PIX3
PIX3 API reference material for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).
Functions
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| ConfigureL2IPMCs | Configures performance counters inside the L2 caches. |
| ConfigureNBPMCs | Configures the four hardware Performance Monitor Counters (PMCs) inside the north bridge to enable a title to read the counters directly for the title code. |
| ConfigurePMCs | Configures the four hardware Performance Monitor Counters (PMCs) to enable a title to read the counters directly for the title code. |
| GetPMCValue | Gets the value of a hardware Performance Monitor Counter (PMC). |
| PIX_COLOR | Specifies a particular color for an event. |
| PIX_COLOR_INDEX | Specifies a set of unique event categories and lets PIX choose the colors to represent each category. |
| PIXBeginCapture | Starts a programmatically controlled PIX capture. |
| PIXBeginEvent | Starts a user-defined event for a timing capture of CPU activity, to be displayed in the System Timing Capture feature of PIX. |
| PIXEndCapture | Stops a programmatically controlled capture that was started with PIXBeginCapture. |
| PIXEndEvent | Defines the end of a user-defined event. |
| PIXGetCaptureState | Retrieves the type of captures in progress, as a set of flags. |
| PIXGetPowerMetrics (NDA topic)Autorisation obligatoire | Returns the current power load on Xbox Series consoles |
| PIXRecordMemoryAllocationEvent | Records a memory allocation event. |
| PIXRecordMemoryFreeEvent | Records a memory freeing event. |
| PIXReportCounter | Displays a user-defined counter in the PIX UI. |
| PIXScopedEvent | Creates a user-defined event for a timing capture of CPU activity, to be displayed in the Timing Capture feature of Performance Investigator for Xbox (PIX). |
| PIXSetMarker | Inserts a marker into the CPU timeline in the PIX System Timing Capture window, when a particular user-defined event occurs. |
Structures
| Structure | Description |
|---|---|
| PIXCaptureParameters | Parameters for PIXBeginCapture. |
| PIXPowerMetrics (NDA topic)Autorisation obligatoire | Parameter for PIXGetPowerMetrics |
PIX GPU capture APIs
For more information, see PIX GPU capture APIs (NDA topic)Autorisation obligatoire.
See also
PIX overview (NDA topic)Autorisation obligatoire
Tools API reference