Z3 Technology Z3-DM368-APP User manual

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Mobile Viewpoint
PLA – 2011.12.21
MVE-02 VERSION 1.0.4.00
INITIAL RELEASE USER MANUAL
http://www.z3technology.com

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Revision History
Version
Date
Change Note
Author
0.1
01/13/12
Initial Release
CH
0.2
1/14/12
Added Operating Controls
CH

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CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................4
2OPERATING CONTROLS...........................................................................................................................4
3SYSTEM CONNECTIONS..........................................................................................................................5
4PC SETUP.....................................................................................................................................................5
5WEB SERVER ..............................................................................................................................................5
5.1 LOCAL IP SETTINGS - ENCODER....................................................................................................5
6STREAMING OPERATION.........................................................................................................................6
6.1 TRANSPORT STREAM........................................................................................................................ 6
6.2 REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL ............................................................................................ 6
7DYNAMIC BIT-RATE & FRAME-RATE CHANGE..................................................................................7
8UPDATING FIRMWARE............................................................................................................................. 7
8.1 WEB PAGE............................................................................................................................................7
8.2 SD CARD...............................................................................................................................................8

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1INTRODUCTION
This is the initial release of the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD (Z3-MVE-02) software as per PLA-
2011.12.21.
Z3-DM368-SW-RTP
a) DM368 software on current version of MVE-02
b) LICENSOR will add support for bit rate and frame rate changes on the fly from serial and FIFO commands
2OPERATING CONTROLS
Top: SDI/ASI In
Bottom: Component Pr In
Top: ASI/SDI Out
Bottom: Component Pb In
Top: Composite In
Bottom: Component Y In
Top: RS232 Port
Bottom: VGA In
Analog Audio
HDMI/DVI In
Ethernet
12V Power
Power
Switch
SD Card
USB
Status LED’s

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3SYSTEM CONNECTIONS
The System can be controlled via the Web Server on the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD. It can also be
controlled via the serial port.
4PC SETUP
Initially, the simplest way to setup the networked PC to communicate with the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-
MOD is to put the PC on the same subnet as the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD.
Please see the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD default settings below:
IPAddress: 192.168.0.65
Netmask Address: 255.255.0.0
Gateway IPAddress: 192.168.0.1
Server IPAddress: 192.168.0.6
5WEB SERVER
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-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD
2. Wait one minute or until LED #1 on the unit lights up
3. Connect the Ethernet cable from the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD unit directly to the PC
4. Disable any wireless connections
5. For a client PC to access the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD factory default settings, set the
IP address of the PC to 192.168.XX.XX
6. Open Firefox or Internet Explorer 8 (or above) as your web browser.
7. Type the IP address of the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD in your web browser
(http://192.168.XX.XX) and the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD Encoder web configuration
menu will appear
8. Configure the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD with your desired settings
9. Press “Start Encoder” on the Encoder Control menu
5.1 LOCAL IP SETTINGS - ENCODER

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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-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD
4. The new IP settings will now take effect
6STREAMING OPERATION
After connecting your video/audio source and configuring the Z3-DM368-APP + Z3-DM368-MOD Encoder,
hit “Start Encoder” so the status below says “Status: Running.” 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://@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8888 (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the
IPAddress of your personal PC)
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)

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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”
7DYNAMIC BIT-RATE & FRAME-RATE CHANGE
The dynamic bit-rate and frame-rate control will take effect, if you change *only* the following parameters:
Video Bit Rate
Frame Decimation
After the Video Bit Rate and Frame Decimation rate have 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.
8UPDATING FIRMWARE
8.1 WEB PAGE
-Locate the UPD-z3-mve02-v1.04.00.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 4 WEB SERVER
-On the web menu, next to “Firmware Version 1.0.4”, hit the Update 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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8.2 SD CARD
-Locate the UPD-z3-mve02-v1.04.00.img file on your Z3 Server user account
-Place SD card into computer
-Open the zwriter.exe windows program (provided by Z3)
-Select the UPD-z3-mve02-v1.04.00.img file
-Select correct location for your SD card Do NOT make mistake on this item. This will cause wherever
you are writing to be overwritten. There is no recovery once you hit “Write Device”
-Eject SD card from computer
-Place in SD card socket of APP board
-Power on system with terminal output connected to PC
-You will see the system updating the flash
-Once complete, the system will boot.
-Power off unit
-Remove SD card
-Power cycle system for clean boot and system should be updated.