11th March 2004, 3:11 PM
Nintendojo has posted what may be leaked DS specs, translated by Nathan Heckle, who goes to my local university.
Woo, a microphone input! Wait... a mic? I think that's supposed to read headphone input. I'll ask Nathan if I see him tomorrow.
Quote:It would appear that through a leaked "Nitro" document we may very well have before us the technical specs for Nintendo's DS, which basically confirms it to be a portable Nintendo 64. While still an unsubstantiated rumor, the file appears to be legit. Click the image below for a look at the full sized document.
NITRO Function Summary
CPU Core
Main Processor: ARM946E-S (67 MHz)
Cache: 8 kilobytes for instructions, 4 kilobytes for data
TCM: 32 kilobytes for instructions, 16 kilobytes for data
Sub Processor: ARM7TDMI (33 MHz)
Memory
Main Memory: 4 megabytes (8 megabytes in the debugger)
ARM9/ARM7 Shared: 38 kilobytes (16 kilobytes x 2)
ARM7 Internal Work RAM: 64 kilobytes
VRAM: 656 kilobytes
LCD
Screen Size: 256 x 192, RGB pixels, two screens
Number of Colors: 262,144 (18-bit color)
2D Graphics Engine (A, B)
Backgrounds: Up to 4 layers
Objects: Up to 128 sprites
3D Graphics Engine
Coordinate Conversion Ability: Up to 4 million vertices/second
Polygon Drawing Ability: Up to 120,000 polygons/second
Pixel Drawing Ability: Up to 30 million pixels/second
Sound
16-channel ADPCM/PCM (Up to 8 channels of PSG can be established)
Microphone Input
Wireless Communication
Original protocol based on IEEE802.11
Input Device
Touch-panel
Digital-pad, A, B, R, L, Start, Select (X and Y are under examination)
Power Control
Can deal with sleep mode (wakeup is possible at a chosen time interval or due to wireless reception), 2D engine, rendering engine, geometry engine, and the LCD's power control.
There you have it; make of it what you will. Major props to Nintendojo contributor Nathan Heckel for his translation of the text.
Woo, a microphone input! Wait... a mic? I think that's supposed to read headphone input. I'll ask Nathan if I see him tomorrow.