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pico de_Fuse

Based on PicoBoot

Wiring

Pico Pin Name Wii U Testpoint Description
GP2 TP50 DEBUG0
GP3 TP51 DEBUG1
GP4 TP52 DEBUG2
GP5 TP53 DEBUG3
GP6 TP55 DEBUG4
GP7 TP54 DEBUG5
GP8 TP48 DEBUG6
GP9 TP49 DEBUG7
GP10 TP176 EXI0 MISO
GP11 TP176 EXI0 MISO
GP12 TP176 EXI0 MISO
GP13 TP176 EXI0 MISO
GP14 TP101 EXI0 CLK
GP15 TP144 (alternatively: R677) NRST
GP18 TP48 DEBUG6
GP19 TP48 DEBUG6
GP20 TP48 DEBUG6
GP21 TP48 DEBUG6
GND GND, and/or TP164 GND
3V3(OUT) TP122 Always-On 3.3v

wiring diagram (Thanks to JadeStrike for the wiring diagram)

For wiring to the Pico, I highly suggest using ~38AWG enameled magnet wire (not solid core or stranded). Some of the test points are close to the GPU voltage rails (which are high amperage); A poor solder joint breaking off and touching something else can be catastrophic.

The best location to mount the Pico is still an open question. For my main Wii U, I'm currently planning on placing kapton tape over the Nintendo logo on the top side of the PCB, wrapping my Pico in kapton tape, and then adhering the Pico to the kapton tape with double-sided foam. Wires can be safely routed from the bottom of the PCB to the top through the WiFi antenna divots. I'm also planning on using a microUSB breakout board (wired to the Pico Testpoints) above the HDMI port for serial output.

Apparently some people have managed to shove entire SSDs on the underside of the board using electrical tape, so space clearly isn't that big of an issue. But the bigger issue is that the Pico microUSB is currently the only way to perform backups/restores/diagnostics (and the firmware hasn't quite finalized yet), so the USB cable from the Pico has to go ~somewhere out the front of the console or the back.