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Users Guide

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ZCube-SC

DOC-USR-0265-01

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Page 1: ...rademarks 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 wri...

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 Aut...

Page 3: ...3 Stream RTSP 19 6 4 Stream RTMP 22 6 5 Tuning for Latency 31 6 6 Stream Multiple Resolutions 33 6 7 Setting NTP 33 6 8 Record to USB 34 6 9 Dual Stream and Record 36 6 10 Microphone Input 37 6 11 Com...

Page 4: ...us Tab 56 10 5 The Video Tab 57 10 6 The Term Tab 58 10 7 The CH1 Tab Channel 1 60 10 8 The CH2 CH3 Tabs Channels 2 3 68 10 9 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs 69 10 10 ZFinder 70 APPENDIX A...

Page 5: ...Figure 14 Force multicast RTP via RTSP 21 Figure 15 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP 21 Figure 16 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC RTSP 22 Figure 17 CH1 Tab Configuration RTMP Streaming to...

Page 6: ...vice Firmware 45 Figure 45 Software Updater Screen 46 Figure 46 User Management 47 Figure 47 User Table 47 Figure 48 Pinhole Reset 48 Figure 49 Display of Network Options Error Bookmark not defined Fi...

Page 7: ...mpact encoder system It is a H 265 H 264 and MJPEG video encoder designed for easy and portable use It is capable of accepting 3G SDI or Composite video and producing IP stream over ethernet The hardw...

Page 8: ...tional Interfaces include Gigabit Ethernet USB 3 1 RS 485 RS422 and RS 232 Serial o Supports unicast and multicast streaming o Compatible with CDN s including Wowza Streaming Engine YouTube Live and F...

Page 9: ...6 352x288 352x240 320x240 and 320x180 In addition to scaling the resolution the camera is also capable of scaling down the frame rate to save bandwidth Each channel can select from full frame rate hal...

Page 10: ...Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 10 4 0 OPERATING CONTROLS 1 RS 232 Serial Port 5 Status Light1 2 USB 3 1 6 Serial I O RS 485 RS 422 RS 232 3 Microphone...

Page 11: ...________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 11 1 3G SDI In 2 Composite CVBS In 3 HD...

Page 12: ...assigned The IP address can be manually entered as the URL in a browser window to access the user interface 2 Run the ZFinder PC utility on your PC You may need to allow it past any firewalls or secu...

Page 13: ...NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 13 6 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 bo...

Page 14: ...erify the Output Resolution is set to Follow Input to output a HD stream If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 3 Select the Video Codec you w...

Page 15: ...decode of H 265 content at HD resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for HD HEVC H 265 Decode for more information 1 Open the VLC media player on your PC 2 Select the Media menu 3 Select Open Ne...

Page 16: ...8 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 16 b Dest_Port will match the value found in the Dest Port field in the Encoder tab The default value is 8600 c In this example the full network URL would be udp 192 168 0 6...

Page 17: ...a HD stream If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 3 Select the codec you would like to use for your video encoding In the pictured example H...

Page 18: ...ur Z3 account Note Verify your PC is set up to handle decode of H 265 content at HD resolutions See Section 9 1 PC Configuration for HD HEVC H 265 Decode for more information 1 Open the VLC media play...

Page 19: ...a HD stream If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 3 Select the codec you would like to use for your video encoding In the pictured example H...

Page 20: ...Network Stream 4 Enter rtsp IP_Address z3 sdp for the network URL a IP_Address will be the IP address of your ZCube SC If your camera is set to DHCP This is the default setting when it is first receiv...

Page 21: ...RTSP Note some versions of VLC do not require the Force Multicast settings in VLC In this example rtsp 192 168 0 120 z3 1m mp4 would apply c In this example the full network URL would be rtsp 192 168...

Page 22: ...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 r...

Page 23: ...wza Streaming Engine See Wowza documentation for details 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 examp...

Page 24: ...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 Wow...

Page 25: ...________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 25 1 Use IP address of Wowza server 8088 2 Select Applications 3 Select...

Page 26: ...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 ZCube SC user interface For this example enter hevc4k 16 Click Start...

Page 27: ...rify the Output Resolution is set to 1920x1080 If a lower resolution output is desired select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur 5 Set the Video Codec to H264 AVC for RTMP streaming 6 U...

Page 28: ...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 a...

Page 29: ...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...

Page 30: ...ield In our example the full address reads live api facebook com 443 rtmp 10105999705404285 s_sw 0 s_vt api s a Abyv0xFhiC6Wrgo9 Authentication should remain disabled Figure 24 Facebook Live Stream En...

Page 31: ...ings mode has been enabled See Section 8 2 Advanced Settings Mode for more information on accessing these settings For minimum latency with possibility of skipped frames at the expense of increased ne...

Page 32: ...02 323 0702 32 1 Click Tools on the main menu and select Preferences from the dropdown Figure 26 VLC Media Player Tools Menu 2 In the Preferences window that appears change Show settings from Simple t...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...the side of the DCK Note The storage device must be formatted in either FAT32 VFAT EXT3 or EXT4 format 2 Return to the user interface and if necessary click on the Stop button in the Channel Controls...

Page 35: ...f the prefix MOV1_ is provided This will result in a file entitled MOV1_0 ts on the storage device Subsequent recordings will be entitled MOV1_1 ts MOV1_2 ts etc c The default prefix provided is MOV1_...

Page 36: ...PC If the PC is too slow frame skips and possibly video artifacts will be observed upon playback VLC should be version 2 1 3 or newer 6 9 Dual Stream and Record Dual streaming and recording to mp4 fil...

Page 37: ...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 Rate...

Page 38: ...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...

Page 39: ...50 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 Displa...

Page 40: ...sing WS Discovery 1 Open your ONVIF client program 2 Use ONVIF device discovery to find the ZCube SC on the network Note For manual discovery of ONVIF use the ZCube SC IP address and the port 8080 as...

Page 41: ...located at the bottom of any screen select new preset 2 A textbox will appear Enter your desired preset name In the pictured example z3_config1 is used 3 Click ok 4 Select your newly created configura...

Page 42: ...the unit off by unplugging the power supply Then plug the power supply back in and wait 15 30 seconds for the unit to boot up 8 2 Advanced Settings Mode A limited range of encoding settings is availab...

Page 43: ...ngs box 2 Click on the Save button 3 A pop up window appears with a message that the settings were saved successfully 4 Return to your channel tab to set additional encoding configuration parameters f...

Page 44: ...ut Resolution dropdown check the ROI checkbox ROI options will appear below the checkbox Including a screenshot from the video source 3 Resize and Drag the selection box to indicate the desired ROI 4...

Page 45: ...e 43 CH1 Tab Overlay Timestamp 8 5 Upgrade Firmware Firmware upgrades for the ZCube SC are available for download on your Z3 account 1 In the System Setup Tab click the Update device firmware button N...

Page 46: ...estricted to default admin user 2 Admin All management operations allowed with some manufacturer restrictions 3 Operator 1 Read sensitive data and control system Start Stop encode and Control PTZ 4 Op...

Page 47: ...23 0702 47 4 The new user will appear in the User table 5 To login as the new user click the logout button in the top right of the web interface You will be prompted to login Login with new credential...

Page 48: ...AT32 formatted USB drive into your PC 2 To do a factory reset create a directory or file named z3reset To only reset the password create a directory or file named z3passreset instead 3 Eject the drive...

Page 49: ...and it is set as the default graphics processor 9 1 2 LAV Filters 2 Install LAV Filters if necessary 3 Navigate to the Properties and select the Video Settings tab 4 Verify the HEVC checkbox is check...

Page 50: ...ia Player 7 Install VLC media player v2 2 4 if necessary 8 Navigate to the Tools menu and select Preferences 9 In the Simple Preferences window find the Show settings section in the bottom left corner...

Page 51: ...Decode When in H 264 mode the ZCube SC is compatible with the ZEUS SME 01 also manufactured by Z3 Technology Please contact Z3 for more information 9 3 ZEUS DMD 4K Figure 52 ZEUS DMD 4K Decoder When i...

Page 52: ...e unit Note that a save of these settings and a reboot is needed for changes to this value to take effect When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable Default Gateway w x y z 192 168 0 1 Sets the ne...

Page 53: ...ding upon powering on Advanced Settings Checked Unchecked Check this box for advanced encode settings to appear on the channel tab Single Input Low Latency Checked Unchecked Check this box to enable s...

Page 54: ...zone NTP Servers 128 138 141 172 Address of desired server for NTP Set HTTP HTTPS Sets HTTP HTTPS access to the web UI See DOC USR 0164 0x for more information Set 802 1X Sets configuration for 802 0x...

Page 55: ...m a list of supported providers DDNS Username Username for DDNS service provider DDNS Password Password for DDNS service provider DDNS Hostname DDNS hostname provided by DDNS service provider Update d...

Page 56: ...3 Bitrate Kbps Current target bitrate of encoder Actual Bitrate Actual bitrate being output by encoder FPS Current target frames per second of encoder Actual FPS Actual frames per second being encoded...

Page 57: ...frames per second for video Temperature Status Sensor There are three temperature sensors lens FPGA chip and CPU chip Temp Celsius Sensor readings in degrees Celsius Parameter Options default in bold...

Page 58: ...TermTab allows 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 c...

Page 59: ...19200 38400 57600 115200 Each serial port can be configured with a selected baud rate Data Bits 5 6 7 8 Sets the number of data bits sent per serial message most serial devices expect 8 data bits Pari...

Page 60: ...ontrols Position Most Recent Command Query Device Software can be set to use either the position after the most recent comment or to query the device each time Max Tilt 90 degrees 100 degrees 180 degr...

Page 61: ...tion Rotate Angle 0 360 Slider to set the rotation angle Video Codec H265 HEVC H264 AVC MJPEG Selects the codec used for compression of the output video stream MJPEG is only available when RTP or RTSP...

Page 62: ...am The decoder will need to support field separated mode The HE265 DEC from Z3 supports separated mode Gradual Data Refresh True False Select True to enable refresh of the frame data gradually Video B...

Page 63: ...RM AACLC MPEG2 ARM AACHE ARM AACHE V2 Codec to be used for audio encode Sample Rate 48000 Hz 44100 Hz 32000 Hz 16000 Hz Sample rate of audio Bit Rate 12 384 Kbps 128 Kbps Target bitrate for audio enco...

Page 64: ...re a value similar to the video delay If an issue is encountered with a specific decoder try setting this value to the same value as the video delay Output Setup Output Format RTP RTSP UDP TSRTP TSFIL...

Page 65: ...corded if TS Lowlat Mode below is False Output Device Click this field to select the detected storage device for output file destination File Prefix MOV1_ F_ T_ Textbox to enter desired file name for...

Page 66: ...S 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 Ther...

Page 67: ...be altered Start Button Start encode session for Channel 1 Delete Button Removes channel instance for encoding status Not running IDLE STOPPED RUNNING POLLING Current status of the encode process IDL...

Page 68: ...ollow input Generate encoder resolution based on capture resolution detected 10 8 The CH2 CH3 Tabs Channels 2 3 The ZCube SC supports simultaneous encode into multiple different resolutions and bitrat...

Page 69: ...rate 2K 40M 2M Textbox for entering video bitrate Output Setup Channel 1 PIP Enable True False Enables a picture in picture in channel 1 of the same size as the Output Resolution on the channel 2 tab...

Page 70: ...de 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 produ...

Page 71: ...P address of your 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 54...

Page 72: ...R 0265 01 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 72 Figure 55 Locating Y...

Page 73: ...with RTMP streaming from the ZCube SC 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...

Page 74: ...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...

Page 75: ...e application on how to send VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the ZCube SC The following example code connects to the TCP socket of the unit and is capable of sending several VISCA commands to the...

Page 76: ...his 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...

Page 77: ...ing 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...

Page 78: ...end 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...

Page 79: ...You can check the netmask of the PC by typing ifconfig in Linux Are all firewalls on the network turned off Try connecting the PC directly to the board without any routers etc Can the PC and target bo...

Page 80: ...ing to the end of your multicast address for example to set the TTL to 5 you could enter 225 1 2 3 5 for the Dest Address Appendix D Warranty Z3 Technology s Express Limited Warranty will be void if t...

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