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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:<br>
<code> - v1.0, v5.1, v6.0</code> (used to test the DS phat)<br>
<code> - v8.0, v9.0, v10.0</code> (used to test the DS lite)<br>
<code> - v11.0, v11.1</code> (used to test the 3DS)<br>
<h2>Test list</h2>
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.<br><br>
<b><code>EVALUATION MENU:</code></b><br>
<code> - CPU</code>, Various CPU tests (more info needed)<br>
<code> - MIC</code>,Microphone tests and sampler<br>
<code> - LCD</code>, Displays colored bars to test top screen<br>
<code> - LCD-2</code>, Displays images to test top screen<br>
<code> - ROM HEADER</code>, Display cartridge header info<br>
<code> - KEY</code>, Displays button input values<br>
<code> - EMI DEMO</code>, Model and rendering tests (need to confirm)<br>
<code> - NTR CONFIG</code>, Displays the current system settings<br>
<code> - 2D(MAIN)</code>, Displays images from list to top screen<br>
<code> - 2D(SUB)</code>, Displays images from list to bottom screen<br>
<code> - 2D(VC)</code>, Diplays images from 2D(MAIN/SUB) in sequential order<br>
<code> - PMIC</code>, Tests power management chip (controls power and backlight)<br>
<code> - KINSOKU CHK</code>, Graphical button tester<br>
<code> - KEY TEST</code>, Displays button input values<br><br>

<b><code> TEST PROGRAM:</code></b><br>
<code> - SELF CHECKER</code>, Run full test on system<br>
<code> - AGING</code>, Run full test on system<br>
<code> - FLICKER ADJUSTER</code>, Displays thin bars, which cause flickering, to see if screens need to be adjusted<br>
<code> - LCD UNIT CHECKER</code>, Displays thin bars, which cause flickering, to see if screens need to be adjusted<br>
<code> - TP CALIBRATION</code>, Calibrates touch screen<br>
<code> - TP ACCURACY</code>, Tests touch screen calibration<br>
<code> - TEST TP JIG</code>, Tests touch screen calibration<br>
<code> - IPL2 REWRITE</code>, Rewrites or sets system settings<br><br>

<b><code>MISC MENU:</code></b><br>
<code> - Test Screen</code>, Displays colored bars to test top screen<br>
<code> - Test Sound</code>, Plays music and sound effects<br>
<code> - Swap Display</code>, Swap bottom and top screens<br>
<code> - Test Button</code>, Displays button input values<br>
<code> - Test Nvram</code>, Reads and writes system settings, and displays WiFi board + firmware  info<br>
<code> - Dump Eeprom</code>, Displays a hex dump of the cartridge, and allows basic hex editing<br>
<code> - TP Linearity</code>, Tests touch screen calibration<br>

<h2>Additional info</h2>
- 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.<br>
- The Nitro EVA UI was used in many other test programs, such as <a href="/dsidev/mictester.html">Mic Tester</a> and <a href="/dsidev/fwriter.html">F-WRITER</a>.<br><br>
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