Arduino Nano IoT 33 Char Array size constraints

Question

I would like to save data that I am receiving from API calls in a char array. The problem is that the data is around 80 kB, and my Arduino IoT 33 only has 32 kB of memory.

It will save data in a char array up to 25000 bytes, but when I go to 30000 bytes or above the Arduino freezes. When I copy-paste the entire data to a char array without specifying the size it works fine, but when receiving data over the API in chunks of 10 kB it won't save the entire 80 kB. Is there a way around this?

• Juraj: why do you want to store all that data? process it right away.
• Amir: well, it is basically a hexadecimal array to update an E-Ink Display. I need all of it at the same time.
• Amir: I will be updating my display probably 5 to 6 times a day. That should be enough right?
• Amir: I will try that. Thanks a lot :)
• jsotola: what do you mean by hexadecimal array? ... are you storing text, not bytes?

Answer 1

You can use the flash memory of the SAMD21 MCU used on the Nano 33 IoT, if you don't write too often. Flash memories have a limited count of write-erase cycles. It is guarantied for 10000 writes.

For Arduino SAMD boards like the Nano 33 IoT you can use the FlashStorage library. The library is in the Library Manager.