Why M5Stack Core only has 4000 free memory?

[patch li (二毛与我)]

In MicroBlocks, I observed that the free memory for the M5Stack Core is only 4000 (kb?), while the ESP32 shows 20000, and the micro:bit has 23000 free memory. In theory, the ESP32 should have more memory than the micro:bit, so why does MicroBlocks show less memory for the ESP32? Upon checking the M5Stack official website, it indicates that the M5Stack Core has a larger memory (8M) compared to the ESP32. Why is MicroBlocks only able to use such a small amount of memory of M5stack Core?

[John Maloney]

Just install the latest MicroBlocks firmware (v210) on your M5Stack Core. It will should then show 20000 words of free memory like other ESP32 boards.

[patch li (二毛与我)]

cool, thanks!

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