Hardware Setup Guide

This guide assumes you have already reviewed the excellent resources elsewhere on the PokemonAutomation repository family on connecting your USB-to-UART converter to your microcontroller. With that out of the way, the following hardware configuration must also be done.

1. Plug your HDMI capture card into your computer (skip this step if you are using a PCIe capture card).
2. Plug one end of your HDMI cable into the Switch Dock and the other into the HDMI capture card.
3. With the Switch docked, navigate to the TV settings and change the the resolution to 1080p and the screen size to 100% under "Adjust Screen Size".
4. Flash your microcontroller with the appropriate hex file. If you are using the PABotBase hex, the files are found in the Packages/PABotBase/PABotBase-Switch folder. If you are using the legacy hex file, use the appropriate version of RemoteControl_xxxx.hex, which are found under the RemoteControl directory. For Teensy 2.0 and any the SparkFun Pro Micro, use RemoteControl_atmega32u4.hex. For the Arduino Uno, use RemoteControl_atmega16u2.hex. For Teensy 2.0++, use RemoteControl_at90usb1286.hex.
5. Plug the microcontroller into the Switch dock. The USB cable should connect the USB port on the microcontroller (NOT the serial pins) to the dock.
6. Plug the USB end of the USB-to-UART converter (which should already be attached to the microcontroller) into your computer.