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Pairing Devices to Networks

Overview​

In Casambi Pro, networks are first created as virtual placeholders as explained in previous chapter. To convert the virtual networks to real physical Casambi mesh networks in the commissioning phase, physical Casambi enabled devices must be added (paired) to them.

To add real devices to the virtual networks, user must use and Apple iOS device (iPad is recommended) with the Casambi Pro for iOS application.

Read more about supported devices in the Casambi Pro Device Support page.

General concepts​

  • Pairing

    • The process of associating a Casambi-enabled device with a network planned in Casambi Pro so it can be controlled and configured.

  • Device states

    • Paired = A Casambi enabled device is already a part of an existing Casambi wireless network. If a device is in a "paired" state it means that it has been added to a network. If you want to add an already paired device to a different network then it first needs to be unpaired from the network it is currently part of.
    • Unpaired = A Casambi enabled device in not part of a Casambi network and it cannot be controlled. It must be added to a network in order to it to be controlled/programmed. When powering a factory-new Casambi enabled device for the first time it will appear as unpaired in the Nearby Devices list in Casambi Pro for iOS.

  • Nearby devices list: The paired or unpaired status of nearby devices is displayed in the Nearby Devices screen of the Casambi Pro for iOS app. This view lists all powered-on Casambi devices within Bluetooth radio range of the mobile device.

  • Commissioning: Casambi Pro lighting systems must be commissioned with the Casambi Pro for iOS. Pairing/unpairing of Casambi enabled devices cannot be done with Casambi Pro for Windows.

  • Bluetooth range requirement: Real devices assigned to a single network must form a continuous mesh where each node is within radio communication range of at least one adjacent device. Isolated devices located outside the RF mesh boundary cannot communicate with the network.

  • Platform Limitations:

    • The standard Casambi App cannot be used to pair devices to Casambi Pro networks.
    • Casambi Pro for Windows cannot pair physical devices to networks. Once they are paired with Casambi Pro for iOS, the devices are visible also in Casambi Pro for Windows.