Hi all, new user here.
I've been browsing various forums (including the AUS XMas Lighting) and slowly understanding how all this works. And I think I've just about got it.
I've almost settled on the hardware for my 4 zones around the house, which at each zone I could easily get away with under 4000 pixels.
I was originally thinking F4V3 and dropping a powered controller box in each zone, but then was reading about the F48.
But, I'm having issues with understanding the F48 info for the following (below) and I was hoping someone could dumb it down a little more me?
It's the concept of grouping which is getting me.
Pixels per port
48 pixel ports are divided up into 3 groups with a configurable max number of pixels per port in each group. All three groups share a portion of a 1024 max pixels per port. The user can set ports 1-16 to have a max pixel count of 512, ports 17-32 to have max count of 256 and ports 33-48 to have max count of 256. Max pixels per port in each group must always add up to 1024.
I've been playing around in xLights, and have the attached sketching image as reference to my house/yard space.
Zone 1 - Upper deck, with power, and is the best place for a central master control box (as indicated).
Zone 2 - Garage & Driveway, with power. Would also have coro props lining the driveway and on the garage wall.
Zone 3 - Front fence line, with power coming from under zone 1. Would also have some coro props.
Zone 4 - Garage roof, with power from either zone 1 or 2. For a mega tree.
I'm not looking to turn this thread into a lengthy how to, but just wondering if the F48 is suitable after explaining the quote above, or if my original thought of 4 x F4V3's would be better/easier?
Thank you for any input. 2019 is the year for me to move away from dumb lights.