Z3 Technology Z3-MVE-100 User manual

User Instructions
Multi-Channel H.264 HD Multimedia System
Z3-MVP-100 Digital Media Encoder & Streamer
Model Name: Z3-MVE-100
Version 1.0.4.2
DOC-USR-0017-01
Manual Version 1.03
Software Version .03
March 25, 2013
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these
instructions carefully and save the manual for future use.

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Revision History
Version
Date
Change Note
Author
0.1
05/24/12
Original System
NC
1.02.07
06/06/12
Correction to Revision System, Clean up sections: 6.3, 9.1
NC
1.02.08
07/17/12
Address Update
NS
1.03
3/25/13
Format
MC
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Contents
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 PREFACE................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.0 INCLUDED PARTS LIST................................................................................................................................ 5
3.0 FEATURES..................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.0 OPERATING CONTROLS .............................................................................................................................. 7
5.0 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................................... 9
5.1 PC SETUP.................................................................................................................................................. 9
5.2 WEB SERVER - ENCODER ...................................................................................................................... 10
5.3 LOCAL IP SETTINGS – ENCODER......................................................................................................... 11
5.4 ENCODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS............................................................................................... 11
5.5 WEB SERVER – DECODER....................................................................................................................... 12
5.6 IP SETTINGS – DECODER...................................................................................................................... 12
5.7 DECODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS................................................................................................ 13
6.0 STREAMING OPERATION........................................................................................................................... 14
6.1 TRANSPORT STREAM........................................................................................................................... 14
6.2 REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL................................................................................................. 14
7.0 DYNAMIC BIT-RATE & FRAME-RATE CHANGE........................................................................................ 15
8.0 APPENDIX A: SERIAL CONTROL ............................................................................................................... 16
8.1 TERMINAL OUTPUT............................................................................................................................. 17
9.0 UPDATING FIRMWARE............................................................................................................................... 18
9.1 WEB PAGE.............................................................................................................................................. 18
10.0 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................. 19
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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 PREFACE
The Z3-MVE-100 1080p60 Video Encoder & Streamer is a compact 280mm x 165mm system that supports
H.264 High Profile encode up to 1080p at 60 frames per second. This solution works in multiple applications,
such as low cost broadcast encoders, low bandwidth video security, satellite uplink, remote monitoring and
industrial applications. The Z3-MVE-100 provides immediate access to HD video, integrated system
peripherals and production-qualified codecs.
The Z3-MVE-100 offers multi-format, multi-channel HD video up to 1080p60. The Z3-MVE-100 features HD
performance, compact size, and low latency while having less power consumption than a PC-based encoder
platform.
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2.0 INCLUDED PARTS LIST
Z3-MVE-100
Power Supply
BNC to BNC Cable x 3
DB-9 Serial Cable
HDMI Cable
Gender Changer
RCA to RCA Cable
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3.0 FEATURES
The Z3-MVE-100 is a high definition, low cost, network-enabled media encoder with the following features:
HD resolutions up to 1920x1080 including 1080i60/50, 1080p60/50 and 720p60/50
Supported video includes H.264 and MPEG-2
Video Inputs: Component, 3G-SDI, DVI, HDMI, ASI
Input video re-sizer supports 1/2, 2/3 and 3/4 of standard resolutions
Output Interfaces: Ethernet, ASI, 3G-SDI, HDMI, DVI, Component, Composite
Outputs RTP or MPEG-2 Transport Stream
Other Interfaces: GigE, SATA2, USB 2.0, RS-232 (serial)
Web-based configuration software
280mm x 165mm x 43mm
Optional internal HDD
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4.0 OPERATING CONTROLS
FRONT VIEW
REAR VIEW
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1
Power Switch
2
Status 1 & 2 LEDs
3
RS-232 Serial Port
4
Audio IN R
5
SDI OUT
6
ASI/SDI IN
7
SDI IN
8
Component Pb IN
9
Ethernet Port
10
Audio IN L
11
ASI OUT 2
12
ASI OUT 1
13 Component Y IN
14
Component Pr IN
15
HDMI/DVI IN
16
HDMI OUT
17
SATA
18
USB (2)
19
+12VDC Power
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5.0 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS
The System can be controlled via the Web Server on the Z3-MVE-100. It can also be controlled via the serial
port.
5.1 PC SETUP
Initially, the simplest way to setup the networked PC to communicate with the Z3-MVE-100 is to put the PC
on the same subnet as the Z3-MVE-100. The IP address of the Z3-MVE-100 can be found on the bottom side
of the Z3-MVE-100. The Windows PC can be setup on the same subnet by using these parameters:
NOTE: The static IP of the computer cannot be the same as the static IP of the Z3-
MVE-100
Microsoft Windows users
1. Go to the Start Menu and select
Control Panel
2. Click on Network and Sharing Center
3. Click on View Status
4. Click on Properties.
5. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and
click Properties.
6. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties window, select "Use the
following IP address" if not already
selected and specify the IP address
you wish to use. While entering this
data you'll also need to specify the
subnet mask and default gateway.
Linux users
The below information is for how to specify
and adjust your network settings through the
command prompt. Changing your network
settings will require root access.
1. Get to the command prompt.
2. Move to the /etc/sysconfig/network
directory.
3. Edit the interfaces file and adjust your
network settings in this file.
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5.2 WEB SERVER - ENCODER
Note: If you use unicast on the encoder, you must also use unicast on the VLC receiver. If you
use multicast on the encoder, you must also use multicast on the VLC receiver.
1. Power on the Z3-MVE-100
2. Connect the Ethernet cable from the Z3-MVE-100 unit directly to the PC
3. Disable all wireless and local area connections
4. For a client PC to access the Z3-MVE-100 factory default settings, set the IP address of the PC to
192.168.XX.XX (See 5.1 PC Setup)
5. Open Firefox or Internet Explorer 8 (or above) as your web browser.
6. Type the IP address of the Z3-MVE-100 in your web browser (http://192.168.XX.XX) and the Z3-
MVE-100 Encoder web configuration menu will appear
7. Configure the Z3-MVE-100 with your desired settings
8. Press “Start Encoder” on the Encoder Control menu.
9. The title in the top-right of the browser should now say “MVE-100 Encoder” as pictured here in
the example.
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5.3 LOCAL IP SETTINGS – ENCODER
1. In the Local IP Settings Section type in your desired Local IP settings
2. Hit “Save User” to save your desired settings
3. Power cycle the Z3-MVE-100
4. The new IP settings will now take effect
5.4 ENCODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
Encoder Setup
Video Source SDI, HDMI, Component
Audio Source Automatic, Analog Jacks
Audio Codec AAC-LC ADTS, None
Video Resolution Follow Input, De-interlace
Rate Control CBR, VBR
Video Bit Rate Custom
Video Profile Baseline, Main, High
Gop Size 10 Frames, 12 Frames, 15 Frames, 25 Frames, 30
Frames, 50 Frames, 60 Frames, 100 Frames, 120
Frames, 200 Frames, 240 Frames
Video Burst Size 150ms, 200ms, 300ms, 400ms, 500ms, 1000ms,
1200ms, 1400ms, 1600ms, 1800ms, 2000ms
Output Setup
Output Interface Ethernet, ASI
Output Format RTP, MPEG-2 TS
Dest IP Address 192.168.X.XX (Use IP address of your PC)
Dest Port 8888
Video Passthru HDMI, SDI
Local IP Setup
Local IP Address 192.168.X.XX
Local Netmask 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway 192.168.0.1
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5.5 WEB SERVER – DECODER
1. Stop the Encoder by pressing “Stop Encoder” on the server.
2. Press the “Decoder” Button next to “Operating Mode” to change the operating mode to Decoder.
The title in the top-right of the browser should now say “MVE-100 Decoder” as pictured here in
the example.
5.6 IP SETTINGS – DECODER
1. Once the decoder has stopped, type in your desired IP settings
2. Hit “Save User” to save your desired settings
3. Power cycle the Z3-MVE-100
4. The new IP settings will now take effect
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5.7 DECODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
Input Selection
Input Interface Ethernet
Input Format RTP, MPEG-2 TS
RTP IP: Port Custom
Decoder Setup
Video Codec H.264
Audio Codec AAC, None
Stream Format Auto detect, 1080p (1920x1080), 1080i
(1920x1080), 720p (1280x720), NTSC (720x480),
PAL (720x576)
Output Setup
Output Interface HDMI, HD-SDI
Display Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Local IP Setup
Local IP Address 192.168.X.XX
Local Netmask 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway 192.168.0.XX
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6.0 STREAMING OPERATION
After connecting your video/audio source and configuring the Z3-MVE-100 Encoder, hit “Start” so the status
below says “Running – active.” If you are using the serial command instead, type “S” to start streaming.
The way to set up VLC as your stream receiver on your PC differs depending on the format of your output
stream.
If your output format is transport stream, please follow the steps below:
6.1 TRANSPORT STREAM
1. Open VLC Media Player
2. On the Media menu choose “Open Network Stream” (Cntrl + N)
3. If using VLC version 1.0.X:
a. On the Protocol menu choose “UDP”
b. Type in the static IP address of your personal PC
c. Change the Port Address to “8888”
4. If using VLC version 1.1.X:
a. Enter the network URL as follows: udp://@:8888
5. Press play
6. If the original video is interlaced, the video can be deinterlaced as follows:
a. On the Video Menu, choose “Deinterlace” and choose an option other than “Disable”
If your output format is real-time transport protocol, please follow the steps below:
6.2 REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL
1. Open VLC Media Player
2. On the Media menu choose “Open File” (Cntrl + O)
3. Under the Media Files category, choose “All Files (*)”
4. Choose the SDP file provided by Z3 Technology
- Note: If you do not have the SDP file, please to refer to your Z3 Server user account and download
the file.
5. If the original video is interlaced, the video can be deinterlaced as follows:
a. On the Video Menu, choose “Deinterlace” and choose an option other than “Disable”
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7.0 DYNAMIC BIT-RATE & FRAME-RATE CHANGE
The frame-rate control will take effect, if you change *only* the following parameters:
Video Bit Rate
After the Video Bit Rate has been configured to your preferred settings, hit the "Start Encoder" or "Restart
Encoder" button.
The web page will respond with:
Status: Changed rate
The video stream will continue uninterrupted with the new parameter.
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8.0 APPENDIX A: SERIAL CONTROL
Note: Please only use serial control if you are experiencing difficulties with the Web Server.
Plug-in a DB-9 serial cable from the Z3-MVE-100 to your PC
Set up Teraterm on the PC for 115k, 8, N, 1, N, 1ms/char, 50ms/line
Connect to the proper COM port
Connect the Power to the Z3-MVE-100
Power-on the Z3-MVE-100
Output should come immediately to the Teraterm console
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8.1 TERMINAL OUTPUT
+==============================================================
| Z3 Technology, LLC MVE-100 1.02.07
+==============================================================
| + -- Set Device Name [ DM8169-VI-RPS ]
| = -- Set Password [ BLANK ]
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 0 -- Operating Mode [ Encoder ]
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 1 -- Video Source [ HDMI1 ]
| 2 -- Audio Source [ Automatic ]
| 3 -- Audio Codec [ AAC-LC ADTS ]
| 4 -- Video Resolution [ ]
| 5 -- Rate Control [ CBR ]
| 6 -- Video Bitrate [ 12000k ]
| 7 -- Video Profile [ High ]
| 8 -- Video Frame Rate [ 60 ]
| 9 -- Gop Size [ 60 Frames ]
| A -- Video Burst Size [ 1000ms ]
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| B -- Output Interface [ Ethernet ]
| C -- Video Passthru [ HDMI ]
| D -- Output Format [ MPEG-2 TS ]
| E -- Dest IP Address [ 225.1.2.3 ]
| F -- Dest Port [ 8888 ]
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| G -- Local IP Address [ 192.168.81.68 ]
| H -- Local Netmask [ 255.255.0.0 ]
| I -- Default Gateway [ 192.168.0.1 ]
+==============================================================
| T – Stop S -- Start
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| U -- Load User Settings R -- Refresh Menu
| W -- Save User Settings X -- Exit
| Y -- Load Factory Default Settings
+==============================================================
---- enter option:
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9.0 UPDATING FIRMWARE
9.1 WEB PAGE
-Locate the UPD-z3-mve100-v1.02.07.img file on your Z3 Server user account
-Save the file on your PC where it can easily be found
-Follow steps 1 through 7 in section
-On the System Setup tab, hit the Update Device Firmware button
-Hit Browse to find the saved .img file on your PC
-Hit Upload & Update
-Power off unit
-Power cycle system for clean boot and system should be updated.
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10.0 TROUBLESHOOTING
No video is usually caused by networking issues.
oFirst: check IP address and Net Mask. Ping PC from Z3-MVE-100 and ping Z3-MVE-100 from PC. Use
direct connection from Z3-MVE-100 to PC without router/customer network. Once video
connection is established, then add in customer specific network equipment.
oSecond: check to make sure firewalls are turned off
oThird: check video source. Verify video source is outputting compatible analog video
oFourth: verify PC is fast enough and has enough DDR to decode compressed video
oFifth: verify VLC version is 1.1x or later
No SDP file
oCheck your Z3 server account
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