Individual Start Channels for AC props?

[markrvp]

I'm trying to help another member setup his display in xLights.  95% of his display is still single channel A/C lights connected to LOR controllers.  I'm running into an issue setting up the models in xLights.

As an example, he has 9-channel arches where the channels span across different controllers.  If the channels were consecutive it would be no problem, but his channel assignments looks like this:

LOR ID 4 - Channel 10 :  Arch Section 1    =  xLights Channel 58
LOR ID 4 - Channel 11 :  Arch Section 2    =  xLights Channel 59
LOR ID 4 - Channel 12 :  Arch Section 3    =  xLights Channel 60
LOR ID 4 - Channel 13 :  Arch Section 4    =  xLights Channel 61
LOR ID 4 - Channel 14 :  Arch Section 5    =  xLights Channel 62
LOR ID 4 - Channel 15 :  NOT CONNECTED = xLights Channel 63
LOR ID 4 - Channel 16 :  NOT CONNECTED = xLights Channel 64
LOR ID 5 - Channel 01 :  Arch Section 6    =  xLights Channel 65
LOR ID 5 - Channel 02 :  Arch Section 7    =  xLights Channel 66
LOR ID 5 - Channel 03 :  Arch Section 8    =  xLights Channel 67
LOR ID 5 - Channel 04 :  Arch Section 9    =  xLights Channel 68

I thought I could use individual start channels to account for the non-consecutive numbering, but I'm unable to check the box and assign different start channels.  Is this because the arch model assumes you're only using one string? 

Here's the setup window for xLights

[kenoman742]

If LOR ID 4 channels 15 and 16 are not used, could you set up LOR ID 4 as a 14 channel controller and then start LOR ID 5 at channel 63? I don't know if it would work that way or not.

Ken

[markrvp]

If LOR ID 4 channels 15 and 16 are not used, could you set up LOR ID 4 as a 14 channel controller and then start LOR ID 5 at channel 63? I don't know if it would work that way or not.

Ken

Unfortunately the LOR controllers have dedicated DMX channels by their unit ID assignment.  Controller 5 will always be DMX channels 65-80 within that one universe.