#prototype hardware

[chainswordcs-docs]

switch joycon prototype image dump

JPT-EP1-2-A

image source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156371508763

JPT-EP2-1

image source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156371507426

image source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156360005009

related: Joysticks

image source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/326152146945

The listing above was only selling the two joysticks, and the last three images were included to show how the joysticks were used.

JPT-EP2-2

image source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156359740069

image source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156381252898

image source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/326133095142

[chainswordcs-docs]

wii u gamepad factory test (proto?) firmware image dump

gamepad #1

source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/405204224990

mirror: http://web.archive.org/web/20240920204350/https://www.ebay.com/itm/405204224990

info

listed by ebay user gaminggoodies_6

"Prototype (X11) WiiU Gamepad with factory test software"

gamepad #2

source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166848537298

mirror: http://web.archive.org/web/20240920205744/https://www.ebay.com/itm/166848537298

info:

listed by ebay user whitecar12345

X11 gamepad

untested

gamepad #3

source: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/166566361641

mirror: http://web.archive.org/web/20240920215246/https://www.ebay.ca/itm/166566361641

most of the images are dead now, but using Highly Advanced Hackerman Techniques, i saw a few that i was able to archive... only two out of four images, images #1 and #3 respectively, but thankfully image #3 shows the relevant test menu. also, yes these are the highest resolution versions i could get, trust me i checked.

"Image 1 of 4" source: http://web.archive.org/web/20240920215055/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/QiAAAOSwWm9lsePB/s-l400.jpg

"Image 3 of 4" source: http://web.archive.org/web/20240920211535/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/QiEAAOSwWm9lsePC/s-l960.webp

info:

sold by ebay user re-toro_sushi_one-piece

described as follows: "This is a factory test gamepad ..." "This is a prototype of the X11 that was actually used for performance evaluation at the Foxconn factory. A pre-finalize [sic] test menu is installed ..."

gamepad #4

source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166777233237 mirror: http://web.archive.org/web/20240920223516/https://www.ebay.com/itm/166777233237

info:

sold by ebay user re-toro_sushi_one-piece

described as follows: "This is a factory test gamepad ..." "This is an X11 prototype that was actually used for performance evaluation in the Foxconn factory. The pre-finalize [sic] test menu is installed ..." "The packaging is from the factory, and the sheet used for the evaluation check is included. ..."

gamepad #5

source: https://x.com/PaulFelixKelly/status/1745260773897818353

info:

post by user PaulFelixKelly on Twitter / X

"Nintendo Wii U Tablet still in factory mode / Test Mode from the factory as these boards might have had defects and were binned before the normal software could be loaded onto them."

gamepad #6

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/wiiu/comments/14vsx0y/wii_u_gamepad_factory_mode/

posted by user FunkyGamer26

gamepad #7

source: https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/nintendo-wii-u-prototype-testpad alt source: https://consolevariations.com/profile/LinusDevTips/submissions

info:

images posted by user LinusDevTips

title: "Nintendo Wii U Prototype Testpad"; description: "Prototype testpad used for validation testing."

gamepad #8

source: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/wii-u-release-day-thread.499806/page-123#post-44484322

posted by user Tom_Cody

[themajortechie]

A call to help on repairing a one-of-a-kind prototype!

[themajortechie]

REALLY liking how these two photos turned out. I'll probably be sending a couple of these off to dosdude1 to (hopefully) repair my S3 Chrome 460 prototype soon, but the rest of these are either reading with extremely low resistances (a possible indication of the chip being faulty) or are a newer revision that is physically smaller and has a different pinout.