GPU: nvidia-smi or alternativ

[Bazokaa]

Hello,

I am very impressed with the program “DesktopInfo”. I’ve done some work with it, but I’m not a hardcore programmer. I’m currently stuck at the problem that I want to read the GPU data.
It should be best if its generic for NVDIDA, AMD and INTEL. I currently only have NVIDIA, so I’m just testing it with that.

“DesktopInfo” can not natively read GPU data (or i dont know how). So I need a workaroud. I was able to read some data via nvidia-smi and the CMD window.
Actually I could read my most important data whit this:

#nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu, fan.speed, utilization.gpu, utilization.memory, pstate, memory.total, memory.used --format=csv

But I have no idea how i can use it with CMD commands in “DesktopInfo” i tried different cases but everything failed.

Can someone help and maybe has something ready?

Regards David

[Glenn]

post what you’ve tried so far.

[Bazokaa]

Hello Glenn,

unfortunately, I have to say that I haven’t been able to continue working here since last week.

Below is the code for desktopinfo.ini.
In the section # GPUTYPE i tried the different commands itself without cmd and also with cmd commands.

In the cmd file, there is noting special, some few tries. In a nativ command window the command
nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv
show me the tempreture (as example). But i cant include it in the script with
CMD=...
All important information for GPU monitoring could be
#nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu, fan.speed, utilization.gpu, utilization.memory, pstate, memory.total, memory.used --format=csv"

I am a little confused that no one has ever tried this before or that it has worked and that is why no one here has asked for help.

If we can solved the GPU monitoring information into your “DesktopInfo”, it would be perfect. My next step would then be to implement it with AMD and INTEL. This should also be implemented in your sample code when we get it running.

# Sample configuration file # See the manual for a full description of all options [options] # size and position top=0 right=0 width=235 monitor-num=2 allowdrag=0 nav=0 formcolor=000000 transparency=50 column1width=65 # font font-face=Arial font-size=8 # logging log=desktopinfo.log log-level=error #misc desktopinfo64=1 ignore-setting-change=1 # to use a language file, copy the 'sample-languages' folder to 'languages', # un-comment the following line and change it to your desired language # language=languages\german.ini [screen-saver] font-face=Comic Sans MS font-size=16 centerv=1 centerh=1 [items] # colors set=key:White,value:#ffffff set=key:Grey,value:#909090 set=key:Cyan,value:#00ffff set=key:Magenta,value:#ff00ff set=key:Green,value:#00ff00 set=key:Orange,value:#ffd000 set=key:Yellow,value:#ffff00 set=key:Silver,value:#d0d0d0 set=key:Blue,value:#0000f0 set=key:Red,value:#ff0000 # page 1 PAGE=1 PAGE-TITLE=Overview COLOR=%Cyan% # Date/Time COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:Daves Overview V01 DATETIME= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:30,display:%9 %10 BOOTTIME= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, active:1,interval:0 HOST= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:0 # CPUTYPE COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:CPU Usage CPUTYPE= row-text:CPU Type,font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0 WMI= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:1,text:CPU Info,namespace:root\cimv2,query:Win32_Processor,display:Cores: %NumberOfCores%|Speed: %MaxClockSpeed%MHz|Current: %CurrentClockSpeed%MHz #CPU Temperatur CORETEMP= row-text:Temp: CPU, font-size:100%, color:#d0d0d0, interval:1, threshold2:1 70 #EE9900,threshold1:1 80 #ff0000,chart:line2 height:2 scale:linear max:100 series1:1 color1:#00ff00,display:%1%2 %chart% #CPU Usage CPUUSAGE= row-text:CPU %1, font-size:100%, color:#d0d0d0, interval:1, threshold2:2 55 #EE9900,threshold1:2 95 #ff0000,chart:line2 scale:linear max:100 series1:2 color1:00ff00 row-id:1, display:%2[3.0d]% %chart% #RAM Usage PHYSICALRAM=row-text:RAM, font-size:100%, color:#d0d0d0, interval:30,threshold2:3 75 #EE9900,threshold1:3 90 #ff0000,chart:line2 height:2 scale:linear max:100 series1:3 color1:#00ff00,display:%1[3.1b]B / %2[3.1b]B (%3% used), # GPUTYPE COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:GPU Usage DISPLAYCONTROLLER=row-text:GPU Type,color:#b0ffb0 #CMD=active:1,file:powershell.exe,directory:D:\Downloads\DesktopInfo290\nvidia-smi.bat #CMD=active:1,interval:3,file:cmd.exe,parameters:nvidia-smi, chart:line linear 100 4 00ff00,display:%4,text:GPU Usage,color:FFFFFF #nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu, fan.speed, utilization.gpu, utilization.memory, pstate, memory.total, memory.used --format=csv # HDD / Disks COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:HDD & Disks LOGICALDRIVES=row-text:Drive %1: | %3, font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:60, diskio:0, chart:bar2 scale:linear max:100 series1:7 threshold:75 color1:#d0d0d0 color2:#EE9900 color3:#ff0000,threshold2:7 75 #EE9900, threshold1:7 90 #ff0000, display:%6[1.0B]B / %5[1.0B]B (%7[1.1f]% used)|%chart%| # UTILITY COLOR=%Cyan% COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:Utility WMI=text:Bios,namespace:root\cimv2,query:Win32_Bios,display:%Caption%

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# Sample configuration file # See the manual for a full description of all options   [options]   # size and position top=0 right=0   width=235 monitor-num=2 allowdrag=0 nav=0 formcolor=000000 transparency=50 column1width=65   # font font-face=Arial font-size=8   # logging log=desktopinfo.log log-level=error   #misc desktopinfo64=1 ignore-setting-change=1   # to use a language file, copy the 'sample-languages' folder to 'languages', # un-comment the following line and change it to your desired language # language=languages\german.ini   [screen-saver] font-face=Comic Sans MS font-size=16 centerv=1 centerh=1   [items]   # colors set=key:White,value:#ffffff set=key:Grey,value:#909090 set=key:Cyan,value:#00ffff set=key:Magenta,value:#ff00ff set=key:Green,value:#00ff00 set=key:Orange,value:#ffd000 set=key:Yellow,value:#ffff00 set=key:Silver,value:#d0d0d0 set=key:Blue,value:#0000f0 set=key:Red,value:#ff0000   # page 1 PAGE=1 PAGE-TITLE=Overview COLOR=%Cyan%   # Date/Time COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:Daves Overview V01 DATETIME= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:30,display:%9 %10 BOOTTIME= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, active:1,interval:0 HOST= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:0   # CPUTYPE COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:CPU Usage CPUTYPE= row-text:CPU Type,font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0 WMI= font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:1,text:CPU Info,namespace:root\cimv2,query:Win32_Processor,display:Cores:   %NumberOfCores%|Speed:  %MaxClockSpeed%MHz|Current: %CurrentClockSpeed%MHz   #CPU Temperatur CORETEMP= row-text:Temp: CPU, font-size:100%, color:#d0d0d0, interval:1, threshold2:1 70 #EE9900,threshold1:1 80 #ff0000,chart:line2 height:2 scale:linear max:100 series1:1 color1:#00ff00,display:%1%2 %chart%   #CPU Usage CPUUSAGE= row-text:CPU %1, font-size:100%, color:#d0d0d0, interval:1, threshold2:2 55 #EE9900,threshold1:2 95 #ff0000,chart:line2 scale:linear max:100 series1:2 color1:00ff00 row-id:1, display:%2[3.0d]% %chart%   #RAM Usage PHYSICALRAM=row-text:RAM, font-size:100%, color:#d0d0d0, interval:30,threshold2:3 75 #EE9900,threshold1:3 90 #ff0000,chart:line2 height:2 scale:linear max:100 series1:3 color1:#00ff00,display:%1[3.1b]B / %2[3.1b]B (%3% used),   # GPUTYPE COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:GPU Usage DISPLAYCONTROLLER=row-text:GPU Type,color:#b0ffb0   #CMD=active:1,file:powershell.exe,directory:D:\Downloads\DesktopInfo290\nvidia-smi.bat #CMD=active:1,interval:3,file:cmd.exe,parameters:nvidia-smi, chart:line linear 100 4 00ff00,display:%4,text:GPU Usage,color:FFFFFF #nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu, fan.speed, utilization.gpu, utilization.memory, pstate, memory.total, memory.used --format=csv   # HDD / Disks COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:HDD & Disks LOGICALDRIVES=row-text:Drive %1: | %3, font-size:100%, color:#b0ffb0, interval:60, diskio:0, chart:bar2 scale:linear max:100 series1:7 threshold:75 color1:#d0d0d0 color2:#EE9900 color3:#ff0000,threshold2:7 75 #EE9900, threshold1:7 90 #ff0000, display:%6[1.0B]B / %5[1.0B]B (%7[1.1f]% used)|%chart%|   # UTILITY COLOR=%Cyan% COMMENT= font-size:120%, color:#ffffff, style:iwb,text:Utility WMI=text:Bios,namespace:root\cimv2,query:Win32_Bios,display:%Caption%

• This reply was modified 2 years ago by Bazokaa.

[Bazokaa]

I added a screenshot. I will replace the gadgets CPU Usage and GPU Meter.
The operator should understand this at first sight. It should no longer be so colourful and childish. In the end just professional 🙂

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[Glenn]

it looks like this is the code in question:

#CMD=active:1,file:powershell.exe,directory:D:\Downloads\DesktopInfo290\nvidia-smi.bat #CMD=active:1,interval:3,file:cmd.exe,parameters:nvidia-smi, chart:line linear 100 4 00ff00,display:%4,text:GPU Usage,color:FFFFFF #nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu, fan.speed, utilization.gpu, utilization.memory, pstate, memory.total, memory.used --format=csv

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#CMD=active:1,file:powershell.exe,directory:D:\Downloads\DesktopInfo290\nvidia-smi.bat #CMD=active:1,interval:3,file:cmd.exe,parameters:nvidia-smi, chart:line linear 100 4 00ff00,display:%4,text:GPU Usage,color:FFFFFF #nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu, fan.speed, utilization.gpu, utilization.memory, pstate, memory.total, memory.used --format=csv

notice how in the first line you fully qualify the batch file including extension but you haven’t done that in the second line.

You didn’t post the batch file so I can’t comment on that. Your screen shot doesn’t show the CMD item in question, you commented it out. I don’t have a computer with an nvidia card so I can’t test it here.

what is the output when you run the batch file from the command line?

[Bazokaa]

Dear Glenn thank you.

the two lines was for testing (relativ / absolut path) and where the sub skript could be startetd from.

I habe two batch files for testing. I would prefer the first one, but in the end it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that it works then.

1. nvidia-smi.cmd:
nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu,fan.speed,utilization.gpu,utilization.memory,pstate, memory.total,memory.used,memory.free --format=csv

The output is:

temperature.gpu, fan.speed [%], utilization.gpu [%], utilization.memory [%], memory.total [MiB], memory.used [MiB], memory.free [MiB], pstate 56, 0 %, 11 %, 4 %, 6144 MiB, 541 MiB, 5603 MiB, P0

1 2	temperature.gpu, fan.speed [%], utilization.gpu [%], utilization.memory [%], memory.total [MiB], memory.used [MiB], memory.free [MiB], pstate 56, 0 %, 11 %, 4 %, 6144 MiB, 541 MiB, 5603 MiB, P0

here would be all important information for available.

2. get-nvidia-usage.cmd:

for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('C:\Windows\System32\nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Gpu *:"') do (echo %%i) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Gpu *:"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Memory :*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Total*:*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Used*:*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Free*:*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Fan Speed *:"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *GPU Current Temp *:"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Performance State *:"') do (echo %%i %%j)

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for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('C:\Windows\System32\nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Gpu *:"') do (echo %%i) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Gpu *:"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Memory :*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Total*:*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Used*:*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Free*:*"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Fan Speed *:"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *GPU Current Temp *:"') do (echo %%i %%j) for /f "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ('nvidia-smi.exe -q ^| findstr /r /c:"^ *Performance State  *:"') do (echo %%i %%j)

the output would be:

Gpu Gpu : 11 % Memory : 4 % Memory Current Temp : N/A Memory Max Operating Temp : N/A Memory : 4006 MHz Memory : N/A Memory : N/A Memory : 4004 MHz Total : 6144 MiB Total : 256 MiB Total : N/A Total : N/A Total : N/A Total : N/A Used : 545 MiB Used : 229 MiB Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory : Not available in WDDM driver model Free : 5599 MiB Free : 27 MiB Fan Speed : 0 % GPU Current Temp : 61 C Performance State : P0

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Gpu Gpu : 11 % Memory : 4 % Memory Current Temp               : N/A Memory Max Operating Temp         : N/A Memory : 4006 MHz Memory : N/A Memory : N/A Memory : 4004 MHz Total : 6144 MiB Total : 256 MiB Total : N/A Total : N/A Total : N/A Total : N/A Used : 545 MiB Used : 229 MiB Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Used GPU Memory               : Not available in WDDM driver model Free : 5599 MiB Free : 27 MiB Fan Speed                             : 0 % GPU Current Temp                  : 61 C Performance State                     : P0

but Im not very happy about this. There some lines where the names are not unique and i dont know how to filter it.

With this command
CMD= font-size:100%, color:#d0d0d0,row-text:GPU Usage,active:1,interval:1,hide-no-result:1,file:cmd.exe,parameters:/C nvidia-smi.cmd,trim,show-window:0,chart:line scale:linear max:100 series1:4 00ff00,display: Nr4: %4.2 %chart%
I get (maybe) useful datas. Also a screenshot from the gui.

• This reply was modified 2 years ago by Bazokaa.

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[Glenn]

You’re getting closer to it. the third screenshot is showing the cmd output.

Put a ‘@’ in front of the command in the nvidia-smi.cmd file:
@nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu,fan.speed,utilization.gpu,utilization.memory,pstate, memory.total,memory.used,memory.free --format=csv

that will stop the echo of the command line to the output.

You won’t get a chart out of this. DTI has no idea where to look for the data in the output. The only way to get a chart is to make the cmd return a single number, no words, just a single value.

It might be an interesting exercise to see if I can access the NVML api……

• This reply was modified 2 years ago by Glenn.

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