winIDEA HelpProfiler Timeline
The gathered profiled data is displayed on the Profiler Timeline, where you can easily see how various events correlate to each other. It can optionally be exported to various formats.
Profiler Timeline is enabled by toggling the Profiler Timeline button in the Analyzer toolbar. Profiler timeline window can be renamed by right-clicking on window page.
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Time correlation is only possible when timestamps for recorded messages are provided by the BlueBox. Practically this means that if you are using e.g. a trace port, you will be able to correlate the program flow with other trace sources (e.g. network messages), while if you're using an On-Chip Trace Buffer (OCTB), the timestamps for CPU trace data are provided by the On-Chip trace module, and therefore can not be correlated to the rest of the trace traffic. |
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Profiler Timeline window toolbar |
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Timeline |
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Function events pane |
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Data events pane |
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AUX events pane |
Toolbar
Most toolbar commands are also available from the context menu.
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Current Task |
Select the context you wish to analyze. Read more in chapter Context Selection. |
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Filter items |
Opens a combox for Filter configuration. Read more in Profiler timeline Filtering chapter. |
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Hide items with no activity |
Hides all areas with no activity. Read more in Profiler timeline Filtering chapter. |
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Post Process |
Configure Inspectors. |
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Export |
Export the data. |
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Show code |
Toggle function events. |
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Show data |
Toggle data events. |
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Show aux |
Toggle AUX events. |
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Find |
Find an item by name. Read more in Profiler timeline Searching chapter. |
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Snap area on Find |
If enabled, the result of Find will be snapped into view. Read more in Profiler timeline Searching chapter. |
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Zoom In |
Zoom in the timeline from selected position (black line) |
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Zoom Out |
Zoom out the timeline from selected position (black line) |
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Zoom All |
Zoom the entire timeline. |
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Zoom in between Marker 1 and Marker 2 |
Zoom in the area between selected markers. |
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Show Markers |
Toggle markers. |
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Next Statistics |
Cycle through to the instance, statistics (available in Profiler Statistics windows). |
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Cumulative Statistics |
A sum of statistics for all instances when the parent area was active (available in Profiler Statistics windows). |
Context menu
Right-clicking in the area of Profiler Timeline window open context menu.
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Zoom -Zoom in, out, all and zoom between markers.
Go to - Move to position of Marker 1, Marker 2, Caret, Start, End, Trace, Next Bookmark, Previous Bookmark, Source, Dissasembly.
Markers - Set Marker 1 and Marker 2, Toogle Bookmark, Clear Bookmark, Remove Markers.
Find - Search for an item by name; search for previous/next. an item by name.
Filters - Add to filter or create new filter.
Properties - Open a dialog for the various statistics available.
Session Statistics - Opens dialog Properties for Session Statistics.
Area Statistics - Opens a new window Profiler Statistics for Area [name,file] where it is possible to define an area (e.g. function, variable state, OS task, Profiler Inspector state...) which will be used as a time-based filter for the Profiler Statistics.
Interval Statistics - Opens a new window Profiler Statistics: [Interval] to display timing statistics between two markers.
Insert File into Project - Insert Source file, Build file or HW into the project.
Add File to Templates - Create new template. Current file will be saved before creating a new template.
Profiler Timeline display
Toggling functions, data, AUX
Toggle the display buttons 
to show:
•Functions
•Data (variables, OS States, instrumentation)
•AUX (IO signals, network messages) signals
Timeline color coding
The first column displays the area name and the column Value shows the AUX/data value at the caret position.
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Applicable Area |
Activity |
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Block / Red |
Function, State, Task |
The area is active (function executing in body, state is active, task is running). |
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Block / Light Red |
Function, Task State |
The area is suspended (function called another function, a task was preempted). |
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Block / Blue |
Function, Source Line, State |
Multiple activities within a single display pixel. Zoom-in to get more information. |
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Block / Dark yellow |
Task |
Except tasks in the running state. |
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Block / Green |
State |
The State variable is in the neutral state (no task is executing). |
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Line / Red and Green |
Data (state variable) |
The data variable of state type shows state flow. Red lines indicate active states, green the neutral state. |
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Line / Blue |
Data |
A data variable of regular type, state variable without neutral value, AUX flow. |
Measuring time between events
If you would like to measure time between two arbitrary events in the Profiler Timeline (or Trace window), right-click and from the context menu select Markers/Set 1 or Set 2. Set the two markers (blue and yellow) on the timeline events of your choice.
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Click on the timeline to get the time of the event. The position is marked with black line.
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Set Marker 1. |
Alternatively use shortcuts for the blue marker - CTRL + left mouse click.
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Set Marker 2. |
Alternatively use shortcut for yellow Marker - CTRL+ right mouse click.
Other tips:
•Move markers by holding CTRL + move mouse left and right.
•Use F4 and SHIFT + F4 to move between events on the timeline.
•Hold CTRL + scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in and out of the timeline.
•Use CTRL + left arrow and CTRL + right arrow to shift the timeline left and right.
•The bar below the Analyzer Timeline will display the timestamp of each marker, as well as the difference between them.
