How to Setup FPV w/ GoPro HD, HobbyKing 5.8GHz Transmitter/Receiver for DJI Naza Quadcopter
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- A how-to video that shows how to setup a GoPro Hero 2 for FPV and aerial video using HobbyKing's 5.8GHz FPV Trasmitter/Receiver kit. As I mention in the video the biggest challenge was configuring my Tramistter & Receiver channels so the two can communicate with each other over the proper channel.
You can get the GoPro Hero2 here:
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and GoPro Hero3 here:
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This setup was for my DJI Naza quadcopter where the GoPro will be mounted to a HobbyKing x550 camera mount. The camera mount has one axis (pitch) that is controlled by the DJI Naza controller.
The GoPro is nice because not only can you transmit FPV, but you can record at the same time using the nifty ReadyMadeRC video cable. Here is the build log:
HobbyKing FPV Kit
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HobbyKing FPV Kit (US Supplier)
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ReadyMadeRC GoPro HD VIdeo Cable
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Digital Prism Portable Digital Lcd TV 7"
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Please feel free to post any questions and I'll be glad to answer.
My quadcopter is getting HEAVY :)
The channel setting explanation helped a lot! Thanks for that man!!!
Got it. That makes sense. Good luck with your search and I'd love to hear what you end up doing.
Not a problem. Thanks for taking the time to watch and hope it helped.
Great video, going to make a favorite so that when it comes time for me to set up my GoPro for FPV I can refer back to it. Thanks for taking the time to make and post the video.
Nice to hear. Glad to hear you got it figured out.
Thanks for this tutorial. It really helps me out in understanding the rx/tx on a different FPV, the iOSD.
No problem and glad to hear it. I know what you mean by the manual and the stickers. They didn't seem to match up so thankfully I found out from rcgroups how to do the proper channel configuration. Greetings from Texas :)
I appreciate the offer and at some point will definitely take you up on it. Thanks!
Nice vid, thank you.
Really helpful going through the protocol for power up.
thanks! I was having the switch setting issues.. tried exactly what you have set up here and it works great!
So glad to hear it. Thanks for the feedback.
Glad to hear it! I'm actually using this setup with my TBS Discovery frame so my video tx is mounted on top of the quad. I have it ziptied with a bit of foam underneath it. I wouldn't say it matters too much where you put it, but just make sure it's well mounted and you try to minimize vibration. If you have GPS I've heard that the transmitter can interfere with the GPS if it's too close, but haven't experienced that personally. Good luck with your setup!
Hey Dennis,
thanks for the vid. I was totally confused because of the manual and the stickers.
Now all components work well.
Greetings from Austria
didn't your mamma teach you not to say anything if you can't say something nice. The fellow took the time to create this video. I appreciate that.
so glad to see this! Exactly what I am looking for!
Dennis,
Thanks you for this great video. I would love to see the range that you get with this setup. Please do it soon.
Yes! It's a 3ft mini-ramp that I skate whenever I need a break :) I live in Austin, TX and do a fair amount of skateboarding at the local parks. I watched a few of your vids and you're an amazing skateboarder! My favorite is your tre flip to crook. Unbelievable!
You and me both! I will get around to that soon. I'm still doing up-close FPV just until I get comfortable with longer range flight. I was going to do a stationary field test with the TX on the ground and then have the RX in my buddy's truck. We'd drive until we lose signal and measure the distance. Just not the same us doing an in the air test. Thanks for the feedback!
Hey I really liked this video I went and bought the exact same system becouse of you video keep up the great work!
Glad to hear it. I'll be interested in how your Hero 3 setup works. I've only used the Hero 2, which works great. Good luck with your setup.
Thanks for making this video! I will use it to make a FPV setup!
Yes that definitely sounds like it should work. Thanks for clarifying. Makes sense now.
Yes you are correct. I recieved my fpv kit today from HK and i did indeed have it
I like the receiver kit suggestion. I've been wanting to design and print one. I should've mentioned that the bottom of the LCD screen has a thread that I put onto my tripod. Now I just need a nice shield for sunny days. Thanks for the suggestion.
I've heard of some people blowing their "video out" on the GoPro by wiring the cable wrong. This will be very useful to help avoid frying any electronics unnecessarily.
Thanks for the instructional video....good job :)
No problem at all. Thanks for the kind words.
Sounds good. Please keep me posted and good luck.
Dang that looks like an incredible deal. I'd like to adapt the mount to fit on my tripod. That would be perfect. I may have to get one and appreciate the tip. Hope to see you on Garage Pilots and thanks for following along with my videos. All the best.
You got it, Steve. We'll get a setup going for you soon.
Now finally an answer that makes some sense. That's really good to know, but I can't get over how the manuals don't even match up with the sticker on the receiver. Thanks for the info and I'm going to try putting the TX/RX on a different channel based on the binary config. Appreciate it!
Dennis, regarding the channel setting, switches in circuits like this are of course digital. Switch values are as follows.
Sw 1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 4
4 = 8
5 = 16 and so on.
Therefore sw 1&2 are on and add to 3... Similarly if the channel was 8 it would be only sw 4 on. If it were ch 5 it would be sw 1 and 3 on, whose values are 1 and 4.
I hope this helped a little
Thank you. You and several others are much smarter than the Boscam manuals! It's so aggravating to follow a manual that's obviously wrong. Appreciate you sharing this information for myself and others.
Glad to hear you were able to get all that equipment for relatively cheap. Hope the build goes well and let me know if you run into any problems. Good luck.
Thanks and you're absolutely right. The minimum operating voltage for this transmitter is 7V so a 2S lipo will work, but the recommended operating voltage is 12V so a 3S is the way to go. I only had a small 2S at the time of this video, but since have been using a 3S instead. I haven't measured the difference in range between 2S and 3S, but would be interesting to do.
No problem at all and thanks for the feedback.
Yes, it's definitely possible. Just make sure you check the specs on the camera before you buy. I purchased a good cam from securitycam2000 and use that for dedicated FPV while my GoPro is for recording. You can see the vid titled "TBS Discovery with DJI Naza & GoPro FPV - Upgrade to Dedicated 600TVL Sony FPV Camera". Thanks for taking the time to watch.
really nice vid, now I am ready for fpv on flying my drone
Thanks. Good luck with your setup.
The Volcom contest was insane. It was at House Park in Austin. Glad to know we share the same hobbies and if you make it to Austin, TX then let's go fly and skate!
Jack, thanks for the feedback. I used channel 3 mainly because it's what was recommended in one of the rcgroups forums. You should be able to use any channel as long as you have your TX and RX set the same. In the field I use a 800mA 2S lipo for the transmitter. I feel like I could go smaller because I did a previous test where I got almost two hours of transmit time with it. Hope that helps.
Great to hear you're up in the air with FPV. Yeah it is a very strange feeling. The monitor is tough because you want to keep looking up to see where your craft is. That's why I feel like the goggles will be something I purchase soon.
Yes, an iOSD for flight data, datalink and Wookong M 5 waypoint. Two tx/rx, one for the GoPro and the other for the ZenMuse. Your video was very handy, got my to go purchase the battery powered LCD monitor.
Thanks for the feedback. While your cable will be different for the H3 you can still use this same TX/RX setup to broadcast video to your monitor or goggles.
Thanks dude, will definitely pick your brain not if but when I do run into problems, haha! I'll get on garage pilots asap man thanks for the invite, means a lot coming from you! All the best dude : )
Great question. I had researched this several weeks ago and never came to a definitive answer, but this is the closest I've found from IBCrazy in the FPV lab forums:
Without HAM:
Maximum power level: 10mW (2.4GHz), 25mW (5.8GHz)
Available frequencies: 2410-2450MHz, 5625-5925MHz
So you're looking at a 25mW TX without a license. I'm actually taking the HAM exam later this month and am trying to learn as much as possible about this topic. I'll let you know as I learn more.
great advice on the channel switches.. ! Works much better now on ch3 with it set correctly!
Designandrew Glad to hear it.
You're absolutely right and I realized this after I posted the video. Also, the video display is SD so no way to get HD out. Thanks for the info!
That's really good to know. Wish you were around to clue me in 6 months ago! I need to test this because if you look at the manuals on the TX and RX they don't match up.
I just tested the set-up. It works great! I just had to add lipos and do some wiring! There is a good feed. I'm not sure if your Monitor does, but mine will display the GoPro Hero 3 information, such as the battery life, the camera mode, Rec time and stuff.
Thanks Axel. I've updated that link and it should work now.
Thanks for the feedback. I really enjoy the setup but the HobbyKing camera mount isn't the greatest. I guess you can't expect too much for something so cheap. It's a great starting place and I've been looking around at some higher end camera mounts. The X468 looks pretty good so I may give that a try. Will let you know what happens.
I'm anxious to watch your review. I thought about adding a 600tvl, but held back because of extra weight. If you have perfect success, i'll definitely add it to my quad.
Good video, thank you for taking the time. You will notice a significant improvement with range (more than double easily) by changing your stick antennas to circularly polarized (CP) antennas. Immersion RC and other companies have them for around 40.00 for both (tx and rx). Just make sure you get the right type SMA connector SMA vs RP SMA in order to connect your system. I got 3.5 Km with a 5.8 GHz 500 mW tx (DJI AVL 58).
Thanks for the feedback. I had no clue it was possible to do that, but glad I didn't do a demonstration of how to do it :)
Thanks for the tip. Will check them out. I'm still trying to get some close range FPV under my belt :)
Im not sure why people are saying you were rambling. It was pretty minimal really, you just touched base on issues that other people might have.. Saves me a hell of allot of stuffing around. Cheers!
Hey, thanks for the kind words. I'm by no means an expert but try to cover the areas that I think will slow people down....or at least the areas that slowed me down. I probably do tend to ramble but have been working on getting straight to the point. I appreciate you watching and your feedback. All the best.
Dennis, I bought thy system you describe here. It works! Thanks! Also - you helped me a lot with channel settings here :-)
I wouldn't say it's a necessity if you're doing FPV, but it would definitely help you out if you get into trouble. The return to home feature and IOC (intelligent orientation control) will be extremely useful if you get disoriented. These are only available with GPS. Now if I read your comment correctly and you are just getting started then I recommend flying FPV within line of sight so you can always look up and bring it back home. Until you get better. This doesn't require GPS. Hope that helps
Great stuff !!!
After soldering some balance terminals, I got the Tx running off the balance on the phantom LiPO and the Screen & Rx running off a single 3S Lipo on the ground (Rx on balance) - - its working great!
That's awesome. Very well done and glad to hear it!
I will do that for sure. Thank you.
Good question. I'm doing some tests and will follow up with a video soon.
Thanks for the question. I haven't run into any noticeable delay. I'd have to say if there is any we're talking about milliseconds of delay. I don't know if that will vary as you get further out, but everything is very responsive from my testing.
Yes... Thank you, that was my first time indeed, not a easy an low ledge. I also saw you was volcom wild in the parks, is fine to see the kids landing tricks and some bails too, not always all tricks landed in a row. Yes i´m flying fpv a rcexplorer tricopter, and some planes. i Fly on 5.8ghz too, i have to mess with editing to put out some clip that i recorder in this last year. Cheers, and keep on those videos and sometime more skate videos too XD
Yes, you can transmit sound as long as you have a the audio channel from the GoPro hooked up. I only have video mainly because in FPV all you'll hear are the motors spinning. But if you're using this for a different application then you could transmit audio as well.
This helped me out. I will be using the A HERO 3 video output from USB connector. Thanks1 I will let you know how it goes on the setup. I just need 2 Lipo batteries to power the FPV transmitter and receiver.
Thanks so much Dennis!
I bought a fly sight tx and rx from gothelirc and figured it all out thank you
Great video and am impressed with the range. How far have you taken your quad? It looks to me in the Freedom Hill video about a mile?
Possibly. That's when you flip the return to home switch. I also have a second camera now that does the FPV portion while the GoPro records.
Yes, you can record and transmit at the same time with the GoPro Hero 2. My GP2 used to be my FPV cam, but now I use it just for recording and have a separate FPV cam. I believe the GP3 can do the same, but am not 100% sure.
I know what you mean. It definitely happens with mine too. I use vibration dampening material under my transmitter, which helps a little bit. I'm trying to find the specific source of the problem. I do have a dedicated FPV camera coming and will post my results vs using the GoPro for FPV.
Hi Dennis,
thank you very much for this great tutorial and links! Really helped me a lot! Today I did my first flight with GoPro on board. As I am amateur and you look like really kind person, please, may I have two small additional questions?
1) So, if I get it right - you use one GoPro for FPV and simultaneously record on the card inside GoPro?
2) Please, do you have a clue how to charge a receiver from a portable battery?
Thank you very much again!
Petr
Thank you very much!
1) I will try to cope with it. But this was exactly I need to know.
2) Sorry, I was confused - now I see it is possible charge it by a classical battery. Perfect! :-)
Thanks!
Petr
You got it. Glad we could figure it out :)
Great Dennis. Thank you
Your video helped me out, Thank you. I bought a gopro video out cable and had the yellow and black wires moved to the left a pin too far.
Thanks for the feedback and appreciate you watching.
great video!
+Kendra Thurmond Thanks. I appreciate the feedback.
Steve, good question and unfortunately I don't have an answer. I'd have to say that the wireless link would definitely support a higher res, but have no clue how to quantify this at the moment. Perhaps in the future I can see what the bandwidth constraints are and will let you know. Yes, the picture is masked with the GoPro output but with my 600TVL FPV cam it fills the whole screen nicely.
Josh, if I understand your question that cable comes as part of the HobbyKing FPV TX/RX kit. If you click on the link in the description above you should see the cable on HobbyKing's product page. Hope this helps.
I'll see if I can dig up the rcgroups thread, but in the meantime you should be able to set this up if you wired everything up like in the video. As long as you have the proper GoPro cable you just need to turn on your GoPro and it will begin to output live video. I hope this helps and let me know if you have any other problems.
You're welcome and thanks for watching.
Crap I just bought this about two hours ago! I have a feeling that I am going to need the help of you guys in about 3 or 4 weeks when my stuff gets here!
Very nice! What frame are you flying with? Also, I've read a lot of good things about the ZenMuse. Are you carrying an additional camera with the ZenMuse or just the GoPro? Just curious about your setup as it's something I've been looking into. Thanks.
Thanks. Will check out your site.
thanks for the info good help for me and may be others
Thank you for the video!!
Wendell Olson You bet. Thanks for watching.
The red plug is known as the JST connector and the white one is the balance plug. Your battery will come with these connector attached. And on the other end you plug those into your charger. I hope that's what you're asking about. If not, let me know.
No problem. Thank you for watching.
You want to use white for audio out on your Ready Made RC cable. That should connect to the audio in cable on your video transmitter. I'm not sure about the Foxtech kit, but the Hobby King FPV kit uses the TS351 transmitter. If you Google it one of the first links is the manual that shows the pint out. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.
its ok I got it working now, for some reason my monitor (hobbyking fieldview 777) doesn't like NTSC signals from my go pro so I set monitor and go pro to pal and now it works, Just did my first fpv flight with parkzone typhoon, complete success, its such a wierd but awesome way of flying!
Juan, I recommend getting some circularly polarized antennas to increase your range. The default whip antennas don't do very well, especially if you're flying a Bixler where you want to get pretty far out. I'm going to do a range test video soon so please stay tuned. Thanks for the comment.
A 3S lipo for your 12V receiver would be perfect. That's what I use. Best of luck with your setup.
No problem and good luck.
Good question. I just realized that the link in the description takes you to a newer version of the monitor. It used to take you to a LCD monitor that doesn't have a TV tuner built in. I need to see if I can find the screen that I'm using without the TV tuner. But to answer your question, the antenna is for a TV signal and is not a FPV RX. Sorry for the confusion.
That's a good question that I unfortunately don't have the answer to. If there is a wall that sits between your TX and RX your signal will be degraded and could result in complete loss of signal although it's difficult to quantify. I always recommend having failsafe configured in case this happens and your quad can either hover and land or return to launch.
I've seen guys with good results and DIY CP antennas, but I don't have the time or patience to do it. So I'd probably buy the Immersion RC antenna set. Glad to hear you figured out what the problem may be. What was it?
I'm sure that's possible if you want to undo your connectors and run the leads from the servo connector into the connector for the TX. It was just easier for me to use a header pin and solder. You may be able to shed a gram or two by doing what you suggest.
OK when you are ready, have a good one!
No, but I do plan on doing one soon. I can tell you that you should not expect to get more than 1/4 mile of range with the standard antennas. I'm going to upgrade mine and will do a before and after test.
I love gothelirc. It's so gratifying to order something, pay minimal shipping, and have it in two days! That's my biggest beef with a lot of these parts. I hate waiting two to three weeks for stuff to arrive from overseas.
Another good soul... Thanks
Yeah, that's because this was a build video and I hadn't taken this into the field yet. If you look at the HobbyKing literature it states about 500m range with the stock antennas. I've found that to be pretty close to what I'm seeing.