Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

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Nah the first install i did I had two mosfets outside of the cpu shield, the rest all glued inside the shield
When you install the mosfet outside the apu shield, and the glitch worked, did you use 30awg, around 10 cm length?
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Nah the first install i did I had two mosfets outside of the cpu shield, the rest all glued inside the shield
(Sorry lot of ask, i might replicate this. Its wonderful if i could do it. I will change my default mod as mosfet outside from the apu.)

The gnd of the mosfet, you take it from the cap, the chasis or somewhere else?
 
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When you install the mosfet outside the apu shield, and the glitch worked, did you use 30awg, around 10 cm length?
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(Sorry lot of ask, i might replicate this. Its wonderful if i could do it. I will change my default mod as mosfet outside from the apu.)

The gnd of the mosfet, you take it from the cap, the chasis or somewhere else?
I've used the CPU ground(the small square in the right hand corner of the cpu), but it it a hard connection to make, I just use the chasis now
 

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Looks clean enough, let see how short can i make this wire to be.
 

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another attempt on 2nd OLED, damn my screen wont turn on but it got sounds:cry::cry: (this before instaling rp2040, one final test to OFW ), does anyone have any idea what to check ? :unsure: :unsure: , all connector seems fine
 
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I have updated to firmware 2.74 ,Picofly keeps waking up my device ,so I can't completely shut down. I'm not sure if this is a common situation. My device is a Switch OLED.
The device will wake if you plug a usb cable in fyi
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another attempt on 2nd OLED, damn my screen wont turn on but it got sounds:cry::cry: (this before instaling rp2040, one final test to OFW ), does anyone have any idea what to check ? :unsure: :unsure: , all connector seems fine
Check the pins inside the female flex connector
 

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The device will wake if you plug a usb cable in fyi
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Check the pins inside the female flex connector
The device will wake if you plug a usb cable in fyi
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Check the pins inside the female flex connector
No, I didn’t insert a USB. It’s just battery-powered. After I turn off the power, the chip will work and wake up the device.
 

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A question: Using two mosfets, is it necessary to bridge the ground of both to the point of the apu, or can I separate them and connect them independently to the same point?
 

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No, I didn’t insert a USB. It’s just battery-powered. After I turn off the power, the chip will work and wake up the device.
The chip does not wake the console. This is a well known RTC auto power on after shutdown used by N system. Every Switch console automatically turns on after poweroff from the Horizon OS, even the unmodded ones.
The picofly firmware detects that and automatically shuts the system down after the successful glitch.
 

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A question: Using two mosfets, is it necessary to bridge the ground of both to the point of the apu, or can I separate them and connect them independently to the same point?

You can seperate them there is no harm, but you have to make sure good secure connection. Do not make cables too long or different sizes. Make it as short as possible and same size.


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You can seperate them there is no harm, but you have to make sure good secure connection. Do not make cables too long or different sizes. Make it as short as possible and same size.


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So, using the yellow way in the picture is ok?

I tried to soldering using the green example but I can't do it very well.
 

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So, using the yellow way in the picture is ok?

I tried to soldering using the green example but I can't do it very well.

I personally don’t recommend using APU as ground point. Use APU shield instead.


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So, using the yellow way in the picture is ok?

I tried to soldering using the green example but I can't do it very well.
Solder like purple lines. Yellow is more difficult
 

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I personally don’t recommend using APU as ground point. Use APU shield instead.


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That squared is very difficult to solder. I am afraid you breaking something while doing it. Better just use chassis, simple and easy.
Ok, I`ll use shield as ground point. Thanks.

Solder like purple lines. Yellow is more difficult
I can´t see any purple lines on the image I`ve attached. You mean same as Bad and Abal? Using APU shield as ground point?

BTW, Can I use APU shield too soldering the GND point of RP2040? In the past I modded one Lite and the ground point at the capacitor scares me a little bit hahaha
 

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Ok, I`ll use shield as ground point. Thanks.


I can´t see any purple lines on the image I`ve attached. You mean same as Bad and Abal? Using APU shield as ground point?

BTW, Can I use APU shield too soldering the GND point of RP2040? In the past I modded one Lite and the ground point at the capacitor scares me a little bit hahaha

Yes you can use APU shield as ground point. You can also use TYPE-C connector on Lite console.


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