CPU Usage

Class to provide a CPU usage indication based on task callback availability.

To use, instantiate a single instance of Profiling::CpuUsage and call Profiling::CpuUsage::begin() from the application’s init() function, passing a callback function to be invoked after calibration has completed. This function will continue with your application’s normal execution.

See RingTone Player for an example.

CPU usage is calculated over an update period which begins with a call to Profiling::CpuUsage::reset(). The actual update period must be managed elsewhere, using a callback timer, web request or other mechanism. It doesn’t need to be exact as the actual elapsed time in CPU cycles is used for the calculation.

After the update period has elapsed, call Profiling::CpuUsage::getUtilisation() to obtain a CPU usage figure.

This figure is obtained using the number of task callbacks made within the update period.

loop cycles
Set up repeating task callback and measure invocations between successive calls
total cycles
The total number of CPU cycles between calls to Profiling::CpuUsage::update().
used
total - loop
utilisation
used / total
class CpuUsage

Class to provide a CPU usage indication based on task callback availability.

Public Functions

void begin(InterruptCallback ready)

Calibrate the baseline figure for minimum CPU usage.

Note
Typically call this in init()
Parameters
  • ready: Function to call when calibration is complete

void reset()

Reset counters to start a new update period.

unsigned getLoopIterations()

Get the number of task callbacks made so far.

uint32_t getElapsedCycles()

Get the total number of CPU cycles since the last call to reset()

uint32_t getMinLoopCycles()

Get the figure used as the baseline cycle count.

unsigned getUtilisation()

Get the CPU utilisation figure in 1/100ths of a percent.