Nearby devices

The Nearby devices page displays a list of all Casambi-enabled devices that are nearby.

In the list you can see the device’s icon image, name, vendor, network type, firmware version, signal strength and pairing state or network name. The network name always starts with the @ symbol. Devices suitable for the use in long range networks can be identified via their signal strength icon. Long range compatible devices are indicated by 6 square icons rather than 5 round ones.

When you select a device from the list, you can see the options that are available for it, such as: Add to a network, Unpair, Identify device, Change profile, Update firmware or Update to Classic/Evolution firmware etc. Depending on the product, different options may be available depending on if they are part of a network to which you have, or do not have, access. The displayed list will only show the options available for you.

In the top right of the screen there are two symbols.

  Networks scanning: 

•    If the icon is revolving, the app is scanning to try to locate all Casambi devices within range. Tapping the icon pauses the scan and stops the list updating. Tapping again restarts the scan. There is no need to pause the scan to take other actions or apply filters.

  Sorting/filtering options: 

• Organize the displayed devices using the Sort by, and/or Filter by options.
• Sort by:  Signal strength, device Name, or Network name.
• Filter by: Unpaired devices, Devices in the Current network you are accessing, My networks (networks you can access), Luminaires, Sensors, Switches, or Other Devices

You can check for firmware updates (Check for updates). If you have internet access the Casambi app will connect to the cloud service and check for updates. If an update is available, you will see an arrow above the icon of the devices that can be updated. Depending on your app settings, this update arrow may appear automatically when an update is available.

You can see details of the Latest firmware version available (The first number refers to Evolution firmware, and the second refers to Classic firmware). Tapping Latest firmware version displays a list of release notes for each version. Tapping a particular version will display the details of that version.

At the top of the displayed list of Nearby devices you can find a free text Search BLE devices field. Enter the text you wish to search for, and the list will update to display the matching results as you type.

Error texts

In the Nearby devices view you may see the network name displayed in Red or Purple text under certain error situations

Red text

Meaning: A units configuration indicates that it is in a network, but the device isn’t actually recognised in the network configuration.

Fix: Unpair & re-pair to the network.

Purple text

Meaning: Duplicate unit ID. This may be caused if multiple persons are trying to pair devices to the same network simultaneously.

Fix: Unpair all devices showing purple text & re-pair to the network.