Libnds documentation

Introduction

Welcome to the libnds reference documentation.

2D engine API

• General video
• 2D Background Layers
• 2D Sprites
• Sprite and background windows

3D engine API

• OpenGL (ish)
• Box Test
• Position test
• Simple DS 2D rendering using the 3D core

Audio API

• Simple Sound Engine

Math

• Hardware Assisted Math
• Fixed point trigenometry functions

Memory

• General memory definitions
• NDS and GBA header structure
• Direct Memory Access
• DSi New Direct Memory Access
• DSi New WRAM

Storage Access

• Slot-1 common access functions
• Slot-1 ARM9 access functions
• Simple replacement of libfat
• NitroFS, filesystem embedded in a NDS ROM
• ARM9 SDMMC Module

System

• Custom DS types
• Hardware Initilization
• Bios
• ARM9 Cache
• Interrupts
• FIFO
• Timers

Multithreading

• Cooperative multithreading

Dynamic libraries

• Helpers to load dynamic libraries

User Input/ouput

• Keypad and touch pad
• Keyboard
• Console and Debug Printing
• Touch screen definitions
• Input definitions

DSi Camera

• High-level ARM9 DSi camera functions
• Low-level ARM7 DSi camera functions

DSi Teak DSP Utilities

• DSP general utilities
• DSP <-> ARM9 FIFO transfer utilities
• TLF format description

Utility

• Image Manipulation
• GRF file loader
• PCX file loader
• General Purpose dynamic array implementation
• General purpose linked list implementation
• Decompression
• DSi RSA functions
• DSi SHA1 functions
• UTF functions

Custom Peripherals

• Slot-2 peripheral detection, external RAM
• Slot-2 gyro sensor
• Slot-2 solar sensor
• Slot-2 tilt sensor
• Slot-2 Rumble
• DS Motion Card/Pak
• DS Easy Piano
• Slot-2 Paddle controller
• Slot-2 Guitar Grip controller

ARM7 modules

• RTC utilities
• Console to that sends messages to the ARM9 easily
• Keypad and touch pad ARM7 helpers
• Audio and microphone helpers
• Touch screen helpers
• SPI bus controller
• Firmware flash access helpers
• DS Touchscreen/Sound controller helpers
• DSi TMIO ARM7 module
• DSi GPIO ARM7 definitions and helpers

Debugging

• Debug via printf to DS screen or NO$GBA
• Simple assert
• Send message to NO$GBA
• Exception handling