From 3a0d7da7f6519a9edaf576da130cd763850f9b35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joshua King <joshuaking.mba@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:45:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add notes on PSRAM usage and display buffer strategy for
 ESP32-32E

---
 esphome/cat-medication-tracker.yaml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/esphome/cat-medication-tracker.yaml b/esphome/cat-medication-tracker.yaml
index cb0cb70..f325c59 100644
--- a/esphome/cat-medication-tracker.yaml
+++ b/esphome/cat-medication-tracker.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ substitutions:
   name: cat-medication-tracker
   friendly_name: "Cat Medication Tracker"
 
+# ESP32-32E note:
+# This board commonly lacks PSRAM, so we rely on a small TFT render buffer.
+# Keep this display on a reduced buffer/8-bit depth strategy to avoid startup OOM.
+
 esphome:
   name: ${name}
   friendly_name: ${friendly_name}