Program size limit (G1 vs G2)

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(10-20-2023 06:41 PM)Gene222 Wrote:  I was suprised to see that the G2 has the same 10,000 instruction limitation as the older G1, since the G2 has more memory. What is the use of having more memory, if you can't use it? It looks like every instruction ends with a semicolon. One might be able to estimate the number of instructions in a program by counting the number of semicolons in the program using notepad++, but it is probably not that simple.

Thе 10,000 instruction limit applies to a single PPL program file, but one program can contain multiple files (from firmware 14566, you can add additional files via the "More"=>"Files" menu in the PPL editor). Thus, there's a workaround for this limit. When you create an additional PPL file, you can move some of the functions to it, and they don't even have to be of the EXPORT type. These files see each other as if they were one large program. In this way, if you create several files, then the 10,000 instruction limit won't be such a significant issue (tested on G1). Nevertheless, I agree with you that it's a peculiar restriction, given the large amount of memory available.