Minor Tweak: Percent of memory available on board

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Software Bugs & Suggestions
1

I have a suggestion for the next build.

After you build and upload your sketch to the board, you are currently given the amount of memory the code took up and the amount available on the board. This is great.

EXAMPLE:
"Binary sketch size: 1982 bytes (of a 126976 byte maximum)"

BUT, could you please make it display the PERCENTAGE of memory available in addition to? This would be great for quick viewing while watching how much space you have left to play with. Should only be an extra line of code to make this happen.

:slight_smile:
RESULT:
"Binary sketch size: 1982 bytes (of a 126976 byte maximum) - 1.5% used "

2

1982 out of 126976 is 1.56%.

3

If you want free bytes, why convert them to % ? why not something like:

"Binary sketch size: 1982 bytes (of a 126976 byte maximum) used - 124994 free"

4

If you want free bytes, why convert them to % ? why not something like:

"Binary sketch size: 1982 bytes (of a 126976 byte maximum) used - 124994 free"

"Binary sketch size: 1982 bytes/126976 bytes used (1.56%) - 124994 free"
:wink:

5

Thats not a bad idea having it display the available at the end.

But my brain works best on a scale of progress based on the total.... i.e. a percent. It just seems more consistent to have a number 0-100 every time. I use multiple boards w/ different memories.Thats just me. [smiley=smiley.gif]