diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.cpp b/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.cpp
index 1d81a93..4f4c65a 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.cpp
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 			m_chosenPort = "51489";
 			m_chosenWindow = 3000000;
 			m_bitflags = 0;
-			m_channels_per_board = 16;
 			ImGui::OpenPopup(ICON_FA_LINK " Attach Source");
 		}
 		if (ImGui::BeginPopupModal(ICON_FA_LINK " Attach Source"))
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 				{
 					m_bitflags = m_bitflags ^ CompassHeaders::EnergyCalibrated;
 				}
-				ImGui::InputInt("Channels Per Digitizer Board", &m_channels_per_board);
 			}
 			else if (m_chosenType == DataSource::SourceType::CompassOffline)
 			{
@@ -92,13 +90,11 @@ namespace Specter {
 				auto temp = m_fileDialog.RenderFileDialog();
 				if (!temp.first.empty() && temp.second == FileDialog::Type::OpenDir)
 					m_chosenLocation = temp.first;
-				ImGui::InputInt("Channels Per Digitizer Board", &m_channels_per_board);
 			}
 			else if (m_chosenType == DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOnline)
 			{
 				ImGui::InputText("Hostname", &m_chosenLocation);
 				ImGui::InputText("Port", &m_chosenPort);
-				ImGui::InputInt("Channels Per Digitizer Board", &m_channels_per_board);
 			}
 			else if (m_chosenType == DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOffline)
 			{
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 				auto temp = m_fileDialog.RenderFileDialog();
 				if (!temp.first.empty() && temp.second == FileDialog::Type::OpenDir)
 					m_chosenLocation = temp.first;
-				ImGui::InputInt("Channels Per Digitizer Board", &m_channels_per_board);
 			}
 			ImGui::InputInt("Coinc. Window (ps)", &m_chosenWindow);
 
@@ -120,12 +115,12 @@ namespace Specter {
 			{
 				if (m_chosenType == DataSource::SourceType::CompassOffline || m_chosenType == DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOffline)
 				{
-					PhysicsStartEvent event(m_chosenLocation, m_chosenType, m_chosenWindow, m_chosenPort, false, 0U, m_channels_per_board);
+					PhysicsStartEvent event(m_chosenLocation, m_chosenType, m_chosenWindow, m_chosenPort, false, 0U);
 					Application::Get().OnEvent(event);
 				}
 				else if (m_chosenType == DataSource::SourceType::CompassOnline || m_chosenType == DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOnline)
 				{
-					PhysicsStartEvent event(m_chosenLocation, m_chosenType, m_chosenWindow, m_chosenPort, true, m_bitflags, m_channels_per_board);
+					PhysicsStartEvent event(m_chosenLocation, m_chosenType, m_chosenWindow, m_chosenPort, true, m_bitflags);
 					Application::Get().OnEvent(event);
 				}
 				ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.h b/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.h
index 37d7192..b160543 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.h
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Editor/SourceDialog.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 		FileDialog m_fileDialog;
 		uint16_t m_bitflags;
 		int m_chosenWindow;
-		int m_channels_per_board;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Events/PhysicsEvent.h b/Specter/src/Specter/Events/PhysicsEvent.h
index 82310fb..0d89a54 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Events/PhysicsEvent.h
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Events/PhysicsEvent.h
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ namespace Specter {
 	{
 	public:
 		//Bitflags is a final option for random crap needed for a source. Currently used for compass online to indicate header state.
-		PhysicsStartEvent(const std::string& loc, DataSource::SourceType type, uint64_t window, const std::string& port = "51489", bool sortFlag=false, uint16_t bitflags = 0,
-						  int channels_per_board=16) :
-			m_sourceLocation(loc), m_port(port), m_sourceType(type), m_coincidenceWindow(window), m_sortFlag(sortFlag), m_bitflags(bitflags), m_channels_per_board(channels_per_board)
+		PhysicsStartEvent(const std::string& loc, DataSource::SourceType type, uint64_t window, const std::string& port = "51489", bool sortFlag=false, uint16_t bitflags = 0) :
+			m_sourceLocation(loc), m_port(port), m_sourceType(type), m_coincidenceWindow(window), m_sortFlag(sortFlag), m_bitflags(bitflags)
 		{}
 
 		inline const std::string GetSourceLocation() const { return m_sourceLocation; }
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 		inline const DataSource::SourceType GetSourceType() const { return m_sourceType; }
 		inline const uint64_t GetCoincidenceWindow() const { return m_coincidenceWindow; }
 		inline const bool GetSortFlag() const { return m_sortFlag; }
-		inline const int GetChannelsPerBoard() const { return m_channels_per_board; }
 		inline const uint16_t GetBitFlags() const { return m_bitflags; }
 
 		std::string ToString() const override
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 		uint64_t m_coincidenceWindow;
 		bool m_sortFlag;
 		uint16_t m_bitflags;
-		int m_channels_per_board;
 	};
 
 	class PhysicsStopEvent : public Event
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.cpp b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.cpp
index 819b856..2db689b 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.cpp
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.cpp
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 	need to know if the buffer is/was filled, however we use non-blocking since we don't want the entire process to hang on attempting a connection or waiting
 	for data to come over the pipe. We handle the case of an un-filled buffer internally.
 
-	IMPORTANT
-	Specter wants a unqiue ID on each hit. To do this we use the idiom:
-	id = board_number * nchannels_per_board + channel_number
-	This requires two things: that the class variable m_nchannels_per_board be set to match your physical digitizers, and that ALL of your
-	digitizers have the SAME number of channels. By default CompassRun assumes 16 channels per board, as this is what is used with the SE-SPS setup at FoxLab.
-	If you use a different set of boards, CHANGE THIS VALUE! If you use mixed boards, you will need to invent a new id scheme altogether.
-
 	ADDITIONALLY
 	CoMPASS servers provide no stream side information on the state of a transfer (verified via communication w/ CAEN). That is: there are no headers or enders on the data transfers.
 	This forces us to use the size of a single CoMPASS datum (CompassHit) to determine the state of a transfer. If the read buffer size is not a whole multiple of CompassHits, the data
@@ -20,13 +13,17 @@
 	Maybe we can get them to change this? Headers reeaaally should exist for transfers like this.
 
 	GWM -- April 2022
+
+	Make it so that number of channels per board is no longer fixed. Use pairing function defined in Utils/Functions.h to generate a UUID for each board channel/pair.
+
+	GWM -- Oct 2022
 */
 #include "CompassOnlineSource.h"
 
 namespace Specter {
 
-	CompassOnlineSource::CompassOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port, uint16_t header, int channels_per_board) :
-		DataSource(), m_bufferIter(nullptr), m_bufferEnd(nullptr), m_header(header), m_nchannels_per_board(channels_per_board)
+	CompassOnlineSource::CompassOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port, uint16_t header) :
+		DataSource(), m_bufferIter(nullptr), m_bufferEnd(nullptr), m_header(header)
 	{
 		InitConnection(hostname, port);
 	}
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.h b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.h
index b2ae09b..97c7bfa 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.h
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassOnlineSource.h
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 	need to know if the buffer is/was filled, however we use non-blocking since we don't want the entire process to hang on attempting a connection or waiting
 	for data to come over the pipe. We handle the case of an un-filled buffer internally.
 
-	IMPORTANT
-	Specter wants a unqiue ID on each hit. To do this we use the idiom:
-	id = board_number * nchannels_per_board + channel_number
-	This requires two things: that the class variable m_nchannels_per_board be set to match your physical digitizers, and that ALL of your
-	digitizers have the SAME number of channels. By default CompassRun assumes 16 channels per board, as this is what is used with the SE-SPS setup at FoxLab.
-	If you use a different set of boards, CHANGE THIS VALUE! If you use mixed boards, you will need to invent a new id scheme altogether.
-
 	ADDITIONALLY
 	CoMPASS servers provide no stream side information on the state of a transfer (verified via communication w/ CAEN). That is: there are no headers or enders on the data transfers.
 	This forces us to use the size of a single CoMPASS datum (CompassHit) to determine the state of a transfer. If the read buffer size is not a whole multiple of CompassHits, the data
@@ -26,6 +19,10 @@
 	of Specter's runtime). Best to use the CoMPASSPlot for waves.
 
 	GWM -- May 2022
+
+	Make it so that number of channels per board is no longer fixed. Use pairing function defined in Utils/Functions.h to generate a UUID for each board channel/pair.
+
+	GWM -- Oct 2022
 */
 #ifndef COMPASS_ONLINE_SOURCE_H
 #define COMPASS_ONLINE_SOURCE_H
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Specter {
 	class CompassOnlineSource : public DataSource
 	{
 	public:
-		CompassOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port, uint16_t header, int channels_per_board=16);
+		CompassOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port, uint16_t header);
 		virtual ~CompassOnlineSource() override;
 
 		virtual const SpecData& GetData() override;
@@ -53,8 +50,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 		std::vector<char> m_currentBuffer;
 		uint16_t m_header;
 		int m_datasize; //size of CoMPASS hit in bytes, set by header arg
-		const int m_nchannels_per_board = 16; //IMPORTANT: Used for ID'ing channels uniquely. If you use boards with 32 or 8 or 64 channels you must change this! If you mix boards with
-											  //different numbers of channels, you will have to find a different id solution.
 		char* m_bufferIter;
 		char* m_bufferEnd;
 		CompassHit m_currentHit;
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.cpp b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.cpp
index 1992179..cc7204d 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.cpp
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.cpp
@@ -10,25 +10,29 @@
 	Updated to also handle scaler data. -- GWM Oct. 2020
 
 	Modifed and updated for use in Specter. Obviously stripped out any ROOT code. Also, now uses the very nice std::filesystem
-	library to handle filepathing. Also, removed scalers (for now).
+	library to handle filepathing.
 
 	GWM -- Feb 2022
 
 	Update to reflect new CAEN binary data format with headers to indicate data contents.
 
 	GWM -- May 2022
+
+	Make it so that number of channels per board is no longer fixed. Use pairing function defined in Utils/Functions.h to generate a UUID for each board channel/pair.
+
+	GWM -- Oct 2022
 */
 #include "CompassRun.h"
 
 namespace Specter {
 	
 	CompassRun::CompassRun() :
-		DataSource(), m_directory(""), m_startIndex(0), m_nchannels_per_board(16)
+		DataSource(), m_directory(""), m_startIndex(0)
 	{
 	}
 	
-	CompassRun::CompassRun(const std::string& dir, int channels_per_board) :
-		DataSource(), m_directory(dir), m_startIndex(0), m_nchannels_per_board(channels_per_board)
+	CompassRun::CompassRun(const std::string& dir) :
+		DataSource(), m_directory(dir), m_startIndex(0)
 	{
 		CollectFiles();
 	}
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.h b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.h
index 9568c6f..74475bd 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.h
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Caen/CompassRun.h
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 	Written by G.W. McCann Oct. 2020
 
 	Modifed and updated for use in Specter. Obviously stripped out any ROOT code. Also, now uses the very nice std::filesystem
-	library to handle filepathing. One change of great import: Specter wants a unqiue ID on each hit. To do this we use the idiom:
-	id = board_number * nchannels_per_board + channel_number
-	This requires two things: that the class variable m_nchannels_per_board be set to match your physical digitizers, and that ALL of your
-	digitizers have the SAME number of channels. By default CompassRun assumes 16 channels per board, as this is what is used with the SE-SPS setup at FoxLab.
-	If you use a different set of boards, CHANGE THIS VALUE! If you use mixed boards, you will need to invent a new id scheme altogether.
+	library to handle filepathing.
 
 	GWM -- Feb 2022
 
 	Update to reflect new CAEN binary data format with headers to indicate data contents.
 
 	GWM -- May 2022
+
+	Make it so that number of channels per board is no longer fixed. Use pairing function defined in Utils/Functions.h to generate a UUID for each board channel/pair.
+
+	GWM -- Oct 2022
 */
 #ifndef COMPASSRUN_H
 #define COMPASSRUN_H
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Specter {
 	
 	public:
 		CompassRun();
-		CompassRun(const std::string& dir, int channels_per_board=16);
+		CompassRun(const std::string& dir);
 		virtual ~CompassRun();
 		virtual const SpecData& GetData() override;
 		inline void SetDirectory(const std::string& dir) { m_directory = dir; CollectFiles(); }
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ namespace Specter {
 
 		std::vector<CompassFile> m_datafiles;
 		unsigned int m_startIndex; //this is the file we start looking at; increases as we finish files.
-		int m_nchannels_per_board; //IMPORTANT: Used for ID'ing channels uniquely. If you use boards with 32 or 8 or 64 channels you must change this! If you mix boards with
-										//different numbers of channels, you will have to find a different id solution.
+
 		ShiftMap m_smap;
 
 		CompassHit m_hit;
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.cpp b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.cpp
index 6084bfb..0c61696 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.cpp
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Specter {
 
-	DYFileSource::DYFileSource(const std::string& directory, int channels_per_board) :
-		DataSource(), m_directory(directory), m_channelsPerBoard(channels_per_board)
+	DYFileSource::DYFileSource(const std::string& directory) :
+		DataSource(), m_directory(directory)
 	{
 		CollectFiles();
 	}
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.h b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.h
index c7987ca..c2c729b 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.h
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYFileSource.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Specter {
 	class DYFileSource : public DataSource
 	{
 	public:
-		DYFileSource(const std::string& directory, int channels_per_board = 16);
+		DYFileSource(const std::string& directory);
 		virtual ~DYFileSource();
 
 		virtual const SpecData& GetData() override;
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace Specter {
 
 		std::filesystem::path m_directory;
 		static constexpr std::string_view s_extension = ".dybin";
-		int m_channelsPerBoard;
 
 		std::vector<DaqGrimoire::DYFileReader> m_files;
 		DaqGrimoire::DYListData m_dyHit;
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.cpp b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.cpp
index 19f7ca2..837f28f 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.cpp
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Specter {
 
-	DYOnlineSource::DYOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port, int channelsPerBoard) :
-		DataSource(), m_clientConnection(hostname, port), m_channelsPerBoard(channelsPerBoard)
+	DYOnlineSource::DYOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port) :
+		DataSource(), m_clientConnection(hostname, port)
 	{
 		m_validFlag = m_clientConnection.IsConnected();
 	}
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.h b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.h
index 104db03..446c0c1 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.h
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/Daqromancy/DYOnlineSource.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Specter {
 	class DYOnlineSource : public DataSource
 	{
 	public:
-		DYOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port, int channelsPerBoard = 16);
+		DYOnlineSource(const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port);
 		~DYOnlineSource();
 
 		virtual const SpecData& GetData() override;
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.cpp b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.cpp
index 3336b4e..9c21598 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.cpp
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 namespace Specter {
 
 	//loc=either an ip address or a file location, port=address port, or unused in case of file
-	DataSource* CreateDataSource(const std::string& location, const std::string& port, uint16_t header, int channels_per_board, DataSource::SourceType type)
+	DataSource* CreateDataSource(const std::string& location, const std::string& port, uint16_t header, DataSource::SourceType type)
 	{
 		switch(type)
 		{
-			case DataSource::SourceType::CompassOffline : return new CompassRun(location, channels_per_board);
-			case DataSource::SourceType::CompassOnline : return new CompassOnlineSource(location, port, header, channels_per_board);
-			case DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOffline: return new DYFileSource(location, channels_per_board);
-			case DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOnline: return new DYOnlineSource(location, port, channels_per_board);
+			case DataSource::SourceType::CompassOffline : return new CompassRun(location);
+			case DataSource::SourceType::CompassOnline : return new CompassOnlineSource(location, port, header);
+			case DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOffline: return new DYFileSource(location);
+			case DataSource::SourceType::DaqromancyOnline: return new DYOnlineSource(location, port);
 			case DataSource::SourceType::None : return nullptr;
 		}
 		SPEC_WARN("Invalid DataSourceType at CreateDataSource!");
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.h b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.h
index 23e134d..b408e9e 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.h
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/DataSource.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Specter {
 		SpecData m_datum;
 	};
 
-	DataSource* CreateDataSource(const std::string& location, const std::string& port, uint16_t bitflags, int channels_per_board, DataSource::SourceType type);
+	DataSource* CreateDataSource(const std::string& location, const std::string& port, uint16_t bitflags, DataSource::SourceType type);
 
 	std::string ConvertDataSourceTypeToString(DataSource::SourceType type);
 }
diff --git a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/PhysicsLayer.cpp b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/PhysicsLayer.cpp
index 4cda838..0d85d5b 100644
--- a/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/PhysicsLayer.cpp
+++ b/Specter/src/Specter/Physics/PhysicsLayer.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace Specter {
 	{
 		SPEC_PROFILE_FUNCTION();
 		std::scoped_lock<std::mutex> guard(m_sourceMutex); //Shouldn't matter for this, but safety first
-		m_source.reset(CreateDataSource(event.GetSourceLocation(), event.GetSourcePort(), event.GetBitFlags(), event.GetChannelsPerBoard(), event.GetSourceType()));
+		m_source.reset(CreateDataSource(event.GetSourceLocation(), event.GetSourcePort(), event.GetBitFlags(), event.GetSourceType()));
 		m_eventBuilder.SetCoincidenceWindow(event.GetCoincidenceWindow());
 		m_eventBuilder.SetSortFlag(event.GetSortFlag());
 		m_eventBuilder.ClearAll(); //Protect against stopping mid-event