Looking for some help wiring up an F550 with FPV components (Eastern PA)

[sabooo]

So I purchased what I believe to be a complete FPV setup from Readymade RC to use on my F550 -

1300MHz vtx (yes, before you ask - KC3CST )
Skylark Tiny OSD w/ GPS (realized this is 5v - I believe I have a small BEC around)
FPV CCD Camera
RC Video Switch
GoPro camera & Cable (hoping to setup with the CCD and Gimbal mounted gopro)
RMRC Tx Cable

And on the ground
Rx
Video Splitter
Monitor
Goggles

After unpacking and laying everything out, I realized I'm baffled and well over my head when it comes to how to connect these components. Anyone interested in getting together and working through this with me? Willing to travel to you within reasonable distance of the Allentown, PA area.

 

[kloner]

its super simple,,, the vtx needs power, most likely 12v so get a buck regulator... some are 5v, identify it... ground all them together into a regulator, the yellow wire is typicaly the video signal, the part that gives the picture. on the ground it'll all be teh same. Alot of times your looking at mismatched cables. I pitch all that crap and back trace each color to the monitor and vrx and hardwire them in so there is less failure points...

but to get past them connectors without soldering takes a few trips to radio shack to get all the adapters and crap you most likely need

 

[sabooo]

The ground station doesn't give me any stress at all, but figuring out the cameras -> Video source switch -> OSD -> vTx has me shaking my head.

You're exactly right about the connectors. I'm thinking I'll have to sit down and map it out and then figure out how to get it all tied together. Almost everything seems to be set up for 3 pin servo ends with just a few exceptions.

 

[Bartman]

The ground station doesn't give me any stress at all, but figuring out the cameras -> Video source switch -> OSD -> vTx has me shaking my head.

You're exactly right about the connectors. I'm thinking I'll have to sit down and map it out and then figure out how to get it all tied together. Almost everything seems to be set up for 3 pin servo ends with just a few exceptions.

where in eastern PA are you? i'm across the river in Hunterdon County.

 

[kloner]

the is only three wires in a system, power, ground and signal.... powers and grounds all go to the obvious, the only wire that goes in and out is the video signal, the signal wire comes out of a camera into an osd, out of the osd into the video switcher, out of the switcher into the vtx, then it goes wirelessly to the ground..... vid switchers will have multiple in, one output and a wire that lets your switch inputs that is exactly like a servo

 

[sabooo]

I'm just southwest of Allentown, not far from I-78. The drive to anywhere is Hunterdon Co. is not bad at all for me. My skill at circuits is just above zero, and my concern is just how intolerant small electronics are with mistakes Would hate to fry it before I get to try it.