Memory

GF_Project is installed with options able to manage a wide number of user applications.Sometimes could happen that a user application become too big to fit inside default memory configuration. In this case it is necessary to change some configuration options and optimize performance.For this reason GF_Project execs some checkups during normal use and, if necessary, it alerts the user.For instance, in case of big applications, GF_Project displays 2 alert messages, related to 2 different limit overtakes: 70% and 90% of the available memory.Please note: with “memory” it’s assumed the PC development RAM quantity dedicated to GF_Project. The target memory is not affected by this configuration as it can be tuned using dedicated system variables (please have a look at the “variables” chapter).When the GF_Project application gets over the first 70% threshold, the following message is shown: “Warning, the used memory is over the warning level. To increase performance, please increase -Xmx parameter inside the file project.ini before continue. Then restart GF_Project” or the message “Internal error: Java heap space”.When the GF_Project application get over the second security threshold (90%), the following message is shown: “Critical Error, the used memory is over the CRITICAL level. To avoid unpredictable errors, please increase -Xmx parameter inside the file project.ini as soon as possible before continue. Then restart GF_Project”.The memory configuration related to GF_Project is contained inside the “project.ini” file, inside the install folder. The “project.ini” is a normal text file and the following line needs to be modified:-Xmx512mchanging the numerical value, in megabytes. We advise not to set a value below the standard 512m and to increase values with 256m steps (e.g.: 768m, 1024m, 1280m).Note: please make sure to have enough physical RAM installed on the PC after changing the above parameter.