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HE2K-DCK-1X User Instructions

DOC-USR-0122-05

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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

System Status

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

Open Device

Opens the HTTP-based graphical user interface (GUI)

Flash LEDs

Causes status LED on the selected HE2K-DCK-1X to flash red approximately 30
times. This is helpful when physically locating one of multiple devices on the
same network.

Summary of Contents for HE2K-DCK-1X

Page 1: ...ed 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...

Page 2: ...NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 2 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 01 07 24 2017 Original Document for HE2K DCK 1X JC 02 5 29 2018 Added Wi Fi setup and HE265 DEC decoder option SI 0...

Page 3: ...0 STREAMING CONTROL 14 6 1 Stream UDP 14 6 2 Stream RTP 17 6 3 Stream RTSP 19 6 4 Stream RTMP 21 6 5 Tuning for Latency 30 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions 33 6 7 Setting NTP 34 6 8 Record to USB Micr...

Page 4: ...oder 59 9 3 ZEUS SME 01 Decode 59 10 0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS 60 10 1 The System Setup Tab 60 10 2 The User Presets Tab 62 10 3 The Status Tab 63 10 4 The Camera Tab 64 10 5 The Term Tab 68 10 6 The CH1 T...

Page 5: ...uration RTSP 19 Figure 14 Finding your Camera s IP Address 20 Figure 15 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP 20 Figure 16 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC RTSP 21 Figure 17 CH1 Tab Configuration...

Page 6: ...re 48 Channel 1 Tab with ROI 49 Figure 49 CH1 Tab Overlay Timestamp 49 Figure 50 Saving Updated Network Settings 50 Figure 51 Updating Device Firmware 51 Figure 52 Software Updater Screen 52 Figure 53...

Page 7: ...RAL DESCRIPTION The HE2K DCK 1X is a H 265 HEVC H 264 and MJPEG video encoder designed to be a companion to the Sony FCB EV7520 block camera It is capable of accepting HD video from the camera at 60 f...

Page 8: ...orts unicast and multicast streaming Compatible with CDN s including Wowza Streaming Engine YouTube Live and Facebook Live Record a compressed ts mp4 file to a USB SD storage device Record a JPG snaps...

Page 9: ...te 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 perf...

Page 10: ...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 Gi...

Page 11: ...of the HE2K DCK 1X assembly see Figure 4 has a 30 pin KEL connector that allows a flexible ribbon cable to be used to connect the encoder assembly to an identical connector on the Sony FCB EV7520 1 Co...

Page 12: ...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 brow...

Page 13: ...r 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 Se...

Page 14: ...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 Cod...

Page 15: ...ote Verify your PC is set up to handle decode of H 265 content at HD resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for HD HEVC H 265 Decode for more information 8 Open the VLC media player on your PC 9...

Page 16: ...68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 16 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...

Page 17: ...utput 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 exam...

Page 18: ...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 VL...

Page 19: ...utput 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 exam...

Page 20: ...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 Lo...

Page 21: ...n 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 i...

Page 22: ...ber of the PC with the Wowza server In this example 1935 is used c application will need to match the application selected in Wowza In this example the live application is used d Stream_Name will need...

Page 23: ...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 th...

Page 24: ..._____________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 24 1 Use IP address of Wowza server 8088 2 Select Applications 3 S...

Page 25: ...5 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 HE2K DCK 1X user interface For this example enter hevc4k 16 Clic...

Page 26: ...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 streamin...

Page 27: ...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...

Page 28: ...Device Take note of the Server URL and Stream Key for your session displayed on the left Figure 23 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog 4 Return to the HE2K DCK 1X web interface and select the Ch1 tab Click...

Page 29: ...68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 29 Figure 24 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 y...

Page 30: ...cations When streaming UDP or TSRTP the HE2K DCK 1X supports a low latency mode called TS Lowlat Mode When enabled TS Lowlat Mode sends the transport stream packets as soon as possible instead of paci...

Page 31: ...educed on the decode side by adjusting the network caching value By default this is set to 1000ms You can lower this to as low as 200ms To do this go to the following 1 Click Tools on the main menu an...

Page 32: ...dvanced Preferences 6 5 3 Recommended Settings When streaming HD video in HEVC H 265 mode the following recommended settings can be used for the best results Output Format Rate Control Bitrate VLC Net...

Page 33: ...E 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 33 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions The HE2K DCK 1X supports simultaneous encode into up to three different resolutions bitrates and output formats Each output stream ca...

Page 34: ...unit and switch to the System Setup tab Click the go button next to Set NTP 2 Select TRUE from the Enable NTP dropdown 3 Select the desired timezone for the unit form the Time Zone dropdown 4 Enter a...

Page 35: ...pdown 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...

Page 36: ...ngth has been reached click on the Stop button Verify the status light has stopped blinking green Click the eject icon and wait for the notification before disconnecting the storage device to ensure t...

Page 37: ...IC 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...

Page 38: ...he 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...

Page 39: ...250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 39 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 Disp...

Page 40: ...e user interface and click on the Camera tab 7 1 Zoom 2 Use the slider or button to adjust your preferred zoom position 7 2 Preview Image 3 Click on Start on the camera tab to view a live preview stre...

Page 41: ...68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 41 7 3 Color Controls 3 Select from a variety of supported white balance configurations using the White Balance Mode dropdown menu 4 Adjust Color Gain and Color Hue using...

Page 42: ...rify 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 HE2K DCK 1X Th...

Page 43: ...___________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 43 Figure 41 Com2TCP Configuration S...

Page 44: ...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...

Page 45: ...ing WS Discovery 1 Open your ONVIF client program 2 Use ONVIF device discovery to find the HE2K DCK 1X on the network Note For manual discovery of ONVIF use the HE2K DCK 1X IP address and the port 808...

Page 46: ...ample 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 Chan...

Page 47: ...Custom Configuration 1 The first step is to set up a custom configuration so that the advanced settings will remain visible To do this see Section 8 1 Save Current Settings 2 Return to the System Setu...

Page 48: ...tings box in the System Setup tab and saving that to the preset 8 3 Encoder ROI The HE2K DCK 1x allows for the encoding of a Region of Interest ROI in the captured video This allows the encode of only...

Page 49: ...ia 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 dropd...

Page 50: ...overable by ZFinder 8 5 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...

Page 51: ...er does a scan of the network and lists the location of all Z3 systems connected to the network The HE2K DCK 1X appears with your manually entered IP address 2 Select the HE2K DCK 1X 3 Click Open Devi...

Page 52: ...ll return to the main menu 8 7 Setting a Password The HE2K DCK 1X provides the option to set a password to limit access to the user interface Note To disable the password requirement set the password...

Page 53: ...lashes yellow 3 Power cycle camera Once the boot sequence has completed the camera will return to its original factory settings The HE2K DCK 1X can also be reset via a USB device at boot 1 Plug a FAT3...

Page 54: ...t see this entry the device you are using is not currently supported Contact Z3 Technology for support options 8 9 1 Initial Wi Fi Setup 1 Power down the encoder and plug the Wi Fi adapter into the US...

Page 55: ...r application 4 On the web interface click the Wi Fi tab to set up a network connection 5 To select the Wi Fi network to connect to click on the Available Networks dropdown If you don t see the networ...

Page 56: ...402 323 0702 56 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...

Page 57: ...V Filters6 version 0 63 or higher VLC media player7 version 2 2 4 or higher 9 1 1 Video Card 1 Verify your PC or laptop has the Nvidia GEForce GTX960 M graphics card all Nvidia drivers are installed a...

Page 58: ...a video card under Hardware Decoder to use 6 Select Apply 9 1 3 VLC Media Player 1 Install VLC media player v2 2 4 if necessary 2 Navigate to the Tools menu and select Preferences 3 In the Simple Pref...

Page 59: ...When in H 265 mode the HE2K DCK 1X is compatible with the ZEUS HE265 DEC also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information Figure 61 ZEUS HE265 DEC H 265 Decoder 9 3 ZEUS SME...

Page 60: ...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 the...

Page 61: ...put 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...

Page 62: ...r 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 Up...

Page 63: ...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...

Page 64: ...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 run...

Page 65: ...mp 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...

Page 66: ...d 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...

Page 67: ...d Unchecked Reverses the camera images from left to right This allows the camera to be pointed at a mirror and show the correct orientation Camera Image Options Image Freeze Checked Unchecked Freezes...

Page 68: ...llows 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...

Page 69: ...ets 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...

Page 70: ...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...

Page 71: ...of latency Video Interlace Mode H265 HEVC Only Combined Separated In the case of interlaced inputs this selects how the unit formats the output stream In Combined mode the top and bottom fields are c...

Page 72: ...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 recommend...

Page 73: ...make sure it is in line with expectation RTP requires an SDP file for the receiver that corresponds with the video codec used RTSP requires the use of the RTSP URL TSRTP causes streaming of TS over RT...

Page 74: ...ar 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 T...

Page 75: ...nd 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 Authenticatio...

Page 76: ...nd 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 point and include a description of the...

Page 77: ...bold Description Encoder Setup Output Resolution 320x180 1920x1080 720 480 Follow Input The encode resolution If this resolution is different from the capture resolution 1920x1080 resizing will occur...

Page 78: ...he 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...

Page 79: ...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 64 Using the Command...

Page 80: ...om the HE2K 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 th...

Page 81: ...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 auth...

Page 82: ...mple application on how to send VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the HE2K DCK 1X The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands t...

Page 83: ...nts 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...

Page 84: ...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 Fa...

Page 85: ...sca_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...

Page 86: ...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 came...

Page 87: ...o 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 quali...

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