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Joy Cons (Nintendo Switch)

5min

The Joy Con main rail between the Joy Con and Switch console is below.

Joy Con Rail

Joy Con PCB

Function

Notes

1

3

GND

-

2

4/5

GND

-

3

6

Jdet

HIGH when connected to console via Bluetooth. Joy-Con will not send serial data post-handshake unless pin is pulled LOW by console.

4

2

5V

Joy-Con power and charging

5

7

SERIAL-

Joycon Inverted level (idle at GND)

6

1

JRESET

Joy-Con reset signal , high level is reset. Ground when console is awake

7

8

GND

-

8

9

SERIAL+

Standard level (idle at 1.8V)

9

10

POWER OUT

Joy can output power to Ring Fit Adventure or starlink toy

10

11

FLOW CONTROL

Joy-Con will only send data to console when this line is HIGH

More details on the protocol and interface can be found here.

Joy Con Rail Pinout
Joy Con Rail Pinout
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Charging

The Joy Con battery charges through a BQ24073/4 charger IC.

Battery Charger (BQ24075, labelled CXP TI172).pdf
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Joy Con Charger Circuit
Joy Con Charger Circuit
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The battery comes in to the BAT pin of the BQ charger.

The output from the battery to the Joy Con comes out of the OUT pins.

The 5V to charge the battery comes in through the rail FPC connectors pin 2 (5V), via a fuse.

Joy Con Battery Charger
Joy Con Battery Charger
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To check the charger is working, first check the fuse is good, and when you apply 5V to the test pad, the bench should show current being pulled that is charging the battery.

Make sure the fuse is good, and the 5V goes into the IN pin of the BQ chip.

Confirm the battery voltage is good (positive is top pin), and that the battery voltage (3.3 to 4.2V) makes it into the BAT pins of the BQ charger.

Pin Functions

To understand more about how the charger should operate read each expected pin description below.

I will do a deeper dive and guide on testing the charge circuit when I get time.

Joy Con Battery Charger Pin Functions
Joy Con Battery Charger Pin Functions
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Updated 28 Apr 2023
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