Refer to the table below to assist in identifying the possible cause of an issue that you may be experiencing.
| Issue | Possible causes | |
Operation & communication | Network functions erratically | Weak signal (1-2 dots above the network name in Nearby devices view) |
| Island/s | ||
| Devices have differing Firmware versions | ||
| Red text device network name | ||
| Purple text device network name | ||
| A device shows as offline in the app | Device not powered | |
| Device out of BT range | ||
| Device is battery powered & is not active | ||
| Island/s | ||
| Red text device network name | ||
| Purple text device network name | ||
| Device does not appear at all in Nearby devices | Device is not powered | |
| Device is battery powered & is not active | ||
| Device is "Hidden" | ||
| Cannot pair a device | Device is already Paired to a network | |
| Weak signal (1-2 dots above the network name in Nearby devices view) | ||
| Cannot access a network from a 2nd phone | Network is not shared | |
Luminaires | Some luminaires don’t always react to commands | Weak signal (1-2 dots above the network name in the Nearby devices view) |
| Island/s | ||
| Devices have differing Firmware versions | ||
| Red text device network name | ||
| Purple text device network name | ||
| “Configuration failure” banner on a luminaire icon | Wrong device profile | |
| No driver connected | ||
| Some luminaires won’t dim to down to 0% | Minimum dim level of some luminaires is not set to 0% | |
| Some luminaires won’t don't dim up to 100% | Minimum dim level of some luminaire is not set to 100% | |
| After a power cut, lights come on at 100%, not their last level | Startup mode is set to Default & Default level is set to 100% | |
| Manually controlled lights in go off by themselves after a while | Hierarchy is enabled. Manual control is set to Always timeout & the default timeout values are set | |
| Lights start to fade up after a very brief power cut | Smart Switch Dim & Save is enabled | |
Scenes | Scene does not appear to activate | Nothing configured to trigger the scene (it will not activate by itself) |
| Luminaires in the scene are dimmed to 0% | ||
| The scene has no luminaires selected | ||
| Corrupted scene. Delete & reconfigure. | ||
| Scene only operates when selected from the app | Nothing configured to trigger the scene (it will not activate by itself) | |
| An "All OFF" scene does not turn all lights OFF | Triggered scene does not include all luminaires dimmed to 0% | |
| Animation does not repeat as expected | "Repeats" has not been enabled in the animation scene | |
| Scenes used in the animation do not all contain the same luminaires | ||
| A Time based scene does not activate at the set times | Nothing configured to trigger the scene (it will not activate by itself) | |
| Daylight scene does not adjust lux levels | "Controlling sensor" not selected in the daylight scene configuration | |
| Daylight scene "Minimum dim level" is set to 100% | ||
| Daylight scene "Response graph" is not correctly configured | ||
| Sensor is offline or not powered | ||
| A manually dimmed scene toggled OFF from a switch comes on at the dim level when next triggered | Remember last state is enabled | |
| Scene dimming doesn't work from a switch | Dimming has been disabled for the scene triggered by the switch | |
Timers (Schedules) | Timer does not trigger correctly at the set time | Timer is not Enabled |
| Timer does not have any scene selected | ||
| Incorrect time zone set in the app compared to the physical network location | ||
| A higher priority command is affecting the same luminaires | ||
| Timers don't automatically activate after a power cut | Activate timers on startup is disabled | |
| Different timers affecting the same luminaires do not operate reliably | Overlapping timer OFF/ON times | |
| A timer does not work for luminaires controlled by a Presence/Absence sensor | The sensor Absence scene does not have Absence timeout enabled | |
Switches | Cannot Pair an EnOcean switch | Incompatible EnOcean switch (2.4GHz version is needed) |
| Old EnOcean switch (Balanced network compatible only) is used | ||
| NFC is not enabled on your phone | ||
| Cannot Pair an Xpress | Device is already Paired to a network | |
| Xpress hasn't been activated by pushing 2 buttons | ||
| Xpress wasn't selected quickly enough & has gone offline | ||
| A manually dimmed scene toggled OFF from a switch comes on at the dim level when next triggered | Remember last state is enabled | |
| Scene dimming doesn't work from a switch | Dimming has been disabled for the scene triggered by the switch | |
| Manually controlled lights in go off by themselves after 2 hours (day) or 30 mins (night) | Hierarchy is enabled. Manual control is set to Always timeout & the default timeout values are set | |
Sensors | Motion does not trigger the scene | Sensor has not been configured to trigger a scene |
| Manual control is still active in the control hierarchy | ||
| Presence sensor is Disabled in the snesor settings | ||
| Sensor does not affect luminaires after they have been controlled from a switch | Manual control is still active in the control hierarchy | |
| Manual control behaviour is set to Don't timeout | ||
| Daylight scene does not adjust lux levels | A "Controlling sensor" has not been selected in the daylight scene configuration | |
| Daylight scene "Minimum dim level" is set to 100% | ||
| Daylight scene "Response graph" is not correctly configured | ||
| Sensor is offline or not powered | ||
| A timer does not work for luminaires controlled by a Presence/Absence sensor | The sensor Absence scene does not have Absence timeout enabled | |
Hardware | RGB / RGBW colours are incorrect when using a CBU-PWM4 | PWM4 RGB / RGBW LED load is incorrectly wired |
| CBU-PWM4 operation is erratic | Too long wires from power supply to PWM4 | |
| Too long wires from PWM4 to LED load | ||
| A Constant voltage power supply has been used | ||
| A Dimmable LED power supply has been used | ||
| Insufficient LED load is connected | ||
| Excessive LED load is connected | ||
| A DALI driver switches On & Off, but does not dim when connected to a suitable CBU | CBU has not been set to the correct Profile | |
| Cannot Pair an EnOcean switch | Incompatible EnOcean switch (2.4GHz version is needed) | |
| An old EnOcean switch (Balanced network mode compatible only) is being used | ||
| NFC is not enabled on your phone | ||
| Cannot Pair an Xpress | Device is already Paired to a network | |
| Xpress hasn't been activated by pushing 2 buttons | ||
| Xpress wasn't selected quickly enough & has gone offline | ||
Salvador | Erratic or intermittent communication | DALI bus voltage too high (9.5-22.5VDC must be present at every driver) |
| DALI bus voltage too low (9.5-22.5VDC must be present at every driver) | ||
| DALI current exceeds 250mA | ||
| DALI current too low for the amount of drivers connected | ||
| Loose DALI bus connection at one or more drivers | ||
| DALI 300m maximum wire length exceeded | ||
| DALI bus connected in a closed loop | ||
| DALI bus + & - polarity is mixed (if using D4i drivers) | ||
| Unapproved power supply used (see DiiA website) | ||
| Non certified DALI drivers used (see DiiA website) | ||
| Drivers do not respond to Casambi commands | See all options from the "Erratic or intermittent communication" section | |
| Driver faulty | ||
| DALI bus is not connected to the driver | ||
| Cannot address all drivers | Driver not powered | |
| Driver not connected to the DALI bus | ||
| Number of drivers exceeds the Salvador specification | ||
| DALI bus connected in a closed loop | ||
| Address conflicts | Drivers do not have unique manufacturer serial numbers (Salvador FW dependent) | |
| No option to adjust colour | The driver profile has been changed in the Salvador setting to an incorrect profile. e.g.; RGB has been changed to dimming only | |
| No option to adjust tuneable white | The driver profile has been changed in the Salvador setting to an incorrect profile. e.g.; TW has been changed to dimming only | |
| Difficulty finding/addressing/controlling multi-channel DT6 drivers | DT6 drivers requiring more than one DALI address are currently incompatible with Salvador | |
| Manufacturer specific DALI functionality cannot be used | Salvador supports standard DALI only | |