This board is designed for GoPro HD HERO, HERO2, HERO3, and HERO4 cameras.
*Now ships with 5 pin Molex plug for direct use with Immersion RC/Fat Shark transmitters. Additional pictures show servo style A/V plugs.
It plugs in to GoPro 30pin bus connector on back of camera and gives ability to get live video, charge camera and record HD video at same time. It is small enough to fit in waterproof LCD Bacpac case or to use it in GoPro gimbal
setup. Board has 3pin Molex connector. Supplied 30cm cable will connect to Molex connector and provide you with Immersion RC/Fat Shark style connectors with convenient pin functions:
Black - Ground
Red - +5V power for charging
Yellow - Composite video out from camera
Please pay attention to different voltages when you are connecting this cable to your system.
DO NOT CONNECT MORE THAN 6V TO POWER PIN!!!
THIS WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA
You can charge GoPro camera from by connecting 5V wire to RC receiver’s 5V pin or other UBEC 5V source. You have to connect video connector’s ground pin also to start charging. Please take in to account additional 800mA used by GoPro when charging.
There are also alternative DIY pads to solder wires directly on board for live video out, charging and also On/Off control of GoPro camera.
You can turn On/Off* camera by connecting together GND and ON pins. Connect for 0.5s to turn ON, 4s to turn OFF*. You can also use RCCC multifunctional device to turn On/Off* camera.
Camera compatibility:
HERO 1 | HERO 2 | HERO 3 | 3+ | 4 | |
Composite video out | x | x | x | x | x |
Turn ON | x | x | x | x | x |
Turn OFF | x | x | x | ||
Charge | x | x | x | x |
Camera must be upgraded to latest firmware!
If using board with GoPro HERO 2 camera new menu item appears where you can playback recorded videos through this boards video out.
Dimensions of the connector: 28mm tall, 10mm wide, sticks out from back of gopro about 5mm.
Optional servo style cable found HERE.
Name | Value |
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MANUFACTURER | SmartFPV |