bedwardly-down / pm2hw

pm2hw

A flasher for all Pokemon mini Flash Cards (that I can actually test).

This is a work in progress, PokeUSB will come soon.

Installation

It would be best to install this via pipx rather than plain pip; but of course, both are possible.

Windows

The system has been tested on Windows 10 with Python 3.9

1. Download and install the FTD2XX drivers for Windows (Desktop).
2. Install pipx if it's not installed: py -m pip install pipx --user
   Note you will very likely need to add the folder to your PATH variable (it will warn you post-install).
3. Install pm2hw: pipx install pm2hw

Linux/MacOS X

The system has not been tested on these OSes, but it should work.

1. Download and install the FTD2XX drivers for Linux or Mac OS X as appropriate.
2. Install pipx if it's not installed: python3 -m pip install pipx --user
3. Install pm2hw: pipx install pm2hw

Usage

• CLI: pm2hw --help
• Open GUI: pm2hw-gui
  • Navigate to Help -> How to Use

Comparison

All pm2hw tests run on Python 3.9.6

PokeCard 512 v2

Utility	Read	Write
PokeFlash (Win10)	1.883s	4.509s
pm2hw (Win10)	2.529s	6.031s

Ditto mini

Utility	Read	Write
pm2hw (Win10)	33.732s	191.411s

Note: times are faster now! But I don't have the data or my card on me right now