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DOC-USR-0034-08

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Z3 Technology, LLC

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100 N. 8th St. STE 250

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Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA

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+1.402.323.0702

Revision History

Version

Date

Change Note

Author

1.02.02

08/29/2011 Original System

1.02.06

09/01/2011 Firmware Upgrade

1.03.01

11/02/2011 Firmware Upgrade, Edited Images

1.06.04

02/13/2012

Associated version number with software release version. Added Troubleshooting
section.

1.06.04a

10/10/2013 Modified various explanations to add more detail.

1.06.07

01/13/2014

Updated screenshots to match release 1.06.07, modified Section 5 to use “ZFinder”,
added Section 5.7 on using DHCP, combined encoder and decoder parameter
summary into 1 section.

1.06.07a

02/27/2014 HW Warranty, Temp & Humidity, Video Resolution, and MAC Address added

1.06.09

04/18/2014 Updated screenshots, added RTMP

1.06.09a

08/19/2014 Updated photo, dimensions and formatting

1.06.09b

10/27/2014 Updated Included Parts List, added Appendix B, Formatting

1.06.09c

01/12/2014

Added latency note Section 5.8, Updated note in section 8.2.2 and updated Hardware
Warranty link in Appendix C

1.06.26

03/04/2014

Added Quick Start Guide, Closed Captioning support, Supported Resolutions and
Password Feature note. Updated Summary of Options

1.06.26a

07/15/2016 Changed to DHCP default, Updated Warranty Information

Summary of Contents for Z3-MVE-20

Page 1: ...hnology LLC All rights reserved This document contains proprietary and confidential 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 Technology LLC incorporates HDMI technology The terms of HDMI and HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface and the HDMI Logo a...

Page 2: ...ch release 1 06 07 modified Section 5 to use ZFinder added Section 5 7 on using DHCP combined encoder and decoder parameter summary into 1 section RC 1 06 07a 02 27 2014 HW Warranty Temp Humidity Video Resolution and MAC Address added MS 1 06 09 04 18 2014 Updated screenshots added RTMP RC 1 06 09a 08 19 2014 Updated photo dimensions and formatting KA 1 06 09b 10 27 2014 Updated Included Parts Lis...

Page 3: ...p the Z3 MVE 20 9 6 2 Finding the Z3 MVE 20 on the Network using ZFinder 10 6 3 Configure Encode 12 6 4 Run VLC to View the Encoded Stream 14 6 5 Streaming RTP 15 6 6 Run VLC to View the Encoded RTP Stream 16 6 7 Dynamically Changing Bitrate and Frame Rate 17 6 8 Tuning for Latency 18 6 9 Encoding Closed Caption Data 19 6 10 7 0 RUNNING DECODE ON THE Z3 MVE 20 21 8 0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WI...

Page 4: ...reaming to VLC RTP 16 Figure 15 Changing Bitrate on the Fly 17 Figure 16 Tuning for Various Use Cases 18 Figure 17 Connections for Closed Caption Extraction 19 Figure 18 Sample Encoder Settings for Closed Caption Extraction 19 Figure 19 Setting VLC to use the Extracted Closed Caption Data 20 Figure 20 Z3 MVE 20 Connections for Decode 21 Figure 21 Z3 MVE 20 Example Encoder Settings for End to End S...

Page 5: ...o multi format HD video integrated system peripherals and production qualified codecs The Z3 MVE 20 features multiple I O interfaces including HD SDI HDMI composite component ASI and Ethernet Multiple interfaces allow customers to quickly integrate full H 264 1080p30 performance into their network without the power consumption and physical space required of a PC based platform 2 0 QUICK START GUID...

Page 6: ...__________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th St STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 Figure 1 Package Contents 3 0 INCLUDED PARTS LIST Z3 MVE 20 AC Power Cable BNC to BNC Cable x 3 RCA to RCA Cable x 2 DB 9 Serial Cable x 2 Ear Rack Brackett x 2 4 mm L x 3 mm D Screw x 6 ...

Page 7: ... or other peripherals Supports extraction of closed caption data from composite input or SDI input SD Card interface for local storage and firmware updates HTTP based configuration software for user friendly configuration and control RS 232 serial port for configuration and control Operating 0 to 40 degrees C at 20 80 relative humidity non condensing Storage 40 to 70 degrees C at 20 80 relative hu...

Page 8: ... 1 2 Status LED 1 3 Status LED 2 4 USB 5 SD Card 1 Power Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Encoder 2 Encoder 1 power 1 Analog Audio In L 2 Analog Audio In R 3 Composite In 4 Component In Y 5 ASI SDI Out 6 Component In Pb 7 ASI SDI In 8 Component In Pr 9 HDMI In 10 Serial 11 VGA In 12 Ethernet 13 Analog Audio In L 14 Analog Audio In R 15 Composite In 16 Compon...

Page 9: ...t 1 Power on the HD Source Connect an HDMI cable from the HD Source to a monitor Set the HD Source to 1080p30 or 1080i output If you are using a media player select and begin playback of the content you would like to stream If you see playback on the monitor you ve confirmed the source works Connecting and Powering up the Z3 MVE 20 6 2 Move the HDMI cable from the monitor to the Z3 MVE 20 HDMI In ...

Page 10: ...er 5 your encoder or it will appear in red and you will be unable to proceed further Run the ZFinder PC Utility on your Windows PC The ZFinder window appears ZFinder completes a 6 scan of the network and lists the location of all Z3 systems connected to the network In this case the Z3 MVE 20 appears Click on the Z3 MVE 20 entry in the window to select it This will cause the Edit Device Open 7 Devi...

Page 11: ...__________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th St STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 Click on Open Device An Internet browser window is opened for best results Firefox or Chrome 8 are recommended and the HTTP based graphical user interface GUI appears Figure 7 The Z3 MVE 20 User Interface ...

Page 12: ...can set the Dest Address to 12 a the IP address of your PC that will be running the VLC media player b or to a multicast address In the pictured example the multicast address used is 225 1 2 3 If you are on a shared network check with your Network Administrator Change Dest Port to 8888 13 3 Change Output Format to MPEG 2 TS 4 Set Dest IP Address to multicast address or PC IP address 2 Confirm Outp...

Page 13: ... USA 1 402 323 0702 If the encoder hasn t already autostarted click on Start Encoder If the encoder is already 14 running click on Stop Encoder and then Start Encoder to confirm the encoding occurs with the values you specified 2 Status changes to Stopped 3 Click Start Encoder 1 If necessary click Stop Encoder Figure 9 Z3 MVE 20 Web Menu Start Stop Status Section ...

Page 14: ...on used in testing at Z3 3 0 0 We recommend using 15 Version 1 1 or higher Select Media Open Network Stream In the box type udp 225 1 2 3 8888 where 225 1 2 3 16 matches the values of the computer IP address or multicast address entered for Dest Address previously and 8888 is the value of Dest Port entered previously Press Enter 17 You will now see video streaming from VLC 18 Figure 10 VLC Open Ne...

Page 15: ...der to stop the current encoding session 19 Verify Output Interface is Ethernet VBR 20 Change Output Format from MPEG 2 TS to RTP 21 Note Be sure not to select MPEG 2 TS over RTP Confirm that Dest Port is 8888 This will be important for the VLC configuration 22 Click on Start Encoder to start the RTP encoding session 23 Figure 12 Changes to Encoding Parameters for RTP Encode 3 Change Output Format...

Page 16: ...25 address of the Z3 MVE 20 and name is z3 1 for unicast streaming and z3 1m for multicast streaming For example for the settings in Figure 12 since 225 1 2 3 is a multicast address the value would be rtsp 192 168 0 65 z3 1m mp4 Note To use the RTSP feature VLC v2 1 5 or later is needed If it is not possible to use a newer version of VLC it may be necessary to use SDP files instead of RTSP to stre...

Page 17: ... to change two parameters in the middle of an encoding session 1 Video Bitrate 2 Frame Decimation To change these simply enter the new desired value and then click the Start Encoder button The web page will respond with the following message Status Changed rate The video stream will then continue interrupted with the new parameter 3 Changed rate appears in Status area 1 Change bitrate 2 Click Star...

Page 18: ...cordingly To minimize latency this value should be set to the lowest possible value The lowest value Z3 recommends is 150 Figure 16 shows the suggested values for Video Burst Size for three common use cases Video Burst Size Case 1 Highest Quality Highest Latency 2000 Case 2 Good Quality Standard Latency 1000 Case 3 Normal Quality Lowest Latency 150 Figure 16 Tuning for Various Use Cases RTP offers...

Page 19: ...atically occurs any time composite input with closed caption data included is used To utilize this feature complete the following Connect a composite input with closed caption data to the composite connector note A BNC to RCA 1 adapter may be necessary Also connect the audio if available Configure the Encoder to use composite input 2 1 Connect composite with CC data 2 Connect analog audio Figure 1...

Page 20: ... on page 14 In VLC select Subtitle Sub Track Closed Caption 1 This configures VLC to use the extracted 4 closed caption data that the encoder has extracted and encoded You will then see the subtitles on the screen Extraction of closed caption through SDI input is also possible In that case SDI In of the Z3 MVE 20 is 5 used The procedure for seeing the closed caption data through VLC is the same as...

Page 21: ...I to HDMI converter an HDMI cable and a monitor with HDMI input Follow the steps described in Section 6 0 to connect the Z3 MVE 20 and to generate an output stream 1 in this case a TS stream to 225 1 2 3 8888 as is done in steps 1 12 Connect the Ethernet port of Encoder 2 of the Z3 MVE 20 to the same hub router which Encoder 2 1 is connected to Connect ASI SDI Out of the Z3 MVE 20 with a BNC to BN...

Page 22: ...________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th St STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 In the Encoder 1 user interface make sure the settings are set for streaming MPEG 2 TS to 6 225 1 2 3 8888 Figure 21 Z3 MVE 20 Example Encoder Settings for End to End Streaming ...

Page 23: ...inder to find the IP address of Encoder 2 Typically it will be 7 192 168 0 65 or 192 168 0 66 In this example it is 192 168 0 65 Open a Browser window to the IP address found in 8 The user interface for Encoder 2 will 8 appear In the top right corner is an Operating Mode selector Select Decoder from the dropdown menu 9 Figure 22 ZFinder with Both Encoder 1 and Encoder 2 Figure 23 Z3 MVE 20 Changin...

Page 24: ...or Input Format 12 IP Port should be 225 1 2 3 8888 13 Because the encoded stream was created by the Z3 MVE 20 Encoder 1 click the MVE Flag 14 checkbox This will allow for a faster decode Note Check the MVE Flag box whenever the encoder used is the ZEUSTM Z3 DME 01 Z3 MVE 02 Z3 MVE 10 Z3 MVPR 01 or another Z3 MVE 20 to allow for a faster decode Select SDI for Output Interface 15 Click Start Decode...

Page 25: ...ic configuration you would like to preserve you can save it so that when the Z3 MVE 20 is powered off and turned back on it automatically uses those settings Once you make a change you want to save click on Save User at the bottom of the user interface 1 This option is available in both encoder and decoder mode When you reboot the Z3 MVE 20 the encode will automatically start with the saved settin...

Page 26: ...If you would like to have your PC set to a static IP address you will need to set your encoder to a static IP address as well in order for it to be discoverable by ZFinder To set your unit to a static IP address complete the following steps Un check the Use DHCP check box in the user interface Once it is no longer selected you will see 1 that the values for Local IP Address Local Netmask and Defau...

Page 27: ... 45 60 seconds for unit to boot up and the ready LED to turn on 5 Click Refresh in ZFinder The Z3 MVE 20 should appear with the new IP address entered 6 Select the Z3 MVE 20 and click Open Device 7 A browser will then appear with the user interface You will see the new IP address as the page URL 8 1 Click Refresh 2 New IP Address appears Figure 28 New IP Address in ZFinder New IP Address Figure 29...

Page 28: ...pdate Image screen On this screen click on Browse 3 Select the name of the img file to update with an click Open 4 Note If using a MFR img to update from version A to version B as an example you will need to follow steps to set up the IP MAC address again as it resets it to factory defaults Please contact Z3 Technology for documentation on how to update In general it is recommended that the UPD im...

Page 29: ...to write to 5 Note This will cause wherever you specify to be overwritten There is no recovery once you hit Write Device When ZWriter is finished eject the SD Card from your computer 6 Place the SD Card in the socket on the Z3 MVE 20 7 Power on the system The update may take several minutes It is possible to view the update 8 occurring via an optional serial interface for details on this please co...

Page 30: ... top right corner click on set pass 1 A pass and again window appear Enter the password twice and click change 2 An authorization window will appear after the password is successfully registered Type admin for 3 the User Name and the password you have just entered and click Ok Click here Figure 32 The set pass Button Figure 33 Setting the Password 1 Enter new password twice 2 Click change Figure 3...

Page 31: ... Netmask 255 255 X X 255 255 0 0 Sets the netmask of the Z3 MVE 20 When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable Default Gateway 192 168 X XX 192 168 0 1 Sets the network gateway to use for the Z3 MVE 20 Can generally leave as 192 168 0 1 When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable Use DHCP Checkbox Checked Unchecked Sets whether DHCP is used to dynamically obtain an IP address at start up Loa...

Page 32: ...ect as choosing 1080p for follow input Rate Control CBR VBR Choose between constant bitrate and variable bitrate Constant bitrate will cause the encoder to drop frames if it detects the bitrate being exceeded Video Bitrate 0 12Mbps 8Mbps The bit rate to use for video Video Delay 0 1000 Can be used to tweak A V sync while encoding For example if video appears to be 100ms ahead this value can be set...

Page 33: ...Selects where bit stream is output Ethernet ASI or both Note RTP can only be streamed over Ethernet Output Format RTP MPEG 2 TS MPEG 2 TS RTP RTMP Output format of encoded stream Note RTP requires an SDP file for the receiver MPEG 2 TS RTP sends a stream encapsulated with MPEG 2 TS within an RTP transport stream Note RTMP is an optional upgrade Contact Z3 sales for more information Dest Address x ...

Page 34: ...nology LLC 100 N 8th St STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 Note 1 Encoder Resolutions Supported 1080i 1920x1080 3 4 1080i 1440x1080 XGA 1280x1024 720p 1280x720 4 5 720p 1024x720 D1 NTSC 720x480 D1 PAL 720x576 4 CIF 704x576 VGA 640x480 2 CIF 352x576 CIF 352x288 SIF 352x240 QVGA 320x240 WQVGA 320x180 ...

Page 35: ...S IP Port x y z w pppp 225 1 2 3 8888 The IP address and port being streamed to Video Codec H 264 The video format being used in the incoming stream Only H 264 is supported in this release Audio Codec AAC MPEG PCM None The audio codec being used in the incoming stream MPEG decodes MP1L2 and MP3 Available options depend on what was licensed MVE Flag Yes No Set this flag if the streaming source is a...

Page 36: ...tions to install your Ear Rack Mounts on your Z3 MVE 20 Place the Z3 MVE 20 face up on a dry flat surface 1 Place one of the ear rack brackets on the left and one on the right of the Z3 MVE 20 so that the holes 2 on the unit align with the brackets The brackets are identical so it does not matter which bracket goes on which side Using the 4 mm L x 3 mm D screws provided secure each bracket with yo...

Page 37: ... on the network turned off Try connecting the PC directly to the board without any routers etc Problem Do not see video in VLC UDP Does the IP address set in Dest Address equal the IP address of the PC running VLC Does the port number in Dest Port equal the value entered in the URL for VLC Does the video coming out of the source match the resolution in the encoder settings Is the PC fast enough fo...

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