Help identifying hwfly clone

[cstout]

Hello all, I picked up a hwfly for my mariko switch and didn’t realize there were so many clone variations. Would anyone be able to tell me, based on the link and photo, what firmware types would be safe to flash onto this if I ever needed to? It came preloaded with spacecraft and boots near instantly, so I’m not in a hurry to change anything…just looking to be prepared.


Thank you!

Here’s the Amazon link:
Edit: as a new user I can’t post the link, but maybe I’ll be able to reply with it.

 

[Hayato213]

RP2040 Hwfly Core that is the chip in the photo.

 

[cstout]

Sorry, I should have mentioned why I was asking in the first place. I read some posts of clones that were marked like that and they wouldn’t work with other hwfly firmware. Have you heard any such reports?

 

[Crass]

It looks like a real RP2040 ic to me, why do you think this is a clone?

 

[cstout]

Speculation, really. Is there any way to know the legitimacy of the chip itself? What prompted my curiosity about it was seeing posts like this one on Reddit:
/r/SwitchPirates/comments/17ek1u2/a_warning_about_updating_hwfly_clone_chips_rp2040/

I didn’t buy mine on aliexpress, but I did get it from a relatively new vendor on Amazon, so I could very well just be local stock of cloned product. Again, not sure how I can know for sure.

 

[baddass1979]

RP2040 with spacecraft? i didnt think that was possible

 

[cstout]

Me too! That was another cause for concern over even attempting to replace the firmware. I was expecting a picoboot firmware but when I installed it and booted up for the first time it was (and still is) spacecraft.

 

[Hassal]

Not sure if this firmware was tested on the pi chip but you should be cautious not to brick your console.

 

[baddass1979]

can you dump the firmware?

 

[0DanDan0]

That is an rp2040 looks like an oled version to me