To be able to create a circadian scene, Circadian profile graphs need to first be created in the More tab, Network setup. They can then be applied & used in Circadian scenes created in the Scenes tab.
To create a Circadian profile:
1) Navigate to the More tab
2) Select Network setup
3) Scroll down & select Circadian profiles
You will then see this view where profiles you have created will be listed:
To Import an already existing profile that has been used in another Casambi project that you have commissioned using the same mobile device, select Import (top right) & choose the relevant profile from the list shown.
To Add a new profile:
1) Select Add a new profile
2) Change the profile name (if desired) by clicking the “Circadian text & editing
3) Enable Colour temperature &/or Dimmer options so that the buttons show as orange.
- Only Colour temperature enabled: You can configure a circadian graph only. When applied to a scene, the colour temperature of tuneable white luminaires will automatically adjust over time according to the profile graph settings.
- Only Dimmer enabled: You can define a dimming curve graph only. When applied to a scene, the dimming level of luminaires in that scene will automatically adjust over time according to the profile graph settings.
- Both Colour temperature & Dimmer enabled: You can configure two graphs that will then cause colour temperature to be adjusted & dimmed over time. When applied to a scene, the colour temperature of tuneable white luminaires, & their dimming level will also change, automatically over time according to the profile graph settings.
4) Push OK
You will then be presented with a view showing two graphs. One representing colour temperature over time, & another representing the dimmed level over time.
If you have enabled both Colour temperature & Dimmer options, at the bottom you will see buttons for Colour temperature & Dimmer. Select the option for the graph you wish to adjust.
Select a control point (dot) on the graph & drag it two where you wish to have it. As you move the control point, the display in the top right will automatically change to display Time of day, Colour temperature & Dim level of that control point. You cannot drag a control point to be placed before or after a previous do on the graph.
To add more control points to a graph, simply tap & hold on the graph.
To delete a control point, select the control point at tap the bin icon.
The menu (…) in the top right provides the following possibilities:
- Change the format of a graph from a curved format (Curve) to a stepped format (Steps)
- See what circadian scenes the profile is Used by (Push Circadian (top left) to exit the menu & return to the graph editing view)
When you have finished configuring the Circadian profile graph, push Done to save it.
The Circadian graph can now be utilised in a circadian scene. Circadian scenes are created in the Scenes tab. The Circadian scene is selected from the scene Settings, Circadian rhythm option. For as long as a Circadian scene is active (& active as the highest priority command in the Casambi control hierarchy), the tuneable while luminaires will react to the colour temperature & dim levels defined in the used circadian profile graph.
Copying, renaming or deleting a profile: Go to the Circadian profiles option & swipe left (iOS), or push & hold (Android) to see the options: Copy, Rename, & Delete.
Notes
- If you edit a graph that has been used in scene/s, the change will also affect the scene/s.
- Another use for the Dimming profile graph could be as a possible alternative method to using Animation scenes or Time based scenes for situations where only dimming is required to adjust as certain times.
