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NewbyDeveloper
Visitor
11 years ago

Available memory

Hi

When developing a channel - one that uses several assets in the package - if I test it on Roku2 and Roku 3 box and it loads.....

Does that mean all roku2 and roku3 boxes will be OK with the size or does the available memory in a users roku box vary / reduce dependent on the channels they have?
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  • NewManLiving's avatar
    NewManLiving
    Visitor
    11 years ago
    The amount of memory is not the a same on all devices
    Your best bet is to telnet a device ip at port 8080
    And issue the command r2d2_bitmaps this will give you a dump
    Of total, used and remaining memory at any point during the
    Execution of your channel Then you can determine a baseline
    That would work across the all the devices you are supporting
  • TheEndless's avatar
    TheEndless
    Channel Surfer
    11 years ago
    "NewbyDeveloper" wrote:
    Does that mean all roku2 and roku3 boxes will be OK

    Generally speaking, yes. It should work the same on every Roku of the same model, but you should add a streaming stick in your testing, which should also cover testing the previous generation Roku 2 XD and XS.

    "NewManLiving" wrote:
    Your best bet is to telnet a device ip at port 8080
    And issue the command r2d2_bitmaps this will give you a dump
    Of total, used and remaining memory at any point during the
    Execution of your channel

    Note that this is only necessary if you're using the 2D APIs. If you're not using the 2D APIs, then memory usage from image assets should be handled automatically, without you having to worry about it.