Hacking Hardware McFly - an RP2040 board compatible with Picofly

[Kinokoda]

I think the HWFLY lite and oled flex cables have the same spacing etc since its the same chip and yep thats the cable

Sounds like a plan, the first of the two beta testers showed a picture that presumably has the oled cable installed. ill go with that

here is the cable

 

[d.b]

Thanks for trying it! Labelling from the top side will increase the size of the board which i'm really not keen on, hopefully once the board is released the documentation can be a good substitute. What do you mean by solder pads next to the flex cable connector on the right side? do you want the solder pads and flex to swap positions?

At least for the oled after a test fit i done (didn't soldered yet i will post pictures next days after the installation) i would like the pads to the orange circles and the flex connector lower (number 2 labeled) so that the chip sits near the edge of ram cover and the cables be as short as possible...
i believe that this design will fit nice in the v1 , v2 with a flex cpu of an oled...
also the labeling could be a single letter (still dont now if can fit)
dont now if all of this is possible from design perspective..
for the lite the best place to fit i believe is on top of mmc so the design must be according to that...
Beside that you have made an excellent design as is and working flawlessly...
Congrats @Saliciae and thank you for your hard work!!!

 

[dewolf]

@Saliciae really great works!
If you need a tester or I can help you in any way I’m a professional installer in Italy

Here my YT channel https://youtube.com/@waitforrik

 

[Bl_BR]

@Saliciae How do I test this new modchip? I'm from Brazil and I've been installing for a long time

 

[Adran_Marit]

@Saliciae Como faço para testar este novo modchip? sou do brasil e já estou instalando a muito tempo

English only forum

 

[Kinokoda]

@Saliciae How do I test this new modchip? I'm from Brazil and I've been installing for a long time

The files havent been released yet, but once this project comes out, you will be able to order PCBs from places like JLCPCB.

 

[qcpsviqzyool]

@notzecoxao on twitter posted a sendfiles link a week ago with a picture of marty. I downloaded it and it looks like some version of this

 

[Adran_Marit]

@notzecoxao on twitter posted a sendfiles link a week ago with a picture of marty. I downloaded it and it looks like some version of this

you got a link? I also imagine based someone cloned it maybe?

 

[qcpsviqzyool]

notzecoxao/status/1651256429070753794

 

[Dee87]

notzecoxao/status/1651256429070753794

well that looks like almost an excact copy from the mcfly

there are one or two things sitting on a different position but mosty of it semms just like the mcFly

 

[Kinokoda]

well that looks like almost an excact copy from the mcfly

there are one or two things sitting on a different position but mosty of it semms just like them
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you think this will be a problem?

 

[Dee87]

you think this will be a problem?

why should it matter as long as it works

 

[oresterosso]

@Saliciae
have you seen this?
it's running in aliexpress..

 

[Kinokoda]

Hey OP how is the project going so far?

 

[jakl_53]

Wow. This is exciting. I thought the switch modding scene was almost fizzled out. But then again I haven't been paying attention either. I plan on installing my first modchip here in the near future. I might wait a bit and see how this project pans out. I'm a bit sketched out trying to order the correct bits from Ali.

 

[mikembley]

damn, the updates dropped off a cliff, i was enjoying the progress - really cool project OP

 

[Adran_Marit]

damn, the updates dropped off a cliff, i was enjoying the progress - really cool project OP

things happen. projects die. some don't even see the light of day

 

[Dee87]

damn, the updates dropped off a cliff, i was enjoying the progress - really cool project OP

Upps just saw wring answerXd

If he doesn't release , there is a really simuliar bord only 1 on 2 components ins different places .
Check for a twitter post and follow there are the files to create ur board :-)

 

[Kinokoda]

things happen. projects die. some don't even see the light of day

hopefuly op can release the files soon

 

[Adran_Marit]

hopefuly op can release the files soon

Only time will tell.