Profiler View

Overview

The Profiler allows the user to analyze the performance of blocks of Nodes in the Logic, which we call Profiler Blocks. These Profiler Blocks have to be set in the Logic Editor by using the Profiler Start and Profiler Stop Nodes.

For capturing with the Profiler, the Project simulation must be playing and the Profiler has to be connected with it via the port that has been set in the Project Settings.

Once the Profiler is connected, it allows the user to start and stop capturing with the buttons on the Form toolbar. After a capture has ended, its timeline is shown on the Diagram and there the Profiler Blocks can be selected. Their data will then appear on the Stats panel.

The Profiler window consists of four panels (Form, Diagram, Stats, FPS Monitor), which are explained in detail below. These panels can be shown or hidden by right-clicking on the top bar of any of them and selecting or deselecting them from the drop-down Menu that appears.

Form

The Form toolbar has buttons for configuring the connection of the Profiler, starting, stopping, and saving a capture, and customizing the view of the rest of the panels.

Diagram

The Diagram shows the timeline with the capture. It is possible to zoom in and out by scrolling and to move through the timeline by clicking and dragging.

To select a Block or a time range to learn its statistics, use the right-click button. For a time range, right-click somewhere in the timeline and drag over the desired range.

After a selection has been made, the statistics of the included Blocks appear in the Stats panel.

Stats

The Stats panel shows the data collected for the blocks selected in the Diagram.

Right-clicking on a block opens a drop-down menu with the viewing options, including Select Columns, which allows the user to select which columns are shown on the stats table.