It breaks out the buttons and LED and solder pads, making it super convenient to use. You can use this on the GoPro Hero 6 and 7 Logic board. It sits directly on top on the main board and have a small profile. With the BEC board from BetaFPV, you can power your GoPro directly from a LiPo battery (2S to 4S) as it has a built-in 5V BEC. This allows very clean wiring, no need for the USB-C connector at all, but the solder point is quite tiny so do this at your own risk. Make sure you double check with your multimeter to confirm you have the right location before soldering. Thanks to Kim Tang for this idea, you could solder the 5V wire to this capacitor shown in the following image. These ways can save a bit of weight, but they are quite risky, only for advanced users. You could even cut the ribbon cable and solder directly to it. On the same USB-C connector part, you could also scrap the PCB or ribbon cable to expose the copper traces for 5V and GND. You can buy a USB-C male connector ( ) with solder pads.Īnd plug it straight into the USB-C port of the GoPro, then connect it to the logic board. The easiest/safest way is to power the GoPro via the USB-C Port. You might be able to power it from your flight controller, but I don’t recommend it because the lack of current may cause the gopro to reboot or stop recording randomly. It’s more reliable to have a dedicated BEC. The Hero 4 for example is estimated to operate at 2.8W during recording without the display and WiFi, which takes 700mA at 4V. Make sure the BEC is rated at 1A as a minimum just to be safe. Purchase 5V BEC (at least 1A) here: Banggood | Amazon.The GoPro logic board takes 5V only, the best way is to use a BEC (aka voltage regulator, it takes the high voltage from LiPo and convert it down to 5V). III buttons / GPS: Hirose DF37NB-30DS-0.4V.Hero 6 Logic Board Connector Part Numbers: If these are working, then it means you haven’t’ damaged your Gopro :) Congrats! Hero 6 Pin-out Diagram
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Update (July 2020): You don’t have to decase GoPro, you can make a naked GoPro from spare parts, but the problem is spare parts are not always available. Here are screenshots of my Hero 6 settings. See tutorial for the best settings for GoPro, and what each setting means.
However the Hero 7 has built-in Hypersmooth, so you don’t have to use Reelsteady. There are also the less popular options like the Session 5 and Hero 7. However these two cameras require extremely good dampening in order to work with ReelSteady due to the more sensitive gyro, so it’s more hassle and less reliable than the 6 and 8. However it is a bit more expensive than the 6 as it’s a newer camera. In fact it’s better in terms of image quality and stabilization options – you can use either Reelsteady or the built-in Hypersmooth. Therefore GoPro Hero 8 is another great option. However there is one disadvantage, because GoPro is no longer making the Hero 6, second hand cameras and s pare parts are running out by the day.