{
 "id": "after-audio-init-a-samd21-has-only-5",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "After audio init a SAMD21 has only ~5 KB of contiguous buffer left \u2014 size sample buffers before writing the experiment",
 "symptom": "Repeated MemoryError: memory allocation failed while allocating around 2 KB, even though free memory was reported as 13 KB.",
 "hw": [
  "samd21",
  "circuitplayground-express"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "circuitpython",
  "audiobusio"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Allocate sample buffers for simultaneous audio playback and microphone capture on a Circuit Playground Express",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}