Purpose: Allocates a block of memory for use by the MEMORY function.
Format: ALLOCATE items
Notes: The ALLOCATE statement is used to set aside a portion of computer RAM to be used by the MEMORY function. The items parameter represents the total number of floating point values used in the memory array block. Each item is 4 bytes long. A single floating point number is 32 bits in length. If you specify 64K items then the total amount of RAM used will be 256K bytes. The Image Processor upon start up, will initially allocate the bytes specified by the MAXMEM parameter located in the configuration file as the initial memory array block . This value is expressed in bytes and not in the 32 bit floating point length as the items parameter represents. It is not necessary to use the ALLOCATE statement if the amount of RAM specified by the MAXMEM parameter is more than needed for your script program.