Vulkan Tools

November 30, 2016, 1:36 am

As high performance and high efficiency are increasingly demanded on mobile devices, developers are looking to the Vulkan API for the future of mobile graphics and compute. ARM’s Vulkan conformant Mali GPUs are compatible with the following Vulkan Tools:

Detect Vulkan performance issues frame-by-frame.
Redesigned Assets View: show only the data you need.
Full trace of the Vulkan API: See the order and types of Vulkan calls.
An invaluable tool for Vulkan development on ARM Mali platforms.

Mali Graphics Debugger

Resources to help developers build Vulkan applications.
Full documentation, framework, sample codes and tutorials.
Create new apps and explore Vulkan development.
Build for platforms that run Vulkan on Android with a Mali GPU.

Mali Vulkan SDK

Vulkan Blogs and Tutorials

From the ARM Connected Community and our Mali Tutorials.

Using Mali Graphics Debugger on a non-rooted device
A guide to setting up Mali Graphics Debugger for non-rooted Android devices.

Building an Unreal Engine application with Mali Graphics Debugger support
Set up your Unreal Engine applications with Mali Graphics Debugger.

Building a Unity application with Mali Graphics Debugger support
Set up your Unity applications with Mali Graphics Debugger.

ARM Vulkan tutorials
Follow our tutorials for Vulkan development

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Virtual Reality (VR) Tools

December 1, 2016, 3:40 am

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Developing a Mobile Virtual Reality application requires a different approach to ‘traditional’ app development. Users are immersed while using a VR application and expect objects and the world around them to behave much like the real world. Mobile VR applications should be built with great care and attention to detail, and must be able to achieve the highest performance possible so that users have a comfortable and memorable experience. This is where our VR Tools can help.

How can I start developing for mobile VR?
The Mali VR SDK contains all you need to start developing VR applications for platforms using an ARM Mali GPU, from tutorials to sample codes.

How can I ensure the best performance of my mobile VR application?
Mali Graphics Debugger allows you to optimize performance on ARM Mali GPUs by checking for any issues or bottlenecks frame-by-frame.

Detect VR performance issues frame-by-frame.
Frame capture continues until all render passes started have been completed.
Colour-coded EGL contexts in Trace, Trace outline and Timeline views.
An invaluable tool for VR development on ARM Mali platforms.

Mali Graphics Debugger

Resources to help developers build VR applications.
Full documentation, framework, sample codes and tutorials.
Create new apps and explore VR development.
Build for Android platforms with a Mali GPU.

Mali VR SDK

Virtual Reality Blogs and Tutorials

From the ARM Connected Community and our Mali Tutorials.

Using Mali Graphics Debugger on a non-rooted device
A guide to setting up Mali Graphics Debugger for non-rooted Android devices.

Achieving High Quality Mobile VR Games
A round-up of ARM talks from Games Developer Conference 2016.

Optimizing Virtual Reality: Understanding Multiview
How to render the same scene with multiple points of view with one draw call.

ARM Virtual Reality tutorials
More tutorials for mobile VR development.

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Computer vision and deep learning software library – Binary version for internal evaluation only

December 21, 2016, 2:08 am

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The downloadable package include documentation and binary builds of the library for multiple platforms:

Linux 32-bit (ARMv7a)
Android 32-bit (ARMv7a)
Android 64-bit (ARMv8a)

For any questions email: developer@arm.com

In order to be able to download the ARM Computer Vision and Deep Learning performance library you need to read and accept the terms of the license below.

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Unreal Engine 4 Tools

December 21, 2016, 6:48 am

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Support for texture parameters, texture layers and sampler parameters.
Redesigned Assets View: show only the data you need.
Understand which vertex and fragment shaders are the most expensive.
An invaluable tool for Unreal Engine development on ARM Mali platforms.

Mali Graphics Debugger

Resources to help developers build applications.
Full documentation, framework, sample codes and tutorials.
Built on a simple framework that can be easily integrated.
Samples include Multiview rendering, Tessellation and more.

Mali SDK for Android

Mali SDK for Linux

Unreal Engine Blogs and Tutorials

From the ARM Connected Community and our Mali Tutorials.

Using Mali Graphics Debugger on a non-rooted device
A guide to setting up Mali Graphics Debugger for non-rooted Android devices.

Building an Unreal Engine application with Mali Graphics Debugger support
Set up your Unreal Engine applications with Mali Graphics Debugger.

Pixel Local Storage
Learn about PLS, integrated into Unreal Engine.

ARM Unreal Engine Tutorials
Follow our Unreal Engine Tutorials

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Mali Android GPU Profiling & Debugging Tools – How to Debug your Applications

December 21, 2016, 6:49 am

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Introduction

If you are developing an android application or game sometimes you can run into issues. When this happens they usually fall into one of two categories: The graphics in my application don’t look like I imagined them, or the speed or frame rate of the application is not good enough for the playing experience to be enjoyable by the end user. There are tools to help you through these issues and this guide is going to show you how and when to use which tools to get the results that you want.

Download the correct tools for the job

If your issue is performance related then you should start by downloading ARM Streamline. This can be found at https://developer.arm.com/products/software-development-tools/ds-5-development-studio/downloads. This tool allows you to quickly identify where your performance bottleneck is. From there, if you find you’re CPU bound then you should stay with Streamline as it can give you a wealth of information about where CPU time is spent on your application.

However, if you find you are graphics bound or have a graphics related defect, then you can move to the Mali Graphics Debugger (MGD) as it’s the best tool for debugging and optimizing graphics applications.

Setup

So, we are at the point where we know what the problem is and we have selected MGD to help us solve it. First you need to download it from: http://malideveloper.arm.com/resources/tools/mali-graphics-debugger/

The tool works on Windows, Linux and Mac so just pick the version that works for you. From there you can choose to use MGD on a rooted or non-rooted device.

MGD on a rooted device

The simple steps to set this up can be found in the user guide supplied with MGD. The idea is that you will replace your graphics driver on your device with the MGD library. The MGD library will then call the graphics driver on behalf of the application, profiling all the applications on a device without needing to modify any of the source code.

MGD on a non-rooted device

If your device is not rooted then you need to include the MGD in your application. We have various guides available depending on which game engine you are working with:

If you are creating the application with Unity then follow this guide: https://www.community.arm.com/graphics/b/ece70eab2a564598933fdbde95b81196/posts/building-a-unity-application-with-mali-graphics-debugger-support
If you are creating the application with Unreal Engine then follow this guide: https://www.community.arm.com/graphics/b/ece70eab2a564598933fdbde95b81196/posts/building-an-unreal-engine-application-with-mali-graphics-debugger-support
Finally, if you are creating your application with a custom engine then you should follow this guide: https://www.community.arm.com/graphics/b/ece70eab2a564598933fdbde95b81196/posts/using-mali-graphics-debugger-on-a-non-rooted-device

Let’s generate a trace

Okay so now we have our application on the target and we are ready to start to generate a trace. Start up the MGD application on your device and start the deamon with the little toggle on the top.

Now connect from the host application where a blank trace should have been created. MGD is now ready for you to start tracing. Click on the application on the MGD app, your application should now spring into life and MGD should start populating the overview panel and the trace panel with information.

Let the application play out until you get to the area in your application that you are interested in and then pause it using MGD. Once this is complete we are going to do 4 things:

A frame capture: To do this you need to just click the capture icon. MGD will then run the next frame and capture all of the frame data that is drawn per draw call. This is great to see how your scene is composed.
An overdraw capture: To do this you need to click on the overdraw icon which should be two to the right of the frame capture icon. Then when this button is selected press the frame capture button again. MGD will then do an Overdraw capture. This is similar to a frame capture in that MGD captures all of the frame data that is drawn per draw call, but this feature also replaces your shader with an almost transparent white. This means the whiter the image the more times you have drawn to the same pixel. If there are areas in your scene that are over 3X overdraw then this is a great place to start optimizing.

Shader map capture: To do this you need to click on the shadermap icon which should be to the right of the overdraw icon. When this button is selected you then press the frame capture button again. MGD will then do another capture but this time will replace each of your fragment shaders with a unique colour. This will allow you to see which shaders are responsible for drawing different areas of the screen.
Fragment count: To do this you need to click on the fragment count icon which should be to the right of the shader map icon. When this button is selected you then press the frame capture button again. This will allow MGD to capture all the data from the next frame and while it is doing that it will count how many fragments are drawn to the screen. As MGD already knows how expensive a shader is it means MGD can estimate how many cycles each shader spent on the GPU.

We recommend that you do these 4 things on all traces that you run with MGD whether you are looking for graphics imperfections or you just want to increase performance.

What is wrong (Graphics defects)

So you have graphics imperfections, how can the Mali Graphics Debugger help you? It depends where your imperfection is but here are a few suggestions that you can try:

If a particular object is not displaying correctly in your scene you could use the Frame Capture above to find out which draw call is the one that is creating the defect. This quickly narrows down your problem area so you can immediately start trying to fix it.
Once you know which draw call is producing the issue you can use the Geometry Viewer to make sure the geometry that is being sent to the draw call is correct. If this is wrong then you know that this is a problem with the vertices or indices that you are passing to the draw call. If all of this data is correct the problem must be elsewhere.
If you have a frame that is working correctly and one that then shows you an issue you can select both of the Frames and then right click and select Generate Diff. This will tell you the differences in OpenGL ES state between the two points. If these are different then this is definitely something to look into.
MGD always does error checking for all api calls so it is easy to pinpoint when there is an error. This also extends to the shaders in your application if they don’t compile or link correctly.

What is wrong (Performance)

If you are looking to improve the performance of your application then you first need to work out whether you are fragment bound, vertex bound, bandwidth bound or CPU bound. As mentioned earlier, the best tool to work out which one you are is Streamline and you should start your analysis there. The rest of this guide assumes you know which one you are and how you can use MGD to resolve the issue.

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Vertex bound

Being Vertex bound is uncommon but does happen when you are either drawing too many vertices or you have too many instructions or cycles in your vertex shader. The Trace Outline view gives you an indication of how many vertices are in each of your frames so the best way to start analysing your problem is to select which frame has the most. Then, if you select the shaders view, MGD will tell you which shaders contribute the most to the scene. It is these you want to start to optimize as they will make a difference in your application’s overall performance.

Fragment bound

If your application is fragment bound then there are a few main causes. The first is that you are drawing too many fragments. To reduce this you simply need to reduce the resolution of your application. If you are rendering to a 2560 x 1440 screen that doesn’t mean you need to use that resolution on your game. You could easily switch to 1920 x 1080 and be drawing to just slightly more than half as many fragments.

The next cause could be that you are drawing to the same pixel more than once on the screen. This is known as overdraw. Use the overdraw capture mode described earlier in this article. The area that has the highest overdraw factor should be the easiest to reduce. If you reduce your average overdraw factor from 6x to 3x then, again, you have reduced your fragment load by half.

The final cause is much the same as the vertex one and is that your fragment shaders are simply too expensive. If you take the fragment count capture that you did earlier you can look at the shaders view and see which shaders contribute the most to the scene. It is these you want to start to optimize as they will make the biggest difference to your application’s performance.

Bandwidth bound

If you are bandwidth bound then you should start to look at reducing the size of your textures by including texture compression in your application. MGD will list all your textures in your application as well as whether they are currently being compressed and their current resolution. If you need help in compressing your textures you should use the Texture Compression Tool which can be found at: http://malideveloper.arm.com/resources/tools/mali-gpu-texture-compression-tool/.

You should also start to use Vertex Buffer Objects, again MGD will show you all of the information about the buffers you are currently using.

For more information and resources please see the links below including some of our ARM Tools blogs.

Draw-call by Draw-call stepping
To identify draw call related issues, redundant draw calls and other opportunities to optimize
Texture View
Visualize an application’s texture usage, to identify opportunities to compress textures or change formats.
Shader Statistics
Understand which vertex and fragment shaders are the most expensive with cycle count reporting
and more…

Mali Graphics Debugger

- Samples & Tutorials
  Numerous samples from the basic set-up to more complex examples demonstrating shader effects.
  Samples demonstrating features of OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenGL ES 3.x.
- Visual Studio Projects
  Project files for all samples supplied for Visual Studio.
  Make files also provided for command line building
- Simple Framework
  A light weight framework with common math functions, text displaying and timing to see your results quickly.

Mali OpenGL ES SDK for Android

ARM Tools Blogs and Tutorials

From the ARM Connected Community and our Mali Tutorials.

Using Mali Graphics Debugger on a non-rooted device
A guide to setting up Mali Graphics Debugger for non-rooted Android devices.

Building a Unity Application with Mali Graphics Debugger Support
Using Unity? Get started optimizing, fast with this blog.

ARM Tools tutorials
More tutorials for mobile development with ARM Tools.

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VR Devices

December 23, 2016, 7:10 am

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Developers are finding new ways of creating immersive experiences with mobile VR devices, and Mali GPUs are at the forefront of mobile VR development. Mali T7xx and T8xx GPUs power many mobile VR devices – from headsets that require a mobile phone, to all-in-one devices with built-in screens, operating systems and controls. As mobile VR moves forward, devices featuring Mali-G71 will be able to push boundaries in graphical performance and power efficiency.

Mobile VR currently falls into two categories, All-in-one and Smartphone-based. Below are some examples of each:

All-in-one

Screen, GPU and processor built in.

Deepoon M2

Mali-T760 (MP8)
Samsung Exynos 7420
2560 x 1440 pixel resolution
110 degree Field Of View

Nibiru Pro One Plus

Mali-T880 (MP12)
Samsung Exynos 8890

Smartphone-based

Screen, GPU and processor from mobile.

Samsung Gear VR

Mali-T760 (MP8) / T880 (MP12) GPU
2560 x 1440 pixel resolution
110 degree Field Of View

Google Daydream View

Simple, high-quality virtual reality.
With intuitive controller
Compatible with Google Daydream and Cardboard apps

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PerfDoc Tool – End User License Agreement (EULA)

May 10, 2017, 9:34 am

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PERMITTED USERS: The Deliverables shall only be used by your employees, or by your bona fide sub-contractors for whose acts and omissions you hereby agree to be responsible for to the same extent as you are for any acts and omissions of your employees, and provided always that such sub-contractors; (i) work only onsite at your premises; (ii) comply with the terms of this Licence; (iii) are contractually obligated to use the Deliverables only for your benefit, and (iv) agree to assign all their work product and any rights they create therein in the supply of such work to you immediately on creation. Only the single individual, company or other legal entity to whom ARM is supplying this Licence may use the Deliverables. Except as provided in this clause, you shall not allow third parties (including but not limited to any subsidiary, parent or affiliated companies, or offsite contractors you may have) to use the Deliverables unless ARM explicitly agrees otherwise with you, in writing, on a case by case basis.

REMOTE USE: The Deliverables shall only be used onsite at your premises, except when legitimately used offsite by an employee (but not a sub-contractor) of yours, in whose control the Deliverables shall remain at all times, and only for your benefit.

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF LICENSED RIGHTS: The rights granted to you under this Licence may not be assigned, sublicensed or otherwise transferred by you to any third party without the prior written consent of ARM. An assignment shall be deemed to include, without limitation; (i) any transaction or series of transactions whereby a third party acquires, directly or indirectly, the power to control the management and policies of you, whether through the acquisition of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; or (ii) the sale of more than fifty percent (50%) of your assets whether in a single transaction or series of transactions. You shall not rent or lease the Deliverables. You shall not share the Deliverables with contractors (except as identified in the ‘PERMITTED USERS’ clause above in this Clause 3) or other third parties.

COPYRIGHT AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: The Deliverables are owned by ARM or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and international treaties. The Deliverables are licensed not sold. You acquire no rights to the Deliverables other than as expressly provided by this Licence. You shall not remove from the Deliverables any copyright notice or other notice and shall ensure that any such notice is reproduced in any copies of the whole or any part of the Deliverables made by you or other permitted users.

CONFIDENTIALITY.

You acknowledge that (i) the Deliverables; (ii) any know-how relating to the Deliverables which may be provided as part of any support; (iii) the Results; and (iv) any related information mentioned in clause 3; all contain trade secrets and confidential material and you agree to maintain all such information in confidence and apply security measures no less stringent than the measures which you apply to protect your own like information, but not less than a reasonable degree of care, to prevent their unauthorised disclosure and use. Subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable law, the period of confidentiality shall be indefinite. You agree that you shall not use any such information other than in normal use of the Deliverables under the licences granted in this Licence. You agree to allow ARM to disclose your confidential information to Subsidiaries of ARM subject to terms and conditions of confidentiality substantially similar to those set out above in this clause 4.

NO SUPPORT.

ARM has no obligation to provide you with support and maintenance in respect of the Deliverables, but ARM may, at its sole discretion, choose to provide limited support and maintenance services to you.

NO WARRANTIES.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS.

TERM AND TERMINATION.

Unless earlier terminated by you or by ARM, this Licence shall remain in force until the expiry of the Term.

Without prejudice to any of its other rights if you are in breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Licence then ARM may terminate this Licence immediately upon giving written notice to you. You may terminate this Licence at any time.

Upon expiry of the term, or earlier termination of this Licence by you or by ARM, you shall immediately stop using the Deliverables, any know-how relating to the Deliverables which may be provided as part of any support, the Results and any related information mentioned in clause 3 which contains trade secrets and confidential material (the “Materials”) and destroy all copies of the Materials in your possession.

The provisions of Clauses 1, 2A, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 shall survive termination of this Licence.

GENERAL.

The Deliverables provided under this Licence is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree to comply fully with all laws and regulations of the United States and other countries (“Export Laws”) to assure that the Deliverables, are not: (i) exported, directly or indirectly, in violation of Export Laws, either to any countries that are subject to U.S.A. export restrictions or to any end user who has been prohibited from participating in the U.S.A. export transactions by any federal agency of the U.S.A. government; or (ii) intended to be used for any purpose prohibited by Export Laws, including, without limitation, nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons proliferation.

ARM contract reference: LES-PRE-21131-V2.0

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