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Z3Cam-DX User Instructions

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Z3Cam-DX Dimensions ........................................................................................... 8

Figure 2 Z3Cam-DX Package Contents

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Figure 3 Z3Cam-DX Interfaces .......................................................................................... 12

Figure 4 Streaming and Power Connections for the Camera ....................................................... 13

Figure 5 ZFinder with the Z3Cam-DX Selected ....................................................................... 14

Figure 6 Z3Cam-DX User Interface – System Setup Tab ............................................................. 15

Figure 7 CH1 Tab Configuration – UDP ................................................................................. 17

Figure 8 CH2 Tab Configuration – UDP .................................................................................. 18

Figure 9 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP ................................................................ 19

Figure 10 Example of 4K Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ............................................................ 19

Figure 11 Example of thermal video steaming to VLC (UDP) ....................................................... 20

Figure 12 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTP ................................................................................ 21

Figure 13 CH2 Tab Configuration – RTP ................................................................................. 22

Figure 14 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) ..................................................... 23

Figure 15 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTSP ............................................................................... 24

Figure 16 CH2 Tab Configuration – RTSP ............................................................................... 25

Figure 17 Finding your Camera’s IP Address .......................................................................... 26

Figure 18 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP ............................................................... 26

Figure 19 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (RTSP) ........................................................... 26

Figure 20 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine™ ............................. 28

Figure 21 CH2 Tab Configuration – RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine™ .............................. 29

Figure 22 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player ...................................................................... 30

Figure 23 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player ....................................................... 31

Figure 24 YouTube Live Dashboard – Encoder Setup ................................................................. 32

Figure 25 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTMP Streaming to YouTube Live ............................................. 33

Figure 26 CH2 Tab Configuration – RTMP Steaming to YouTube Live ............................................... 34

Figure 27 Facebook “Create Post” dialog box ......................................................................... 34

Figure 28 Facebook Live Streaming Dialog ............................................................................ 35

Figure 29 Facebook Live Stream Encoder Settings ................................................................... 35

Figure 30 Facebook Live Stream Encoder Settings ................................................................... 36

Figure 31 Enable TS Lowlat Mode ...................................................................................... 37

Figure 32 VLC Media Player Tools Menu ................................................................................ 37

Figure 33 VLC Media Player Advanced Preferences ................................................................... 38

Figure 34 Recommended Settings ...................................................................................... 38

Figure 35 Create Additional Output Channels ........................................................................ 39

Summary of Contents for Z3Cam-DX

Page 1: ...nd ZEUS are 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...

Page 2: ...______________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 2 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 01 03 21 2018 Original Document SI 02 04 05 2018 Picture and formatting changes CF 03 04 18 2018 Picture update KO 04 06 05 2018 Zoom update SI ...

Page 3: ...MING CONTROL 16 6 1 Stream UDP 16 6 2 Stream RTP 20 6 3 Stream RTSP 24 6 4 Stream RTMP 27 6 5 Tuning for Latency 36 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions 39 6 7 Record to USB 40 6 8 Microphone Input 42 6 9 Composite Pass Through 43 6 10 Record Snapshot 45 7 0 CAMERA CONTROL 46 7 1 Zoom 46 7 2 Preview and Download Image 46 7 3 Color Controls 48 7 4 Sony VISCA Camera Control 48 7 5 ONVIF Profile S 50 7 6 ...

Page 4: ...C 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 1 Tab 70 10 5 The Camera 2 Tab 72 10 6 The Term Tab 72 10 7 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 73 10 8 The CH2 Tab Channel 2 79 10 9 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs 84 10 10 ZFinder 84 APPENDIX A Finding the IP Address of Your Computer 85 APPENDIX B Configuring the ...

Page 5: ...igure 15 CH1 Tab Configuration RTSP 24 Figure 16 CH2 Tab Configuration RTSP 25 Figure 17 Finding your Camera s IP Address 26 Figure 18 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP 26 Figure 19 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC RTSP 26 Figure 20 CH1 Tab Configuration RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine 28 Figure 21 CH2 Tab Configuration RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine 29 Figure 22 Naviga...

Page 6: ...l 1 Tab configuration 51 Figure 50 Save preset option 51 Figure 51 The User Presets Tab 52 Figure 52 Entering a User Preset Name 52 Figure 53 Saving a User Preset 52 Figure 54 Accessing Advanced Settings 53 Figure 55 Saving Updated Network Settings 55 Figure 56 Updating Device Firmware 56 Figure 57 Software Updater Screen 56 Figure 58 Creating or Changing the Password 57 Figure 59 Password Entry S...

Page 7: ...______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 7 Figure 72 Wowza Security Settings 87 Figure 73 Running the Example Application 88 ...

Page 8: ...Zoom and high contrast thermal imaging The innovative Z3Cam DX has multiple options for your IP transmission including MPEG 2 TS UDP RTP RTSP RTMP and TSRTP The system can output both H 265 HEVC and H 264 video over IP in 4K resolutions It is also capable of producing a secondary stream with a smaller resolution or different codec Camera control can take place remotely with a Web based configurati...

Page 9: ...Pass Tamarisk control commands over IP via Web GUI or SSH Serial RS 232 control also available Image control Wht Hot Blk Hot Invert Revert Image contrast enhancement Leverages DRS Tamarisk camera module H 265 H 264 or MJPEG encoded video over IP with no additional equipment and no distance limitations Supports 4K UHD and HD resolutions up to 30 fps 2160p 1080p 720p and lower Outputs RTP RTSP MPEG ...

Page 10: ... for wireless connectivity In H 264 mode only 2 1 Supported Resolutions Follow_input 2160p29 97 Resize to 1080p29 97 720p29 97 and 480p29 97 The Z3Cam DX supports simultaneous output of up to three streams encoded at different resolutions frame rates and bitrates Supported stream resolutions are 2160p 8MP 1440p 4MP 1080p 2MP 1280x1024 720p 1MP 480p 576p 1024x576 704x576 640x480 640x360 420x380 352...

Page 11: ...________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 11 3 0 PACKAGE CONTENTS Z3Cam DX Camera 12V 1A Power Supply Figure 2 Z3Cam DX Package Contents ...

Page 12: ...________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 12 4 0 OPERATING CONTROLS 1 RS 232 Serial Port 5 Status LED 2 USB 2 0 6 Composite Output 3 Microphone Input 7 12V DC Power 4 GigE wit PoE Support Figure 3 Z3Cam DX Interfaces ...

Page 13: ...ming needs and control the camera In addition to the Z3Cam DX a Windows PC a 12V power supply and an Ethernet cable are required 5 1 Connect and Power Up the Camera 1 Connect an Ethernet cable from Ethernet on the back of the camera to a switch router or other DHCP server on the same network as your Windows PC 2 Connect the 12V power supply to 12V on the camera and plug into a power outlet If Powe...

Page 14: ...nually entered as the URL in a browser window to access the user interface 4 Run the ZFinder PC utility on your PC You may need to allow it past any firewalls or security programs on your PC The ZFinder window appears and completes a scan of the network ZFinder then lists all Z3 systems connected to the network The Z3Cam DX appears 5 Click on the Z3Cam DX entry in the window to select it This will...

Page 15: ... 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 15 7 By default the system will have automatically started encoding Click on the CH1 tab for channel one configuration settings If the encoder status message in the bottom right corner of the screen shows RUNNING you will need to click the stop or Stop All button in order to change any settings Figure 6 Z3Cam DX User Interface System Setup Tab Z3Cam DX ...

Page 16: ...lution 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 address of your PC that will be running the VLC media player To determine the correct IP address of you...

Page 17: ...s DOC USR 0152 04 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 17 Figure 7 CH1 Tab Configuration UDP ...

Page 18: ... 4K resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for 4K 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 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...

Page 19: ...___ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 19 e 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 10 Example of 4K Video Streaming to VLC UDP Figure 9 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP ...

Page 20: ...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 Output Resolution is set to Follow Input to output a 4K 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 H...

Page 21: ..._____________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 21 5 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 Figure 12 CH1 Tab Configuration RTP ...

Page 22: ...yer If you have not yet downloaded these files to your computer you can find them at Z3Cam DX Z3technology com Note Verify your PC is set up to handle decode of H 265 content at 4K resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for 4K 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 t...

Page 23: ...___________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 23 10 Press Enter or click Open You will see your camera s video streaming to VLC Figure 14 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC RTP ...

Page 24: ...terface CH1 tab or the Stop All button in the lower right corner of the screen of any tab 2 Verify Output Resolution is set to Follow Input to output a 4K 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 RT...

Page 25: ...C is set up to handle decode of H 265 content at 4K resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for 4K HEVC H 265 Decode for more information 6 Open the VLC media player on your PC 7 Select the Media menu 8 Select Open Network Stream 9 Enter rtsp IP_Address z3 m mp4 for the network URL a IP_Address will be the IP address of your Z3Cam DX If your camera is set to DHCP This is the default setting w...

Page 26: ...u are using a unicast address as we are in the example pictured omit the letter m after z3 1 in the address b In this example the full network URL would be rtsp 192 168 0 120 z3 1 mp4 10 Press Enter or click Play You will see your camera s video streaming to VLC Note RTSP is only supported with VLC version 2 1 5 or later When encoding via RTSP any time the encoding session is stopped and restarted...

Page 27: ...this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 3 Set the Video Codec to H264 AVC for RTMP streaming 4 Under Output Setup select RTMP in the Output Format dropdown menu 5 Set Dest Address to IP_Address port application Stream_Name a IP_Address will be the IP address of the PC with the Wowza server In this example 192 168 0 6 is used b port will be the port number of the PC with the Wowza server ...

Page 28: ...__________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 28 Figure 20 CH1 Tab Configuration RTMP Streaming to Wowza Streaming Engine ...

Page 29: ...on configuring Wowza please see APPENDIX B Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP Note VLC does not support RTMP 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 ...

Page 30: ...T STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 30 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 Z3Cam DX user interface For this example enter hevc4k 16 Click Start You will see your camera s video streaming to the Wowza server Figure 22 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player ...

Page 31: ..._____________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 31 Figure 23 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player Audio and Video will appear 14 Select Adobe RTMP 15 Type hevc4k for Stream 16 Click Start ...

Page 32: ... screen of any tab 4 Verify the Output Resolution is set to 2560x1440 If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur Note As of the date of this document 1440p is the maximum resolution supported by YouTube for live streaming Consult YouTube s online Live streaming guide for supported resolutions 5 Set the Video Codec to H264 AVC for RTMP streaming...

Page 33: ...ings including Video Rate Control and GOP Size 10 Consult the YouTube live 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...

Page 34: ...n 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 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 27 Facebook Create Post dialog box 3 At the top of the new dialog box th...

Page 35: ...rn to the FV2K DCK 10 web interface and select the Ch1 tab Click Stop Ensure the Output Format is set to RTMP 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 rmtp api facebook com 80 rtmp 101180953856248 ds 1 s_l 1 a ATicDctn4rtiWCXW Authentication should remain disabled Figure 29 Facebook Live S...

Page 36: ...ill result in lower latency than streaming using TS When streaming UDP or TSRTP the Z3Cam DX 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 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 informatio...

Page 37: ...justing 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 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 ...

Page 38: ... Advanced Preferences 6 5 3 Recommended Settings When streaming 4K video in HEVC H 265 mode the following recommended settings can be used for the best results Output Format Rate Control Bitrate VLC Network Cache Notes RTSP CBR 4 Mbps 300 ms Best latency approx 400 ms no frame skips TSRTP CBR 5 Mbps 1000 ms 300 ms frame skips 1000 ms no frame skips UDP CBR 5 Mbps 1000 ms 300 ms frame skips 1000 ms...

Page 39: ...0 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 39 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions The Z3Cam DX 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 Figure 35 Create Additional Output Channels ...

Page 40: ...ht corner of the screen of any tab 3 Verify the Output Resolution is set to Follow Input to output a 4K 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...

Page 41: ...Mode for more information on accessing additional 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 and wait at least 10 ...

Page 42: ...hone 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 set your desired values for Codec Sample Rate and Bit Rat...

Page 43: ... to be passed through to the 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 Figu...

Page 44: ...50 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 44 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 Figure 41 Set Composite Pass Through Resolution Select Resolution Option Click Set Display Z3Cam DX ...

Page 45: ...ion 7 2 2 Using Z3Cam DX URL as follows 1 Find the IP address of the camera using Local IP Address field in the System Setup tab or the ZFinder utility described in Section 5 2 2 Type the URL into a Web browser as http IP Address of Z3CAM snapshot cgi Example if the camera IP address is 192 168 0 19 the URL to download a snapshot is http 192 168 0 19 snapshot cgi 3 The snapshot file will be downlo...

Page 46: ... to Section 10 4 The Camera 1 Tab for more details on the available options 1 Return to the user interface and click on the Camera tab 7 1 Zoom 1 Use the slider to adjust your preferred zoom position 7 2 Preview and Download Image 1 Click the Load button to view a still image of the video being captured by the camera 2 To download the image right click on the preview image and select the menu butt...

Page 47: ...________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 47 Figure 44 Camera 2 Tab Preview Thermal Image Figure 43 Camera 1 Tab Preview Image Right Click here to save image click the Tab Click to load a still preview image Z3Cam DX ...

Page 48: ...ands can be sent from a remote PC using the same IP connection that carries the video Control actions include zoom focus aperture and more To complete the following instructions a Windows 7 PC with Com2TCP2 and your camera controller software downloaded is required 7 4 1 Com2TCP Setup 1 If you have not already done so install the Com2TCP application onto your PC Windows 7 is recommended For Window...

Page 49: ...in use The COM port selected will now redirect data to the Z3Cam DX If the camera is rebooted or power cycled you will need to reconnect COM2TCP on your PC COM2TCP does not automatically detect the dropped connection 7 4 2 Camera Controller Software 7 Install your camera control software onto your PC 8 Launch the controller software application 9 Set the port name to match the COM Port selected pr...

Page 50: ...IF use the Z3Cam DX 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 Fixed Profile Support This section reflects changes for software version 2 36b or newer By defau...

Page 51: ...k on change you then be asked to reboot the system for the changes to take effect The CH1 tab from this point is the designated tab in which ONVIF will work with a camera To set the appropriate camera to be used in single profile mode Figure 49 Channel 1 Tab configuration Go to the CH1 tab and change the Video Source to the desired camera Start the encoding so the change is pushed to the Z3 device...

Page 52: ...ppear 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 this configuration click on the Save button 8 A pop up window appears to confirm th...

Page 53: ...nge 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 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 Setup tab 3 Select your ...

Page 54: ...tartup The IP address that is assigned can be seen through using ZFinder If you prefer you can set your camera to a static IP address If you would like to have your PC set to a static IP address you will need to set your camera to a static IP address as well in order for it to be discoverable by ZFinder 8 3 1 Setup a Custom Configuration 1 The first step is to set up a custom configuration so that...

Page 55: ...y 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 Z3Cam DX appears with your manually entered IP address 7 Select the Z3Cam DX 8 Click Open Device to reach the user interface 8 3 4 Open the User Interface Manually 9 You can also access the user interface by manually typing your unit s static IP a...

Page 56: ...f you click Stop at the bottom of the screen the Update device firmware button will become active 2 A Software Updater screen will appear Click Choose File and navigate to the software image file on your PC that you wish to update with 3 Once your 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 t...

Page 57: ... set it can be changed but the requirement of a password cannot be undone 1 In the System Setup tab click on the go button next to Set Password 2 The change password options appear Enter your desired password twice and click change 3 A log in screen will appear prompting for a user name and password Enter admin for the user name This is not editable 4 Enter your selected password and click login t...

Page 58: ...pinhole reset on the lower right of the rear interface panel of the unit Figure 60 Pinhole Reset 1 Allow the camera to boot completely 2 Press and hold pinhole reset switch until status light flashes yellow 3 Power cycle camera Once the boot sequence has completed the camera will return to its original factory settings 8 7 Mounting the Camera The Z3Cam DX easily mounts to tripods or mounting brack...

Page 59: ...2357 010c If you don t see this entry the device you are using is not currently supported Contact Z3 Technology for support options 8 8 1 Initial WiFI Setup 1 Power down the encoder and plug the wifi adapter into the USB slot on the camera Then power on the encoder The device will boot up and you will see the green indicator LED on the WiFi stick flashing 2 If there are no saved networks or none o...

Page 60: ... Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 60 3 Once connected you can find the encoder with the Zfinder application Select the encoder from the list click Open Device This will bring up the web interface Figure 63 Example of encoder showing up on Zfinder application Figure 62 Display of Network Options ...

Page 61: ...owing Available Networks dropdown 6 Select the WiFi network to connect to type in the password and click Connect At this point close the browser window and connect to 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 WiFi If you encoder doesn t show up in Zfinder make sure you are connected to the same ...

Page 62: ... requirements Nvidia GEForce GTX960 desktop or GTX960M laptop graphics card LAV Filters4 version 0 63 or higher VLC media player5 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 and it is set as the default graphics processor 4 LAV Filters is an open source program that allows playback of video and a...

Page 63: ...508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 63 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 Figure 65 LAV Filters Configuration Verify is Set to your Nvidia video card Verify HEVC is checked ...

Page 64: ...player v2 2 4 if necessary 7 Navigate to the Tools menu and select Preferences 8 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 9 In the Advanced Preferences window that appears navigate to Video codecs on the left hand column and select FFmpeg 10 Select Disable in the Hardware decoding dropdown menu Veri...

Page 65: ..._ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 65 9 2 ZEUS HE265 DEC Decode When in H 265 mode the Z3Cam DX is compatible with the ZEUS HE265 DEC also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information Figure 67 HE265 DEC Decoder ZEUS is a registered trademark of Z3 Technology LLC ...

Page 66: ...ask of 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 Default Gateway 192 168 a b 192 168 0 1 Sets the network gateway to use for the unit Note that a save of these settings and a reboot is needed for changes to this value to take effect When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable DNS Ser...

Page 67: ...on AUTO NTSC PAL Selects the desired resolution for 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 ...

Page 68: ...38 141 172 Address of desired server for SNTP 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 Extract support logs Reboot Button Restarts the unit without the need to disconnect power Audio Dynamic Settings Microphone gain dB 5 10 2 The User Presets Tab Button Notes new Define a ne...

Page 69: ...t 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 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...

Page 70: ...scription Camera Zoom Current zoom position 0 100 Displays the value of the zoom position selected in the slider Zoom Slider Wide Telephoto Sets the camera zoom Optical only Checked Unchecked Sets whether to allow optical zoom only Stabilization Checked Unchecked Sets whether to use stabilization Camera Focus Auto or Manual Auto Manual Sets whether camera focus is auto or manual Exposure Exposure ...

Page 71: ... color information from the entire screen outputs value 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 compatible with sod...

Page 72: ...sure sodium lamps 10 5 The Camera 2 Tab Load Button Click to view a still preview image of camera video in the user interface This will not be live video About System Tamarisk FlexIO Control TCP Port Displays available port for FlexIO camera control commands 10 6 The Term Tab This section reflects changes for software version 2 36b or newer These are advanced settings and no error correction is in...

Page 73: ...d 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 defined as the same Serial Port defined in the TermTab section above for the RS 485 PTZ functionality 10 7 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 An asterisk denotes a field available in Advanced Settings Mode See Section 8 2 to access these fields Parameter Opti...

Page 74: ...he bitrate statistical period CBR Constant Bitrate means that a stable encoding bitrate is ensured within the bitrate statistical time Video Quality Mode Balanced Unbalanced Video Interlace Mode Combined Gradual Data Refresh True False Select True to enable refresh of the frame data gradually Video Bitrate RTP RTSP and RTMP Only 2K 40M 4M Textbox for entering video bitrate For example 1M 1 000 000...

Page 75: ... if Audio Enable is set to True Codec ARM AACLC ARM AACLC MPEG2 ARM AACHE ARM AACHE V2 Codec to be used for audio encode Bit Rate 12 384 Kbps 128 Kbps Target bitrate for audio encode The bitrate range for AACLC is 12 384 Kbps though 64 Kbps or higher is recommended for best results The bitrate range for AACHE and AACHE V2 is 32 64 Kbps Global Settings Sample Rate 48000 Hz 44100 Hz 32000 Hz 16000 H...

Page 76: ...destination port that the encoder is streaming to Output Device TSFILE Only Click this field to select the detected USB storage device for ts file destination File Prefix TSFILE Only MOV1_ F_ T_ Textbox to enter desired file name for ts file Entered text will be followed by a number starting with zero in the recorded file name F will pull the current date in year month day format into the file nam...

Page 77: ...ring smooth playback at lower bitrates Text Overlay Enable True False Enable text overlay over video TS Lowlat Mode UDP TSRTP Only False True Selecting True causes the TS muxer to instead send packets out as soon as it receives them rather than buffering them This results in lower latency at the expense of decreased network efficiency and a less smooth bitstream There is a limit of 5Mbps for TS Lo...

Page 78: ...ton Removes channel instance for encoding status Not running IDLE STOPPED RUNNING POLLING Current status of the encode process IDLE indicates no valid input data is present STOPPED indicates that the unit is not currently encoding Must be in this mode to make any configuration changes POLLING indicates start was pressed and the encoder is waiting for valid input data to be detected RUNNING indicat...

Page 79: ...ression of the output video stream MJPEG is only available when RTP or RTSP are selected as the Output format Video Profile H264 AVC Only High Main Baseline The H 264 profile of the bitstream Generally High is used for 1080p or greater Main for D1 and Baseline for less than D1 Video Rate Control VBR CBR Selects the encoder rate control mechanism VBR Variable Bitrate means that the encoding bitrate...

Page 80: ...w latency is running GOP Size 10 240 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 from the powered amplified microphone jack Audio Setup if Audio Enable is set to True Codec ARM AACLC ARM AACLC MPEG2 ARM AACHE ARM AACHE V2 Codec to be used for audio encode Bit Rate 12 384 Kbps 128 Kbps Target bit...

Page 81: ... 6 The IP address of the destination of the encoded stream Dest Port 0 9999 8600 The destination port that the encoder is streaming to Output Device TSFILE Only Click this field to select the detected USB storage device for ts file destination File Prefix TSFILE Only MOV1_ F_ T_ Textbox to enter desired file name for ts file Entered text will be followed by a number starting with zero in the recor...

Page 82: ...mes when many bits are needed to encode This can be especially useful for ensuring smooth playback at lower bitrates Text Overlay Enable True False Enable text overlay over video TS Lowlat Mode UDP TSRTP Only False True Selecting True causes the TS muxer to instead send packets out as soon as it receives them rather than buffering them This results in lower latency at the expense of decreased netw...

Page 83: ...ssion for Channel 1 Delete Button Removes channel instance for encoding status Not running IDLE STOPPED RUNNING POLLING Current status of the encode process IDLE indicates no valid input data is present STOPPED indicates that the unit is not currently encoding Must be in this mode to make any configuration changes POLLING indicates start was pressed and the encoder is waiting for valid input data ...

Page 84: ...lue 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 10 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 ...

Page 85: ...r 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 69 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 a...

Page 86: ...o work with RTMP streaming from the Z3Cam DX 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 ...

Page 87: ...ishing are both set to Open 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 successfu...

Page 88: ... example application on how to send VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the Z3Cam DX 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 89: ...rints 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 90: ...in non 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...

Page 91: ...ut n visca_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 ...

Page 92: ...tmask 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 netwo...

Page 93: ...video 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 netwo...

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