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The '''NDEV''' ([[RVL Product Codes|product code]] '''RVT-001''') is the main development system for the Wii, taking the form of a black box including full Wii hardware with 128MB of RAM as well as debugger, optical disc emulation, and Host I/O hardware.

The '''NDEV''' ([[RVL Product Codes|product code]] '''RVT-001''') is the main development system for the Wii, taking the form of a black box including full Wii hardware with 128MB of RAM as well as debugger, optical disc emulation, and Host I/O hardware.

The NDEV features all the ports and functionality found on a retail system, as well as 3 additional USB ports and one additional (RS-232/DB9) serial port for disc emulation and host communication. It does not have a disc drive or internal hard drive, so all software is read from NAND or the host system. The NDEV cannot boot without an attached host system, and can only launch disc titles if they are emulated by an [[ODEM]] program on the host system.

The NDEV features all the ports and functionality found on a retail system, as well as 3 additional USB ports and one additional serial (DB9) 115200-baud port for disc emulation and host communication. It does not have a disc drive or internal hard drive, so all software is read from NAND or the host system. The NDEV cannot boot without an attached host system, and can only launch disc titles if they are emulated by an [[ODEM]] program on the host system.

The typical development flow using an NDEV is to use the "ndrun" command in the [[Revolution SDK]] to launch ODEM to create a simulated optical disc image which runs the associated ELF directly from a filesystem on the host PC. Debug output can be gathered over the serial port as well as through the [[CodeWarrior IDE]] using the debug USB ports.

The typical development flow using an NDEV is to use the "ndrun" command in the [[Revolution SDK]] to launch ODEM to create a simulated optical disc image which runs the associated ELF directly from a filesystem on the host PC. Debug output can be gathered over the serial port as well as through the [[CodeWarrior IDE]] using the debug USB ports.

The NDEV contains several boards layered on top of each other, mostly used for the additional system functions not present in the retail Wii.

The NDEV contains several boards layered on top of each other, mostly used for the additional system functions not present in the retail Wii.

* NDEV-CPU(2)-X(4) - This board is equivalent to a Wii's main PCB, holding the [[Broadway]] and [[Hollywood]] chips as well as other standard I/O and functionality such as GDDR3/NAND/Memory Card ports/SD card slot.

*NDEV-CPU(2)-X(4) - This board is equivalent to a Wii's main PCB, holding the [[Broadway]] and [[Hollywood]] chips as well as other standard I/O and functionality such as GDDR3/NAND/Memory Card ports/SD card slot.

* NDEV-IO-X(1) - This board is used for the NDEV's ODEM (optical disc emulation) functionality.

*NDEV-IO-X(1) - This board is used for the NDEV's ODEM (optical disc emulation) functionality.

* NDEV power supply board - This board supplies power to the rest of the system from the internal power supply.

*NDEV power supply board - This board supplies power to the rest of the system from the internal power supply.

* NDEV internal power supply - Equivalent to a Wii's external power supply, but present within the unit at the bottom of the box.

*NDEV internal power supply - Equivalent to a Wii's external power supply, but present within the unit at the bottom of the box.

* NDEV-LED-X(1) - Handles the NDEV's exclusive front panel LED display and buttons.

*NDEV-LED-X(1) - Handles the NDEV's exclusive front panel LED display and buttons.

* NDEV-SI-X(2) - Holds the GameCube Controller ([[SI]]) ports.

*NDEV-SI-X(2) - Holds the GameCube Controller ([[SI]]) ports.

* WiFi Attenuator - WiFi related

*WiFi Attenuator - WiFi related

* BT Attenuator-X(2) - BT related

*BT Attenuator-X(2) - BT related

== Board Photos ==

==Board Photos==

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File:NDEVCPU2X4.png|alt=NDEV 2.1 CPU board (NDEV-CPU2-X4))|[[NDEV]] 2.1 CPU board (NDEV-CPU2-X4)

File:NDEVCPU2X4.png|alt=NDEV 2.1 CPU board (NDEV-CPU2-X4))|[[NDEV]] 2.1 CPU board (NDEV-CPU2-X4)