Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

[Dee87]

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• Unpack the chip and it won't start

u need to install the chip with all cable and give us a video of the led colors please
make sure all connections are properly connected

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What temp do you recommend?

use low melt temp and run with 200-220°C

 

[RexSonic]

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• Unpack the chip and it won't start

How did you connect the cpu cable?

 

[3CP-andres-N]

okay u havent installed the rp yet like it looks on the video

like i said before after u flash it and have a green light after flahing u need to set rgb mode so u get a red led after flashing

u need to install the rp2040 if ur having issue with it otherwise nobody can help only with the point of having the right color after flashing the rp 2040


u flash the rp2040 after u should get a succes color after u draged the required files in the rp2040 folder that appers and if u get green after flashing it it means u need to set rgb mode , if u get red u dont need to set rgb mode

how do you set the rgb mode???

 

[Dee87]

how do you set the rgb mode???

Please check the picofly aio thread there is a pic from the 2040 where it shows wich pins u need to bridge

 

[RexSonic]

how do you set the rgb mode???

Bridge the connection at the back of the board shown on the right

 

[3CP-andres-N]

Colleagues, with the release of version 2.6, some peaks have already been enabled, here you have the scheme of the installation points of this

 

[FlowerFire]

Your iron is not to hot,that is why it did that.Try remping up the heat and use flux a good one and check with multimetter for shorted cap.if there is none then you can power on the switch to see if it works.

Ok thanks. But if verify it wrong and there's a short on the 3v3 cap, I guess I'll fry my Switch up, right?

 

[NooBziN]

i also have fw 2.6 on my Oled and My v2 v2 is running 16.0 and Oled is running 16.01 i dont have any issues with any of them

but did you do 2.5 first?
or went straight to 2.6

 

[Ragna666]

Hi guys.
Can someone give me a diagram for v1 patched console and aliexpress link for the mosfet?
Or can i use hwfly flex cable for it?

 

[Dee87]

Ok thanks. But if verify it wrong and there's a short on the 3v3 cap, I guess I'll fry my Switch up, right?

thats where u use a multimeter , i dont know the pinout from the caps but it was posted a few post when u fir mentioned ur issue u need to check that

but maybe u would fry it yes if its bridge to ground and depending on what chip it supplies

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Hi guys.
Can someone give me a diagram for v1 patched console and aliexpress link for the mosfet?
Or can i use hwfly flex cable for it?

u can use hwfly flex cable for it
diagram is in Aio picofly thread

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but did you do 2.5 first?
or went straight to 2.6

i had 2.5 and unlock flashed before

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Colleagues, with the release of version 2.6, some peaks have already been enabled, here you have the scheme of the installation points of this

aio picofly there should be the pinout for it

 

[Ragna666]

Thx.
What size of the wire i need to buy?
This is gonna be the first switch i use modchip with it.
It was a good buy for experimenting just 20dollar and only the battery was dead.
I'm gonna do a few cheap ones to have some experience with it before i do a zelda oled console for myself.

 

[Dee87]

Thx.
What size of the wire i need to buy?
This is gonna be the first switch i use modchip with it.
It was a good buy for experimenting just 20dollar and only the battery was dead.
I'm gonna do a few cheap ones to have some experience with it before i do a zelda oled console for myself.

i use 0.1mm emnaled wire for everything

do u have soldering experience?
use flux, and low melt solder thats what i always use on mods
the solder with resin core is not enough
that a good idea to use dead board or cheap ones before u go to an oled because oled is a bit difficult hard to get to the Dat = point

 

[FreeLander]

Would someone please clear up the V2 Mosfet installation for me? So G goes to chip, but D and S are soldered on different sides on each one of those pics. I'd appreciate the red and blue color clarification.

 

[Dee87]

Would someone please clear up the V2 Mosfet installation for me? So G goes to chip, but D and S are soldered on different sides on each one of those pics. I'd appreciate the red and blue color clarification.

there u go mosfet is just turned around and usind the big D solder point from the mosfet all "D"points on the mosfets are connected together
the apus just have a different layout thats why
V2 is mariko board so its the bottum one

 

[JackFrostSMT]

there u go mosfet is just turned around and usind the big D solder point from the mosfet all "D"points on the mosfets are connected together
V2 is mariko board so its the bottum one
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Dang, I didn't think of doing my lite's mosfets like that. I have them next to each other but they are both wired separately.

 

[Dee87]

Dang, I didn't think of doing my lite's mosfets like that. I have them next to each other but they are both wired separately.

i installed them that way on my oled :-)
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[FreeLander]

there u go mosfet is just turned around and usind the big D solder point from the mosfet all "D"points on the mosfets are connected together
the apus just have a different layout thats why
V2 is mariko board so its the bottum one
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THIS IS NEAT. I love it. Now it makes sense. I've got three questions please:

1/ Is it okey to use 38 AWG copper enameled wire for all MOSFET points (D,G,S)?
2/ Do you need to use two MOSFETs? is it going to give the same effect if I used one MOSFET for both caps like the pic below?
3/ Should I go for this type of MOSFET? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32697729029.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.222138dat6dNHy&mp=1

 

[Dee87]

THIS IS NEAT. I love it. Now it makes sense. I've got three questions please:

1/ Is it okey to use 38 AWG copper enameled wire for all MOSFET points (D,G,S)?
2/ Do you need to use two MOSFETs? is it going to give the same effect if I used one MOSFET for both caps like the pic below?
3/ Should I go for this type of MOSFET? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32697729029.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.222138dat6dNHy&mp=1

38 awg is 0.1 mm so no that not enough i cant tell u what awg i used since took some copper wire and thrilled it
u need a nice thick wire for that since there is i think 10a going threw there.
only used 0.1mm for gate wire to rp2040 for everything else u need thicker wire
go for the mosfet that is listed in the Aio thread there is everything u need to know

it might some need switche need 2 mosfets but since they just cost a few cents i just used 2 of them on my v2 and oled

my v1 donoar board worked with 1 mosfet

 

[NooBziN]

i had 2.5 and unlock flashed before

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that's why you are not in error
you used 2.5

 

[FreeLander]

38 awg is 0.1 mm so no that not enough i cant tell u what awg i used since took some copper wire and thrilled it
u need a nice thick wire for that since there is i think 10a going threw there.
only used 0.1mm for gate wire to rp2040 for everything else u need thicker wire
go for the mosfet that is listed in the Aio thread there is everything u need to know

it might some need switche need 2 mosfets but since they just cost a few cents i just used 2 of them on my v2 and oled

my v1 donoar board worked with 1 mosfet

Thanks. I'll just go with 30 AWG to be safe. The AIO thread suggests IRFHS8342 MOSFET I looked it up on Aliexpress and I found the link above. I'll just go with it. Thanks. You're always very helpful. Appreciated.