Nitro EVA, commonly known at NTR Aging, is a program to test and diagnose issues with DS consoles right off the assembly line. Nitro EVA has been used to test 3 generations of DS consoles (DS phat, DS lite, 3DS), with some small modifications between each version. The following is a list of each dumped version along with the console it was made for: - v1.0, v5.1, v6.0 (used to test the DS phat) - v8.0, v9.0, v10.0 (used to test the DS lite) - v11.0, v11.1 (used to test the 3DS)
Test list
This is a list of the tested that can be accessed from Nitro EVA's menu. The tests are categorized by which menu they are available in.
EVALUATION MENU: - CPU, Various CPU tests (more info needed) - MIC,Microphone tests and sampler - LCD, Displays colored bars to test top screen - LCD-2, Displays images to test top screen - ROM HEADER, Display cartridge header info - KEY, Displays button input values - EMI DEMO, Model and rendering tests (need to confirm) - NTR CONFIG, Displays the current system settings - 2D(MAIN), Displays images from list to top screen - 2D(SUB), Displays images from list to bottom screen - 2D(VC), Diplays images from 2D(MAIN/SUB) in sequential order - PMIC, Tests power management chip (controls power and backlight) - KINSOKU CHK, Graphical button tester - KEY TEST, Displays button input values
TEST PROGRAM: - SELF CHECKER, Run full test on system - AGING, Run full test on system - FLICKER ADJUSTER, Displays thin bars, which cause flickering, to see if screens need to be adjusted - LCD UNIT CHECKER, Displays thin bars, which cause flickering, to see if screens need to be adjusted - TP CALIBRATION, Calibrates touch screen - TP ACCURACY, Tests touch screen calibration - TEST TP JIG, Tests touch screen calibration - IPL2 REWRITE, Rewrites or sets system settings
MISC MENU: - Test Screen, Displays colored bars to test top screen - Test Sound, Plays music and sound effects - Swap Display, Swap bottom and top screens - Test Button, Displays button input values - Test Nvram, Reads and writes system settings, and displays WiFi board + firmware info - Dump Eeprom, Displays a hex dump of the cartridge, and allows basic hex editing - TP Linearity, Tests touch screen calibration
Additional info
- Version 1.0 does not appear to have a menu to select specific tests, and attempting to exit to the menu will just turn the console off.
- The Nitro EVA UI was used in many other test programs, such as Mic Tester and F-WRITER.
