DSLink Quick User Guide


Original NDS cart size, perfect and convenient.

Product Introduction

    DSLink is the accessorial adapter of the DS. DSLink can support different  game ROMS, DEMO , third-party softwares , ebooks, cartoons , movies, pictures , music etc. for the use of study , entertainment and development.

Features of DSLink

1.Original NDS cart size,perfect and convenient

2.Support TF(MicroSD) card,  unlimited extend capacity.

3.Support all series of DS ,Plug and Play.(note)

4.Support GBA game linkage and the extend card for GBA slot.

5.4M FLASH Saving System built  in, no battery needed , no data lost.

6.Operation system updated built in, cache built in, run games smoothly.

7.support the linkage of GBALink ZIP series card, run GBA games in TF card   directly,backup game saver  into TF card.

8.Support DS games, movies,ebooks ,cartoons,pictures,music etc.

9.System theme DIY, freely change skins and sounds.

10.More functions will be added after upgrade, with unlimited potential.

Note: Only when FLASHME V7 is installed that plug and play is available.  Otherwise users may usethe boot card  to boot-up it
 
Product specifications:

Card type

backup card for Slot1

Card size

Same size as DS original card

Capacity

TF card ,unlimited extend

TFcard supported

256m,512,1G,2G...

Save Type

4M FLASH+ EEPROM

DS applicable

NDS,NDSL,IDS,IDSL...

Operation system

update is available

Date Cache

Availabe , run games smoothly

GBAgame supported

Need cooperationwith GBALinkZIP series cards

OS Theme

Supper DIY


1.DSLink Software Installment

To install the software, insert the DSLink companion CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. Program will be automatically installed (or manually installed) by following the instructions.

2.Write ROM into TF card

1. Hardware installment

 TF card(MicroSD) is used to save the games and data. Plug and play is available when finish

writing data into TF card.

 Introduction of TF card installment

(1).Connect TF card to PC by Card Reader(If Card Reader is not available, please use the companion adapter to transfer TF to SD).

(2).When appears “a removable disk added”, hardware has been installed.

2. Operation 

          

    Run DSLink program, choose the removable disk and the files you want to put into the ROM in the left column, and then click "add ROM" button to choose ROM files from PC, finish after affirmation. This program supports NDS,GBA,ZIP ROM files, and also support multi-files choice  when add  ROMs . Meanwhile, users can add ROM by dragging the ROM files from computer to DSLink program. Multi-files choice is also available when dragging files.

3. Unload TF card

    Exit the DSLink program after finishing adding ROM. Then right click the removable disk icon on the right down corner of the screen, follow the instructions until finish unloading. Draw out the TF card and Card Reader.

4.Insert TF card into DSLink

Insert the TF card with ROM into DSLink. Then insert the DSLink into the Slot1 of NDSwhile NDS is power off.  It will enter the new system of DSLink when next time you start it.

PS: Only when the FLASHME V7 is installed that plug and play is available. Otherwise users may use the boot card to boot-up it.(For instance, insert DSLink after booting from MK4.)

PS: DSLink Software setting Click the Setting bottom, enter.

Filename Translation Choices.

Translate into Chinese: Automatically translate the ROM's names into Chinese when add ROM

Translate into English: Automatically translate the ROM's names into English when add ROM

No translation: Keep the original names

Language Choices:  Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English.

3.How to use

   When enter the DSLink system,users can choose ROMs to run by the navigation keys,update or backup the saver.

                

1.Function keys

UP:      Cursor upward 1 step
Down:    Cursor downward 1 step
Left:    Cursor upward 3 steps
Right:   Cursor downward 3 steps
A:       Choose or enter
B:       Cancel or back
X:       Help
Start:   Affirmation of manual update or backup saver

2.NDS Games

Choose the game, click key A to run it.

3.Multimedia
     Moonshell will be installed automatically into TF card.

Run MoonShell.nds in the root directory, choose the multimedia files and run them

4.GBA Games

      Insert the ZIP card, choose and run the GBA game .DSLink can build the linkage with GBALink ZIP series cards, so it can run the games in TF card directly. Load games much faster. GBA games backup will be saved automatically into TF card,so it means that the linkage may enlarge the capacity of ZIP card..

5.Backup games saver manually

    DSLink will update and backup NDS and GBA games  saver automatically, and users can also operate them manually.            

                

    Press key A on the saver and it will pop-up the menu of update and backup. Choose" update saver to card"and save into DSLink card. Choose "backup saver to files " and save the previous game saver into TF card.

4.Other Functions 

1.Support  companion adapters 

DSLink uses the DS Slot1 slot,which  supports the linkage of GBA games for GBA  slot,and it can support the extend ard for Slot2 as well, such as vibration card,opera extend card, gyro-sensor accessory  and so on. Insert DSLink and extend card  when  use.

2.Theme DIY
  Users can change the skins and sounds when change sound file and skin file in the "system_" folder.

List of Skin files.( 256X192, 24bit or 8bit, bmp)

main_bg.bmp   background of top screen
sub_bg.bmp    background of bottom screen

list of sound  files (22k,16bit,wav)

open.wav      open window
close.wav     close window
complete.wav  start 
error.wav     error
execute.wav   enter or exit
key.wav       press key

3. Define the NDS game name
    Romname.lst is the game name library file in the "system_" folder, users can edit it on their own