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Using C-Bridge

Dashboard & Floorplans

Navigate the dashboard, monitor devices, and publish floorplan changes.

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Overview

The C-Bridge dashboard is the primary interface for monitoring and controlling your Casambi lighting network. It provides a real-time view of all connected devices, organized by area and visualized on an interactive floorplan.

Dashboard Layout

The dashboard is divided into three main zones:

Left Sidebar — Navigation

Quick access to all major sections:

  • Dashboard (floorplan view)
  • Devices
  • Areas
  • Scenes
  • Alerts
  • Energy
  • Settings

Main Area — Floorplan / Content Panel

The central panel shows the interactive floorplan or the currently selected view.

Top Bar — Status & Account

  • System status indicator (online/offline)
  • Active alerts badge
  • User account menu

Floorplan View

The floorplan view gives a spatial overview of your space with live device status overlaid on the building map.

Area Overlays

Each area on the floorplan shows:

  • Area name
  • Number of active devices
  • Current status (occupied / unoccupied, lights on/off)
  • Quick-control button

Device Indicators

Individual device icons are placed on the floorplan:

  • Green — device is on and online
  • Grey — device is off
  • Orange — device is dimmed
  • Red — device is offline or in fault

Interacting with the Floorplan

  • Click an area → opens the area detail panel
  • Click a device icon → opens device control panel
  • Zoom and pan → use scroll wheel or pinch gesture on touch devices

Area Detail Panel

Selecting an area opens a side panel with:

  • All devices in the area — listed with current status and brightness level
  • Group control slider — dim or brighten all devices in the area simultaneously
  • Scene buttons — recall saved Casambi scenes assigned to the area
  • Energy tile — current power consumption for the area
  • Alerts — any active alerts associated with the area

Device Control

Click any device to open the device control panel:

  • On/Off toggle
  • Brightness slider (0–100%)
  • Colour temperature (if supported by the fixture)
  • Last seen timestamp
  • Current power (Watts)

Scenes

Casambi-native scenes are created and configured in the Casambi app. Distinguish those definitions from the scene resources exposed by the C-Bridge API. Confirm which scene types your installed release can import and recall before commissioning control from:

  • The Scenes page
  • An area's detail panel
  • The API
  • A BACnet write command

Floorplan Setup

The C-Bridge floorplan is built using Smplr.space, a third-party 3D floorplan tool that renders the space and provides area definitions that C-Bridge imports.

Steps to Set Up the Floorplan

  1. In Smplr.space, upload your building floorplan image
  2. Use the Smplr editor to draw walls, doors, and windows
  3. Define areas (rooms/zones) within the space
  4. Publish your changes in Smplr
  5. In C-Bridge, go to Settings → Areas and click Sync from Map
  6. C-Bridge will import the area layout automatically

Updating the Floorplan

If you modify the Smplr layout:

  1. Publish changes in Smplr
  2. Return to Settings → Areas → Sync from Map in C-Bridge
  3. C-Bridge will sync the updated layout

Note: Fetching areas will update area boundaries. Manually created area names and device assignments are preserved where possible.

Tips & Best Practices

  • Keep the floorplan simple and accurate — overly detailed plans can make the dashboard cluttered
  • Name areas consistently with real-world names (e.g., "Conference Room A", "Open Plan East")
  • Use scenes for common lighting states instead of controlling devices individually
  • The dashboard is optimized for desktop and tablet — mobile use is supported but not optimized