Channel assignments

[tonyf1949]

I am using a falcon F16v2 with expander and have 320 channels over 32 outputs available but do not want to use every channel in each output.
Is it okay to use only part of the available 320 ch of each output and not the full 320. The reason is that I want to assign one element to each output on the one cable (re service issues) with the channel numbers starting at that ports/output first available channel number - eg. First output is CH 1 to CH 320 but my star is only 160 CH which will be assigned as starting at CH 1 and finishing at CH 160. That will leave me with 160 of unused (spare) channels on output 1.
My next output (2) from CH 321 to CH 640 will be an element of 150 pixels will then have a start of CH 321 and finish of CH 471 leaving me with 169 spare channels on output 2 and so on for the other outputs.
I have more than enough outputs and channels for this years first display and would prefer to split them up to individual outputs to make wiring and service issues easier to identify and keep in control.
Appreciate your thoughts.

[Gilrock]

Sure most of us never use the entire capacity of an output.   Just realize that doesn't mean you are skipping channel numbers in xLights.  Its perfectly fine for channel 161 from xLights to be mapped to what you were calling channel 321...the first channel of output 2.  When you create your models in xLights you really don't even need to think much about how its setup on the hardware other than making sure you chain channels together for display items that will be wired back to back.