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Nintendo Cafe CAT-R Quick Start Manual

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Cafe CAT-R QuickStart
This guide describes the setup procedure for the Cafe Tool for disc Reader (CAT-R) environment. CAT-R is
a Cafe development system that has an optical disc drive. It is similar to the Wii U retail system and
should be used for final application testing.
NOTE
The instructions in this document pertain to CAT-R units only. For instructions on using CAT-
DEV units, see the Cafe SDK CAT-DEV QuickStart Guide.
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Nintendo Confidential Proprietary
October 2014

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  • Page 1 Cafe CAT-R QuickStart Guide This guide describes the setup procedure for the Cafe Tool for disc Reader (CAT-R) environment. CAT-R is a Cafe development system that has an optical disc drive. It is similar to the Wii U retail system and should be used for final application testing.
  • Page 2 These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs contain proprietary information of Nintendo and/or its licensed developers and are protected by national and international copyright laws. They may not be disclosed to third parties or copied or duplicated in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Nintendo.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary TABLE OF CONTENTS Cafe CAT-R QuickStart Guide ........................... 4 CAT-R Limitations .................................... 4 Common Terms....................................5 Prerequisites ............................... 7 CAT-R Development Environment ............................7 CAT-R Host PC Requirements ..............................8 Host PC Minimum Requirements ............................8 Supported CAT-R Models ................................8 Supported Displays..................................
  • Page 4 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Serial Logging on the Wii U ..............................30 Hardware ....................................30 Software ...................................... 32 Troubleshooting Serial Logging ............................33 Troubleshoot CAT-DEV Issues ........................34 The CAT-R Does Not Power On ............................. 34 Video Does Not Appear on the TV ............................34 The DRC-DK Screen is Distorted (Jumpy) or Sound is Intermittent .................

  • Page 5: Cafe Cat-R Quickstart Guide

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Cafe CAT-R QuickStart Guide The CAT-R development system is a Cafe development system equipped with an optical disc drive. It does not have a debug output as in a CAT-DEV. Connections with the DRC-DK MP and the Wii Remote can be either wired or wireless.

  • Page 6: Common Terms

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary There is no host PC when using a CAT-R and therefore, no host I/O access. Attempts at accessing • files on a host PC using HostFile I/O causes the system to become unresponsive. Accessing a location other than the paths specified by the following environment variables causes unresponsiveness.
  • Page 7 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Term Definition processed by the Wii U, and inputs control information from the touch screen and buttons, audio from the onboard microphone, and video from the onboard camera to the Wii U. It is also referred to as the Display Remote Control (DRC).

  • Page 8: Prerequisites

    The Cafe SDK Demo Patch (demo patch is now unbundled from the base SDK). • Hardware Environment • The Cafe CAT-R Reader. The CAT-R Reader tool, CAT-R Reader + DRC-DK (or DRC-DK-TV), includes in the box: CAT-R Reader DRC-DK (or DRC-DK-TV)

  • Page 9: Cat-R Host Pc Requirements

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary CAT-R Host PC Requirements Host PC Minimum Requirements The minimum computer requirements for the host PC are as following: 2 GHz Core 2 Duo-class CPU or better. • • 2 GB or more of RAM; 4GB or more if using the mastering tool.

  • Page 10: Install And Set Up The Cat-R System

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Install and Set Up the CAT-R System To help ensure that the CAT-R system setup is successful, perform the installation and setup steps in the order that they are listed. The steps to set up the Cafe SDK and the CAT-R system are: Install the base SDK on the host PC.

  • Page 11: Step 2: Install The Sdk Docs Patch

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Step 2: Install the SDK Docs Patch The Cafe SDK Docs Patch contains the documentation for the Cafe SDK. To install the Docs Patch 1. Open the Docs Patch ZIP file. 2. Right-click the cafe_sdk folder in the Docs Patch ZIP file, and then click Copy.

  • Page 12: Step 5: Set Up The Cat-R And Update The Firmware

    Button on the front of the device. 4. After the CAT-R finishes the startup process, the System Config Tool is displayed on the television screen. CAT-R System Update NOTE You must use CAT-R discs that have Wii U and Nintendo trademarks. Cafe SDK CAT-R QuickStart Guide...
  • Page 13 Wii U page of your local Nintendo developer support group website. To update the CAT-R firmware 1. Log on to the Wii U Home page of your local Nintendo developer support group website. 2. Download the following packages: Wii U R-Disc Writing Tool b.
  • Page 14 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary 6. Insert a blank CAT-R disc in the tray, and then click Load to close the tray. 7. Click Open. 8. In the updater package that corresponds to the SDK version that you want to use, select <version>.wumad...
  • Page 15 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary 9. To select the CAT-R Writer, click the icon in the box that corresponds to the drive that you want to use. The box turns blue to indicate that it is selected. Cafe SDK CAT-R QuickStart Guide...
  • Page 16 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary 10. Click Write. 11. Click OK in the dialog box, and then wait for the writing process to complete. 12. Click Eject, remove the disc from the writer, and then click Load to close the tray. 13. If not already turned on, turn the CAT-R on, and then insert the R-Disc.

  • Page 17: Step 6: Set Up The Gamepad (Drc) For The Cat-R

    22. When the System Config Tool is displayed again, confirm the System Config Tool version at the top of the screen, and then eject the disc from the CAT-R. If you have any questions or require additional assistance, contact your local Nintendo software developer support group.

  • Page 18: Update The Drc Firmware

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary POWER 5. To turn the DRC on, press the Button on the unit. 6. Use the stylus to press the SYNC Button on the back of the DRC. 7. A PIN is displayed on the television screen. Enter the PIN on the DRC. When the Root Menu is displayed again on the television, the pairing is complete.
  • Page 19 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Update DRC Firmware for SDK 2.10.03 For SDK 2.10.03, CAT-DEV MP and DRC-DK MP / DRC-DK-TV use firmware version 23.8. The firmware configurations for DRH and DRC firmware are shown in the table below. The micro versions are now omitted in the System Config Tool.

  • Page 20: Update Cat-R Firmware

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Update CAT-R Firmware The CAT-R development system cannot be updated using the CAT-DEV methods. An SD Card or a special optical R-disc is used to update the CAT-R firmware. To update the CAT-R console system, follow the procedures described in the following sections.

  • Page 21: Verify A Cat-R System Update Is Required

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary SDK Ver. CAT-R 2.07.03 P4 ↓ 2.07.03 P5 ↓ 2.08.01 ↓ 2.08.02 ↓ 2.08.03 ↓ 2.08.04 ↓ 2.08.05 ↓ 2.08.06 ↓ 2.08.07 ↓ 2.08.08 ↓ 2.08.09 ↓ 2.08.10 ↓ 2.08.11 2.08.11 Verify a CAT-R System Update is Required This section describes the methods to verify if a CAT-R console system update is required by obtaining the current Cafe OS SDK version and build numbers.

  • Page 22: Update Cat-R Firmware Using R-Disc

    Optical R-Disc burner installed on your PC • • Wii U Disc Writing Software (WiiU-DiscWritingTool-xxxxxxxx.zip) Wii U Optical R-Disc. Use CAT-R discs that have Wii U and Nintendo trademarks. • CAT-R Development System • A PC with at least 70 GB of hard drive free space.
  • Page 23 IMPORTANT The Optical R-Disc Burner and Cafe Optical R-Discs are not included with the standard Cafe Development Kit. For availability and ordering information, contact your local Nintendo developer support group. The R-Disc burning process takes approximately 25 minutes for a 25GB image. If a .wumad file is used, the software automatically pads the image to 25GB before beginning the burn process, which increases the processing time.
  • Page 24 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Open.. 5. To load the Master Archive Update Image, click , and then navigate to the location where you saved the file in Step 1. 6. To select an optical write system, click the disc with a blue drive image. If you have more than one...
  • Page 25 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Update System 5. On the System Config Tool Root Menu, click 6. Similar to disc applications, update packages have the odd0x identifier. SDKs are annotated by their major, minor and micro versions. For example, the SDK 2.09.02 option is displayed as "/vol/storage_odd0x/update/020902".

  • Page 26: Firmware Update Via Recovery Using Sd Card

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary 8. When the System Config Tool is displayed, verify the CAT-R console system version and remove the R- disc from the CAT-R console. 9. Turn off power to the CAT-R console. Firmware Update via Recovery using SD Card Required Tools and Equipment SD Card.
  • Page 27 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Do not turn off power to the CAT-R console during installation. Wait until the LED sequence • shows success or failure. If power is turned off, the CAT-R console will be damaged and require repair. Description LED Sequence Installation in Progress Blue →...

  • Page 28: Use Your Cat-R

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Use Your CAT-R Create a CAT-R Disc To create a disc from a mastered wumad or wum image 1. Navigate to the location where you extracted the Wii U R-Disc Writing Tool package, and then double-click wuwriter.exe in the WiiU-DiscWritingTool-YYYYMMDD/bin directory.
  • Page 29 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary wumad image that you want to use, and then click Open. 5. Select the 6. To select the CAT-R Writer, click the icon in the box that corresponds to the drive that you want to use. The box turns blue to indicate that it is selected.
  • Page 30 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary 7. Click Write. 8. Click OK in the dialog box, and then wait for the writing process to complete. Eject Load 9. Click , remove the disc from the writer, and then click to close the tray.

  • Page 31: Launch An Application From A Cat-R Disc

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Launch an Application from a CAT-R Disc → and Cafe SDK Basics To create an R-Disc for an application, see Update CAT-R Firmware → Development Cycle Master Applications in the MAN pages. 1. Turn on the CAT-R, and then wait for the System Config Tool to display on the television screen.
  • Page 32 Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Serial Adapter Chipsets USB-to-Serial adapters are not simple cable rearrangements. They require a chip to convert from the serial interface (RS232) to the USB interface. There are two common chipsets in use to do this conversion. The first is the PL2303 family of chips made by Prolific.

  • Page 33: Software

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Serial Adapter for the Host PC Because any driver may be installed on a PC, virtually any available USB-to-Serial adapter with any chipset should work on the host PC. USB-to-Serial adapters may be found for as little as a few dollars. However, some of the very inexpensive USB-to-Serial adapters claim to have the Prolific PL2303 chipset when they actually substitute a chipset that is distributed by another manufacturer.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting Serial Logging

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Troubleshooting Serial Logging Receive limited or no log output When limited or no log output is received from a devkit, the most likely cause is a connection problem. Confirm that all connectors are properly connected and working. After checking the connections, verify...

  • Page 35: Troubleshoot Cat-Dev Issues

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Troubleshoot CAT-DEV Issues The CAT-R Does Not Power On • Video Does Not Appear on the TV • The DRC-DK Screen is Distorted (Jumpy) or Sound is Intermittent • • Cannot Communicate with the Wii Remote •...

  • Page 36: The Drc-Dk Screen Is Distorted (Jumpy) Or Sound Is Intermittent

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary 3. Set the connection setting to either AUTO or MANUAL, and then make the appropriate changes to the display settings. The DRC-DK Screen is Distorted (Jumpy) or Sound is Intermittent • When making wireless connections to the DRC-DK MP.

  • Page 37: Cannot Read The Disc

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Cannot Read the Disc Check whether the disc inserted is a CAT-R disc. • Check whether the CAT-R disc has been inserted upside down. • Check whether the surface of the CAT-R disc is scratched or needs cleaning.

  • Page 38: The Drc-Dk Or Cat-R Fails To Start

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary The coaxial cable could be broken. Check whether replacing the coaxial cable fixes the problem. NOTE A screen appears on the DRC-DK screen for approximately one minute after the CAT-R is powered off, but this is expected.

  • Page 39: Revision History

    Nintendo Confidential Proprietary Revision History Revision Date Description Added Troubleshoot section. 2014/09/12 2014/09/12 Added CAT-R Limitations section. 2014/02/24 Updated Min. Reqs. 2014/02/19 Updated firmware table. 2013/12/12 Update for new SDK patches. 2013/10/25 Updated for SDK 2.10.03. 2013/09/15 Updated to include all bug changes since last publication.
  • Page 40 All company and product names in this document are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 2011-2014 Nintendo Co., Ltd The contents of this document cannot be duplicated, copied, reprinted, transferred, distributed, or loaned I whole or in part without the prior approval of Nintendo. Cafe SDK CAT-R QuickStart Guide...

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