Hacking Build your own dongle (Research and development thread)

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I think you use some wrong data pinout, they are the ones on the far left corner.

I'll double check that before I do the install, but it has program fine so that tells me the data pins are correct.

but no harm in checking again.

looks correct to me after looking at this image, only thing I've used different is the GND pad..

Edit

I tripled check.



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I have not opened up my switch yet, because my trinket m0 has not arrived, but looking at disassembly photos, there seems to be decent space at top the battery for trinket. Can someone confirm that?
 

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I have not opened up my switch yet, because my trinket m0 has not arrived, but looking at disassembly photos, there seems to be decent space at top the battery for trinket. Can someone confirm that?

I'm just waiting for a tri wing 1.5 to turn up then I'll let you know if nobody else does.

looking at a Google image I suppose you could cut a part of the foam away that keeps battery in place and put it in corner.

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nope it looks as if this is the only place for it really.

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Would it be possible to cut the volume up line and connect the trinket power between it. So it's only running if you press the volume button.

Edit.: Ok, the power consumption on idle is 1,3mA (with the power LED). So it's pretty negligible.
 
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I'm just waiting for a tri wing 1.5 to turn up then I'll let you know if nobody else does.

looking at a Google image I suppose you could cut a part of the foam away that keeps battery in place and put it in corner.

View attachment 133625

nope it looks as if this is the only place for it really.

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did u get the binconverter.py to work,im getting a error on line 7 with python, if you have a copy of this with the sxos payloader on the main file will you share it please.

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did u get the binconverter.py to work,im getting a error on line 7 with python, if you have a copy of this with the sxos payloader on the main file will you share it please.

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Test the new converter and if you still have a problem, open an Issue on github.

The binconverter.py should now run on python 3.6.2 and 2.7
 
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The NX disables the power rail on the USB port when in RCM mode. This is why some kind of power source is required for the dongle.

The TX dongle uses some fat electrolytic capacitors and a tiny low-power microcontroller.

Just out of curiosity, would straight-up copying the design of the TX dongle be very complicated? The fact that it requires no external power source nor battery is a rather nice feature. Do we know which microcontroller it uses?
 
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did u get the binconverter.py to work,im getting a error on line 7 with python, if you have a copy of this with the sxos payloader on the main file will you share it please.

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what you want the payload file that works on the install version of the the trinket, or the external dongle version
 

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right I've done the install everything works apart from when I have a sd card in, it gets to nintendo boot logo then makes a crackle sound then shuts off, this is both retail & cfw.

I have tried 5 different sd cards and it's the same result.

if I remove anyone of the sd cards then it boots retail and boots to the boot.dat error screen.

also it seems that my 125gb is dead now also, it's not showing up in my pc either.

I've checked the sd card adapter thing for bent pins and ain't any.

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It looks like this guy removed the metal shielding and the thermal compound. Will this leave the Switch susceptible to overheating? Looking to install the trinket m0 mod myself and wondering if I can just remove those for aesthetic purposes.

 

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Guess again, it does have a built in power source.

Well the power source is the capacitors which I presume are charging up as soon as the CFW loads up, ready for the next use; there is no battery. Would that be easy to replicate in a DIY dongle?
 

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