[Tinyos-help] question about number of bytes in RAM

[Gaurav Chhawchharia]

Hello All,

I am using tinyos-1.x on boomerang on windows. I am doing some
application programming.

I have declared an array of about 600 bytes (plus some other data) in
the implementation section of the module (So it should not be on
stack. Right?). When I compile it, it says 860 bytes in the RAM. Now I
make use of this array of 600 bytes in the ReceiveMsg.Receive event
and compile it. Now it says 1460 bytes in RAM.

Someone please help me with an explanation.

Thanks,
Gaurav.