firmware/data/esp8266-config.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "camera_ssid": "GOPRO-BP-",
+  "camera_ssid": "goprosilver-1",
-  "camera_password": "goprohero",
+  "camera_password": "Bzyeatn421",
-  "camera_ip": "10.5.5.1",
+  "camera_ip": "10.5.5.9",
   "poll_interval_sec": 30
 }

firmware/src/esp8266-camera-bridge.cpp

@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@
 // ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 struct Config {
-  String camera_ssid     = "GOPRO-BP-";
+  // Defaults validated against a GoPro Hero 3 Silver. Per-camera values can
-  String camera_password = "goprohero";
+  // be overridden at runtime via the set_config command (no reflash).
-  String camera_ip       = "10.5.5.1";
+  String camera_ssid     = "goprosilver-1";
+  String camera_password = "Bzyeatn421";
+  String camera_ip       = "10.5.5.9";   // Hero 3 HTTP API host (not .1)
   int    poll_interval_sec = 30;
 } cfg;
 
@@ -95,27 +97,38 @@ struct CamStatus {
 
 CamStatus fetchStatus() {
   CamStatus s;
-  
+
-  String url = "http://" + cfg.camera_ip +
+  // READ status — must NOT be the shutter endpoint. Hero 3 status blob
-               "/bacpac/SH?t=" + cfg.camera_password + "&p=%01";
+  // (validated on a Hero 3 Silver, ~31 bytes):
-  
+  //   [29] recording flag (0 idle / 1 recording)   — confirmed
+  //   [19] battery level (raw; drains with charge)  — calibrate on the hub
+  //   [25..26] video-remaining (provisional)
+  // The body is binary and starts with 0x00, so read the stream directly —
+  // Arduino String truncates at the first null byte.
+  String url = "http://" + cfg.camera_ip + "/camera/se?t=" + cfg.camera_password;
+
   HTTPClient http;
   http.useHTTP10(true);
   http.begin(goproClient, url);
   http.setTimeout(5000);
   int code = http.GET();
-
   if (code != 200) { http.end(); return s; }
 
-  String raw = http.getString();
+  uint8_t buf[40] = {0};
+  WiFiClient* stream = http.getStreamPtr();
+  size_t n = 0;
+  unsigned long t0 = millis();
+  while (n < sizeof(buf) && millis() - t0 < 1500) {
+    if (stream && stream->available()) buf[n++] = (uint8_t)stream->read();
+    else delay(5);
+  }
   http.end();
-  if (raw.length() < 58) return s;
+  if (n < 30) return s;
 
-  const uint8_t* buf = (const uint8_t*)raw.c_str();
+  s.valid               = true;
-  s.valid             = true;
+  s.recording           = (buf[29] == 1);
+  s.battery_raw         = buf[19];
   s.video_remaining_sec = buf[25] | (buf[26] << 8);
-  s.recording         = (buf[29] == 1);
-  s.battery_raw       = buf[57];
   return s;
 }