Continuation 2 of 3 · From basics to automation
Weekly schedules, date exceptions and solar events in the building.
Fastighet Solbacka, Office 201. Two individually controllable fixed-white DALI luminaires. Prepared scenes are scheduled; no new wiring is taught.
i. A timer decides when a scene runs
The scene stores the lighting state. A timer starts and ends it at set times. Start with weekdays 07:00-17:00 in Office 201.
- Check the scenes: 201 - Arbete includes both luminaires at 80%. 201 - Släckt includes both at 0% for the date exception.
- Test scene contents using the scene guide. Enable Use control hierarchy under More → Network setup → Control options and save with Done.
- A time-based scene selects its contents when activated. It is different from a timer that starts at a clock time.
1. Open Timers and create a schedule
Open the correct network. Timers is under More; the scenes themselves are in Scenes.
- Open Fastighet Solbacka → More → Timers . Some versions also call this function Schedules.
- Tap Edit at the top right, then + at the top left. The new editor is titled Timer.
- Open Switches ON . Set its starting weekdays and time on the next page. Do not save the whole timer yet.
2. Select weekdays and a 07:00 start
Weekdays and clock time are separate choices. Confirm that Saturday and Sunday are not selected.
- In Switches ON , choose Weekdays . Select Mo, Tu, We, Th and Fr. Deselect Sa and Su.
- Choose Time and set 07:00 . Do not use Sunrise or Sunset for this fixed weekly schedule.
- Tap Done in Switches ON to return to Timer. Check its summary shows the selected weekdays at 07:00.
3. Set the end, scene and Enabled
End the timer at 17:00 on the same weekdays. Keep the scene at 100% relative level so Arbete retains its stored 80%.
- Open Switches OFF : Weekdays, Mo-Fr, Time 17:00 . Tap Done to return to Timer.
- Tap Add a scene and select 201 - Arbete . Check its relative level is 100% .
- Set Fade time 10 s . Leave Override presence and Removes manual control off. Turn Enabled on.
- Review ON/OFF, scene and Enabled. Tap Done in Timer. Finish list editing with Done if still shown.
i. Fixed end, After and fading
After is a duration from the timer start. Fade time is the lighting transition. Neither is a sensor linger time.
- Fixed OFF 17:00 follows the clock. Alternatively, Switches OFF → After ends after a duration from ON, for example 1 h.
- With ON 07:00 and Fade 10 s, the scene level is reached at 07:00:10. At OFF 17:00, release starts then, not 10 s earlier.
- Keep the base schedule unchanged now. For a separate After exercise, open the timer, scroll to the bottom and choose Save as copy . Check its settings.
4. Test with Refresh in the active interval
A newly saved 07:00 timer does not automatically start at 11:00. Refresh can bring schedules to their current state.
- Test during today's weekday 07:00-17:00 interval. Check Enabled, scene, network time and time zone.
- Open the Kontor 201 group in Luminaires. Tap @ and confirm Resume automation to release its manual control.
- Open More → Timers → Edit and tap the Refresh arrow beside +. Also check other affected schedules in the network.
- Watch both physical luminaires reach Arbete after fading. Test release with a separate short test copy as described later.
5. Extra opening on a specific date
The weekly timer does not start at weekends. Add a separate date example for Saturday 24 October 2026, 09:00-12:00.
- Create a new timer via More → Timers → Edit → +. In Switches ON , choose Date , 24 October 2026 , Time 09:00 → Done.
- In Switches OFF : Date, the same date, Time 12:00 → Done. Check both years; do not use **** for this one-off date.
- Select 201 - Arbete 100% , Fade 10 s and Enabled on. Leave both override options off. Save Timer with Done.
6. Closed weekday: an active date exception
Friday 30 October 2026 is closed in this exercise. An active 0% scene can outrank the normal weekday timer.
- Check 201 - Släckt includes both luminaires at 0%, using the scene guide method. Excluding a luminaire is not the same as 0%.
- Create a date timer: ON 30 October 2026 00:00 , OFF 31 October 2026 00:00 . Select Släckt 100%, Fade 10 s, Enabled on; both override options off. Save Done.
- With matching override settings, the date timer outranks the weekly timer. Test and record start, end and affected luminaires.
7. Astro: before sunset, after sunrise
Test astro separately from other schedule exercises. Location and time zone must describe the real building, not the installer's temporary position.
- Disable earlier exercise timers using Enabled. Check More → Network setup → Network settings : correct Location and Time zone.
- Create a new timer. Switches ON → Weekdays : Mo-Su, Sunset → Before → 0 h 30 min . Save Done.
- Switches OFF → Weekdays : Mo-Su, Sunrise → After → 0 h 15 min . Save Done.
- Select 201 - Arbete 100% , Fade 10 s, Enabled on. Leave Override presence/Removes manual control off. Save the whole Timer with Done.
8. Understand offsets and run a short test
The diagram's solar times are fictional examples. Do not copy them as fixed clock times in the astro settings.
- Example: sunset 18:00 with Before 30 min gives ON 17:30. Next sunrise 07:00 with After 15 min gives OFF 07:15.
- Short test: disable the original. Open the astro timer, scroll to the bottom and choose Save as copy . Set ON Time a few minutes ahead, OFF After 1 min, Enabled on. Save.
- Resume automation for the group and observe start/release. Disable the test copy, enable the original and recheck its astro settings. Use Refresh for the current schedule state.
9. Return from manual control
A button press or manually recalled scene can outrank the timer. The schedule is not necessarily faulty.
- Open More → Network setup → Control options . Check Use control hierarchy and Manual control behaviour .
- Timeout if automation waiting can release after the configured timeout when automation waits. Don't timeout retains manual priority. Record actual day/night timeouts; do not assume defaults.
- Save changes with Done. While the timer is active, manually select 201 - Möte . Check that its scene changes the lights.
- Open the Kontor 201 group in Luminaires. Tap @ → Resume automation . Observe the active underlying control returning.
10. Sensors and the two timer overrides
Choose priority to match the required function. Timer, sensor and manual control are not three independent on/off switches.
- Open the timer. Override presence off : presence can outrank a normal timer. On raises priority above presence, not generally above manual control.
- If using Override presence, configure both Switches ON and OFF . Lower active control can return at OFF.
- Removes manual control on clears manual control when the timer starts. With a selected scene it affects that scene's luminaires; without one it affects the whole network.
- Leave both off and save Done. Test project-specific return separately. An active absence scene can also outrank a normal timer.
11. After power loss: time before auto-start
Stored schedules and valid network time are different things. A powered node can preserve time; a fully unpowered network can lose it.
- Under Control options , enable Activate timers on startup if the project should restore the current timer state at power-up. Save Done.
- This requires the luminaire to receive network time . After total power loss, connect the Casambi app with internet to the correct network to resynchronise time/date.
- Check today's schedule, location and time zone. Resume automation and use Refresh if needed. Test restart as a planned functional check.
- Hand over times, date exceptions, Enabled/override settings, manual timeout and test results to the building's responsible person.
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Reviewed 17 October 2026. Menu names and available functions may differ between app versions, products and profiles. Verify the function in the actual installation during commissioning.