Mladen Milosevic
Aleksandar Milenković
ABSTRACT
Mobile computing devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, and e-readers have become the dominant personal computing platforms. Energy efficiency is a prime design requirement for mobile device manufacturers and smart application developers alike. Runtime power measurements on mobile platforms provide insights that can eventually lead to more energy-efficient operation. In this paper we describe mPowerProfile - an environment for automated power measurements of programs running on a mobile development platform. We discuss mPowerProfile's main functions and its utilization in several example studies based on the Pandaboard and Raspberry Pi platforms.
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- An environment for automated power measurements on mobile computing platforms
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