Overview
ProView
for PlayStation®2
provides the fastest download and file serving solution for
the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation®2
Development Tool DTL-T10000/DTL-T15000 and i.LINK equipped
Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation®2
development hardware DTL-HXXXXX series consoles.
ProView is an application that speeds up game development
by allowing you to preview artwork and run test builds of
your game on the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation®2
development hardware DTL-HXXXXX series versions of the PlayStation®2
console, from your development Windows PC, rather than on
the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation®2
Development Tool DTL-T10000/DTL-T15000 hardware itself, which
is often quite different. Find those hard-to-track bugs!
ProView can do this because it offers the fastest available
download and file-serving solution for PlayStation®2
development systems, using a high-speed i.LINK (IEEE 1394)
interface.
Features
and Benefits
Features available in
v2.0 and later:
- Uses new SN optimized
i.LINK driver
ProView 2.0 and greater uses a new SN i.LINK driver.
This SN version saves 260KB of IOP RAM compared with ProView
v1.1 - total memory usage of ProView 2.0 is now merely 156KB.
The new driver increases the download speed from PC to PlayStation®2
to 3.8MB/s!
- Alter memory on the target
ProView now supports the Target Manager SDK features for
getting and setting target memory.
- New file serving
functions supported
- Can be run on a
ProDG license!
ProView can now be run from an existing ProDG license! No
need to transfer the ProView license to a developer PC just
to write or test a plugin!
- Tiny target side
footprint
The monitor sits below 1MB leaving the rest of
the memory available for the ELF to utilize. The monitor
continues to run as a dormant thread so that the PlayStation®2
may be quickly reset via the Target Manager without the
need for a lengthy full reboot.
- Minimal code change
required
ProView has been designed to require little code
change to enable existing code to run with it. Simply comment
out a few functions that aren't needed when developing with
ProView, and you can be up and running.
- Download and run
ELF/IRX facility
Ideal
for rapid preview of art, levels, models and sounds. Simply
download them directly run them. Removes the need to burn
numerous disks, saving time and money.
- Color TTY output
ProView
displays TTY output from your running code, and supports
ANSI coloring, so you can highlight important messages,
or group various message types together.
- SDK and command-line
facilities
Using the provided command line utilities and
the Target Manager SDK, ProView provides load/run and reset
functionality to be automated from batch files or your own
custom Windows application. Write plug-ins for artwork or
audio applications to give quick testing cycles on the Sony
Computer Entertainment PlayStation®2
development hardware DTL-HXXXXX series.
- Includes Graphics
Preview Tool and other sample code
To highlight the usability of ProView we have
included several samples. One of these sample utilities
is the Graphics Preview Tool. It allows you to export a
model from Alias' Maya modelling package and have it rapidly
converted, uploaded, rendered and displayed by a Sony Computer
Entertainment PlayStation®2
development hardware DTL-HXXXXX model.
System
requirements
- Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 or Windows XP development
PC
- IEEE 1394 Interface
- Network interface adapter
Compatibility
ProView is compatible with the following Sony Computer Entertainment
PlayStation®2
development hardware:
|
Compatible
|
NOT
Compatible
|
| DTL-T10000 |
DTL-H50000 |
| DTL-T15000 |
DTL-H50001 |
| DTL-H10000 |
DTL-H50002 |
| DTL-H30001J |
|
| DTL-H30002J |
|
| DTL-H30005 |
|
| DTL-H30100 |
|
| DTL-H30101 |
|
| DTL-H30102 |
|
Prices
Please or contact contact@snsys.com
