Looking to modchip patched OG switch

[bobfacemoo]

Hi I have an OG model switch V2 (patched) that I am considering installing a modchip into now that the switch2 is out and I have one so I'm not using my original switch anymore. There seems to be a few options but I'm wondering what the best option will be, I have a friend who has experience doing mods that will be installing for me so "easy install vs hard install" isn't a big factor. I have a switch lite with hwfly but i'm wondering if picofly is a better option or not before i decide which one to order for it.

cheers

 

[Nephiel]

As far as I know, Hwfly is no longer made, pretty much all you can find by that name are knockoff Picofly clones of unknown quality. So I'd just go with Picofly on a decent RP2040 board, like a Waveshare Zero or Tiny. There's a helpful guide here.

 

[bobfacemoo]

As far as I know, Hwfly is no longer made, pretty much all you can find by that name are knockoff Picofly clones of unknown quality. So I'd just go with Picofly on a decent RP2040 board, like a Waveshare Zero or Tiny. There's a helpful guide here.

Oh good to know thank you! I can grab an RP2040 board off ebay, wondering if that will be good enough for it?

 

[Nephiel]

Oh good to know thank you! I can grab an RP2040 board off ebay, wondering if that will be good enough for it?

Pinout and resistor values may vary depending on the board, so I would stick to one of the known working ones in the guide, just to be sure.

The Waveshare Zero should work well, although the buttons, regulator and USB port are kind of bulky and may interfere depending on where you place it. Some installers desolder those parts right before install.
I prefer the Tiny, as it is smaller and fits without desoldering any parts, but that's because they are on a separate (optional) board. You need one of those in order to flash it.

You also need MOSFETs, those you can get by themselves, or get the flex PCB that includes them and is a bit easier to install. They are pretty much the same for all modchips.

 

[bobfacemoo]

Pinout and resistor values may vary depending on the board, so I would stick to one of the known working ones in the guide, just to be sure.

The Waveshare Zero should work well, although the buttons, regulator and USB port are kind of bulky and may interfere depending on where you place it. Some installers desolder those parts right before install.
I prefer the Tiny, as it is smaller and fits without desoldering any parts, but that's because they are on a separate (optional) board. You need one of those in order to flash it.

You also need MOSFETs, those you can get by themselves, or get the flex PCB that includes them and is a bit easier to install. They are pretty much the same for all modchips.

This is the RP2040 I ordered, it comes with a few extra things it looks like, including one that connects it to PC so that I can flash the picofly software onto it. Like I said my friend will be doing the actual soldering/modding part as I'm not knowledgeable about that, will this chip be okay? it says specifically for nintendo switch model, not the lite or the oled (they had different options for those) so I think it will be good

 

[Nephiel]

That looks like one of the Picofly clone boards I mentioned. RP2040 is the name of the chip on it, it's the same for all Picofly boards.

Unlike the generic boards recommended in the guide, those clones are designed just for Switch modding, and they can be faster to install, because there's almost nothing to wire by hand. It's probably fine, but their quality can vary wildly, you never know (e.g. resistor values). So if anything goes wrong, it can be harder to troubleshoot.