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| lifespan = 2006 (NDEV 1.x) 2006-2013 (NDEV 2.x) Unknown (NDEV 3.x)
| lifespan = 2006 (NDEV 1.x) 2006-2013 (NDEV 2.x) Unknown (NDEV 3.x)
| price = Unknown
| price = Unknown
−| memory = 192MB <br>128MB (GDDR3)
+| memory = 192MB (total)<br>128MB (GDDR3)
| dimensions =
| dimensions =
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Compared to regular hardware, the NDEV features all the ports found on a retail system. The NDEV has a mains power switch, and an actual power switch both located on the front of the unit. All GameCube controller ports, SD reader, and GameCube memory card ports have been moved up to the front of the unit. There is also a dipswitch located on the front. On the back of the NDEV, there are two USB Type A ports as found on a retail systems, however, there is also three USB Type B ports not seen on retail systems. One of these is labeled as a debug port, used for collecting the debug output of games running. One is labeled as COM, used to send commands to the unit. Finally, one is labeled DI. There is also one serial (DB9) 115200-baud port.
Compared to regular hardware, the NDEV features all the ports found on a retail system. The NDEV has a mains power switch, and an actual power switch both located on the front of the unit. All GameCube controller ports, SD reader, and GameCube memory card ports have been moved up to the front of the unit. There is also a dipswitch located on the front. On the back of the NDEV, there are two USB Type A ports as found on a retail systems, however, there is also three USB Type B ports not seen on retail systems. One of these is labeled as a debug port, used for collecting the debug output of games running. One is labeled as COM, used to send commands to the unit. Finally, one is labeled DI. There is also one serial (DB9) 115200-baud port.
−Unlike the Wii, the NDEV has a built-in power supply, whereas retail models have an externally placed power supply. The NDEV has 192MB of RAM, whereas a regular Wii system would only have 88MB. The GDDR3 RAM has also been upgraded from 64MB to 128MB.
+Unlike the Wii, the NDEV has a built-in power supply, whereas retail models have an externally placed power supply. The NDEV's GDDR3 RAM (MEM2) is upgraded from 64MB to 128MB, giving it a total of 192MB of RAM, up from the retail Wii's 88MB total.
Development on the NDEV is done using the "ndrun" command in the Revolution SDK to launch the optical disc emulator to create a simulated optical disc image. This runs the associated ELF directly from a filesystem on the host PC.
Development on the NDEV is done using the "ndrun" command in the Revolution SDK to launch the optical disc emulator to create a simulated optical disc image. This runs the associated ELF directly from a filesystem on the host PC.