TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Overview to luminaire groups
• Creating a luminaire group
  • The Group Tool
• Duplicating a group
• Editing groups in the layout
• Deleting a group
• The Edit Shape tool
• Luminaire group properties
• Notes about luminaire groups

Overview to luminaire groups

in Casambi Pro, a luminaire group is a container inside a space, for housing luminaires after they have been paired to networks. The user can freely create groups inside spaces, marking the places where luminaires will be paired to. Each luminaire group is joined in the same network as its parent space.

Group principles:

• A luminaire group resides always inside one space, and it cannot extend from space to another space, or extend beyond the borders of its parent space.
• Groups can overlap visually.
• Groups cannot be nested = A luminaire group cannot have other luminaire groups in it.
• Controllers (switches, sensors and schedules) can reside only inside a space. Thus, even if a controller is visually placed inside a group on the layout, its parent element is the space, not the group.
• A luminaire group with all of its contents belong always to one network, which is defined by group’s parent space.
• If a luminaire group contains any real paired luminaires, it or its parent space cannot be deleted.

Creating a luminaire group

Groups can be created or modified only in Casambi pro for Windows.

Methods for creating a new space

1. Click on the Group tool icon button in the Home ribbon and use it to draw a group inside a space, or activate the tool by pressing the G key in your keyboard, or
2. Right-click a space row in Project Explorer pane and select New Luminaire Group command, or
3. Right-click over the layout over a space in the layout view and select New Luminaire group command.

When groups are created using the context menu commands, groups will be created with default shape and size.

The Group Tool

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The group tool can be used for drawing luminaire groups on the layout in three ways:

1. Click somewhere inside a space on the layout
   • Group is created with default size and name
   • Group naming dialog is not shown, the name can be edited in the properties pane
2. Inside a space, press down the left mouse button and drag
   • A group is created as a rectangle, user can adjust its size and shape while dragging the shape.
   • When the left mouse button is released, the group is created with default name. The name can be edited in the properties pane.
3. Keep CTRL button pressed and click in group’s corner points 
   • Each click creates a new corner point. 
   • A group must have at least three corner points.
   • After clicking the first corner point, the CTRL key can be released.       
     • If the CTRL button is pressed during creation of the corner points, the guides are not shown.
     • If the CTRL button is released after first corner point click, the tool provides guidelines to help creating 45 and 90 degree corners between the sides of the polygon.
   • The created polygon will be closed and completed when the starting point is clicked again. The group is now created with default name.

Notes: 

• The group tool can be quickly activated by clicking the G key in the keyboard.
• The group tool can be changed back to the standard Select tool by pressing the Esc key in the keyboard.

Duplicating a group

Editing groups in the layout

In Casambi Pro for Windows, the group shapes can be edited in the layout. Adding or editing spaces or luminaire groups appearance in the layout is not possible in the iOS version.

Deleting a group

Options for deleting a group:

• In the Project Explorer list, right-click the group name and select Delete from the luminaire group context menu
• In the layout, right-click a group and select Delete from the luminaire group context menu
• In the layout, select a group and click Delete button in Home ribbon
• When a group is selected, click the Delete (trash can) button in group’s properties in the Properties pane.
• When a group is selected, hit the Delete button on your keyboard.

Notes 

• Luminaire groups can be deleted only with Casambi Pro for Windows.
• A luminaire group cannot be deleted if it has any real devices paired to it.
• If a group has any contents, a deletion confirmation message is displayed to prevent accidental removal of groups.
• Deletion of groups cannot be undone.

The Edit Shape tool

The Edit Shape tool in the Home ribbon can be used to edit space and luminaire group shapes in the layout. The tool can be accessed also by clicking the E key in the keyboard.

Deleting a corner point

1. With the Edit Shape tool, click a corner point to select it.
2. Delete the corner point by
   • Clicking the Delete button in the Home ribbon or
   • Hit the Delete key on your keyboard

Luminaire group properties

When a luminaire group is selected, its properties are displayed in the Properties pane. 

1. Name of the group
   • Can be edited in both Windows and iOS apps
   • The name is mandatory
2. Delete button
   • A group can be deleted if it does not contain any paired devices.
3. Estimated number of luminaires
   • Number of luminaires which will be paired to this group.
   • The values are used for planning of networks. They have no other function.
4. Number of paired luminaires
   • Number of real paired luminaires.
   • Values are automatically updated when a luminaire is paired to the group or unpaired from it.
5. Options tab
   • Setting for startup state for power on (Luminaire default / Last state)
6. Luminaires tab
   • Lists all paired luminaires in current group.
   • Clicking a luminaire row in the list selects the luminaire and property pane shows its properties
   • Clicking on a group row selects the group and displays its properties.
7. Notes tab
   • A text input field for adding notes to the current group.

Notes about luminaire groups

• One luminaire group belongs to only one space 
• Luminaire group shapes can visually overlap.
• Luminaire groups cannot be hierarchically nested = A luminaire group cannot contain other groups inside it.
• Luminaire groups cannot extend from one space to another space.
• Individual luminaire groups cannot be moved or copied between spaces. 
• Creating, editing and removing luminaire groups can be done only in Casambi Pro for Windows.
• In Casambi Pro for iOS, it is possible to edit 
  • Luminaire group name
  • Estimated number of devices
  • Notes
• Pairing real luminaires to luminaire groups is possible only with Casambi Pro for iOS.
• Unpairing luminaires is possible only with Casambi Pro for iOS.
• In the initial Pro version, there is no alignment tool for aligning groups or luminaires in it.
• With iPad, it is possible to move a luminaire from a group to another group within the same network.
• With iPad, it is possible to change the fixture profile for luminaires or other Casambi Enabled devices. Also, the Casambi App can be used for this purpose.
• Casambi Pro supports dimming, colour temperature and basic RGB light features.