Flip reverse camera not working

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:07 pm

Hi,

Bought Flip logo Reverse camera from aliexpress. Connected the Blue wire for reverse signal to Black/Blue wire of taillight. Black was connected to ground and Red was tapped into Power cable of HU. Did the vcds coding. But the camera doesn't pop up and the HU shows a error of The rear view camera is not available. Any solutions to this or the product is only faulty.

benzinkopf · Post by **benzinkopf** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:31 am

if everything else connected? rear lid lock?

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:36 am

Yeah connected the ground wire in trunk ground spot red wire to hu red wire blue wire to black/blue reverse signal. Checked all the connection but still nothing

benzinkopf · Post by **benzinkopf** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:50 am

Hurm. I guess the forum will need more details and photos and type of camera and wiring you install to help you further.

In my experience, normally if you got such message from the headunit, it means that it doesnt receive the video input from the camera. So i guess, its better to check the camera wiring first.

Dink · Post by **Dink** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:24 am

Do you have the right unit to take a reverse camera input.

You also haven't mentioned the wiring for the video signal?

JaegerStriker · Post by **JaegerStriker** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:31 am

can you post a link to the one you ordered?

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:01 pm

JaegerStriker wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:31 am can you post a link to the one you ordered?

#Aliexpress Rs. 7,380.79 | Flipping Emblem Reverse Camera Badge Rear View Camera backup camera for VW Polo Golf MK5 MK6 MK7 B6 B7 B8 Passat cc Bettle Eos
https://a.aliexpress.com/_dTrU5EJ

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:11 pm

benzinkopf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:50 am Hurm. I guess the forum will need more details and photos and type of camera and wiring you install to help you further.

In my experience, normally if you got such message from the headunit, it means that it doesnt receive the video input from the camera. So i guess, its better to check the camera wiring first.

benzinkopf · Post by **benzinkopf** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:59 pm

ok. so now i assumed:
a) the flip mechanism did open when you select reverse? (just to be sure, you need to close the rear lid when testing this)
b) from where you tap the power for the camera? I can see there are 4 pins wires for the camera but the one that goes to your headunit (RCD330G+ i guess) are only 2 wires. The other 2 should be +30 permanent 12V power and the ground.

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:05 pm

benzinkopf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:59 pm ok. so now i assumed:
a) the flip mechanism did open when you select reverse? (just to be sure, you need to close the rear lid when testing this)
b) from where you tap the power for the camera? I can see there are 4 pins wires for the camera but the one that goes to your headunit (RCD330G+ i guess) are only 2 wires. The other 2 should be +30 permanent 12V power and the ground.

No the flip mechanisms doesn't open (did the lid test still no use) yeah it's Rcd 330g I guess. Did tap into the permanent 12v power sources as ciclo had mentioned. And ground was connected to a ground terminal in trunk.

benzinkopf · Post by **benzinkopf** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:13 pm

can you open your boot with the flip? i know that the flip camera wont allow you to open/unlock the boot if it doesnt get the power. As it didn’t flip open, it means either it doesnt get power or you are tapping the wrong signal for reverse.

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:47 pm

benzinkopf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:13 pm can you open your boot with the flip? i know that the flip camera wont allow you to open/unlock the boot if it doesnt get the power. As it didn’t flip open, it means either it doesnt get power or you are tapping the wrong signal for reverse.

The boot opens with the flip logo only issue is while reverse the camera doesn't pop up and on the HU I get the error message that the rear camera is not available. I have tapped the black/blue wire for reverse. It's the 5th pin in the connector. And don't know this might help or not. But I have polo 6c led tail lamps.

benzinkopf · Post by **benzinkopf** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:59 pm

If the boot switch good, then the module got the power.
Even if it doesn’t flip open, you should get the camera image which is black image as it is inside.
My conclusion, the reverse signal not doing its job to flip open the module and the camera is not sending any video output.

Even it needs the relay box for such camera (for the red wires from the two yellow video connector), you will either get flickering image sort of problems only. So i’m not sure. Perhaps, the supplied wiring got issue.

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:30 pm

benzinkopf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:59 pm If the boot switch good, then the module got the power.
Even if it doesn’t flip open, you should get the camera image which is black image as it is inside.
My conclusion, the reverse signal not doing its job to flip open the module and the camera is not sending any video output.

Even it needs the relay box for such camera (for the red wires from the two yellow video connector), you will either get flickering image sort of problems only. So i’m not sure. Perhaps, the supplied wiring got issue.

Any way to rectify the wiring

adityagttsi · Post by **adityagttsi** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:59 pm

Can I connect the reverse signal to positive terminal of battery for bench test?

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