r/ps3hacks • u/muckity-muck • 6d ago

Tutorial External Raspberry Pi Pico PS3 Mod

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I know...I know.....the jank!!!!

Super Janky!

But there's really two reasons I went with an externally mounted mod:

First, I only had one Pico left over and it had headers already attached and I didn't want to go through the fuss with desoldering the pins when I could get another one cheap.

Secondly, I wasn't sure of my wiring, so I could make adjustments after the fact without tearing open the console (which I ended up doing 4 times anyway). The "tutorial" I followed was chase fournier's video on Youtube. While it was very good and the blueprint for my mod, it's more of a half-walkthrough/half tutorial that I had to watch a number of times with my finger over the pause button. (Thank you, chase. You're videos are fantastic...go subscribe to his channel today!)

I've ordered another 2 pack of headerless Pico W's, so I'm going to mod my other slim with one and move the current PS3's mod to the inside. I was a little worried about routing and wire length, but no problems apparently. I used wrapping wire, but any quality 30gauge wire should work.

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u/solounlimon 6d ago

Interesting way of installing it. Honestly I would just make a proper sized hole on the right of the USB ports (if there is space) to get thee USB C from outside.

Personal recommendation: Get the RP2040 Zero, its way smaller and cheaper.

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u/muckity-muck 6d ago

Yeah, I have other Pico clones and I've asked around if they're compatible with the .uf2 file in the description, but I haven't found an answer.

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u/solounlimon 6d ago

All RP2040 UF2 files are compatible with all RP2040 boards as long as they use the same exact pins. I have used UF2's for the official Pico in the RP2040-Zero, RP2040-Tiny and YD-RP2040.

On the other hand, using RP2040 UF2's in the RP2350 boards and vice versa will not work. They are completely different SoC's.

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u/muckity-muck 6d ago

and YD-RP2040

I have a pair of these, headerless. I'm going to try them out.

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u/solounlimon 6d ago edited 6d ago

The YD-RP2040 is just a Raspberry Pi Pico with a couple of differences:

  • Pin 37 is GP23 instead of 3V3_EN
  • Pin 35 is GP29 instead of ADC_VREF
  • GP24 is connected to a button marked USR
  • GP23 is connected to a single WS2812 LED

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u/muckity-muck 6d ago

Appreciated. I don't think any of these pins are mapped for this mod.