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layout: wiki
title: GoProHero3
updated: 2013-01-20 19:52
author: rick
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---

Using the GoPro App and tcpdump on an android phone to decode the API for use in other programs.

- Power On: <http://10.5.5.9/bacpac/PW?t=goprohero>&p=%01
- Power Off: <http://10.5.5.9/bacpac/PW?t=goprohero>&p=%00

Not yet known:

- <http://10.5.5.9/camera/PV?t=goprohero>&p=%02
- <http://10.5.5.9/camera/sx?=t=goprohero>
- <http://10.5.5.9/bacpac/se?=t=goprohero>

```
$ curl 'http://10.5.5.9:8080/live/amba.m3u8'
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:1
#EXT-X-VERSION:3
#EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:NO
#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:2269
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-5.ts
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-6.ts
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-7.ts
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-8.ts
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-9.ts
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-10.ts
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-11.ts
#EXTINF:0.33333,
amba_hls-12.ts

```

Enabling the preview with the phone allows you to connect with VLC to:

>   http://10.5.5.9:8080/live/amba.m3u8
## Cap mod

Always loosing the cap when plugged into USB, a bit of black electrical insulation tape for the resue:

![gopro-hero3-fixed-cap-mod.jpg](attachments/gopro-hero3-fixed-cap-mod.jpg{style="max-width:300px"})