTMP In addition to the FV2K DCK 1X a Windows PC with the VLC media player3 downloaded is required Please see Section 8 7 Decoder Options for more information...

Page 19: ... 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 your PC see APPENDIX A Finding the IP Address of Your Computer In the example pictured 192 168 0 6 is used b or a multicast address An example multicast address would be 225 1 2 3 If you are on a shared network check with your Ne...

Page 20: ... 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 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 value is ...

Page 21: ..._____________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 21 12 Press Enter or click Play You will see your camera s video streaming to VLC Figure 17 Example of Video Streaming to VLC UDP Figure 16 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP ...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...tting 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 In this example the full network URL would be rtsp 192 168 0 120 z3 1 sdp c m is added if a ...

Page 26: ...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 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 the Output Resolution is set to Follow Input to output a HD s...

Page 27: ... 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 28: ...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 29: ...29 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 FV2K 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 26 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player 4 Audio and Video appear 1 Select Adobe RTMP tab 2 Type hevc4k for Strea...

Page 30: ...b 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 Server_URL Stream_Key a Server_URL will be the value specified in your YouTube Live dashboard Omit the RTMP...

Page 31: ...G 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 broadcasting for an organization 2 Point your browser to Facebook s main URL facebook com and navigate to the page...

Page 32: ...ect Take note of the Server URL and Stream Key for your session displayed on the left Figure 30 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog 4 Return to the FV2K 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 33: ...E 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 33 Figure 31 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 34: ... instead of pacing them out evenly This option can only be accessed when the advanced 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...

Page 35: ... 1 402 323 0702 35 1 Click Tools on the main menu and select Preferences from the dropdown Figure 33 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 34 VLC Media Player Advanced Preferences ...

Page 36: ...e FV2K 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 FV2K DCK 1X has support for NTP to set the time on the unit If you require the system time to be set do the following 1 Load t...

Page 37: ...Note The encoder will need to be on a network with a route to the specified NTP server and port 123 open on the router If the system time is not as expected check the network settings of the encoder Figure 37 Setting up NTP 6 8 Record to USB Micro SD The FV2K 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...

Page 38: ... 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 39: ...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 40: ...Record cannot be supported in low latency mode 6 10 Microphone Input 1 Connect a microphone with a 3 5mm cable output to MIC on the back of the camera 2 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 3 Verify Audio Enable is set to True and...

Page 41: ...Composite output while the unit is streaming This allows the camera content to be viewed on a TV or 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 Figure 42 CH1 Tab Configuration M...

Page 42: ...08 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 42 3 The output resolution can be adjusted in real time In the System Setup tab select the desired option from the Resolution and Source dropdown menu under the Display Setup section 4 Click the Set Display button for changes to take effect Connect to CVBS Figure 43 Composite Connection Select Resolution Option Click Set Display Figure 44 Select Source Option ...

Page 43: ...he user interface and click on the Camera tab 7 1 Zoom 2 User the slider or button to adjust your preferred zoom position 7 2 Preview 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 t load a still preview image click the Load button To start the live preview again click the Start Button 4 If PTZ is conne...

Page 44: ...402 323 0702 44 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 47 Color Controls Figure 46 Camera Tab Preview Image Click to load a still preview image Start and Stop live preview butto...

Page 45: ...ws 8 or 10 verify you are using v1 4 6 Com2TCP is an application supporting remote access and is available online 2 Launch the Com2TCP application 3 Set the Remote IP field to the IP address of your FV2K 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 Camera 1 VISCA TCP Port value listed in th...

Page 46: ...oftware onto your PC 8 Launch the controller software application 9 Set the 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 Figure 48 Com2TCP Configuration Set to 1000 Set to the IP Address of Your Z3 Unit Figure 49 Camera Controller So...

Page 47: ..._________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 47 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 FV2K DCK 1X has been provided in APPENDIX C Example Camera Controller Application ...

Page 48: ... FV2K DCK 1X on the network Note For manual discovery of ONVIF use the FV2K 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 user ID is admin and the default password is admin 7 6 ONVIF User Management 7 6 1 Changing Pa...

Page 49: ... list 2 Within IP Camera or the current identification of the camera section Click on User management 3 Within the User management section select the User admin and click on Modify Figure 51 New Password prompt 4 Change the password and click apply Figure 52 Password change notice 5 Click on Close Figure 53 User not authorized prompt 6 ODM will now tell you that you are not authorized until logged...

Page 50: ...using ONVIF There may be a situation where only one camera is desired to be seen by an ONVIF VMS NVR This can be achieved by going to the System Setup tab and clicking on Advanced Settings The clicking on Configure ONVIF within the Device Management section of the System Setup tab Figure 54 System Setup tab configuration Select 1 from the Max fixed profiles drop down selection Then click on change...

Page 51: ...ll 8 0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE FV2K DCK 1X 8 1 Save Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you d like to preserve you can save it so that when the FV2K DCK 1X is powered off and back on it automatically boots to those settings 1 In the preset dropdown menu located at the bottom of any screen select new preset 2 A textbox will appear Enter your desired preset name In the...

Page 52: ... Click the Reboot button in the System Setup tab or 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...

Page 53: ...02 53 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 Figure 60 Accessing Advanced Settings Figure 61 Default UDP Settings Left and Advanced UDP Set...

Page 54: ...am A common case is to have a PIP of the IR camera on the stream for the visible video 1 Start channel 1 from the CH1 tab 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 sma...

Page 55: ... click Start to begin encoding Only the selected area will be encoded Figure 63 Channel 1 Tab with ROI 8 5 Overlay Timestamp The FV2K DCK 1x supports the overlay of a system timestamp on the video stream This is done via the Text Overlay feature on the encoder tab 1 Click on the CH1 tab and stop the stream with the Stop button if necessary 2 On the right side of the page select True in the Text Ov...

Page 56: ...need to set your camera to a static IP address as well in order for it to be discoverable by ZFinder 8 6 1 Setup a Custom Configuration 5 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 6 Return to the System Setup tab 7 Select your newly created configuration f...

Page 57: ...14 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 FV2K DCK 1X appears with your manually entered IP address 15 Select the FV2K DCK 1X 16 Click Open Device to reach the user interface 8 6 4 Open the User Interface Manually 17 You can also access the user interface by ma...

Page 58: ...d 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 3 Once your desired image file is selected click Open 4 Click Upload and Update A progress message will appear Once update of firmware is completed it will return to the main menu 8 8 Setting a Password The FV2K DCK 1X provides the op...

Page 59: ...ext 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 This is not editable 4 Enter your selected password and click login to access the user interface 8 9 Factory Reset The FV2K DCK 1X can be reset to its original factory settings using the pinhol...

Page 60: ...rectory or file named z3reset To only reset the password create a directory or file named z3passreset instead 3 Eject the drive from your PC and plug into a powered down HE2K DCK 1X Power on the encoder 4 When the boot is complete the unit will be running the factory defaults if z3reset was used If z3passreset was used the unit will have the same settings except the password will be disabled 8 10 ...

Page 61: ...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 To connect to this network connect to the network from your PC Figure 71 Display of Network Options 3 Once connected you can find ...

Page 62: ...o the network you selected on your PC Open ZFinder and look for your encoder If your encoder shows up you are done and can now use your encoder via 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...

Page 63: ...fault 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 LAV Filters is an open source program that allows playback of video and audio on a PC without installation of additional codecs a...

Page 64: ...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 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 me...

Page 65: ...oder When in H 265 mode the FV2K DCK 1X is compatible with the ZEUS HE265 DEC also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information Figure 76 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decoder 9 3 ZEUS SME 01 Decode When in H 264 mode the FV2K DCK 1X is compatible with the ZEUS SME 01 also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information ZEUS is a registered trademark of Z3 Technology ...

Page 66: ...s needed for changes to this value to take effect When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable Default Gateway w x y z 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 w x y z 8 8 8 8 Specifies the primary DNS server to be used ...

Page 67: ...Composite pass through output Set Display Button Click once the desired 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...

Page 68: ...lients 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 support logs Button Extract a set of diagnostic logs that can be provided to Z3 in the event of an issue to be reported The resulting f...

Page 69: ... 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 channel si...

Page 70: ...still preview 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 ma...

Page 71: ... 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 trigger button Auto Trace Ranges from 2000K to 10000K Manual Allows for manual set of R and B gain Sodium Lamp Auto Auto WB compa...

Page 72: ...m 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 Zoom Slider Wide Telephoto Sets the camera zoom Optical only Checked Unchecked Sets whether to allow optical zoom only StableZoom Checked Unchecked Enable Disable StableZoom Video Sta...

Page 73: ... STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 73 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 outputs black and white image when checked ...

Page 74: ...e two sections TermTab and PtzTab TermTab allows for the functionality change of Serial Port s defined on the Z3 hardware along with the default Baud Rate and TCP Port PtzTab allows for the ability to enable disable the PTZ 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 defin...

Page 75: ...a selected baud rate Data Bits 5 6 7 8 Sets the number of data bits sent per serial message most serial devices expect 8 data bits Parity None Odd Even Sets serial parity for serial ports Most devices expect none Stop Bits 1 2 Sets number of stop 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 o...

Page 76: ...CHX tab ONVIF Token ONVIF token ID ONVIF Name Setable ONVIF name Enabled Enable Disable PTZ RS485 Address RS485 Address TCP Port TCP port used for remote terminal server 10 6 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 An asterisk denotes a field available in Advanced Settings Mode See Section 8 2 to access these fields Parameter Options default in bold Description Encoder Setup Output Resolution 320x180 1920x1080 Foll...

Page 77: ...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 Variable Bitrate means that the encoding bitrate can fluctuate within the bitrate statistical period CBR Constant Bitrate means that a stable encoding bitrate is ensured within the bitrate statistical time Video...

Page 78: ... 100M 2M 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 the number of fields ...

Page 79: ...or AACHE and AACHE V2 is 32 64 Kbps Source MIC Line In MIC Select MIC Line In when using a non powered non amplified microphone Select MIC when using a powered amplified microphone Multicast IP RTSP Only w x y z 225 1 2 3 Used to specify the default multicast address for audio rtsp stream Rtp Port RTP Only 0 9999 8700 Destination port for RTP audio Pid UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 0 8191 120 Audio PID fo...

Page 80: ...responds with the video codec used RTSP requires the use of the RTSP URL TSRTP causes streaming of TS over RTP This format is required for encoding with Pro MPEG Forward Error Correction FEC RTMP is only supported with H264 AVC selected as the Video Codec Decoder URL RTSP UDP TSRTP Only Shows the url for use in VLC and others to decode the stream Dest Address w x y z 192 168 0 6 The IP address of ...

Page 81: ...rrent 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 Only 0 8191 221 PID assigned to video in the TS stream PCR PID UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 0 8191 521 PID assigned to PCR in the TS stream PCR Interval UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 50 Interva...

Page 82: ...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 for the stream select Enable to enter user credentials User RTMP RTSP RTMPS Only Enter a valid stream user name Password...

Page 83: ...LLING 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 be preceded by an exclamation ...

Page 84: ...m 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 2K 40M 2M Textbox for entering video bitrate Output Setup Channel 1 PIP Ena...

Page 85: ...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 86: ... 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 79 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 87: ...rom the FV2K 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 88: ... 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 89: ...ample application on how to send VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the FV2K 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 ...

Page 90: ...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 91: ... 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 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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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