ThrottleStop PowerProfiler

About PowerProfiler

This is an application that allows you to create an unlimited number of TPL tab profiles for the ThrottleStop application.

For users

Where to download the application

You can download the latest version of the application from releases page.

How to install the application

You need to extract the files from the archive to the ThrottleStop folder.

An example with an image below.

How to use the application

(IMPORTANT) Before using PowerProfiler

Before using PowerProfiler, in the ThrottleStop application in the TPL tab, you need to uncheck "Disable Controls" and check the boxes for Long Power PL1 and Short Power PL2 along with their " Clamps".

The application is launched with a terminal like this:

.\PowerProfiler longPower shortPower

• longPower = Long Power PL1, shortPower = Short Power PL2
• Both variables accept only positive integers.
• And also Long Power should be greater than Short Power.

Example using with a terminal:

.\PowerProfiler 60 95

The best way to use the application is to launch it in .bat files

The archive will contain some .bat files as an example.

You can create an unlimited number of .bat files. For example, you can put .bat files in the ThrottleStop folder with the following content:

@echo off
cd /d "."
PowerProfiler.exe 60 95

REM You can use "pause" if you don't want the console to close automatically.
pause

For example, further you can create shortcuts to these files and place them anywhere.

How to use configuration file

In version 1.0.0, the PowerProfiler.ini file with the program configuration consists of 3 sections: General, Calculator, Process.

Options & Sections	Default Value	Accepted Values	Description	Safety
General Section			The section responsible for the main settings of the program. Changes to option values are safe.	Safe
CalculatePowerLimits	True	True/False	If true, calculates Power Limits in HEX	Safe
SetPowerLimits	True	True/False	If true, sets calculated Power Limits Values in ThrottleStop.ini file.	Safe
RestartThrottleStop	True	True/False	If true, ThrottleStop will be restarted.	Safe
Calculator Section			The section is responsible for calculating the HEX values for the ThrottleStop.ini file.	Unsafe
LongPowerBase	DF8000	HEX	Base value for Long Power PL1 - POWERLIMITEAX in ThrottleStop.ini. This value means 0W in HEX. Change carefully only if your base value is different.	Unsafe
ShortPowerBase	438000	HEX	Base value for Short Power PL1 - POWERLIMITEDX in ThrottleStop.ini. This value means 0W in HEX. Change carefully only if your base value is different.	Unsafe
Step	8	Integer	This value means the following: Step Value = 1W. That is, if you decrease or increase by 1W in ThrottleStop, then the stored value of POWERLIMITEAX and POWERLIMITEDX options in ThrottleStop.ini is changed to Step Value in HEX. It is not recommended to change this value.	Unsafe
HexPrefix	0x00	HEX	The prefix that is added to the computed values. Change only if in your case the prefixes of the POWERLIMITEAX and POWERLIMITEDX options in ThrottleStop.ini are different.	Unsafe
Process Section			The section is responsible for working with the process. Safe, because on version 1.0.0 it is only responsible for working with the ThrottleStop process.	Safe
ProcessName	ThrottleStop	Text	Allows you to change the process name. For example, if you changed the name of the ThrottleStop.exe file and now the process is called differently in the task manager, this option can help you.	Safe

(IMPORTANT) How to calculate LongPowerBase and ShortPowerBase

Due to the fact that I do not have a huge number of CPUs of different generations on hand and have no knowledge of how ThrottleStop sets HEX values in its configuration file, your LongPowerBase and ShortPowerBase values may not match the preset ones.

I highly recommend calculating your base values like this:

1. Check the values of Long Power PL1 and Short Power PL2 in ThrottleStop (make sure you read this).

2. Open HEX calculator.

3. In Convert Decimal Value to Hexadecimal Value enter the result of multiplying the Long or Short Power by 8 and click Calculate.

4. In Hexadecimal Calculation—Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide

   4.1. choose subtract operation

   4.2. 1st argument: POWERLIMITEAX or POWERLIMITEDX value from ThrottleStop.ini without 0x00

   4.3. 2nd argument is result of 3rd step

   4.4. click Calculate.

5. You got the base value, you can enter it in PowerProfiler.ini.

Example step by step:

1. Long Power PL1 = 40W
2. 40 * 8 = 320. Result: 140
3. POWERLIMITEAX=0x00DF8140. So: DF8140 - 140 = DF8000
4. my LongPowerBase = DF8000

For developers

Documentation

So far documentation with examples and descriptions of functions is in progress, but you can look at the documentation of methods here.

How to publish the application

The PowerProfiler.csproj file already has some properties configured for application publishing:

<PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
<PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>

You just need to write the following command in the CLI:

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64

If you are interested in other options, use the Microsoft documentation.