Order of install? A329T, BP100, HK6

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So I ordered an A329T, BP100 battery pack and the HK6 hardwire kit.


In what order do I wire this?

interior fuse box ---> BP100's included hardwire power input cable ---> BP100 ---> BP100's included hardwire output cable ---> A329T


Is that the right order? Do I even need the HK6 hardwire kit?
 
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I think that is it.
On my kit using a 70mai battery pack, the hardwired kit are wired to the battery / power pack, this is my first kit of this sort but i think it is pretty much the norm.
but have 2 systems hooked up that way, a 70maiT800 and the Vantrue S1proMax, of course just using one of them at the time with parking guard.

I am riding off a 30 A fuse for the always on charge wire to the Battery pack and just a 10 A for the ACC wire to the battery handling signaling alone.
 
Does it make any difference that I want parking mode and the car is an EV?
 
Here is how I see the difference

HK6 Advantages
Supports Automatic Voltage Display in the recorded video - but if you have the BP100 it transmits charging and output voltage to the battery app.
Supports hybrid parking mode which allows the camera to transition to impact detection upon reaching desired battery cutoff voltage.

Type-C Output Cable Advantage
Has no cutoff voltage settings which means the BP100 full battery power is available to the camera

Bottom line for me would be the Type-C cable is preferable if you have an external battery.
 
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Synomenon said:
What is this guy talking about with two stage parking mode if the HK6 is used with the BP100?

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I'll try to unravel this.

Two stage parking mode means the A329 when paired with the HK6 has the capability to operate in two parking modes depending on the output voltage of whatever voltage source is driving the HK6. When the input voltage to the HK6 is above the cutoff level set in the A329 user menu, the parking mode is set to a "Regular" parking mode (low bit rate, Time Lapse, Motion). When the input voltage to the HK6 is below the cutoff level, the parking mode switches to the lowest power parking mode (impact detection) since the source is on life support. HK6 does not have to be driven by a BP-100 battery for this to work.

The Reddit OP was was asking if he could remove the USB-C cable end from his CLA and instead connect it to the USB-C output port of the BP-100. The BP-100 USB-C output is not intended operate with parking mode, although I think the A329 will time out after 5 motionless minutes and enter parking mode. But this is a less desirable form of parking mode since it's not using the more reliable ACC hardwire or source voltage level as a trigger, but rather depends on a G-sensor.
 
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To add to this; I just learned of the Dongar Pro Plus that now works fully with Viofo cameras. I wonder how the BP-100 will tie into it if I use the Dongar to connect my Viofo dash cam to the dash cam pre-wire (for the Toyota brand dash cam) up by the rear view mirror / dome light wiring in my Toyota.
 
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Hack_man said:
I'll try to unravel this.

Two stage parking mode means the A329 when paired with the HK6 has the capability to operate in two parking modes depending on the output voltage of whatever voltage source is driving the HK6. When the input voltage to the HK6 is above the cutoff level set in the A329 user menu, the parking mode is set to a "Regular" parking mode (low bit rate, Time Lapse, Motion). When the input voltage to the HK6 is below the cutoff level, the parking mode switches to the lowest power parking mode (impact detection) since the source is on life support. HK6 does not have to be driven by a BP-100 battery for this to work.

The Reddit OP was was asking if he could remove the USB-C cable end from his CLA and instead connect it to the USB-C output port of the BP-100. The BP-100 USB-C output is not intended operate with parking mode, although I think the A329 will time out after 5 motionless minutes and enter parking mode. But this is a less desirable form of parking mode since it's not using the more reliable ACC hardwire or source voltage level as a trigger, but rather depends on a G-sensor.
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But you're getting regular recording versus low bitrate for better quality.... The tradeoff is the memory card space is used a lot faster without less save time for long term parking. However, if that's a nonissue for OP, then not a big deal.
 
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But you're getting regular recording versus low bitrate for better quality.... The tradeoff is the memory card space is used a lot faster without less save time for long term parking. However, if that's a nonissue for OP, then not a big deal.
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When do you get regular recording for better quality? Are you referring to a condition where you power the camera continuously and never enable parking mode?
 
Synomenon said:
To add to this; I just learned of the Dongar Pro Plus that now works fully with Viofo cameras. I wonder how the BP-100 will tie into it if I use the Dongar to connect my Viofo dash cam to the dash cam pre-wire (for the Toyota brand dash cam) up by the rear view mirror / dome light wiring in my Toyota.
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The Dongar gets its power source from the RVM so I don't see how the BP-100 would come into play.
 
Hack_man said:
When do you get regular recording for better quality? Are you referring to a condition where you power the camera continuously and never enable parking mode?
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If he doesn't have a hardwire kit enabled then one of two scenarios happen:

1. If Viofo enteres parking mode after 5 minutes (based on GPS), then camera records in low bitrate or whatever is selected I presume.

2. If Viofo doesn't support 5 Minute or X time of being idle, the camera would continue to record normally using battery.

I guess it depends upon how the A329 is programmed to behave.
 
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