PIXBeginCapture
Starts a programmatically controlled PIX timing capture.
Syntax
HRESULT PIXBeginCapture(
DWORD captureFlags,
const PPIXCaptureParameters captureParameters
)
Parameters
captureFlags
Type: DWORD
A flag indicating the type of capture to perform. Only one capture flag can be passed to PIXBeginCapture
at a time. Currently, the only valid value is PIX_CAPTURE_TIMING defined in pix3.h:
#define PIX_CAPTURE_TIMING (1 << 0)
captureParameters _In_opt_
Type: PPIXCaptureParameters
For timing captures, pass a pointer to the TimingCaptureParameters
structure, or pass a pointer to the PIXCaptureParameters union, which contains the TimingCaptureParameters
structure.
Return value
Type: HRESULT
Indicates whether the capture was successfully initiated. S_FALSE is returned on success. Only one capture may be running at a time. If PIXBeginCapture
is called when another capture is currently running, E_PENDING will be returned and the call will have no effect.
Remarks
This function initiates a PIX capture from title code. PIXBeginCapture
can currently only be used to take a timing capture (NDA topic)Requiere autorización.
PIXBeginCapture
stores the capture data in tooling memory on the console. The amount of tooling memory made available to the capture is specified by setting the MaximumToolingMemorySizeMb
field in the PIXCaptureParameters structure.
Programmatic Timing Captures can be taken in one of two modes, as defined by the value of the PIXCaptureStorage
enum in the PIXCaptureParameters structure. When PIXCaptureStorage
is set to Memory PIXBeginCapture
will fill up the tooling memory made available, then will discard any new data that comes in. When PIXCaptureStorage
is set to MemoryCircular, PIXBeginCapture
will use the tooling memory as a ring buffer. The capture will run until tooling memory is full, but instead of stopping the capture, the oldest data will be aged out to make room for new data. The capture will continue to run. MemoryCircular captures are designed to run for extended periods of time, while not exhausting the available tooling memory on the console.
Timing captures taken using PIXBeginCapture
must be copied back to the PC and converted into an .xpix file before they can be viewed in PIX. See Opening Programmatic Timing Captures (NDA topic)Requiere autorización for a description of the steps required to view a programmatic capture in PIX.
Use PIXEndCapture to stop a PIX capture from title code.
//
// timing capture
//
PIXCaptureParameters captureParams = {};
captureParams.TimingCaptureParameters.CaptureGpuTiming = TRUE;
captureParams.TimingCaptureParameters.CaptureCallstacks = TRUE;
captureParams.TimingCaptureParameters.CaptureCpuSamples = TRUE;
captureParams.TimingCaptureParameters.CpuSamplesPerSecond = 4000;
captureParams.TimingCaptureParameters.CaptureStorage = PIXCaptureParameters::Memory;
captureParams.TimingCaptureParameters.FileName = wstrFilename;
captureParams.TimingCaptureParameters.MaximumToolingMemorySizeMb = 4096;
XSF_ERROR_IF_FAILED(PIXBeginCapture(PIX_CAPTURE_TIMING, &captureParams));
Requirements
Header: pix3.h
Library: pixevt.lib
Supported platforms: Xbox One family consoles and Xbox Series consoles
See also
PIXEndCapture
PIXCaptureParameters
PIX3
PIX (NDA topic)Requiere autorización