RealView® Development Suite Getting Started Guide 3.3. Getting started with RealView Profiler (Professional only)

3.3. Getting started with RealView Profiler (Professional only)

RealView Profiler enables you to see how your code performs on a target system, either by observing your code on actual target hardware using RealView ICE and RealView Trace 2 or by testing code against an ARM Real-Time System Model (RTSM). On completion RealView Profiler produces an analysis file with detailed information about each function and instruction.

Table 3.2 is a high-level procedure showing the main tasks. The sequence presented in Table 3.2 reflects the order in which the tasks might usually be performed.

Table 3.2. Main profiling tasks

Step	Description	Reference
1	Build the image you want to analyze.	Building and debugging task overview
2	Start the Eclipse IDE.	RealView Development Suite Eclipse Plug-in User Guide
3	If an Eclipse project already exists, continue at step 5.
4	Otherwise, create an Eclipse project for your application and add your image file.	RealView Development Suite Eclipse Plug-in User Guide
5	Select the image you want to analyze.	RealView Development Suite Eclipse Plug-in User Guide
6	Decide what collection method you want to use: If you want to use hardware or create your own run configuration, continue at step 7. If you want to use a preconfigured RTSM, continue at step 8.
7	Configure your target connections within Eclipse.	RealView Profiler User Guide RealView ICE and RealView Trace User Guide RealView Development Suite Eclipse Plug-in User Guide
8	Run the image.	RealView Profiler User Guide RealView Development Suite Eclipse Plug-in User Guide
9	Perform the required profiling tasks, such as analyzing the summary report, code view, charts, and graphs. If there is no need for optimization, rebuild your image for final release.	RealView Profiler User Guide RealView Development Suite Eclipse Plug-in User Guide RealView Compilation Tools Essentials Guide
10	Optimize your source code: use the Eclipse IDE use another source editor of your choice.	RealView Development Suite Eclipse Plug-in User Guide
11	Return to step 1.

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