When an application runs on any target, such as HCS08, ColdFire V1, Kinetis, MPC56xx, or DSC, the data files are generated and get displayed in the Software Analysis view. The Software Analysis view appears automatically while the application is running. To manually open it, select Window > Show View > Software Analysis from the menu bar.
- Expand the project name in the Software Analysis view.
The data source is listed under the project name along with the hyperlinks to the Trace, Timeline, Critical Code, Performance, and Call Tree results.
- Click the Trace, Timeline, Critical Code, Performance, and Call Tree hyperlinks and view trace, timeline, critical code, and performance data results in the corresponding viewers.
You can perform the following actions in the Software Analysis view:
- Click the Log hyperlink in the Log column to view the log of actions that you performed while executing the target to collect trace data. The Log view appears displaying the performed actions along with the time when those actions were performed.
Note: The log entries appear if the Enabled Logging checkbox is checked in the Trace and Profile tab. If you choose to disable logging, no log appears in the Log view.
- Click the Refresh the displayed data button to refresh the displayed data. You no need to press this button manually at every trace collection. The trace results are refreshed automatically.
- Click the Expands all nodes button to expand all the nodes and the Collapses all nodes button to collapse all the nodes in the Software Analysis view.
- Click the Import Data Trace from text file button to import an external format of trace into your project. The Data Trace Import dialog box (Figure 1) appears. For more information, refer Data Trace Import Dialog Box.
Alternatively, you can perform these actions by right-clicking the data source and selecting the appropriate option from the context menu.
To save trace, timeline, critical code, performance, and call tree results, select the Save Results option from the context menu. A data source with an .0000 extension is added to the Software Analysis view containing the saved results. To delete the results, select the Delete Results option .
To copy the cell that is currently selected, select the Copy Cell option from the context menu. The name of the data source is copied to the clipboard. To copy the complete line of the data source, select the Copy Line option.
You can control generation of trace using the Software Analysis view. For more information, refer Controlling Trace Generation.