{
 "id": "fix-for-oserror-alloc-extra-fb-is-deprecated",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Fix for OSError: alloc_extra_fb is deprecated on OpenMV firmware 5.0 when using frame-differencing / motion-detect examples",
 "symptom": "sensor.alloc_extra_fb(w, h, fmt) raises OSError: alloc_extra_fb is deprecated on OpenMV N6 firmware 5.0.0, breaking the documented in-memory frame-differencing motion-detection pattern from OpenMV examples",
 "hw": [
  "openmv-cam-n6",
  "stm32n657"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "openmv-firmware@5.0.0",
  "micropython@1.28.0"
 ],
 "intent": "Motion-gate camera uploads by diffing each frame against the last uploaded frame on-device",
 "date": "2026-08-11",
 "status": "working",
 "cost": "one prototype round on-device",
 "author": "sarg",
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "body"
 ],
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}