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I am trying to use a profiler on DS-5 Simulator. I dont want to attach any boards at this time and hence I believe I cannot use the Streamline Analyzer.

My question is how can I see code coverage and cycle count usage on DS-5 Simulator (Cortex A8) on Windows in Eclipse environment.

Thanks

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  • You mean attaching a board to Simulator? It says simulator can boot up Linux, then you should be able to use Streamline. That's not enough? – auselen Sep 11 '13 at 06:31
  • no I am using no board. Just the RTSM Simulator – user1116700 Sep 11 '13 at 19:39
  • Talked to ARM support regarding this. It looks like DS-5 doesnt support profiler on Simulator as RVDS 4.1 use to. For profiling with DS-5, one has to use Streamline with a board. – user1116700 Sep 17 '13 at 23:26
  • but simulator can boot up like a board, then it should be usable. – auselen Sep 18 '13 at 05:50

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The simulators that ARM provides are called Fast Models (or fixed virtual platforms, depending on the degree of flexibility you want). They are not designed to be cycle accurate, but are instead instruction accurate. Basically, they give you a "programmer's view" of a system.

For this reason, running Streamline on a model in order to optimize an application or system wouldn't give you a realistic performance profile.

Hope this helps!

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