FPV/Telemetry setup for an X8?

[Joe van Velzen]

Hi guys,

I'm in the middle of building the DYS D800 X8 and want to add an fpv system to it.
I have a boscam TS 352 transmitter and a GoPro 2 and am using the WookongM FC. Apart from the IOSD what other cables/bits will I need? Or has anyone any advice on wiring it up?

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[John Doecliff]

So do you intend to use the video output from the gopro to use as your (FPV) video? if so there are some pre-made cables that you may want to buy. You need a power supply to the video transmitter and the go pro as well. If you just run off of gopro battery you risk a dead battery. I know the gopro has HDMI out but I'm not sure if theres a way to get AV out from it. If its HDMI only then you need to convert that to AV prior to sending it to your boscam, which means buying a converter but I think the gopro has AV out. I have wired up a DJI mini OSD a few times and its pretty straight forward but you still have to strip back wire, cut, solder, insulate blah blah. There are advantages to using the camera your filming/recording with as your FPV camera but in some ways its easier to just add a separate FPV system all together and have the gopro as a stand alone system. I have only installed separate systems so far but eventually I will incorporate the two.

 

[Joe van Velzen]

So do you intend to use the video output from the gopro to use as your (FPV) video? if so there are some pre-made cables that you may want to buy. You need a power supply to the video transmitter and the go pro as well. If you just run off of gopro battery you risk a dead battery. I know the gopro has HDMI out but I'm not sure if theres a way to get AV out from it. If its HDMI only then you need to convert that to AV prior to sending it to your boscam, which means buying a converter but I think the gopro has AV out. I have wired up a DJI mini OSD a few times and its pretty straight forward but you still have to strip back wire, cut, solder, insulate blah blah. There are advantages to using the camera your filming/recording with as your FPV camera but in some ways its easier to just add a separate FPV system all together and have the gopro as a stand alone system. I have only installed separate systems so far but eventually I will incorporate the two.

Exactly, I want to have the gopro as a separate feed from the main camera so the operator doesn't have to have a cluttered screen.
What kind of cables would I need then?
All the cables I've found for the gopro are AV out so I presume thats the general way of doing it. Do I need to get some sort of hub to connect them all, or is it just a case of soldering everything together?

 

[John Doecliff]

Well I don't think there's any kind of hub you just solder it. I would start with one of the pre built cables and go from there.