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Trinket Internal Install.

Here's A Guide To Installing The Trinket M0 Into The Switch.

Program The Trinket Before You Remove The Usb Port, Saves You Doing It After You Complete The Install.

First Thing To Do Is Remove The Usb Port From The Trinket, If You Have A Hot Air Wand Then Use That To Remove The Port It Will Reduce The Risk Of Damage To The Pads.

usb intact.jpg


Now That The Usb Port Has Been Removed You Want To Solder Wire To The Data Pads, White = Data- And Green Data+ In This Guide.

Now Solder Wire To The Bat Pad = Red, Gnd Pad = Black, Pad 4 = Orange & Pad 3 = Brown In This Guide.

Also Remove The Resistor Next To The Ppower Led Mark Out In Purple In This Guide.
Trinket Points.jpg


When You Have The Trinket All Prepared, You Can Now Proceed To The Install To The Switch.
trinket install points.jpg


Once The Install Is Completely Done Then Clean Up The Points You Have Soldered To Using Isopropyl And Cotton Buds/Q-Tips.
Finished.jpg



Alternative Point For Pad 4.

Altternative Pad 4 Point.jpg


Alternative Points For Joycon Rail Pin 10.

If You Decide On Using This Alternative Point Then Use Enamel Coated Jumper Wire 0.10mm.

Alt Joycon Rail Pin 10 Point.jpg


Remember Take Your Time It's Not A Race lol. Rushing Can Lead To Mistakes.

Tools Required.

Kynar Wire 30 AWG.
Soldering Iron.
Hot Air Wand For Usb Port Removal(Optional)
Isopropyl.
Cotton Bud/Q-Tips.
Flux.
Solder.
Enamel Jumper Wire (Optional)


Thanks And Credit Goes To Xboxexpert For This Solution.

I Think That Covers Everything.

EDIT..

here's another method for the install of the trinket, this method does away with the pad 4, as some may find it tricky to solder to the cap used on the mobo.

the rst pad is used instead and the wire is linked to the power button, Also this has a bonus that you can double press the power button to put the trinket into boot loader mode for uploading a new payload.

of course you don't have to use the rst pad at all, you can't just press power button and volume up button, then press reset button for rcm mode.

this method should be ok for the novices.

install at your own risk.

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the pad on the power button to use.

power button point.jpg


i have one more method to try but I really think this one is not to bad method.

the more methods the better I say, of course to try and make it as easy as possible for pros and novices.

EDIT...
another method for the install of the trinket.

this method is basically same as all other methods, just a different points uses for the bat pad and rst pad.

this install will allow you to have the trinket power off when you fully power off the switch.

double press the reset button on the trinket to get into boot loader mode, this may take a couple of attempts to do.

the payload that you use already will work with this method no need for new ones.

here's the diagram for method 3, you could possibly have this as a 4 wire install, if you install auto rcm mode, but as my sd card module port is buggerd I couldn't test that out.

twinket power off.jpg


ok it seems method 3 needs auto rcm installed for it to work without the need to use the rst pad

so for them that don't want to use auto rcm mode then solder a wire from rst pad to the point on the power button, and use pad 3 to the pin 10 on the joycon rail or one of the alt points on mobo.

beware the alt points are small so use at your own risk.

ok anyone with changing issues test these 2 points, you should get 5v on the usb port side, and around 3.2v on the switch side.

if your getting the volts on the switch side that are fluctuating up & down then replace the part with the v on top it's a diode, you want one that fits so the actual size is either 0402 or 0603 in dimension (i'm using 0402/0603 as an example for size purpose only)

around page 16 has more info about this component..

dont come moaning if you damage your console doing this install, i'm not responsible for you opening or taking a soldering iron to your console.
you do this at your own risk any damage is down to yourself.


charger_issue_volts.jpg


another thing if your trinket starts to get very hot to the point you can't touch it, then the atmel ATSAMD21E18A-U ic is on it's way out, so you will need to replace the ic or just replace your trinket.

at some point it wont power up after this has happened.
1 = gets very hot.
2 = reset starts to become tempermental .
3 = dead
4 = fix replace the atmel ATSAMD21E18A-U ic

edit

added uf2 drag and drop files for r4 trinket gemma dongles or for a 4 wire internal install.

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Sorry for my bad english , but I've got 3 more questions ?

The last file to load inside the M0 is still '' Trinket-R4-Gemma_v5 ''?
Wich is the best install Diagram for Dualboot with V+& Power to boot in CFW ?
And if I boot with the Original Firmware ,Can I play online with Fortnite without to be banned?

Thanks in advance and best regards .
Stephane from Paris
 
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@M-O-B

Sorry for my bad english , but I've got 3 more questions ?

The last file to load inside the M0 is still '' Trinket-R4-Gemma_v5 ''?
Wich is the best install Diagram for Dualboot with V+& Power to boot in CFW ?
And if I boot with the Original Firmware ,Can I play online with Fortnite without to be banned?

Thanks in advance and best regards .
Stephane from Paris
This is the best methode in my opinion and i tried several in the last few days :)
https://gbatemp.net/threads/interna...ybitsy-m0-express-guide-files-support.508068/
Will stay on that with the 3 different files on the chip for now, maybe later i change to the 8 file one :)
 

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OK , Cn You confirm me the Trinket Point to Switch with this diagram .
For Dual BOot 6 wires .

M0 ---> Switch
0 ----->V+
3 ------> Joycon Strap
D+ ---->D+
D- ---->D-
3v ---->3V
Gnd ---->Gnd

And what about Online game with Official firmawre .
Banned risk or not?
 

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OK , Cn You confirm me the Trinket Point to Switch with this diagram .
For Dual BOot 6 wires .

M0 ---> Switch
0 ----->V+
3 ------> Joycon Strap
D+ ---->D+
D- ---->D-
3v ---->3V
Gnd ---->Gnd

And what about Online game with Official firmawre .
Banned risk or not?

Yes that seems correct but this picture is a early one :) Points are the same but it more accurately drawn. You find it here:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/interna...de-files-support.508068/page-103#post-8384716

Would recommend you to do it the way it‘s described on the link because that‘s the latest and best method of modding your console!

And i can regard you to not solder the Vol+ Strap! Because if you do that you could only boot OFW while holding down the reset button.
Also these Resistors are very very tiny so you can break them very easily (I know what i‘m talking about because it happened to me ;)).
So if you don‘t have really good solder skills, dont try it because there is a high chance it will break and then you have to solder a new one in with the help of magnifying glass or a microskope!

About the question for online gaming: It‘s a little bit safer but there is also an Risk of ban becaus no one known what‘s exactly send to Nintendo because using the CFW leaves some sort of traces.

So the only way of online gaming would be if you restore a nand Backup that was taken BEFORE a CFW is bootet for the first time on that console.
 
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@M-O-B

Sorry for my bad english , but I've got 3 more questions ?

The last file to load inside the M0 is still '' Trinket-R4-Gemma_v5 ''?
Wich is the best install Diagram for Dualboot with V+& Power to boot in CFW ?
And if I boot with the Original Firmware ,Can I play online with Fortnite without to be banned?

Thanks in advance and best regards .
Stephane from Paris

I will be posting new updated at some point in next 24 hours.

I wouldn't play online if you mod your console.

as for install diagram I don't use any that I posted now.

I only install using 4 wires & a 10k resistor.

power.
gnd.
data+
data-

10k resistor between pin 7 & 10 in right joycon, or pads 7 & 10 on mobo for right joycon.

I use this point for the power.
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install.

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ok, now I get it started in heckate, but once it does, as I start the homebrew, I give it to the photos folder and it does not do anything ... I'm in 6.1
 

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I recovered the console of a customer who damaged the motherboard of his Switch by wanting to weld a Trinket chip and he ripped 2 pellets (green and orange dots on the picture).
I am trying to recover the connections between USB-C socket and the damaged pellets but I have no other motherboard to test ...

Can anyone tell me what are the points of agreement between these pellets and the USB-C socket?

Thanks for your help

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I recovered the console of a customer who damaged the motherboard of his Switch by wanting to weld a Trinket chip and he ripped 2 pellets (green and orange dots on the picture).
I am trying to recover the connections between USB-C socket and the damaged pellets but I have no other motherboard to test ...

Can anyone tell me what are the points of agreement between these pellets and the USB-C socket?

Thanks for your help

switch_motherboard_damaged.jpg

so basically the data pads have been damaged, if I get chance I'll test if the 2 pads go to anywhere else, looking at the image it looks like they end at the pads.

if you have a old USB lead you can cut the USB A plug off and test the green and white wires, to see if your getting a connection from the usb lead going to the mobo points

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you could solder the data wires from the trinket to the 2 traces that should work. but you'll probably need to use 0.2 enameled coat wire, to cut down further damage to the traces.

also try an external dongle to see if you can boot into rcm mode, with the way the console is at moment.

if this boots with external dongle then the pads wont need repairing.
 

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so basically the data pads have been damaged, if I get chance I'll test if the 2 pads go to anywhere else, looking at the image it looks like they end at the pads.

if you have a old USB lead you can cut the USB A plug off and test the green and white wires, to see if your getting a connection from the usb lead going to the mobo points

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you could solder the data wires from the trinket to the 2 traces that should work. but you'll probably need to use 0.2 enameled coat wire, to cut down further damage to the traces.

also try an external dongle to see if you can boot into rcm mode, with the way the console is at moment.

if this boots with external dongle then the pads wont need repairing.
I have tried to use alternative DAT+ et DAT- pads (in back of the motherboard) but no RCM boot (even if the connection exists between damaged DAT+/DAT- pads and alternative pads).
With dongle no RCM boot too...

It seems damaged pads must serve as a bridge to other tracks.

To program the Switchme, I have used an "Adafruit USB Micro-B Breakout Board" that I have linked to PC and drop "TRINKET_REBUG_SIMPLE_UF2_V098r3.UF2" file into.
When the modchip is solder to motherboard, I can't access by USB-C connection.
 
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From your diagram, when I test the "yellow" track from USB-C, I have got GND (6th point from the right)...
Do you have same ?
No shouldn`t be a GND.

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You need to make the connections I have highlighted.
 

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No shouldn`t be a GND.
It's ok the "orange damaged point" from my diagram was linked to GND for some reason (?!?).

I scratched a bit and the link to the GND disappeared. :)
I will be able to continue my transplanting.

Thank you very much.
 
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Hey

First thanks for the amazing post.
I want to ask about something totally different.
As there is nothing on the horizon for something like SD2Vita for the switch I was wondering if I could use something similar to this to solder a micro sd card reader to load my backups. Is it possible?
 

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