Z3 Technology MVE-02 User Manual

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Z3 Technology
User’s Manual

HD Multi-format Video Encoder

Model Name: Z3-MVE-02

Version 1.04.16

July 17, 2012

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

carefully and save the manual for future use.

Z3 Technology

Tel: [phone]

www.z3technology.com

[e-mail]

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Version

Date

Change Note

Author

1.1.0

1/5/10

Original System

AC

1.1.1

5/6/10

Updated System

AC

1.1.2

5/7/10

Made correction

AC

1.1.3

6/25/10

Added MPEG-2 TS and HTTP Option

AC

1.1.4

11/11/10

Added Web Server Control of System

CH

1.1.5

11/17/10

Updated VLC Instructions

CH

1.1.6

5/17/11

Updated Encoder Configuration Options

CH

1.1.7

5/20/11

Updated Web Server Image, Manual Layout

CH

1.2.2

6/13/11

Updated Features and synchronized document with SW version

CH

1.0.4

1/27/12

Updated Images, Layout, TOC, Section 8, Section 10

CH

1.0.4.1

2/7/12

Updated Screen Encode and decode Screen Shots, Highlight Nptes

SC

1.0.4.2

2/13/12

Added Troubleshooting Section

CH

1.04.15

6/8/12

Updated SW Version

SC

1.04.16

7/17/12

Address Update

NS

Revision History

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CONTENTS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................4

1.1 PREFACE .....................................................................................................................................................4

2.0 ABOUT THE MANUAL ..................................................................................................................................4

3.0 PARTS LIST ......................................................................................................................................................4

3.1 INCLUDED PARTS ....................................................................................................................................4

3.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................................5

4.0 FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................6

5.0 OPERATING CONTROLS ...............................................................................................................................7

6.0 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS...............................................................................................................................8

6.1 PC SETUP ...................................................................................................................................................8

6.2 WEB SERVER - ENCODER ......................................................................................................................8

6.3 LOCAL IP SETTINGS – ENCODER ........................................................................................................9

6.4 ENCODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ...........................................................................................10

6.5 WEB SERVER – DECODER ..................................................................................................................11

6.6 IP SETTINGS – DECODER ....................................................................................................................12

6.7 DECODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ............................................................................................12

7.0 STREAMING OPERATION...........................................................................................................................12

7.1 TRANSPORT STREAM .........................................................................................................................13

7.2 REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL..............................................................................................13

8.0 DYNAMIC BIT-RATE & FRAME-RATE CHANGE ...................................................................................13

9.0 APPENDIX A: SERIAL CONTROL ..............................................................................................................14

9.1 TERMINAL OUTPUT ............................................................................................................................14

9.2 SYSTEM MENU CONTROL .................................................................................................................15

10.0 UPDATING FIRMWARE.............................................................................................................................15

10.1 WEB PAGE ...............................................................................................................................................15

10.2 SD CARD ..................................................................................................................................................16

11.0 TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................................16

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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 PREFACE

The Z3-MVE-02 Multi-Format Video Encoder is a compact 114mm x 203mm system that supports H.264 High
Profile encode up to 1080p at 30 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-02 provides immediate access to multi-format HD video, integrated system
peripherals and production-qualified codecs.

The Z3-MVE-02 offers multi-format, multi-channel HD video up to 1080p30. The Z3-MVE-02 features HD
performance, compact size, and low latency while having less power consumption than a PC-based encoder
platform.

2.0 ABOUT THE MANUAL

Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this
manual for future use.

3.0 PARTS LIST

3.1 INCLUDED PARTS

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3.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

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4.0 FEATURES

The Z3-MVE-02 is a high definition, low cost, network-enabled media encoder with the following features:

 HD resolutions up to 1920x1080 including 1080i, 1080p30 and 720p
 Supported video includes H.264, MPEG-4, and MPEG-2
 Standard Definition encoding for ISDB-T, DVB-H, ...etc.
 Low latency encode mode
 Video Inputs: Composite, Component, HD-SDI, DVI, HDMI (Optional ASI input)
 Input video re-sizer supports 1/2, 2/3 and 3/4 of standard resolutions
 Output Interfaces: Ethernet and ASI (Optional HD-SDI output)
 Outputs RTP or MPEG-2 Transport Stream
 USB interface for mass storage devices or other peripherals
 SD Card interface for local storage and firmware updates
 RS232 serial port for configuration and control

 Web-based configuration software

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1

Status 1 LED

2

Status 2 LED

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USB Interface

4

SD Card Interface

5

Power Switch

6

Analog Audio In L

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Composite In

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ASI/SDI Out

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SDI/ASI In

10

RS-232 Port

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Audio In R

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Component Y

13

Component Pb

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Component Pr

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HDMI/DVI In

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VGA In

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Ethernet

18

12V Power

5.0 OPERATING CONTROLS

FRONT VIEW

REAR VIEW

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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.

6.0 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

The System can be controlled via the Web Server on the Z3-MVE-02. It can also be controlled via the serial
port.

6.1 PC SETUP

Initially, the simplest way to setup the networked PC to communicate with the Z3-MVE-02 is to put the

PC on the same subnet as the Z3-MVE-02. The IP address of the Z3-MVE-02 can be found on the bottom side
of the Z3-MVE-02. 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-02

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6.2 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-02

2. Wait one minute or until LED “Status 1” on the unit lights up

3. Connect the Ethernet cable from the Z3-MVE-02 unit directly to the PC

4. Disable all wireless and local area connections

5. For a client PC to access the Z3-MVE-02 factory default settings, set the IP address of the PC to

192.168.XX.XX (See 5.1 PC Setup)

6. Open Firefox or Internet Explorer 8 (or above) as your web browser.

7. Type the IP address of the Z3-MVE-02 in your web browser (http://192.168.XX.XX) and the Z3­MVE-02 Encoder web configuration menu will appear

8. Configure the Z3-MVE-02 with your desired settings

9. Press “Start Encoder” on the Encoder Control menu.

10. Status 2 LD should now be lit and the title in the top-right of the browser should now say “MVE-02

Encoder” as pictured here in the example.

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Encoder Setup

Video Source

SDI, HDMI, Component, Composite

Audio Source

Analog Jacks, Channels 1+2, Channels 3+4,
Channels 5+6, Channels 7+8

Audio Codec

AAC-LC ADTS, AAC-LC LATM, PCM, AC-3
Passthru, None

Video Resolution

Follow Input, 1080i (1920x1080),
3/4 1080i (1440x1080), XGA (1280x1024),
720p (1280x720), 4/5 720p (1024x720),
D1 NTSC (720x480), D1 PAL (720x576),
4-CIF (704x576), VGA (640x480)
2-CIF (352x576), CIF (352x288),
SIF (352x240), QVGA (320x240),
WQVGA (320x180)

Rate Control

CBR, VBR

Video Bit Rate

Custom

Video Profile

Baseline, Main, High

Gop Size

15 Frames, 30 Frames, 60 Frames, 120 Frames,
240 Frames

Video Burst Size

150ms, 200ms, 300ms, 400ms, 500ms, 600ms,
800ms, 1000ms, 1200ms, 1400ms, 1600ms,
1800ms, 2000ms

Video Codec

H.264, MPEG-2

Frame Decimation

1/2, 1/3, 1/4, None

Output Setup

Output Interface

Ethernet, ASI, ASI+Ethernet

Output Format

RTP, MPEG-2 TS

6.3 LOCAL IP SETTINGS – ENCODER

 In the Local IP Settings Section type in your desired Local IP settings
 Hit “Save User” to save your desired settings
 Power cycle the Z3-MVE-02

 The new IP settings will now take effect

6.4 ENCODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

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Dest IP Address

192.168.X.XX (Use IP address of your PC)

Dest Port

8888

PID Audio, Video, PCR

Custom

Local IP Setup

Local IP Address

192.168.X.XX

Local Netmask

255.255.0.0

Default Gateway

192.168.0.1

6.5 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-02 Decoder” as pictured here in the

example.

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Input Selection

Input Interface

Ethernet, DVB-ASI

Input Format

RTP, MPEG-2 TS

RTP IP: Port

Custom

Decoder Setup

Video Codec

H.264

Audio Codec

AAC, PCM, None

Output Setup

Output Interface

SDI

Video Frame Rate

50Hz, 60Hz

Local IP Setup

Local IP Address

192.168.X.XX

Local Netmask

255.255.0.0

Default Gateway

192.168.0.XX

6.6 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-MVPR-01

4. The new IP settings will now take effect

6.7 DECODER CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

7.0 STREAMING OPERATION

After connecting your video/audio source and configuring the Z3-MVE-02 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:

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7.1 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 IP
Address 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:

7.2 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”

8.0 DYNAMIC 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.

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9.0 APPENDIX A: SERIAL CONTROL

Note: Please only use the serial control if you are experiencing difficulties with the Web

Server.

 Plug-in a DB-9 serial cable from the Z3-MVE-02 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-02
 Power-on the Z3-MVE-02

 Output should come immediately to the Teraterm console

9.1 TERMINAL OUTPUT

Z3 Technology, LLC MVE-01 v07

H.264 Streaming Encoder

+========================================================+

| Current
| I - Change video input COMPONENT
| A - Change audio aac
| N - Change network address 225.1.2.3
| T - Change transport RTP
| F - Change framerate divider 1
| R - Change resolution 1080I
| G - Change GOP size 60
| B - Change video bitrate 9000k
| P - Change H.264 Profile high
| Y - Change H.264 QP range 5, 28, 51,0,40
| C - Change rate control mode CBR
| E - Change scan mode Interlaced
| D - Change delay limit ms 500
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1 - Set defaults for D1 streaming
| 2 - Set defaults for 720p streaming
| 3 - Set defaults for 1080I streaming
|
| S - Start streaming
| X - eXit to prompt
| W - Write config to flash
+=========================================================+
Enter option:

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Streaming Encoder System Menu Control

I - Video Input Options

Component_A, Composite, HDMI, HD-SDI,

A - Audio Encoder Options

AAC, PCM, None

N - Network Address

Multicast or Unicast Address

T - Transport

RTP, TS

F - Frame Rate Divider

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

R - Resolution

Follow Input, Custom, 720p, 1080i, D1 NTSC,
D1 PAL, 4-CIF, 2-CIF, CIF, QCIF

G - Gop Size

15 Frames, 30 Frames, 60 Frames, 120 Frames,
240 Frames

B - Bitrate

Custom, 50k, 64k, 128k, 250k, 500k, 750k, 1500k,
2000k, 2500k, 3000k, 3500k, 4000k, 12000k

P - H.264 Profile

Baseline, Main, High, Fast

Y - H.264 QP Range

H.264 QP range format:

<min>, <init>, <max>, <minIntra>, <maxIntra>
Example: 5, 28, 48, 0, 40 means:

-Inter-frame QP ranges from 5 to 48

-Initial QP of 28

-Intra-frame QP ranges from 0 to 40
*Minimum allowed is 0, maximum is 51

C - Rate Control Mode

CBR, VBR, Storage

E - Scan Mode

Interlaced, Progressive

D - Delay Limit

150ms, 300ms, 500ms, 1000ms, 2000ms

9.2 SYSTEM MENU CONTROL

10.0 UPDATING FIRMWARE

10.1 WEB PAGE

- Locate the UPD-z3-mve02-v1.04.15.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 6.2 WEB SERVER - ENCODER

- 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

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- Power cycle system for clean boot and system should be updated.

10.2 SD CARD

- Locate the UPD-z3-mve02-v1.04.15.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-v1.04.15.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.

11.0 TROUBLESHOOTING

No video is usually caused by networking issues.

o First: check IP address and Netmask. Ping PC from Z3-MVE-02 and ping Z3-MVE-02 from PC. Use

direct connection from Z3-MVE-02 to PC without router/customer network. Once video connection
is established, then add in customer specific network equipment.

o Second: check to make sure firewalls are turned off
o Third: check video source. Verify video source is outputting compatible analog video
o Fourth: verify PC is fast enough and has enough DDR to decode compressed video
o Fifth: verify VLC version is 1.1x or later

No SDP file

o Check your Z3 server account

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