Dongar PRO (Parking Mode Dash Cam Adapter) Development Updates

[SP4RUNNER]

Good to know. I will now wait till they fix the issue. Can’t stand high pitched noises.
What dash cam did you buy?

I purchased the REDTIGER Dash Cam Front Rear, 4K/2.5K Full HD Dash Model F7NP

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[RigidYota]

I ended up installing it to see what it’s like. I still hear the whining on and off depending on background noise. Not ideal. I have an a229 with rear camera so I can’t imagine how much more draw it would need.

Im also noticing it doesn’t seem to trigger parking mode correctly. It just stays on….
Parking mode is correctly set but it never switches or announces parking mode. I left my truck for a couple of hours and when I checked I just had back to back videos.

Reset the settings and same same. The a229 also announces when it switches to parking mode and it doesn’t anymore. Worked fine in my last vehicle with the normal hardwire kit.

Anyone else have this setup? Wondering if I’m missing something. Checked online for a while to no avail.

 

[Dongar]

@RigidYota thanks for the feedback re: the whine... I promise we'll get it fixed, we ordered the components and getting the PCBAs made asap. It was just not something we expected because it's very current dependent and we focused all our testing on high power. Just curious if you tried plugging in something like an iPhone cable in and if it goes away?

Re: Viofo, I found some threads of people having similar issues with the camera but confirm parking mode can activate on other constant-power source with 5 minutes of inactivity. The manufacturer is implying that it is extremely sensitive though. It might be Viofo's way of getting you to use their hardwire kits instead of the many alternatives of the market, but I'll look into it and see if I can figure out if they're doing something proprietary and add it to the next version.

Sources:

https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/viofo-a229-duo-draining-battery-pack-very-quickly.49306/

https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/parking-mode-without-hardwire-kit-or-dashcam-battery.51655/

https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/cannot-activate-parking-mode-from-power-bank.51343/

 

[goin2drt]

I ended up installing it to see what it’s like. I still hear the whining on and off depending on background noise. Not ideal. I have an a229 with rear camera so I can’t imagine how much more draw it would need.

Im also noticing it doesn’t seem to trigger parking mode correctly. It just stays on….
Parking mode is correctly set but it never switches or announces parking mode. I left my truck for a couple of hours and when I checked I just had back to back videos.

Reset the settings and same same. The a229 also announces when it switches to parking mode and it doesn’t anymore. Worked fine in my last vehicle with the normal hardwire kit.

Anyone else have this setup? Wondering if I’m missing something. Checked online for a while to no avail.

@RigidYota thanks for the feedback re: the whine... I promise we'll get it fixed, we ordered the components and getting the PCBAs made asap. It was just not something we expected because it's very current dependent and we focused all our testing on high power. Just curious if you tried plugging in something like an iPhone cable in and if it goes away?

Re: Viofo, I found some threads of people having similar issues with the camera but confirm parking mode can activate on other constant-power source with 5 minutes of inactivity. The manufacturer is implying that it is extremely sensitive though. It might be Viofo's way of getting you to use their hardwire kits instead of the many alternatives of the market, but I'll look into it and see if I can figure out if they're doing something proprietary and add it to the next version.

Sources:

https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/viofo-a229-duo-draining-battery-pack-very-quickly.49306/

https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/parking-mode-without-hardwire-kit-or-dashcam-battery.51655/

https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/cannot-activate-parking-mode-from-power-bank.51343/

I just installed the A229 Pro 2 channel. I am new to dashcams but not technology FYI.

I was parked for 10 days. I got ZERO recordings while parked. Attached are the settings I had on the dashcam. I am not hearing any whining sound but haven't really been trying. I also have my Dongar module behind the plastic piece to hide it.

I obviously need to do some playing around. I installed it right before vacation. Sadly enough someone drove by my truck in a planter and I really wanted to see the video but no luck.

 

[RigidYota]

I just installed the A229 Pro 2 channel. I am new to dashcams but not technology FYI.

I was parked for 10 days. I got ZERO recordings while parked. Attached are the settings I had on the dashcam. I am not hearing any whining sound but haven't really been trying. I also have my Dongar module behind the plastic piece to hide it.

I obviously need to do some playing around. I installed it right before vacation. Sadly enough someone drove by my truck in a planter and I really wanted to see the video but no luck.

what setting do you have on the dongar? Could it be on ign or maybe the timed one that just records straight for 4 hours and stops? Even the continuous would shut off at some point to protect the battery in 10 days. Especially if it just keeps running non stop it would eat the battery quicker than proper parking mode.

it seems the dongar doesn’t engage proper parking mode on these cams so those settings wouldn’t trigger. It sounds like a very similar issue to what I’m dealing with.

I still need to read through those links shared by dongar support to me in this thread but I’m a bit bummed for now. Maybe my misunderstanding but now I’m in a corner trying to figure out my next move.

 

[goin2drt]

what setting do you have on the dongar? Could it be on ign or maybe the timed one that just records straight for 4 hours and stops? Even the continuous would shut off at some point to protect the battery in 10 days. Especially if it just keeps running non stop it would eat the battery quicker than proper parking mode.

it seems the dongar doesn’t engage proper parking mode on these cams so those settings wouldn’t trigger. It sounds like a very similar issue to what I’m dealing with.

I still need to read through those links shared by dongar support to me in this thread but I’m a bit bummed for now. Maybe my misunderstanding but now I’m in a corner trying to figure out my next move.

I will check dongar setting tomorrow. I thought it was in the parking mode one. I check once I parked and did not get anything. Even when I go to the recordings section in the dashcam to review videos and you click “parking” tab there are no videos. I am sure I am doing something wrong.

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