TomWoB Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Introduction I like AIDA64, especially the logging functionality, but it's difficult to analyze this data. The diagrams within AIDA64 are very limited and there is no possibility to compare the influence of different settings (e.g. graphic) to the overall performance of a system. So I decided to implement a tool, which allows to illustrate AIDA64 log data in several diagrams and to compare multiple log-files side-by-side in one diagram ! User Guide Before you can use the tool, you have to generate an AIDA64 log file with at least the following marked settings: Log sensor readings to CSV log file UpTime The tool is very simple to use: no installation necessary, just start "GenericLogViewer.exe". At the top you can select how many diagrams with how many log-files should be presented by the tool. Open an AIDA64 log file by clicking the "Open File" button, select application type "AIDA64", select an AIDA64 log file and press "Open" (AIDA64 csv-log-files have typically the filename pattern: *_log.csv). After parsing the file, the logging duration of the file is shown and by default the "Timeline" diagram of the first log category. You can change the shown diagram with: Timeline/Statisic RadioButton Log Category ComboBox Change all buttons (changes category in every diagram) The Y-axis shows the values of the seleted Log Category in ComboBox (unit is within [..]) If an opened file is still updated with logging-data by AIDA64, you can simple update/refresh it by clicking on the "Reload"-Button: At the top left corner of every diagram you can find the arithmetic average of the corresponding curve: If there are too many different values on Y-axis in "Statistic" mode, the values are grouped into ranges. If this is the case, the following control is shown, which allows to increase of decrease the number of ranges (or to disable quantisation). Splitter between the diagrams allow you to adjust the height of all diagrams: After opening all log files you can hide the file area by unmarking "Show file area" to get more space for diagrams. New feature since version 2.1: Simple Mode I added a "two columns" feature, which doubles the number of diagrams. But if you use "two columns" with a high "number of diagrams" the diagrams are very small. That's why I introduced the "Simple mode" which: simplifies header and footer decreases line thickness Tip: use the "Tab"-key to toggle between 'Standard' and 'Simple' mode ! New feature since version 3.0: Time Window Definition If you click the "Edit"-button in the file area, a new window will be opened to define Start- and End-time of a time window for the logfile (see user guide at the top of this window). It allows you to show only a part of a single logfile or to synchronize multiple logfiles Attention: time window start-time is "normalized" to "00:00:00", otherwise synchronization of multiple log-files will not work ! Button description: "Set": defines Start/End time of time window "Reset": resets Start/End time to "file borders" "Zoom": zooms into diagram with the actual defined Start/End times for fine-tuning (from Start-10% to End+10%). Remark: works only in case of Start/End is more then 10% from "file Start/End times") "Cancel": closes window without any change "Apply": yes, take the actual defined Start/End times as the used time window for all diagrams ! New features since version 4.0 (August 2018): possibility to compare different categories of one file in one diagram possibility to present diagrams in a "dark style" If you have only file loaded, it's now possible to add up to two more ComboBoxes for category selection in any diagram. Addtional you can change the background color of the diagram section to black. New features since version 5.0 (July 2019): MSI Afterburner logs are now supported too (*.hml) "Statistic"-diagram got many improvements (now it works as it should) New diagram-type "Triple" implemented, which shows Minimum, Average and Maximum in a barchart: New features since version 5.2 (November 2019): Ability to load/save setups of LogViewer Save Screenshot functionality Requirements Microsoft Windows Microsoft Framework .NET 4.7.2 (at least, Windows Update from April 2018) no installation necessary, just start "GenericLogViewer.exe" Download The zip file (SHA-1 hash, Version 5.2: 9BA39AFDA2EE62B96289F5A08D35732ADA949546) contains the binary files of the tool. Version history: 1.0: Initial version 1.1: "Change log category" buttons added 1.2: User Interface improvements 1.2: Switch to GenericLogViewer 1.3: Bugfix: depending on Windows Region Settings there could be a problem during DateTime conversion (older versions) 2.0: Many internal changes, new features see post below 2.1: New features see post below 2.2: Bugfix: log-files, created on a PC which was running > 24 hours couldn't be loaded -> fixed 3.0: New feature: Time Window Definition 3.1: Bugfix: sometimes log-files can't be opened after AIDA64 was stopped -> fixed 3.2: Bugfix: sometimes log-files can't be opened, case reported by mkos1 below -> fixed 4.0: New feature: different categories of one file in one diagram and dark mode 5.0: New feature: diagram-type "Triple" implemented 5.1: New feature: save screenshot 5.2: New feature: save/load setups GenericLogViewer - Version 5.2.zip 3 Quote
Fiery Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Thank you for posting this, it looks like a very useful tool Quote
TomWoB Posted August 30, 2013 Author Posted August 30, 2013 New version 1.3 available ! Information see above, please update to latest version. Quote
TomWoB Posted September 25, 2013 Author Posted September 25, 2013 New version 2.0 available ! New features: Reload-Button: to refresh active logging-files arithmetic averages of all curves are shown quantisation can be disabled if wanted Why new major version 2? I did a lot of internal changes and code is now completly verified by Unit-Tests. Quote
TomWoB Posted December 4, 2013 Author Posted December 4, 2013 New version 2.1 available ! New features: up to 6 diagrams in up to 2 columns (-> max = 12 diagrams) Simple mode (for small diagrams) Tooltip with horizontal line I added a "two columns" feature, which doubles the number of diagrams. But if you use "two columns" with a high "number of diagrams" the diagrams are very small. That's why I introduced the "Simple mode" which: simplifies header and footer decreases line thickness Tip: use the "Tab"-key to toggle between 'Standard' and 'Simple' mode ! Another new feature is that you can create a horizontal line in a "Timeline" diagram: go with mouse "on curve where the horizontal line should be", wait until tooltip pops up (with value) and click -> line stays there until you click on another tooltip or you change category. Hope you enjoy my new features ... Tom Quote
TomWoB Posted December 22, 2013 Author Posted December 22, 2013 New version 2.2 available ! Bugfix: Log-files, created on a PC which was running > 24 hours couldn't be loaded -> fixed Tip: for "long time control" (e.g. PCs running 24/7), you can use the "Numbers of hours between opening new log files" feature, which allows to generate e.g. "one file per day". Such log-files can be perfectly compared, because all files have same duration arithmetic averages are calculated on same base 1 Quote
TomWoB Posted January 18, 2014 Author Posted January 18, 2014 New version 3.0 available ! New feature: time window definition per logfile possible: to show only a part of a single logfile or to synchronize multiple logfiles See detailed description in first post of this thread ... 1 Quote
TomWoB Posted August 24, 2015 Author Posted August 24, 2015 New version 3.1 available ! Bugfix: Sometimes log-files can't be opened after AIDA64 was stopped -> fixed Quote
mkos1 Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 Help! I have the logging set up the way it needs to me but I can not get the log viewer to open my file. Could I email you my log file and you can tell me what I am doing wrong. Quote
mkos1 Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 After doing A LOT of testing and retrying I was finally able to open 1 log file out of 50 tries doing different things. Mostly 1 am getting an "Array Index out of bounds" error. But also some other errors about my log file being manipulated or corrupted. Quote
TomWoB Posted February 14, 2016 Author Posted February 14, 2016 Hello mkos1, I'm sorry that you had some trouble with my LogViewer. Let's check some stuff: under menu "File -> Preferences" you should configure the "Logging" section like the following example (interface has a little bit changed): The configuration filename "Aida64log" generates log-filenames like "Aida64log_2016-02-14_15-51-14_log.csv" ! Today I generated an example logfile (attached below) with the settings above: 00:00 - 00:26: Project Cars 00:27 - 00:47: F1 2015 00:47 - 00:51: nothing -> cool down Everything is working fine on my PC: no problem during opening the file or during checking the diagrams ... Btw: I can't believe that the LogViewer is responsible for "manipulated or corrupted" logfiles as you described. The LogViewer opens logfiles in "read-only* mode, so it will never change a file! Example logfile (zipped): Aida64log_2016-02-14_15-51-14_log.zip Quote
mkos1 Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 I believe I found the problem. When you have the option "Log started and stopped processes" turned ON it causes errors when reading the log files. It would be nice to be able to leave that option turned on in some future update/release. Quote
TomWoB Posted February 17, 2016 Author Posted February 17, 2016 Hi mkos1, I assume this should be not the problem. I checked the code and log lines like "* Processes started: dllhost.exe, Photoshop.exe" are handle correctly, but I found a potential problem in case of such a "Start/Stop" log-line contains the "value delimiter" semikolon (";"), but I never saw such a line so far ! Here is an example of a logfile, which has "Log started and stopped processes" turned ON and the LogViewer doesn't have any problem with this file: Aida64log_2016-02-17_17-27-48_log.zip Quote
mkos1 Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Your tool has worked fine for me since turning that option off. I was just opening and closing apps like MS Word and Adobe PDF reader for testing purposes and seemed to have problems with the option on. The tool has proven very usefull for monitoring what I have needed it for. (Tracking the performance impact of an automated data backup solution) Quote
n1kobg Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 THANK YOU, VERY GOOD TOOL. I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW CAN I SEE MY FPS VALUES? AND I NEED A INTERFACE TO IMPLEMENT SOME REGISTRY & BATCH GAMING TWEAKS IN A PROGRAM BUT I DONR HAVE SUFFITIENT KNOWLEDGE. CAN YOU MAKE SOMETHING THAT I CAN JUST ADD ON/OFF BUTTONS? JUST GENERIC MOST BASIC INTERFACE THAT CAN BE MADE INTO EXE FILE? PLEASE Quote
TomWoB Posted November 1, 2017 Author Posted November 1, 2017 Hello n1kobg, you can typically see your FPS when you start FRAPS (http://www.fraps.com/) before you start AIDA64. If you do this, you can find in the log-settings an entry for FRAPS: I think this works up to DX11 games, but not for games running with DX12 ! For Registry setting changes I propose you write registry files, which are simple text files (ask Google). The same for batch-files (simple text files, ask Google). Best regards TomWoB Quote
n1kobg Posted November 26, 2017 Posted November 26, 2017 Hey TomWoB, Ye I know these things , My 1st pc was more than 20 years ago but im not a developer or it specialist. For Fraps I use FrafsBenchViewer. I have a bunch of .reg & batch files that i want to implement in a simple app. My goal is to be able to optimize Windows in several different ways depending on what you want to do. I remember there was some Ashampoo program that make a gadget app with simple buttons that i can assign to do few different options. I understand thats alot Thas my blog i started for the guys from my clan: n1kobg.blogspot.bg Quote
TomWoB Posted February 21, 2018 Author Posted February 21, 2018 New version 3.2 available ! Bugfix: Sometimes log-files can't be opened, case reported by mkos1 above -> fixed Quote
TomWoB Posted August 29, 2018 Author Posted August 29, 2018 New version 4.0 available ! Hi all, I spent some time to improve the GenericLogViewer, so Version 4.0 has two new features: possibility to compare different categories of one file in one diagram possibility to present diagrams in a "dark style" 1) Multiple categories of one file in one diagram If you have only one file loaded, you can find a new "+" button on the right side of the category ComboBox in every diagram: This button allows you to add up to two more category ComboBoxes. Attention: be aware of comparing same units (within [..]) Comparing CPU [MHz] with CPU [%] doesn't make sense ... . You can reset the "number of category ComboBoxes" to one with the follwing trick: Select "number of files" = 2 Select "number of files" = 1 2) Diagrams in a dark style Together with YouTuber F2F Tech I developed a "dark style" for the diagram section. In the header of GenericLogViewer you can find a CheckBox "Dark mode" which enables/disables the dark style in the diagrams. Why not a complete dark style like "Metro Style"? I personally like the contrast between the control and diagram sections ... two more things: Upgrade from Visual Studio 2010 -> 2017 Upgrade from .NET 4.0 -> 4.6.1 (released November 2015) Hope you enjoy the new features ... Tom Quote
TomWoB Posted July 21, 2019 Author Posted July 21, 2019 New version 5.0 available ! Hi all, I built a version 5.0 with the following new features: MSI Afterburner Logs are now supported too (*.hml) "Statistic"-diagram got many improvements (now it works as it should) New diagram-type "Triple" implemented, which shows Minimum, Average and Maximum in a barchart: Attention: "Generic Log Viewer" requires now at least .NET Version 4.7.2 (Windows Update from April 2018).Download-Link: see first post of this thread ! Quote
TomWoB Posted November 10, 2019 Author Posted November 10, 2019 New version 5.2 available ! Hi all, I built a version 5.2 with the following new feature: ability to save the current setup ability to load a previous saved setup After loading a logfile, the two new buttons are shown. They allow to save/load your parameters of the GenericLogViewer like: number of diagrams diagram types selected categories ... Only logfile specific parameters are not saved, like filenames, time windows (makes no sense). Remark: depending on the "complexity" of the setup (6x2 diagrams, each with 3 categories, ...) it can take "some seconds" until setup is activated ... stay cool Download-Link: see first post of this thread ! 1 Quote
Kappa Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 Is this tool still supported? I am trying to use it but I receive an error message: "the string was not recognized as a valid datetime. there is an unknow word starting at index 1" Any help please! Quote
TomWoB Posted February 9, 2021 Author Posted February 9, 2021 Hi Kappa, yes, tool is still supported. I tested Generic Log Viewer with latest AIDA64 Version 6.32.5600: works fine ! Please verify the following Preferences: Hardware Monitoring -> Logging Log sensor readings to CSV log file -> checked System.Date -> cecked System.Time and/or System.UpTime -> checked Regards Tom Quote
Kappa Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 Hi, thanks for your reply. Ok I have double checked that and it was all set, just to be safe I unchecked the rest of the options and I have left the ones you specified only, now there is a different error message. "index was outside the bounds of the array" Quote
TomWoB Posted February 10, 2021 Author Posted February 10, 2021 OK Kappa, seems to be a Culture Settings problem. With English-Windows and English-AIDA64 Try this: (1): use from the five Date & Time possibilities only the two I marked yellow ! (2): uncheck "Log started and stoppen processes" Hope this helps ... Tom 1 Quote
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