Questions tagged [memory]
Use this tag for memory management or issues in programming.
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ESP32CAM fails to initialise camera with error 0xffffff
There is a simple PlatformIO sketch (arduino format) that has the following main.cpp file:
#include <Arduino.h>
#include "esp_camera.h"
#include "camera_pins.h"
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Problem with char* variable malloc/free. Empty contents on recipient variable after using free
I am working on a custom SD card data logger using the following function and struct:
char *filenameCreator(const char *prefix, const char *num, bool addExtension)
{
char *filename = (char *)...
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Is std::string (and ephemeral memory allocation in general) safe to use for ESP32 Arduino?
I know that with 8-bit AVR Arduinos, std::string is widely regarded as fundamentally unsafe due to problems with heap-fragmentation (partly due to limited ram, and partly because the WAY the ...
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Is there a maximum length of an array in ROM?
Consider the following code:
#include <Arduino.h>
unsigned char testimage [] = {
0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
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stream a "big" array of measures to a server through wifi
I'm measuring accelerations at "high frequency" (4kHz) from an accelerometer (ADXL355/ADXL357) to an esp32. It's crucial that no sample is lost while performing a measure which last say 2 ...
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Where to store struct used for driver initialization
I'm doing a small project with ESP32 board. When initializing a driver, multiple structs are passed to initialization functions. I know that there are two ways to store such structs:
Storing structs ...
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What's Memory Allocation technique in Arduino
I am currently working on an assignment for my embedded systems course, and my professor has asked us to determine the memory allocation technique employed in Arduino. Specifically, I need to identify ...
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ESP32 can not deep sleep longer than 35 minutes
I'm trying to get my Lilygo T5 4.7" epaper to deep sleep for 12 hours.
But I only seem to be able to get about half an hour (2100s) of deepsleep on it.
If I set the timer for longer, it just ...
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Conditional assignment of array
I have some really long global variable arrays filled with data.
There is a single function that processes the data. The function works on only one array everytime. This arrays value changes every ...
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memory leak w/ no Strings involved
I'm trying to read data being transferred via Infrared from my Smartmeter on my ESP8266 using the following sketch:
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#include <...
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Not enough memory error using OneSheeld.h
I'm a dairy farmer and I'm new to playing around with Arduino's. I created a code to send me SMS's when my equipment stops working as it should, but I run into a "Not enough memory" error. ...
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Wrong use of memory?
Probably I'm doing something wrong.
I'm writing an Arduino sketch for ESP32.
Among the others I have this function:
#define HDR_MAX_LENGHT 4
#define CMD_MAX_LENGHT 5
#define ARG_MAX_LENGHT 5
#define ...
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How do you deal with balancing the limited storage of Arduino with the decrease in speed if you just print everything as it gets measured?
I am working on a simple data acquisition system based on an Arduino Uno. Each run would ideally collect up to 10k data points (all doubles). Obviously, the Arduino doesn't have the capacity to hold ...
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1 global variable consuming 19% of memory
I am working on a simple project on talking to the serial monitor, and my only global variable ("int" type, named "incomingByte") is consuming a lot of memory. There is no problem ...
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Space taken by Global Variables
Using Nano's for small programmes I get compilation reports about the amount of space taken by global variables.
On a typical progamme it says something like Sketch uses 16316 bytes (53%) of program ...
