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.

See also Frequently Asked Questions and Getting Started Guide.

Casambi Pro Beta Preview

Casambi Pro BETA Preview for Windows

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

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 is part of 
• 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

• Listing of user’s own projects.
• 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

• Editability of objects or configurations on the iPad. Initially, editing is possible only with the Windows tool 
• Space templates for managing repetitive space configurations 
• 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. 

Casambi Pro Beta Preview for iPad

• 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 fails 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.