How to Use Remote Performance Monitor to Observe Performance (Windows CE 5.0)
You can use the Remote Performance Monitor tool to display statistics that describe the performance of a target device in real time.
You can also use Remote Performance Monitor for information about the following:
- Resource use
- Queue lengths
- Delays
- Throughput and internal congestion
You can also configure the Remote Performance Monitor tool to alert you when the target device meets a specified condition.
Hardware and Software Assumptions
- You are familiar with how to use remote tools. For more information, see Remote Tools.
To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.
| Step | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Open an OS design or create one. | Creating an OS Design | |
| 2. If you have not built your run-time image, build the run-time image. | Building a Run-Time Image | |
3. Establish a hardware connection between your development workstation and the target device; then configure Platform Builder to download the run-time image to the target device over the established connection.
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Configuring a Connection for Downloading and Debugging | |
| 4. Download the run-time image to the target device. | Downloading a Run-Time Image | |
| 5. Open the Remote Performance Monitor tool and then configure the connection from the tool to the target device.
When you configure the connection, perform the following steps:
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Configuring the Connection to a Target Device Using Platform Manager | |
| 6. Connect the Remote Performance Monitor tool to the target device. | Connecting to a Target Device with a Remote Tool | |
| 7. Open the Chart view window, which Remote Performance Monitor uses to display data from the target device in real time. | Opening the Chart View Window | |
| 8. Configure the Chart view window to display one or more statistics from the target device.
For example, to display memory use as a percentage of total memory, do the following:
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Adding an Object, Counter, or Instance to a Chart | |
| 9. After you add a statistic to the chart, if you are not satisfied with the appearance of the line that plots the statistic, change the appearance of the line. | Changing the Appearance of a Counter on a Chart | |
| 10. If you are not satisfied with the appearance or behavior of the chart, modify the appearance or behavior. | Modifying Chart Options | |
| 11. Open the Alert view window, which Remote Performance Monitor uses to notify you when specific condition occurs on the target device. | Viewing the Alert View Window | |
| 12. Configure the Alert view window to notify you when conditions occur on the target device.
For example, to make Remote Performance Monitor notify you when memory use on the target device exceeds a specified percentage of total memory, do the following:
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Adding an Object, Counter, and Instance to an Alert Log | |
| 13. After you add an alert, if you are not satisfied with the color or if you want to change the value at which Remote Performance Monitor notifies you of the alert, modify the alert. | Changing the Appearance of a Counter in the Alert Log | |
| 14. Verify that Remote Performance Monitor responds to an alert in the way you want. | Modifying Alert Options | |
| 15. Return to the Chart view window. | Opening the Chart View Window | |
| 16. Perform actions on the target device and observe the response of chosen statistics in the Chart view window.
For example, if you chose to observe memory use on the target device, run an application on the target device and observe how your action affects memory use. In the Chart view window, you should see the value of the statistics change when you perform an action on the target device. If, at some point, the conditions on the target device satisfy the conditions you specified in the Alert view window, Remote Performance Monitor should display an alert as you specified in the alert options. |
Not applicable. |
See Also
How-to Topics | Remote Performance Monitor
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