Casambi Pro Beta preview release notes

Learn what’s in, what’s out, what’s changing, what’s on the way in the latest Casambi Pro Beta Preview releases. Below, we will list the key features currently available for testing in the program, highlighting any changes made, and known issues as they come in.

We plan to roll out features in waves to ensure that everything works smoothly and seamlessly. So, if you feel something is missing, don’t worry, the solution will be constantly improved to meet your needs.

Casambi Pro Beta Preview

Casambi Pro BETA Preview for Windows

Build version    26.6.0 June 2023

Release type     Beta Preview for public testing

New features

Space template feature
Sensor parameter updates
User interface updates and visual enhancements
Stability and bug fixes

Build version    24.3.0 April 2023

Release type     Beta Preview for public testing

New features

Sharing project between different users
Support for multi-functional devices
Added manual control timeout setting to network properties
Support for resume automation feature

Build version    20.3.4 January 2023

Release type     Beta Preview for public testing

New features

Ability to move luminaires from one group to another inside the same space
Dimming level and colour temperature added to create new scene dialog
Link to release notes added to the Settings

Build version 20.1.5 December 2022

Release type Beta Preview for public testing

Casambi Pro BETA Preview for iPad and iPhone

Build version 1.0.0 (602) June 2023

Release type     Beta Preview for public testing

New features

Scene properties added
Enhanced the editability of element and scene properties
If project is locked to another device, it can now be opened in read-only state
Space template properties displayed as read-only
Support for pairing EnOcean devices with iPhone
Removed identification button for controllers
Various small user interface and functionality enhancements
EnOcean pairing is possible with iPhone

Build version    1.0.0 (538) April 2023

Release type     Beta Preview for public testing

New features

Various bug and stability fixes
Project list updated to show project sharing status
Manual resume automation function in scene table
Ability to run scene from the scene table

Build version    1.0.0 (454) January 2023

Release type     Beta Preview for public testing

New features

Project list is now automatically refreshed when entering the view
Ability to remove devices from a network even if they are paired.
Firmware update feature

Build version 1.0.0 (418) January 2023

Release type Beta Preview for public testing

Key Features in Casambi Pro Beta Preview

Casambi Pro for Windows

User identification is managed by using their existing Microsoft, Google or Apple accounts.
Listing of projects the user owns or has access to
Projects including location information.
Tools for managing a project’s lighting plan and configuration:
Layouts (floor plans) in PNG and JPG formats can be imported into projects
Spaces, luminaire groups and controllers (switches, sensors and schedules) to organize a site’s lighting and for configuring its functional logic
Space-specific scenes
Virtual network placeholders
Locking projects to one device at a time, to avoid configuration conflicts.
Sharing projects with other Casambi Pro users

Casambi Pro for iPad and iPhone

Listing of projects the used owns or has access to
Opening projects and browsing their contents.
Listing and identifying nearby Casambi-enabled Bluetooth devices.
Filtering and sorting of nearby devices list.
Pairing controller devices to spaces.
Pairing luminaires to luminaire groups.
Converting virtual network placeholders to real networks when devices are paired.
Unpairing devices from networks created with Casambi Pro.
Uploading new configuration to networks after the configuration has been changed in Casambi Pro for Windows.
Casambi Pro networks use the same Evolution firmware as the Casambi App.

Examples of features not yet included in the Beta Preview

Not all object parameters are yet editable on the iOS devices (as they are on Casambi PRO for Windows)
Support for RGB luminaires and luminaires with integrated sensors
Daylight control feature
Features for fine-tuning configurations directly from the iPad user interface
Support for gateways
Documentation output

Known issues in Beta Preview

Casambi Pro Beta Preview for Windows

Having more than one instance of the Casambi Pro application open in Windows simultaneously can cause project-saving issues and thus data loss.
If the Casambi Pro tool has instability problems or crashes, please restart the application and/or computer and alert us via the Feedback button.
On the layouts, space and group labels are not yet movable, so they can sometimes overlap each other or other contents, or they may be located far away from the object.
There is no confirmation message yet when deleting a project. Thus, when the delete button is pressed on the project list, project will be deleted immediately if it does not have paired devices.
There are no help or guidance features yet in Casambi Pro.
There may be missing localised texts in the user interface

Casambi Pro Beta Preview for iPad and iPhone

If Pro networks are modified in any way outside of Casambi Pro (e.g. with the Casambi Utility App), the modifications will not be reflected in the Casambi Pro project and will be overwritten the next time the network is updated with Casambi Pro.
Pairing or unpairing devices at a fast pace may cause failures in the pairing/unpairing process.
Sometimes pairing/unpairing is slow for unknown reasons. 
If the Casambi Pro tool has instability problems or crashes, please sign out of the app and then sign in again. You can also try restarting the application.
Item labels are not yet movable, so they can sometimes overlap with each other. Using the zoom scaling option in the application’s settings may help.
If luminaires are very close to each other, it may be difficult to select them from the layout view. However, the elements can always be selected from the Project Explorer pane on the left side of the screen.
The project list layout breaks in iPad Mini when the application is used in portrait mode.
On iPads with small screen size (like iPad Mini), the user interface layout may have some errors.
There are no help or guidance features yet in Casambi Pro.
There may be some lately added control features which can be set in the app but the network does not react to them. This is due to missing implementation on the network side. These will be fixed in coming upgrades.
The user interface has not been optimized yet on the iPhone. Thus, some functionalities give poor use experience.