1 page.title=Device Monitor 2 @jd:body 3 4 <div id="qv-wrapper"> 5 <div id="qv"> 6 <h2>See also</h2> 7 8 <ol> 9 <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/debugging/debugging-memory.html" 10 >Investigating Your RAM Usage</a></li> 11 </ol> 12 </div> 13 </div> 14 15 16 <p>Android Device Monitor is a stand-alone tool that provides a graphical user interface for 17 several Android application debugging and analysis tools. The Monitor tool does not 18 require installation of a integrated development environment, such as Eclipse, and encapsulates the 19 following tools:</p> 20 21 <ul> 22 <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/debugging/ddms.html">DDMS</a></li> 23 <li><a href="gltracer.html">Tracer for OpenGL ES</a></li> 24 <li><a href="hierarchy-viewer.html">Hierarchy Viewer</a></li> 25 <li><a href="traceview.html">Traceview</a></li> 26 <li>Pixel Perfect magnification viewer</li> 27 </ul> 28 29 30 <h2 id="usage">Usage</h2> 31 32 <p>To start Device Monitor, enter the following command from the SDK <code>tools/</code> 33 directory:</p> 34 <pre>monitor</pre> 35 36 <p>Start an Android emulator or connect an Android device via USB cable, and connect Device 37 Monitor to the device by selecting it in the <strong>Devices</strong> window.</p> 38 39 <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Only one debugger can be connected to your device at a time. 40 If you're using ADT, you may need to close the debugging tool before launching the Device Monitor 41 in order for the device to be fully debuggable.</p> 42
