ER 5215 Electronic Cash Register
S-Mode Programming • 77
Memory Allocation
The memory allocation program determines how memory is divided to support the following features:
PLUs - you must allocate a minimum of 117 PLUs
Guest Checks – you can allocate a maximum of 100 hard or soft checks
Soft Check Lines – you can allocate a maximum of 50 lines per check
Check Type – select hard or soft checks
NOTE: Using the clerk interrupt feature requires allocation of at least 2 guest checks and sufficient
soft check lines to support the interrupted transaction (i.e. if 20 soft check lines are allocated, a
transaction with up to 20 lines can be interrupted.) See system option flag # 26 to select clerk interrupt
operations instead of table management (check tracking) operations.
Memory Calculation Worksheet
Before beginning the memory allocation program, you may wish to complete the following memory
worksheet to verify that the memory variables you wish to use will be accommodated in the
ER-5200/5240 memory. Your memory calculation cannot exceed 67,572 bytes.
Variable Bytes
per
unit
x
Quantity
=
Total
PLU
60
Guest Check
294
Lines per Soft Check
32
Total Used
Total Available
67,572
Memory Calculation Example
The default memory allocation is shown below as a calculation example:
Variable Bytes
per
unit
Default
Quantity
Total
PLU 60
900
54,000
Guest Check
294
10
2,940
Lines per Soft Check
32
30 x 10
(guest check
quantity)
9600
Total Used
66,540
Total Available
67,572
The total memory used
must be less that the
total memory available
