I'm not quite crazy enough to try it, but I wonder if a RP2040-Zero were wired up in this manner (just running the USB Dat+ and Dat- pads that are exposed after removing the USB-C connector to the same points) if it would work the same. Theoretically it should, as it's really just the RP2040 at the core.Welp turns out it works exactly like that.
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I wired up d+ and -. held the button on the pico, pressed power and boom. I can write to the rp2040 over the switches usb c port.
This is huge! now if the chip is blank, no button will need to be held. It should just come up on windows.
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