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User Instructions 

Multi-Channel H.264 HD Multimedia System 

High Definition Video Encoder 

Model Name: 

Z3-MVPR-02 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

DOC-USR-0027-07 

Manual Version 2.00.05b 

Software Version 2.00.05 

January 12, 2015

 

 
 

Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these  

instructions carefully and save the manual for future use. 

 

 

Z3 Technology, LLC incorporates HDMI® technology.

 

The terms of HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and 

the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

Содержание MVPR-02

Страница 1: ... January 12 2015 Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save the manual for future use Z3 Technology LLC incorporates HDMI technology The terms of HDMI and HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries ...

Страница 2: ...anges for GUI NC 1 0 8 08 26 13 Thermal Management updated TA 1 0 9 08 27 13 Updated for newest release RC 1 0 10 09 10 13 Updated for v2 0 5 Modified how status messages displayed on p 26 updated known issues on p 29 RC 2 0 5 10 31 13 Made version in line with software release added section 5 7 on p 18 on encoding other inputs besides HDMI added section 5 8 on p 19 on sample use cases RC 2 0 5a 2...

Страница 3: ...eo Source 9 5 2 Connecting the Z3 MVPR 02 9 5 3 Setting Up the Control PC 10 5 4 Configuring the Z3 MVPR 02 13 5 5 Opening a VLC Client to Receive the Encoded Stream 15 5 6 Streaming RTP 17 5 7 Encoding from Other Inputs 18 5 8 Tuning for Latency 19 6 0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3 MVPR 02 20 6 1 Saving Current Settings 20 6 2 Saving Custom Configurations 21 6 3 Making a Firmware Update...

Страница 4: ...u 13 Figure 10 Z3 MVPR 02 CH1 Configuration Menu 14 Figure 11 Z3 MVPR 02 CH1 Configuration Menu Start Stop Status Section 15 Figure 12 VLC Open Network Screen 15 Figure 13 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC UDP 16 Figure 14 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC RTP 17 Figure 15 Allowed Input Combinations on the Z3 MVPR 02 18 Figure 16 Mapping of A V Cable to Component Jacks 18 Figure 17 Tuning fo...

Страница 5: ... encoder The Z3 MVPR 02 is the ideal solution for industrial video digital signage and security remote monitoring and HD video servers The Z3 MVPR 02 has multiple interfaces including 2 x HDMI non HDCP inputs 2 x Component inputs or Composite inputs 1 x HDMI output 1 x SD Card 1 x SATA2 2 x USB and 1 x GigE 1 2 Test Environment The following environment was used for running the Z3 MVPR 02 A simila...

Страница 6: ..._______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 U S A 1 402 323 0702 6 INCLUDED PARTS LIST Figure 1 Included Parts with the Z3 MVPR 02 ...

Страница 7: ...and 720p60 Standard Definition encoding for ISDB T DVB H and other standards Encode to stream Video Inputs HDMI Component and Composite On board video scaler provides full screen with all resolutions Ethernet Interface USB 2 0 Interface SD Card SATA2 for local storage options Operating 0 to 40 degrees C at 20 80 relative humidity non condensing Storage 40 to 70 degrees C at 20 80 relative humidity...

Страница 8: ...View of the Z3 MVPR 02 Figure 3 Rear View of the Z3 MVPR 02 1 2 1 Power Switch 2 Serial Port Connection 3 Composite Out 4 Status Light 1 5 Status Light 2 6 SD Card Slot 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 13 15 14 16 15 17 18 17 7 Audio In 1 8 Audio In 2 9 HDMI In 1 10 HDMI In 2 11 Component YPbPr In 2 12 Component YPbPr In 1 Composite AV In 1 Yellow Composite AV In 2 Red 13 HDMI Out 14 1GB Ethernet 15 S...

Страница 9: ...utput in Z3 s testing the Brite View BV 5005HD is used Power on the HD Source Connect an HDMI cable from the HD Source to a monitor Set the HD Source to 1080p or 1080i output Select and begin playback of the content If you see playback on the monitor you ve confirmed the source works Now move the HDMI cable from the monitor to HDMI In on the Z3 MVPR 02 so that the cable runs from the HD Source to ...

Страница 10: ...and y is any number except 48 Decide on an address if any will do we recommend using 192 168 0 6 c If you are using a Windows PC bring up the IP Properties window of your PC Though this may vary depending on the version of Windows running on your PC a typical sequence would be something like i Find the My Network Places icon and double click on it to bring up the My Network Places window ii On the...

Страница 11: ...0 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 U S A 1 402 323 0702 11 iv You should then see a Local Area Connection Properties Window In this window one of the options is Internet Protocol TCP IP Select this and click on Properties Figure 6 Windows PC IP Address Local Area Connection Properties Window a Make sure this is selected b Click on this ...

Страница 12: ...P Address to the value you determined in step 4b default value 192 168 0 6 Also make sure the netmask is 255 255 0 0 Then click Ok to save these values e If you are using Linux you can set up an alias network address to match what you need An example of a command doing this would be sudo ifconfig eth0 0 192 168 0 6 netmask 255 255 0 0 Figure 7 Windows PC IP Address Internet Protocol Window Set to ...

Страница 13: ...2 Power on the Z3 MVPR 02 Wait around 30 seconds to 1 minute for the LED Status 1 to light up Open a web browser FireFox or Chrome is recommended Type in http 192 168 81 48 You should then see the Z3 MVPR 02 Opening Menu if you don t see this please see the Troubleshooting section on page 30 Figure 8 Z3 MVPR 02 Demo Connections Front 5 Turn on PWR 6 Status 1 lights up after 30 60 seconds Figure 9 ...

Страница 14: ... or under a user defined name Status Check current system status Note Takes 5 seconds to update CH1 Configure channel 1 encoder CH2 Configure channel 2 encoder Click on CH1 This will bring up the CH1 configuration menu Change Output Format to UDP Dest Address to the IP address of your PC as determined in Step 4 default value 192 168 0 6 Also note the value of Dest Port default value 5004 This will...

Страница 15: ...the encoder hadn t started already simply click on start and observe the status change to RUNNING Figure 11 Z3 MVPR 02 CH1 Configuration Menu Start Stop Status Section 5 5 Opening a VLC Client to Receive the Encoded Stream Run VLC on your PC version used in testing at Z3 2 05 Any version after 1 1 should be ok Select Media Open Network Stream In the box type udp 192 168 0 6 5004 where 192 168 0 6 ...

Страница 16: ..._______________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 U S A 1 402 323 0702 16 You should now see video streaming from VLC Figure 13 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC UDP ...

Страница 17: ...an example file is provided with the software release from Z3 To stream using RTP do the following steps In the CH1 configuration tab click on stop to stop the current encoding sessions Change Output Format from UDP to RTP see Figure 10 Confirm that Dest Port see Figure 10 is 5004 this will be important for the VLC configuration Copy the z3 netra sdp file received from Z3 to your PC Open VLC Selec...

Страница 18: ...lable Figure 15 below shows the combinations that are allowed and not allowed on the Z3 MVPR 02 CH1 CH2 Allowed Notes HDMI1 HDMI2 Yes Component1 Component2 Yes Composite1 Composite2 Yes HDMI1 Component2 Yes HDMI1 Composite2 No Use Composite1 HDMI2 instead Component1 HDMI2 Yes Component1 Composite2 No Use Composite1 Component2 instead Composite1 HDMI2 Yes Composite1 Component2 Yes Figure 15 Allowed...

Страница 19: ...ible value The lowest value Z3 recommends is 100 B frames improve the quality of the picture but they also increase the latency by 1 frame time To minimize latency the number of B frames should be set to 0 Figure 17 shows the suggested values for Video Delay and Number of B frames for 3 common use cases Video Delay of B frames Case 1 Highest Quality Highest Latency 9999 3 Case 2 Good Quality Stand...

Страница 20: ... a specific configuration of CH1 and or CH2 you d like to preserve you can save it so that when the Z3 MVPR 02 is powered off and back on it automatically uses those settings This can be done with the following steps 1 Once you make a change you want to save click on Save at the bottom of the CH1 or CH2 configuration menu Figure 18 The Save Settings Button If you reboot the Z3 MVPR 02 you should s...

Страница 21: ... 21 6 2 Saving Custom Configurations There is also support for saving configurations under different file names and specifying a file name to use when rebooting As an example of using this go to the CH1 tab and set the encode bit rate to 3000K click stop then click start Confirm STATUS changes to RUNNING Figure 19 Setting a Lower Bitrate in CH1 1 Set Video Bit Rate to 3000K 2 Click Stop 3 Click St...

Страница 22: ... 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 U S A 1 402 323 0702 22 Now let s say you want to save this lower bit rate encode in a custom setting Click on the User Presets tab This brings up the User Presets options Click on new This brings up the New User Preset input box Type low bitrate and click ok Figure 20 The User Presets Tab Figure 21 The New User Preset Input Box ...

Страница 23: ... to rename or delete this configuration you would simply check the box to the left of low_bitrate and then click on rename or delete For now leave it as it is While still in the User Presets menu go to the bottom and click on the box to the right of preset You should see 3 choices come up Select low_bitrate the window will change when you do this and then click Save Figure 22 Example of New Config...

Страница 24: ... saved this setting power down the board Also exit your web browser Power the board back up After the STATUS1 LED turns on bring the Web GUI back up Confirm that the Web Interface is using the low_bitrate setting and that in the CH1 tab it is using 3Mbps for encode Figure 24 Example of Custom Configuration Being Used After Reboot Low bit rate of 3Mbps being used low_bitrate custom profile being us...

Страница 25: ... and select serial_menu Then click Save Power down the board and exit the Web Interface Power the board back up After the STATUS1 LED turns on bring the Web Interface back up Confirm that the board came back up using serial_menu to load settings and that CH1 is back to encoding at 8Mbps You have now successfully used a customized setting Factory defaults are also an option Select encoder factory d...

Страница 26: ...pdate image screen In this screen click on Browse From here select the name of the img file to update with will likely end in UPD img and click Open Click on Upload and Update You will see screens stating that the image is being uploaded and that the flash is being updated After about one minute you should see the main menu again Your Z3 MVPR 02 is now updated Figure 26 The Update Image Screen Fig...

Страница 27: ... of the Z3 MVPR 02 Local Netmask 255 255 z w 255 255 0 0 Sets the netmask of the Z3 MVPR 02 Default Gateway 192 168 a b 192 168 0 1 Can generally leave this as 192 168 0 1 Set Device Name Can use to set name for Z3 MVPR 02 Set Password Can use to assign a password to the Z3 MVPR 02 update device firmware See Making a Firmware Update on p 25 7 2 The User Presets Tab Parameter Options default in bol...

Страница 28: ...tual frames per second being encoded Key frame FPS of key frames per second for example a value of 0 5 means a key frame is inserted every 2 seconds Width Width of encoded picture Height Height of encoded picture Stream Status channel The channel number 1 or 2 URL URL the channel is being streamed to frames of frames sent from encoder to channel since the last status check This can serve as a quic...

Страница 29: ...to buffer The higher the value the smoother the encode but also the higher the latency Audio Enable True False True Encode audio Audio Source HDMI1 HDMI2 Analog1 Analog2 None If Audio Enable True where to get Audio for channel 1 Audio Codec AAC LC The codec to use for audio Audio Sample Rate 16KHz 32KHz 44 1KHz 48KHz The sample rate for audio Audio Mode Mono Stereo Select between stereo and mono i...

Страница 30: ...ted Note 2 GOP Sizes Supported 10 12 15 25 30 50 60 100 120 200 240 frames 7 5 The CH2 Tab Please see CH1 values for a detailed explanation 7 6 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Tabs Parameter Options default in bold Notes preset serial_menu encoder factory default any user defined profiles The configuration file to use serial_menu Last value saved in GUI encoder factory default Factory settin...

Страница 31: ...PR 02 from the PC Try pinging the PC from the Z3 MVPR 02 serial interface required for this see Z3 for details Are all firewalls 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 ...

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