Mobius Action Camera Wiring Guide

Owned by Adrian Au
Aug 09, 2020
2 min read

Pin-out for Mobius

The camera will require a modified mini USB cable for both video output and for powering the camera (note: this is different than micro USB). These can either be purchased or made ourselves. The important thing is that the wiring of the modified cable match the following pin-out:

The official guide from Mobius can be found here: https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/video-out-enable-for-the-hobbyist/

Powering the Mobius

I’m thinking that we stick with the existing Mini USB port for powering the Mobius with 5V (instead of soldering our own leads to the PCB). This is since we will probably want to continue to use the Mini USB port to tap into the video signal.

I believe that we can remove the battery from the Mobius and power it via USB without any problems. However, this is only from the sketchy advice that I have read on forums (https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/running-mobius-with-no-battery-and-powering-it.3375/)

Technically speaking, since the Mobius’ own battery will only be charged via the car’s battery, I don’t see this being any major issue with regulations (which only refer to supplemental, replacement batteries). That being said, we should aim to remove the Mobius' own LiPo battery if possible since it really won’t be too happy living in the hot humid solar car under constant-charging conditions. Worst case, if the camera will not operate without the battery connected, there are replacement super capacitors designed to replace the battery for use in dash cam applications (https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/store/products/mobius-super-capacitor-battery-replacement/).