Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

[NetYaroze]

Hi everyone! I'm new here.

It's not clear to me what to do after picofly starts the first time. Is there a guide that explains what to insert in the micro sd after the "NO SD" message is on the switch?

 

[Donnie-Burger]

Hi everyone! I'm new here.

It's not clear to me what to do after picofly starts the first time. Is there a guide that explains what to insert in the micro sd after the "NO SD" message is on the switch?

Hekate
Atmosphere
Signature patches
There's guides everywhere

 

[MHHHM]

 

[SUPERBANEN]

Hello there, I just wanted to thank you all who worked on this project to make it possible for everyone to mod their switch

 

[QuiTim]

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Any more info on this?

 

[Adran_Marit]

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ya'll got a link?

 

[MHHHM]

ya'll got a link?

i do not have any more information just a photo

 

[eseldiem]

yes, it's good !

1206? That’s for elephants.

How about 0603? (0201 if you want to place it on the scratched out trace)

 

[Dee87]

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They even named it picofly hahahahaha

 

[Dandan0404]

Does someone have an altered HATS PACK for picofly? still bit confused on sigpatches/bin/etc. thank you <3

 

[JackFrostSMT]

Does someone have an altered HATS PACK for picofly? still bit confused on sigpatches/bin/etc. thank you <3

HWFLY uses payload.bin like picofly right? If so then its 100% compatible.

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Also, I seem to be experiencing emmc slow mode issues now with 47ohm, whats a good safe higher resistance?

 

[abal1000x]

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[JackFrostSMT]

We need 2 mosfet at sp1 and sp2.
I don't understand the function of the mosfet.

Is it some kind of switch (of Drain Source) that could be controlled from the rp2040 programatically via the gate pin?

Yes, Pico controls gate that opens source to drain

 

[Flasheure]

I've read it a couple of times in the previous posts that the resistors need to be 0805 or smaller. I don’t know if this matters but I just wanted to point it out since it seems that this mod is way too sensitive and small variations are creating very different outcomes. Cheers

It has nothing to do with value.
It’s just the dimensions.

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I wasn't really active in the Switch scene for months now.
So Picofly allows Modding of OLED Switches and Switch Lites, right?
Is there a Guide on how to do that?

hi
Yes everything is said in this subject...
Start with page 1

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Hi everyone! I'm new here.

It's not clear to me what to do after picofly starts the first time. Is there a guide that explains what to insert in the micro sd after the "NO SD" message is on the switch?

hi
You need to install Atmosphere, Hekate..... on SD
And if you’re in fw 15.0.1, here’s what you need:
Pack 15.0.1
install
Pack 16.0.1

 

[JackFrostSMT]

Also, I seem to be experiencing emmc slow mode issues now with 47ohm, whats a good safe higher resistance?

Interesting, having 94 ohm on D0 and CMD is fine, but put CLK on 94ohm and I get orange D0 blink. Hopefully just having D0 and CMD at higher resistance will solve the slow emmc issue.

 

[iolo57]

The modchip Picofly V1 is 20€ on taobao and the chip Hwfly v6 Oled is 13€.
And it looks like they added an increased current protection chip (to avoid burning the motherboard),
Picofly V1
Hwfly V6 oled

 

[froggestspirit]

Does v 2.5 power off the pico after the boot? Or does it continue to draw power while the switch is on?

 

[rehius]

Does v 2.5 power off the pico after the boot? Or does it continue to draw power while the switch is on?

it's in a very deep sleep, power consumption is about 0.6 mA
that is the best I could reach. (for comparison, hwfly consumption is about 6mA)

 

[Don Killah]

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This one looks pretty neat. Where did you find the picture ? I've already got an unused SXCore but might give this one a try.

 

[iolo57]

This one looks pretty neat. Where did you find the picture ? I've already got an unused SXCore but might give this one a try.

See my post above, there is a link for the picofly v1 chip.