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yifanlu is making an SD adapter for PS Vita 3G

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Everyone's favourite Vita scene hero, Yifanlu, is creating what most users have been dreaming of. A micro SD adapter for the PS Vita! However, this will be specifically limited to ONLY the 3G OLED models. This works by replacing the 3G modem with an adapter. If you want to get a hold of a 3G Vita, I'd advise getting one soon before the prices rise. The "Early Bird" donation perk gives you a finished board for $20. I would imagine the price to be similar to this when it is released.

Vita memory cards are too expensive and it would be nice to be able to use a microSD card. The 3G feature is pretty useless. Combing those two thoughts and I decided "what if we replace that modem with USB storage?" This works because the Vita's modem port is simply a USB 2.0 port that uses the miniPCIe form factor. A hacked Vita running 3.60 has the ability to load custom drivers, and it is just a matter of putting all the pieces together.

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  • At the core of the adapter is the USB2244 chip, which is a SD to USB microprocessor. It is a high end chip (you won't find it in cheap SD to USB adapters) that has good power consumption and a long lifespan. It supports SD/SDHC/SDXC cards.
  • You need to open up the Vita and replace the modem card. This is relatively simple and is akin to changing the battery. You can put in a large microSD card, install it, and forget about it.
  • With HENkaku Ensō, you can use the adapter on boot
  • Because there's extra space on the board, I also added two debug ports that the original modem uses to communicate with the Vita. Using them is optional. Developers and hackers can use this for their homebrew and hacks.
  • All design files, Gerbers, schematics, layouts, BOMs, software drivers, etc will be public and open source. Anyone can produce the board as well as modify it.
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Bu2d85 said:
100 units are being made and there are 114 backers. This means they are already sold out.
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So this adapter goes directly into the mobo... And replaces the 3G socket?

This is nice. Here's hoping they eventually get to venezuela. (Who am i kidding?)
 
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retrofan_k said:
I assume a wifi+3g model is compatible too and not just a bog standard 3G only version (cannot see any other differences than just an extra Wifi chip.

Mine is a OLED Wifi+3G PCH-1103 and it says PCH-110X in that source link.
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I'm fairly certain there is no such thing as a 3G only PSV lmao
 
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THIS IS KEKETSU , I've actually been waiting for something like this , but leaves me to question if I can make a custom driver to run a SSD that uses that port :> , maybe I would attempt to write one for SATA ports , then again probably out my ability.

I have to say Yifan has certainly inspired me to load this SSD using a custom driver.

EDIT: This would work amazingly if Richard L makes a SD Adapter , means 2 Micro SD Cards 10/10
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I'm fairly certain there is no such thing as a 3G only PSV lmao
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The OLED PSP PCH-1104 of mine has a sim slot with a modem card , check for my thread theres pictures, it s a 3G PSV with a MDM6200 Qualcomm chip
 
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Haider Raza said:
Good I got the 3g one. Is this guy the same person who started the vita card adapter scene or is he a new guy?
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The "guy" is the person who made Henkaku lol , idk about him starting the adapter scene , pretty sure Richard L announced work on it first but it's completely different , this is not a adapter it's a replacement part that adds a SD port
 
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I think I've figured out the USB and UART wiring from the pictures of Yifan's uploads on indiegogo and some research on the pinouts :> , all goes well , maybe I can now add my own USB port
 
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TariqSoftDev said:
THIS IS KEKETSU , I've actually been waiting for something like this , but leaves me to question if I can make a custom driver to run a SSD that uses that port :> , maybe I would attempt to write one for SATA ports , then again probably out my ability.

I have to say Yifan has certainly inspired me to load this SSD using a custom driver.

EDIT: This would work amazingly if Richard L makes a SD Adapter , means 2 Micro SD Cards 10/10


The OLED PSP PCH-1104 of mine has a sim slot with a modem card , check for my thread theres pictures, it s a 3G PSV with a MDM6200 Qualcomm chip
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It has wifi, though, does it not?
 
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gnmmarechal said:
It has wifi, though, does it not?
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The part it uses for WI-FI is different as I believe , that slot he is using is basically a USB 2.0 port with the GSM module that handles the 3G and GPS stuff , pretty much useless module but he has replaced it with a SD Card R/W chip and interfacing with it via the USB protocols via his own driver/plugin.

Anyways rn I'm attempting to add a USB port to my PS Vita using yifan's info and some pinout information , I managed to find the USB 2.0 pinout on that slot :> , 10/10 time
 
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Foxi4 said:
That's pretty sweet. There doesn't seem to be much on the PCB in terms of circuitry, so I expect clones to appear soon, too.
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ikr he should pull out some sort of patent on the board and stuff, it would make him a crap load of profit and benefit us at the same time, then again clones won't work without that specific chip since he made a specific driver for that chip , you get gist .
 
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TariqSoftDev said:
ikr he should pull out some sort of patent on the board and stuff, it would make him a crap load of profit and benefit us at the same time, then again clones won't work without that specific chip since he made a specific driver for that chip , you get gist .
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Let's not beat around the bush, this is a Sony handheld we're talking about. He'd be laughed out of the patent office anyways, but even an attempt to release this on a massive scale would result in legal action against him. Not only that, patents have never stopped chinese cloners - they don't care, their entire business model is based on copying stuff.
 
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