You asked, we listen! To provide more choice for our customers, not only the BEC board for HERO6/7, BETAFPV also designed a new BEC board for GoPro HERO8. You don't need to worry your GoPro will turn off during a flight anymore. This BEC board only weighs about 1.5g, which makes your naked GoPro super neat and light. This BEC Board has integrated 5V@2A BEC, stock GoPro buttons, and LED pluggable connectors and remote recording!
The pilot could use the switch on the radio transmitter to start/stop the record. Some more configuration needed.
For example, if you use F4 FC V2.0 in the drone, like the 95X whoop drone, the connection diagram is shown below. The yellow cable (FC B12 pin pad) is just for the remote record.
We use the Pinio function in Betaflight to control the record. First, setup the Pinio function of the B12 pin in the FC board.
resource FLASH_CS 1 NONE
resource PINIO 1 B12
set pinio_box = 40,255,255,255
save
Next, map one of the switch channels in your radio transmitter to this Pinio (aka USER1). As shown below, we map the AUX4 channel in the radio transmitter to USER1 Pinio. The cursor in the orange zone means button released and the white zone means pressed. So keep the cursor in the orange zone in default.
Third, check if the Pinio function works. Change the switch and make the cursor move from the orange zone to the white zone, and finally back to the orange zone. Now you could check the LED status to know if the record starts. Use the same process to stop recording.
If you use the 12A F4 AIO FC board, like the 85X whoop drone, you will use the LED_STRIP pin (aka A08 pin pad) for the Pinio function.
resource LED_STRIP 1 NONE
resource PINIO 1 A08
set pinio_box = 40,255,255,255
save
Know more about the Betaflight Pinio function.
How to Disassemble GoPro HERO6/8 Black
Special thanks to JONAH BLAESER who provided the method of disassembling GoPro HERO6/8 Black. If you are interested, please check the link to know the specific steps to make your own naked GoPro.
GoPro HERO6 Black Disassembly Guide
We also provided the method of disassembling GoPro HERO8 Black. If you are interested, please check the link.
GoPro HERO8 Black Disassembly Guide
Note: Do this at your own risk. You will lose your GoPro’s warranty and you may end up bricking the camera if something goes wrong. This guide is not authorized by GoPro and your camera is not guaranteed to work afterward. BETAFPV will not be held responsible for this action.
How to assemble the BEC Board on Naked Camera.
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Package Includes:
- 1 * BEC Board for GoPro HERO8
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1 * GH1.25 Power Cable (80mm 30AWG)
- 3 * M1.4*4 Screws
