Casambi Frequency Settings: Should You Change Them?
If you’re setting up a Casambi lighting system, chances are you won’t need to touch the frequency settings at all. Casambi runs on Bluetooth Low Energy and automatically hops between channels in the 2.4GHz band to keep everything running smoothly. It’s built to be smart, adaptive, and low maintenance.
Casambi’s mesh network uses 40 Bluetooth channels and automatically switches between them to avoid interference. This constant channel hopping is what keeps the system stable and responsive in most environments.
Important:
Altering Casambi’s default behaviour without clear justification could degrade network stability, so this should be only happen when necessary and performed by experienced professionals.
So, when should you adjust the frequency settings?
In high-interference environments such as hospitals with numerous wireless medical devices, or industrial settings, a trained integrator might step in to manually fine-tune the network. In those cases, narrowing the Casambi frequency band can help minimize conflicts with other wireless systems.
Casambi does allow for advanced RF customisation. An experienced installer will be able to limit the system to a smaller set of low-interference channels, avoid specific frequencies used by nearby equipment and improve system performance in high-traffic wireless environments.
Important: These adjustments should only be made by someone who understands the radio environment and the risks. If done incorrectly, it could actually make the system less stable.
Real-World Example: a hospital near an MRI suite
Challenge
During a hospital lighting upgrade, integrators found the Casambi system occasionally dropped out in rooms close to an MRI scanner. After some RF testing, they realised that the default Bluetooth mesh was overlapping with signals from the imaging equipment.
The solution?
They narrowed the Casambi network to avoid those specific channels. After the change, lighting across patient rooms and staff areas worked flawlessly, no dropouts, no delays.
Key Takeaways
# 01
Stick with the default frequency settings for most projects.
# 02
Only adjust frequencies in high-interference environments.
# 03
Always get a qualified integrator to make these changes.
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