Need more Ram

Jim C.

I am building a project and running out of room to store my variables. Can I add some Ram ? I need 3-4 more words.
I am using a BS-2 stamp

Thanks

Mike Green

There's no way to add more RAM. There are a variety of techniques to make more efficient use of what exists. These include using smaller storage units and defining multiple names for the same storage space when one variable is used in only one area of the program and can be reused under a different name in another area of the program. You can define variables as bits, nibbles (4-bits), bytes (8-bits), and words (16-bits). You can even have a word variable used as such in one part of the program, then that's redefined as a byte variable, a nibble variable, and 4 bit variables elsewhere in the program. Look at the section of the Basic Stamp Syntax and Reference Manual that discusses "aliases".

Jim C.

Mike Green wrote: »

There's no way to add more RAM. There are a variety of techniques to make more efficient use of what exists. These include using smaller storage units and defining multiple names for the same storage space when one variable is used in only one area of the program and can be reused under a different name in another area of the program. You can define variables as bits, nibbles (4-bits), bytes (8-bits), and words (16-bits). You can even have a word variable used as such in one part of the program, then that's redefined as a byte variable, a nibble variable, and 4 bit variables elsewhere in the program. Look at the section of the Basic Stamp Syntax and Reference Manual that discusses "aliases".

Thanks Mike will do. I only need to reduce it a little so maybe "aliases" will work.