DSWifi documentation

Introduction

A library written in C to use the WiFi hardware of the Nintendo DS. At the moment it only supports DS mode WiFi (on a DSi it will run in compatibility mode).

Features:

• It supports accessing the Internet using IPv4.
  • Open networks and WEP-encrypted networks are supported.
  • TCP and UDP supported.
• It supports local multiplayer mode:
  • Up to 15 consoles can connect to the host (the limit can be adjusted).
  • It supports direct host <-> client transfers or optimized group transfers.
  • Client connections to the host are handled by the ARM7 automatically.

Usage guides

• Internet mode
• Local multiplayer mode

Technical documentation

• Library design

API documentation

• ARM9
  • General state of the library.
  • Scan and connect to access points.
  • Local multiplayer utilities.
  • Utilities related to Internet access.
  • Raw transfer/reception of packets.
• ARM7
  • ARM7 DSWifi header
• Common
  • ARM9 and ARM7 common definitions