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Z3Stream-SDI User Instructions

DOC-USR-0117-01

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Z3 Technology, LLC

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100 N 8

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Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA

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Z3Stream.com

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Page 1: ...Technology LLC All rights reserved 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 service na...

Page 2: ...________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 2 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 01 03 06 2017 Original Z3Stream SDI 01 Document TA ...

Page 3: ... 1 SDI Encoder Setup 13 6 2 HDMI Encoder Setup 15 6 3 Composite Encoder Setup 17 7 0 SET ENCODING OUTPUT 19 7 1 Stream UDP 19 7 2 Stream RTP RTSP 22 7 3 Stream RTMP 25 8 0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3STREAM SDI 33 8 1 Change Frame Rate 33 8 2 Adjust Aspect Ratio 34 8 3 Save Current Settings 35 8 4 Set a Static IP Address 37 8 5 Upgrade Firmware 39 8 6 Use the Password Feature 40 9 0 SUM...

Page 4: ...ation UDP 20 Figure 15 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP 21 Figure 16 Example of Video Streaming to VLC UDP 21 Figure 17 Encoder Tab Configuration RTP 22 Figure 18 Finding Your Encoder s IP Address 23 Figure 19 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTSP 23 Figure 20 Example of Video Streaming to VLC RTSP 24 Figure 21 Encoder Tab Configuration RTMP Wowza Streaming Engine 26 Figure 22 Navigate to ...

Page 5: ...__________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 5 Figure 37 Wowza Security Settings 51 Figure 38 Using the Command Prompt to Determine Your PC s IP Address 52 Figure 39 Locating Your Computer s IP Address 52 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Encode Quality Options with Resolutions 14 ...

Page 6: ...em that allows encode of video at SD and HD resolutions up to 1080p60 through an SDI or HDMI input and encode of SD video through a composite input It also allows users to quickly stream video from either of those sources to the web or internal clients PCs via UDP RTP TSRTP or RTMP The compactness ease of use and performance of this system makes it ideal for live event streaming corporate meetings...

Page 7: ...ith all resolutions DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and DNS support Limited RTSP support HTTP based configuration software for user friendly configuration and control Operating Temp 0 to 40 degrees C at 20 80 relative humidity non condensing Storage Temp 10 to 65 degrees C at 20 80 relative humidity non condensing Measurements 157 x 122 x 33 mm 6 19 x 4 81 x 1 31 in Weight 513 g 1 13 lb 2...

Page 8: ..._______________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 8 3 0 PACKAGE CONTENTS Z3Stream SDI Encoder 5V Power Supply BNC to BNC Cable HDMI Cable Composite Adapter Cable Figure 2 Z3Stream SDI Package Contents ...

Page 9: ...tream com 9 4 0 OPERATING CONTROLS 1 Power Switch 2 HDMI Input1 3 Composite Input 4 3G SDI Input 1 Non HDCP HDMI content only For example a Blu Ray player cannot be used as a video source 5 Gigabit Ethernet 6 RS 232 Serial Port2 7 USB 2 03 8 5V Power 2 For advanced debugging purposes only Not needed by typical users 3 Not currently supported by Z3Stream FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW Figure 3 Rear and Front...

Page 10: ... Figure 4 Power Up Connections for the Encoder 1 Connect an Ethernet cable directly from your PC to Ethernet on the back of the encoder Your encoder may also be connected through a hub or router on the same network as a PC For your initial set up we recommend a direct Ethernet connection to a DHCP4 enabled PC 2 Connect the 5V power supply to 5V 2A on the encoder and plug into a power outlet 3 Turn...

Page 11: ...der 5 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 Z3Stream SDI encoder appears 6 Click on the Z3Stream SDI entry in the window to select it This will cause the Edit Device and Open Device buttons to activ...

Page 12: ...nology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 12 Figure 6 Z3Stream SDI User Interface Encoder Tab 8 By default the system will have automatically started encoding If the encoder status message in the bottom right corner of the screen shows RUNNING you will need to click the red Stop button in order to change any settings ...

Page 13: ...tion 5 0 GETTING STARTED WITH Z3STREAM SDI 6 1 SDI Encoder Setup 1 Select a video source with SDI output 2 Verify your source works as expected a Power on the video source b Connect an SDI cable from the source output to your TV or monitor c Change your source settings so that its output is at your desired resolution In the following example we are using 1080p60 resolution d If you are using a vid...

Page 14: ...ill need to set your encoding output to your desired settings See Section 7 0 for more information Figure 8 Encoder Tab Configuration SDI Resolution H 264 Profile Bframes Bitrate SD HD Full HD FullHD Follow Input Main 2 2 5 Mbps 5 1 Mbps 5 1 Mbps HD Follow Input Main 2 2 0 Mbps 2 5 Mbps 3 Mbps High 1280x720 Main 2 1 7 Mbps Medium 720x480 Main 2 900 Kbps Low 352x240 CIF Main 2 500 Kbps Mobile 352x2...

Page 15: ...firmed the source works 3 Connect the HDMI cable from the video source to HDMI In on the encoder Figure 9 HDMI Connection for Encoding 4 In the user interface Encoder tab verify the Video Source is set to HDMI Note Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding 5 Change Encode Quality to match your video source output resolution In this example select Full HD7 S...

Page 16: ..._____________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 16 8 Next you will need to set your encoding output to your desired settings See Section 7 0 for more information Figure 10 Encoder Tab Configuration HDMI ...

Page 17: ...your desired resolution In the following example we are using 720x480 resolution d If you are using a video player select the content you would like to stream e Once you see playback on the monitor you ve confirmed the source works 3 Using the special composite adapter cable that came with your encoder pictured below connect the yellow red white cables to your composite source a The yellow connect...

Page 18: ... be changed if the unit is currently encoding 6 Change Encode Quality to match your video source output resolution In this example we are using a 720x480 source and would select Medium See Error Reference source not found for a more information about each available option in the Encode Quality dropdown menu 7 Verify Frame Rate is set to Full 8 Verify Audio Enable is set to True 9 Next you will nee...

Page 19: ...eams send an MPEG 2 TS stream over UDP 7 1 1 UDP Encoder Setup 1 Under Output Setup Set Output Format to UDP 2 Set Dest Address to a the IP address of your PC that will be running the VLC media player To determine the correct IP address of your PC see APPENDIX B Finding the IP Address of Your Computer In the example pictured 169 254 208 180 is used b or to a multicast address An example multicast ...

Page 20: ...s DOC USR 0117 01 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 20 Figure 14 Encoder Tab Configuration UDP ...

Page 21: ...nter 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 in the user interface Encoder tab The IP address used in this example is 169 254 208 180 b Dest_Port will match the value found in the Dest Port field in the Encoder tab The default value is 5004 c In this example the full network URL would be u...

Page 22: ...t dropdown menu When RTP RTSP is selected the encoder will send an RTP stream using the Dest Address and Dest Port listed in the user interface If RTSP will be used exclusively the Dest Address field can be set to 127 0 0 1 to prevent the RTP stream from being sent Note As RTSP operates through port 554 it is advised never to set the Dest Port field to 554 when RTP RTSP is selected 2 Click on the ...

Page 23: ...eive your encoder 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 169 254 154 1 at start up Figure 18 Finding Your Encoder s IP Address b m is added if a multicast address is being used For example rt...

Page 24: ...______ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 24 Figure 20 Example of Video Streaming to VLC RTSP Note RTSP is only supported with VLC version 2 1 5 or later When encoding via RTP RTSP any time the encoding session is stopped and restarted you will need to reopen VLC in order to view the stream ...

Page 25: ...gy Alliance partner program and the Wowza Streaming EngineTM is used as an example CDN 1 Under Output Setup select RTMP in the Output Format dropdown menu 2 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 4 is used b port will be the port number of the PC with the Wowza server In this example ...

Page 26: ...ser interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding 5 If you have not already done so install the Wowza Streaming EngineTM server on a PC on your network for details on configuring Wowza please see APPENDIX A Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP Note VLC does not support RTMP The test player within Wowza Streaming Engine is recommended 6 Go to any PC that is on the same network as t...

Page 27: ...y LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA Z3Stream com 27 8 At the top of the screen click on Applications 9 Select live on the left side of the screen 10 Click Test Players in the top right hand corner Figure 22 Navigate to the Wowza Test Player 1 Use IP address of Wowza server 8088 2 Select Applications 3 Select live 4 Select Test Players ...

Page 28: ...tream com 28 11 The Test Players popup screen will appear Select the Adobe RTMP tab 12 Enter the Stream name you listed in your Dest Address in Section 7 3 1 For this example enter 720 13 Click Start You will see your source video streaming to the Wowza server Figure 23 Viewing Encoded Content on the Wowza Test Player 4 Audio and Video appear 1 Select Adobe RTMP tab 2 Type 720 for Stream name 3 Cl...

Page 29: ...der tab and under Output Setup select RTMP in the Output Format dropdown menu 4 Set Dest Address to Server_URL Stream_Key a Server_URL will be the value specified in your YouTube Live dashboard Omit the RTMP protocol rtmp and enter a rtmp youtube com live2 b Stream_Key will be the value specified in your YouTube Live dashboard 5 It is recommended to set Encode Quality to CBR In addition to setting...

Page 30: ... encoding settings are available in the user interface To access additional settings including GOP Size set Encode Quality to Custom See Section 9 4 The Encoder Tab for more information on available custom settings 8 Set Authentication to Disable as this field is not applicable to YouTube Figure 25 Encoder Tab Configuration RTMP YouTube Live 9 Click on the Start button After a moment the encoder s...

Page 31: ...utton to begin configuring your live stream 3 From Facebook obtain a Single Field Server or Stream URL or both the Server URL and Stream Key 4 Return to the encoder user interface Encoder tab and under Output Setup select RTMP in the Output Format dropdown menu 5 Set Dest Address to a The Single Field Server or Stream URL as provided by Facebook Omit the RTMP protocol rtmp and enter the text begin...

Page 32: ...ditional settings including GOP Size and audio Sample Rate set Encode Quality to Custom See Section 9 4 The Encoder Tab for more information on available custom settings 12 Set Authentication to Disable as this field is not applicable to Facebook Figure 26 Encoder Tab Configuration RTMP Facebook Live 13 Click on the Start button After a moment the encoder status will change to RUNNING and the fiel...

Page 33: ...e video reduced by half Quarter the frame rate of your source video reduced to one quarter Sixth the frame rate of your source video reduced to one sixth 1 To change the frame rate of your encoded stream stop the encoder if it is currently running 2 In the Encoder tab select your desired rate from the Frame Rate dropdown menu 3 Click the Start button 4 In the Status tab verify the FPS Frames Per S...

Page 34: ...rd resolution video to that of HD resolution video 1 Connect a video source outputting 720x480 or another resolution with an aspect ratio of 4 3 2 Follow the steps in sections 6 0 to 7 0 to verify video playing in VLC is at a 4 3 aspect ratio 3 Click on the Stop button in the user interface 4 On the Encoder tab check the 16 9 box 5 Click on the Start button 6 Return to your VLC window to see the v...

Page 35: ... is powered off and back on it automatically uses those settings 1 Click on the User Presets tab 2 Click on the new button Figure 28 The User Presets Tab 3 This brings up a text box to enter the new user preset name For this example type z3_config1 4 Click ok Figure 29 Entering a User Preset Name 5 Return to the System Setup tab 6 Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown me...

Page 36: ...n this configuration click on the Save button Figure 30 Saving a User Preset 10 A pop up window appears to confirm the saving of these settings is complete Click OK Note The very first time settings are saved may take up to 30 seconds This is due to some flash initialization which occurs on the very first configuration save 11 In order for these changes to take effect the unit must be re started P...

Page 37: ...r for it to be discoverable by ZFinder To set your unit to a static IP address complete the following steps 8 4 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 3 Save Current Settings 2 Return to the System Setup tab 3 Select your newly created configur...

Page 38: ...e unit off then back on and wait 45 60 seconds for the unit to boot up 10 You can return to the use of DHCP by checking Use DHCP in the System Setup tab and saving that to the preset 8 4 2 Open the User Interface Using ZFinder 11 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 netw...

Page 39: ...firmware button Figure 32 Updating Device Firmware 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 Updater screen will appear Click Choose File and navigate to the software image file on your PC that you wish to update with Figure 33 Software Updater Screen 3 O...

Page 40: ...he change password options appear Enter your desired password twice and click change Figure 34 Changing the Password 3 Wait for the password options to disappear This indicates that the password has changed 4 Retype the IP address or refresh the web browser You will now see a log in prompt The default User Name is admin Enter your newly selected Password Figure 35 Password Entry Screen 5 You will ...

Page 41: ...boot 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 encoder 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 a b c d 8 8 8 8 Specifies the primary DNS serve...

Page 42: ... See Section 8 5 for more details Download device logs Button Causes the system to extract a set of diagnostic logs for analysis in the event of an issue The resulting file is saved on the PC which the user interface open View logs Button Allows the user to view diagnostic logs previously created Reboot Button Restarts the unit 9 2 The User Presets Tab Parameter Options default in bold Description...

Page 43: ...picture The letter I will appear if interlaced is being encoded Audio Status Channel The Z3Stream SDI is a single channel encoder This will always be 1 Subchannel The Z3Stream SDI is a single channel encoder This will always be 1 Codec The codec being used to encode audio Stream Status Channel The Z3Stream SDI is a single channel encoder This will always be 1 URL The URL the channel is being strea...

Page 44: ...CBR Custom The quality and resolution of your output stream See Error Reference source not found for details on each option If this resolution is different from the source resolution resizing will occur CBR Constant Bitrate means that a stable encoding bitrate is ensured within the bitrate statistical time This option is included under Encode Quality as quick access to recommended settings for RTM...

Page 45: ...he encode of audio from the video source Output Setup Output Format RTP RTSP UDP RTMP TS Over RTP Output format of the encoded stream RTP requires the use of the RTSP URL see Section 7 2 Stream RTP for more details If UDP is selected don t forget to check the value of TS Rate to make sure it is in line with expectation Custom option only TSRTP streams TS over RTP See Section 7 3 Stream RTMP for mo...

Page 46: ...s per second 1000K 1 000 000 bits per second 2 5M Not a Valid Format Video Profile High Main Baseline The H 264 profile of the bitstream Generally High is used for 1080p Main for D1 and Baseline for D1 Frame Rate Full Half Quarter Sixth Used to encode at less than the input frame rate for example an input frame rate of 30fps with Half selected would cause an output stream of 15fps If interlaced in...

Page 47: ...ues to allow leeway for times when many bits are needed to encode This can be especially useful for ensuring smooth playback at lower bitrates Audio Info To access these options Custom must be selected in the Encode Quality dropdown menu Codec ARM AACLC ARM AACLC MPEG2 ARM AACHE ARM AACHE V2 ARM MPEG1L2 The codec for audio encode Sample Rate Follow Input 44100 Hz Sample rate of audio Bit Rate 12 K...

Page 48: ...ts needed processing power without introducing extra jerkiness when there is motion in the video For example if the input is 1080i at 60 fields per second 30 frames per second Frame Rate Divider has the following effect Frame Rate Divider Output fields used frame rate Full 1080i 60 30 Half 1080p 30 30 Quarter 1080p 15 15 Sixth 1080p 10 10 Note 3 GOP Sizes Supported 10 12 15 25 30 50 60 100 120 200...

Page 49: ...de to make any configuration changes POLLING indicates start was pressed and the encoder is waiting for valid input data to be detected RUNNING indicates the unit is currently encoding 9 6 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 GUI useful when mul...

Page 50: ...to work with the Z3Stream SDI RTMP streaming 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 51: ...lishing are both set to Open 9 Verify Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions 10 Click on Save Figure 37 Wowza Security Settings The Wowza server is now configured to work with your Z3Stream SDI encoder 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 passwo...

Page 52: ...ur 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 38 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 ...

Page 53: ...ee each other on the network Try pinging the encoder IP address from the PC Try pinging the PC from the encoder If using static IP s do the encoder Local IP Address and the PC IP address have the same first two values or if netmask is set to 255 255 255 0 the same first three values Do the encoder and the PC have the same netmask Default value is 255 255 0 0 Problem I m receiving a Bad Destination...

Page 54: ... Is the Dest Port field in the user interface set to 554 This field denotes the port used by a simultaneous RTP stream Try using a port that is not 554 5004 is the default Are you using a cellular service network Some RTSP streaming limitations have been observed with cellular networks Non cellular internet networks are recommended Problem My multicast stream is not reaching multiple networks UDP ...

Page 55: ... The installation use maintenance and operation of the hardware as set forth in the specifications and related documentation established by Z3 for the hardware b Notifying Z3 of any covered claim under this limited warranty in writing within the warranty term set forth above c Providing proof of purchase with a purchase date within the warranty term set forth above d Making the hardware available ...

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