How to use NSight

You can right click on the built exe and choose "Launch with Nsight HUD x.x"

Thanks to @Matth3wThomson 's post, but right click on the exe and use 'Launch with Nsight HUD x.x' will only bring you part of graphics debug experience of Nsight. Here is more detail answer descriptions for Nsight and TGD.

Nsight

• Where to download Nsight

  • https://developer.nvidia.com/nsight-visual-studio-edition-downloads

• How to use Nsight to debug your Unity app

  • Build your Unity project, for example, after build, the UnityVRSamples project will be placed in a directory with 'UnityVRSamples.exe' and 'UnityVRSamples_Data' folder

    • Create a dummy Visual Studio project, for example, just a simple 'Win32 Console Application' in Visual Studio named ‘UnityVRSamplesDummy’

    • Right click on your project (not your solution) and choose ‘Nsight User Properties’

    • Set the 'Launch external program' and 'Working directory' of your UnityVRSamples.exe

    • Start the debug session by click on Nsight menu in Visual Studio -> Start Graphics Debugging

    • After that, you should be able to see your app is running.

  • The Unity app generally have a configuration dialog box, choose your settings and click on ‘Play!’, you should see your 3D scene

    • Move to the frame you want to debug/profile with Nsight

    • Click on Nsight menu->Pause and Capture Frame to make the target app pause for debug/profile

  • You can also use the shortcut: Ctrl-Z then Space in your app to pause the app

    • Use several Nsight Views to debug/profile your app, it’s under Nsight menu->Windows

  • It contains: Api Inspector, Api Statistics, Current Target, Events, Geometry, Range Profiler, Resources, Scrubber

    • Nsight also support Dynamic Shader Editing, serialize the frame to C/C++ project

TGD

• Where to download TGD

  • https://developer.nvidia.com/tegra-graphics-debugger

• How to use TGD to debug your Unity app on real device

  • Build your Unity project for Android device, for example, after build, you should see your project’s apk placed in the directory you specified

    • Install the apk to your kit, for example: # adb install TanksTutorial.apk

    • Open TGD, it should pop-out a Launch and Connect dialog box

  • Make sure your kit is selected in the Target

    • Click on the ‘Install Debugger’ button with red icon, after that, it should become a green icon with word ‘Remove Debugger’

  • This is very important, make sure you meet a green icon with ‘Remove Debugger’ button

    • Make sure you can find your Unity app

  • Make sure you already configured the adb to your system, TGD will identify it automatically

    • Select the app you want to debug, click on ‘Launch’ button

    • You should see the app is running on your kit

    • TGD should show you several views about Performance Tests View, Signal Graph View, Linked Program View

  • If you can’t see them, check the Frame Debugger menu in TGD

    • Click on ‘Capture Frame’ button to enter pause mode for debug and profiling your app

  • After capture frame, TGD offer several views for frame debug and profiling: Api Inspector, Api Statistics, Current Target, Events, Geometry, Linked Programs, Range Profiler, Resources, Scrubber

    • TGD also support Dynamic Shader Editing, serialize the frame to C/C++ project

Support

• Where to get more help about Nvidia Graphics Tools

  • Ask question in forums

    • Nsight

      • https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/84/nsight-visual-studio-edition

        • TGD

  • https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/154/tegra-graphics-debugger

    • Check the doc

  • Nsight

         - Nsight menu in Visuatl Stuido->Help
    
                 - Online Help
    
                 - Local Help
    
                 - Support Forums
    
             - TGD
    
                 - Help menu in TGD->Documentation
    
     - Some videos and webinars
    
         - https://developer.nvidia.com/nsight-visual-studio-edition-videos
    
         - https://developer.nvidia.com/developer-webinars