1.1 --- a/Hardware/Sensor.cs	Mon Jul 02 21:14:40 2012 +0000
     1.2 +++ b/Hardware/Sensor.cs	Sun Jul 08 15:24:44 2012 +0000
     1.3 @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     1.4        this.name = settings.GetValue(
     1.5          new Identifier(Identifier, "name").ToString(), name);
     1.6  
     1.7 -      GetSensorValuesFromSettings();
     1.8 +      GetSensorValuesFromSettings();      
     1.9  
    1.10        hardware.Closing += delegate(IHardware h) {
    1.11          SetSensorValuesToSettings();
    1.12 @@ -88,12 +88,12 @@
    1.13      }
    1.14  
    1.15      private void GetSensorValuesFromSettings() {
    1.16 -      string s = settings.GetValue(
    1.17 -        new Identifier(Identifier, "values").ToString(), null);
    1.18 +      string name = new Identifier(Identifier, "values").ToString();
    1.19 +      string s = settings.GetValue(name, null);
    1.20  
    1.21 -      byte[] array = null;
    1.22        try {
    1.23 -        array = Convert.FromBase64String(s);
    1.24 +        byte[] array = Convert.FromBase64String(s);
    1.25 +        s = null;
    1.26          using (MemoryStream m = new MemoryStream(array))
    1.27          using (GZipStream c = new GZipStream(m, CompressionMode.Decompress))
    1.28          using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(c)) {
    1.29 @@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
    1.30        } catch { }
    1.31        if (values.Count > 0)
    1.32          AppendValue(float.NaN, DateTime.UtcNow);
    1.33 +
    1.34 +      // remove the value string from the settings to reduce memory usage
    1.35 +      settings.Remove(name);
    1.36      }
    1.37  
    1.38      private void AppendValue(float value, DateTime time) {