Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

binkinator

Garfield’s Fitness Coach
Member
GBAtemp Patron
Joined
Mar 29, 2021
Messages
6,511
Trophies
2
XP
6,155
Country
United States
this is gonna be the way im gonna go for now .
till we get a smaller board

View attachment 360549
I had to cut a window for my Trinket M0. Been running that way for years now w/o issues. I did put some Kapton tape over the rough edges because I take apart all the time and don’t want to get a sheet metal metal cut.

Why are there wires running across the fan? Is that just temporary?
 

Saliciae

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 20, 2023
Messages
83
Trophies
0
Age
24
XP
419
Country
United Kingdom
How about combining it with the flex cable into a single pcb?
My brain is way too smooth to do flexpcb design ngl. plus Putting the logic components on a flex pcb will increast cost substantially. I want this to be a cheap barebones board that does the job well and it makes sense to take advantage of the existing flexpcb
 
  • Haha
Reactions: binkinator

rcpd

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Jan 31, 2023
Messages
617
Trophies
0
Age
54
XP
1,369
Country
United States

wscp

Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 21, 2023
Messages
22
Trophies
0
Age
26
XP
49
Country
India
what's the part number of the mosfet? or rather, what's the part number of a mosfet that is compatible but not a nightmare to attempt to solder?
Post automatically merged:

OOps, didn't see your reply, binkinator. Thank you.
 
  • Like
Reactions: binkinator

Saliciae

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 20, 2023
Messages
83
Trophies
0
Age
24
XP
419
Country
United Kingdom
Wait... you made this in a DAY?!
You circutboard people are bonkers fast
It was my procrastination activity for the day lmao. Also i had a head start as i've been using the RP2040 in other projects too and had a working skeleton design to use. I do want to emphasise it's not finished yet, still got the routing to do, but most of getting a good circuit design is in the placement, good placement makes for very easy routing.

I might get protos in hand in a week or two, assemble when i can. My switch is unpatched erista so i might build a few and see if there are people willing to test it. Can i ask on this forum for testers? i'm not 100% sure how modchip designers do testing with users as this is my first console design, usually i do much more boring stuff haha
 
  • Like
Reactions: linuxares

Dee87

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Mar 19, 2023
Messages
1,139
Trophies
1
XP
1,574
Country
Germany
okay guys no dont give me hate i was thinging about how we could still be able to update the rp2040 zero even though we shouldnt have to and a remeberes a flat cable in the ps4 controller that i once used for a usbc port where someone riped the traces off under the usb-c port in the switch ..........
well here u go
IMG_20230321_222408.jpg

IMG_20230321_200905.jpg
IMG_20230321_200937.jpg
 
Last edited by Dee87,

binkinator

Garfield’s Fitness Coach
Member
GBAtemp Patron
Joined
Mar 29, 2021
Messages
6,511
Trophies
2
XP
6,155
Country
United States
okay guys no dont give me hate i was thinging about how we could still be able to update the rp2040 zero even though we shouldnt have to and a remeberes a flat cable in the ps4 controller that i once used for a usbc port where someone riped the traces off under the usb-c port in the switch ..........
well here u go
View attachment 360552View attachment 360553View attachment 360554
Did you tack it down and test it or is this just mock-up For now?
 

wscp

Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 21, 2023
Messages
22
Trophies
0
Age
26
XP
49
Country
India
btw, this should technically work with even a normal pico, right? I know it won't fit inside the switch, but as long as the pinout is correct it should work? Of course, the firmware probably wouldn't work due to the board being different...Though I don't see a big reason it wouldn't either.
 

rcpd

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Jan 31, 2023
Messages
617
Trophies
0
Age
54
XP
1,369
Country
United States
btw, this should technically work with even a normal pico, right? I know it won't fit inside the switch, but as long as the pinout is correct it should work?
Notch the backplate for the wires and tape that pico to the backside. Solved. :P
 

Saliciae

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 20, 2023
Messages
83
Trophies
0
Age
24
XP
419
Country
United Kingdom
btw, this should technically work with even a normal pico, right? I know it won't fit inside the switch, but as long as the pinout is correct it should work?
normal pico doesn't have all the same pins broken out afaik, missing GPIO29 as it's connected to an internal temp sensor

although if you fancy yourself with the soldering iron you can remove the temp sensor and solder to the pad
 

wscp

Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 21, 2023
Messages
22
Trophies
0
Age
26
XP
49
Country
India
normal pico doesn't have all the same pins broken out afaik, missing GPIO29 as it's connected to an internal temp sensor

although if you fancy yourself with the soldering iron you can remove the temp sensor and solder to the pad
Ahh, didn't think the zero would expose a different set of pins...
 
  • Like
Reactions: impeeza

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
    Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo: @SylverReZ, Indeed lol