Reducing RAM Usage

There are a number of ways to reduce RAM usage. Some methods for doing this (such as bit fields) can obfuscate code, so there is often a compromise to be struck between the reduction in RAM usage and the increase in complexity of the code.

This section covers the following areas:

• Use bit fields rather than many TBools

• Use caution with array granularities

• Avoid global data

• Beware of base class member data

• Use the cleanup stack correctly

• Delete early

• Test on hardware with the maximum data set

• Break up long, complex operations