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FV4K-DCK-1X User Instructions

DOC-USR-0127-07

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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

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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 FV4K-DCK-1X user interface. For this

example, enter hevc4k.

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Click

Start

. You will see your

camera’s

video streaming to the Wowza server.

Figure 25 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player

(4) Audio and Video appear

(1) Select “Adobe RTMP” tab

(2) Type “hevc4k” for Stream

(3) Click “Start”

Summary of Contents for FV4K -DCK-10

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: ...06 2017 Original Document for FV4K DCK 1X SI 02 05 29 2018 Updated for 13 15 variants SI 03 09 12 2018 Updated Operating Temperature SI 04 9 14 2018 Removed CMOS and Cameralink reference SI 05 11 29 2018 Added details on FV4K DCK 53 for genlock use Updated camera 1 tab screenshot SI 06 03 01 2019 Added MMCX to MCX cable warning in Section 5 0 SI 07 04 30 2019 Updated screenshots added RTMPS added ...

Page 3: ... Stream RTP 21 6 3 Stream RTSP 23 6 4 Stream RTMP 25 6 5 Tuning for Latency 33 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions 35 6 7 Setting NTP 35 6 8 Record to USB Micro SD 36 6 9 Dual Steam and Record 39 6 10 Microphone Input 39 6 11 Composite Pass Through 40 7 0 CAMERA CONTROL 41 7 1 Zoom 42 7 2 Preview Image 42 7 3 Color Controls 43 7 4 Sony VISCA Camera Control 44 7 5 ONVIF Profile S 47 7 6 ONVIF User Mana...

Page 4: ... 265 Decode 62 9 2 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decoder 65 9 3 ZEUS HE4K 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 69 10 4 The Camera Tab 70 10 5 The Term Tab 73 10 6 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 76 10 7 The CH2 Tab Channels 2 83 10 8 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs 84 10 9 ZFinder 85 APPENDIX A Finding the IP Address of Your Comput...

Page 5: ...H1 Tab Configuration UDP 19 Figure 15 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP 20 Figure 16 Example of Video Streaming to VLC UDP 20 Figure 17 CH1 Tab Configuration RTP 21 Figure 18 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC RTP 22 Figure 19 CH1 Tab Configuration RTSP 23 Figure 20 Finding your Camera s IP Address 24 Figure 21 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP 24 Figure 22 Example of Z3 Video Str...

Page 6: ...VIF Device Manager Page 47 Figure 50 New Password prompt 48 Figure 51 Password change notice 48 Figure 52 User not authorized prompt 48 Figure 53 System Setup tab configuration 49 Figure 54 Channel 1 Tab configuration 49 Figure 55 Save preset option 50 Figure 56 The User Presets Tab 51 Figure 57 Entering a User Preset Name 51 Figure 58 Saving a User Preset 51 Figure 59 Accessing Advanced Settings ...

Page 7: ...tworks dropdown 62 Figure 73 LAV Filters Configuration 63 Figure 74 Disable Hardware Decoding in VLC 64 Figure 75 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decoder 65 Figure 76 ZEUS HE4K 01 2160p30 Decoder 65 Figure 77 Term Tab Configuration 73 Figure 78 Using the Command Prompt to Determine Your PC s IP Address 86 Figure 79 Locating Your Computer s IP Address 86 Figure 80 Wowza Performance Settings 87 Figure 81 Wowza Secur...

Page 8: ... camera It is capable of accepting 4K video from the camera at 30 frames per second and producing IP streams that can be sent on a standard Ethernet cable The FV4K DCK 1X has one KEL connector for Sony ER8300 camera or compatible one micro HDMI input one analog composite input accepting PAL or NTSC a digital multi format input which can accept video from LVDS sources inputs and is capable to simul...

Page 9: ...st 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 Easily mounts to tripods or mounting brackets 1 4 20 UNC screw hole on bottom of unit o ONVIF profile S compliant o Compatible with the ZEUS HE265 DEC and HE4K 01 H 264 decoder also available from Z3 Technology o HTTP based configuratio...

Page 10: ...nd 320x180 In addition 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 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 one 4...

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 FV4K DCK 1X 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 FV4K DCK 15 Interfaces ...

Page 13: ...era may permanently damage the camera and the FV4K DCK 1X Figure 6 Camera Compatibility Warning Figure 7 FV4K DCK 1X Physical Block Diagram Cameras Not Included 1 Once received the FV4K DCK 1X assembly will need to be connected to the Sony FCB ER8300 4K camera block and the secondary camera with Composite Out The Interface Front End PCB of the FV4K DCK 1X assembly see Figure 8 has 1 30 pin KEL con...

Page 14: ...connected to the FV4K DCK 1X assembly via the MMCX Connector see 8 The KEL cable ordering part number CBL 0025 01 and the MCX to MMCX cable are sold separately Figure 8 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 Figure 9 FV4K DCK 1X Connected to FBC ER8300 Camera Not Included KEL Ri...

Page 15: ...e the ring on the CBL 0033 01 to insure security Needle nose pliers will be needed to remove ring from MMCX to BNC cable Figure 10 MMCX to MCX with Ring left MMCX to BNC without Ring Right 2 Next locate the MMCX connector on the Front End PCB Use the MMCX to MCX cable to connect the camera to the board In the example a FLIR Tau 2 IR camera is used contact Sales for more information about this came...

Page 16: ...nology product on your network If you have not yet downloaded this to your computer you can find this program at Z3Stream com downloads 1 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 FV4K 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...

Page 17: ...er interface 4 Click on Open Device An internet 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 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 t...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...andle decode of H 265 content at HD resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for HD HEVC H 265 Decode for more information 1 Open the VLC media player on your PC 2 Select the Media menu 3 Select Open Network Stream 4 Under the Network tab enter udp Dest_Address Dest_Port for the network URL a Dest_Address will be values of the IP address or multicast address entered in the Dest Address field i...

Page 20: ... 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 20 b Dest_Port will match the value found in the Dest Port field in the Encoder tab The default value is 8600 c In this example the full network URL would be udp 192 168 0 6 8600 5 Press Enter or click Play You will see your camera s video streaming to VLC Figure 16 Example of Video Streaming to VLC UDP Figure 15 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP ...

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 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 22: ... 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 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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...on 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 section of the user i...

Page 26: ...his example the live application is used d Stream_Name will need to match the stream information you provide to the Wowza 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 ar...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...28 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 FV4K 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 25 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player 4 Audio and Video appear 1 Select Adobe RTMP tab 2 Type hevc4k for Strea...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...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 a...

Page 31: ... your 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 28 Facebook Create Post dialog box 3 At the top of the new dialog box that appears select Connect Take note of the Server URL and Stream Key for our session displayed on the left ...

Page 32: ...ress field In our example the full address reads live api facebook com 443 rtmp 10105999705404285 s_sw 0 s_vt api s a Abyv0xFhiC6Wrgo9 Authentication should remain disabled Figure 30 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 ...

Page 33: ...ed 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 ...

Page 34: ... 1 402 323 0702 34 1 Click Tools on the main menu and select Preferences from the dropdown Figure 32 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 33 VLC Media Player Advanced Preferences ...

Page 35: ...e FV4K 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 FV4K 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 36: ... ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 36 Figure 36 Setting NTP 6 8 Record to USB Micro SD The FV4K DCK 1X supports writing encoded video to a storage device connected to the USB port in ts file format Note Within this section for recording to Micro SD card please replace USB with Micro SD Connect Storage to USB 2 0 Port Figure 37 USB Connection ...

Page 37: ...ner 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 your stora...

Page 38: ...ditional settings 8 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 9 When your desired recording length has been reached click on the Stop button Verify the status light has stopped blinking green Click the eject icon and wait for prompt The disconnect the st...

Page 39: ...ts file when low latency transport stream is disabled advanced setting 1 Go to CH1 tab and select RTP RTSP UDP TSRTP RTMP or RTMPS as the output format 2 Set Aux File Enable to MP4File 3 Set Output Device and File Prefix as described in section 6 8 steps 7 and 8 4 Click start and repeat steps on the CH2 tab To activate the special case of stream and store to ts file with UDP or TSRTP 1 Go to the S...

Page 40: ...e 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 Enable to False to disable encode of the audio input 6 11 Composite Pass Through The FV4K DCK 1X allows for the currently encoded content to be p...

Page 41: ...a 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 menu under the Display Setup section 4 Click the Set Display button for changes to take effect 7 0 CAMERA CONTROL The FV4K DCK 1X supports real time camera adjustments remotely via the user interface Refer to Section 10 4 The Camera Tab fo...

Page 42: ...to view a still image of the video being captured by the camera 2 Click Start on the camera tab to view a live preview stream To stop the stream click 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 3 If PTZ is connected to the 485 port of your unit and enabled on the Term tab arrows on the previe...

Page 43: ... 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 43 7 3 Color Controls 1 Select from a variety of supported white balance configurations using the White Balance Mode dropdown menu 2 Adjust Color Gain and Color Hue using the sliders 3 Use the button options to adjust to your desired Color Suppress settings Figure 46 Color Controls Figure 45 Camera Tab Preview Image Click to load a still preview image ...

Page 44: ...s 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 FV4K 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 ...

Page 45: ...____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 45 Figure 47 Com2TCP Configuration Set to 1000 Set to the IP Address of Your Z3 Unit ...

Page 46: ...e port name to match the COM Port selected previously 4 Set the Baud Rate to 9600 5 Save these settings 6 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 FV4K DCK 1X has been provided in APPEN...

Page 47: ... DCK 1X on the network Note For manual discovery of ONVIF use the FV4K 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 Passwor...

Page 48: ...e 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 50 New Password prompt 4 Change the password and click apply Figure 51 Password change notice 5 Click on Close Figure 52 User not authorized prompt ODM will now tell you that you are not authorized until logged ...

Page 49: ...n 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 on Advanced Settings The clicking on Configure ONVIF within the Device Management section of the System Setup tab Figure 53 System Setup tab configuration Select 1 from the Max fixed profiles drop down selection Then click on change you then be asked to reboot the...

Page 50: ...________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 50 Start the encoding so the change is pushed to the Z3 device Figure 55 Save preset option Click on Save for the preset so that this change is present during reboots of the system as well ...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...d Settings box 2 Click on the Save button 3 A pop up window appears with a message that the settings were saved successfully 4 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 59 Accessing...

Page 54: ...t 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 61 Channel 2 PIP on Channel 1 Note The PIP stream needs to be set to a resolution that is smaller than the resolution of Channel 1 If channel 2 not a smaller resolution the PIP will not show on channel 1 8 4 Encoder ROI The FV4K DCK 1...

Page 55: ...rts 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 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 overla...

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 1 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 2 Return to the System Setup tab 3 Select your newly created configuration ...

Page 57: ...ot up 5 You can return to the use of DHCP by checking Use DHCP in the System Setup tab and saving that to the preset 8 6 3 Open the User Interface Using ZFinder 1 Run the ZFinder PC Utility on your Windows PC The ZFinder window appears ZFinder does a scan of the network and lists the location of all Z3 systems connected to the network The FV4K DCK 1X appears with your manually entered IP address 2...

Page 58: ... same network as the unit 8 7 Upgrade Firmware Firmware upgrades for the FV4K DCK 1X are available for download at Z3Cam 4K Z3technology 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 Update...

Page 59: ...rovides 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 twice and click change 3 A log in screen will appear prompting for a user name and password Enter admin fo...

Page 60: ... FAT32 formatted USB drive into your PC 2 To do a factory reset create a directory 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 ...

Page 61: ...ess 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 70 Display of Network Options 3 Once connected you can find the encoder with the ZFinder application Select the encoder from the list click Open Device Th...

Page 62: ...r 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 supported 9 0 DECODE OPTIONS 9 1 PC C...

Page 63: ...talled and it is set as the default graphics processor 9 1 2 LAV Filters 1 Install LAV Filters if necessary 2 Navigate to the Properties and select the Video Settings tab 3 Verify the HEVC checkbox is checked under Codecs for HW Decoding 4 Enable the Nvidia video card under Hardware Decoder to use 5 Select Apply additional codecs and can be downloaded for free online 7 VLC is an open source media ...

Page 64: ...layer v2 2 4 if necessary 2 Navigate to the Tools menu and select Preferences 3 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 4 In the Advanced Preferences window that appears navigate to Video codecs on the left hand column and select FFmpeg 5 Select Disable in the Hardware decoding dropdown menu Verify...

Page 65: ...DEC Decoder 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 75 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decoder 9 3 ZEUS HE4K 01 Decode The FV4K 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 Technology LLC Figure...

Page 66: ... 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 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...

Page 67: ... 0169 0x for more details reboot required Display Setup Resolution AUTO NTSC PAL Selects the desired resolution for Composite pass through output Source Primary Secondary Selects the desired source for the 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 ...

Page 68: ...es to the hardware configuration of DCK may require a change to the FPGA config Most customers will not need change this setting Configure ONVIF Enable Disable ONVIF and contorl number of cameras to advertise 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 t...

Page 69: ...d being encoded Key frame FPS of key frames per second for example a value of 0 5 means a key frame is inserted every two seconds Width Width of encoded picture Height 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 chan...

Page 70: ...d Unchecked Sets whether the status tab will automatically refresh information 10 4 The Camera Tab Parameter Options Default in bold Description Preview Image Stream Load Button Click to view a 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 t...

Page 71: ...era HLC level mask Slider to set the HLC Level mask of the camera Color 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 values using color temperature radiating from a black subject based on a range of v...

Page 72: ...e 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 Displays the value of the zoom position selected in t...

Page 73: ... 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 10 5 The Term Tab This section reflects changes for software version 2 36b or newer These are advanced settings and no error correction is in p...

Page 74: ...orts 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 bold Description Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Serial 1 Serial Z1 Serial 2 Serial Z0 Serial 4 Each available serial port is listed and can be...

Page 75: ... 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 Query Device Software can be set ...

Page 76: ...de See Section 8 2 to access these fields Parameter Options default in bold Description Encoder Setup Output Resolution 320x180 1920x1080 Follow Input The encode resolution If this resolution is different from the capture resolution 1920x1080 resizing will occur Follow Input generates the resolution based on the capture resolution Note 1 ROI Checked Unchecked Enables and disables encoding a region...

Page 77: ...d within the bitrate statistical time Video Quality Mode Low Latency Balanced High Quality Selects quality mode for video encoder Low Latency optimizes the encoder settings for latency at the expense of quality and High Quality optimizes the encoder settings for quality at the expense of latency Video Interlace Mode H265 HEVC Only Combined Separated In the case of interlaced inputs this selects ho...

Page 78: ...output stream of 15fps If interlaced input is used then this is used to reduce the number of fields being encoded Latency Mode High Quality Balanced Low Latency Lowest Latency Slider for setting the balance between quality and latency GOP Size 5 240 Frames 60 Frames I frame frequency The number of frames in each Group of Pictures GOP Audio Enable True False Select True to enable encode of audio fr...

Page 79: ...rophone 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 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 valu...

Page 80: ...4 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 the destination of the encoded stream Multicast IP RTSP Only w x y z 225 1 2 3 Used to specify the default multicast address for video rtsp stream Dest Port 0 9999 8600 The destination port that the encoder is streaming to...

Page 81: ...o PCR in the TS stream PCR Interval UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 50 Interval assigned to PCR in the TS stream in milliseconds PMT PID UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 0 8191 31 PID assigned to PMT in the TS stream Video Max Delay UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 300 Sets encoder maximum video delay in milliseconds TS RATE UDP TSRTP TSFILE Only 125K 20000K 3000K The overall bitrate of the transport stream Normally this value s...

Page 82: ...nable to enter user credentials User RTMP RTSP RTMPS Only Enter a valid stream user name Password RTMP RTSP RTMPS Only Enter a valid stream password Text Overlay Enable True False Enables display text over video Overlay Text Z3Cam Textbox for entering display text Overlay Location Top Left Top Center Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Center Bottom Right Sets screen location of display text Overlay Text...

Page 83: ...waiting for valid input data to be detected RUNNING indicates the unit is currently encoding Error statuses will be preceded by an exclamation point and include a description of the error Note 1 Encode Resolutions Supported 1080p 2MP 1280x1024 720p 1MP 480p 576p 1024x576 704x576 640x480 640x360 420x380 352x576 352x288 352x240 320x240 and 320x180 Follow input Follow input Generate encoder resolutio...

Page 84: ...ow 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 CH3 Defaults Parameter Options default in bold Description Encoder Setup Output Resolution 320x180 3840x2160 1280x720 Follow Input The encode resolution If this resolution is different from the capture resolution 1920x10...

Page 85: ... 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 user interface useful when multiple units are on the same network IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway O...

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 78 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 FV4K 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 FV4K 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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