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Cognio Workspaces

The Cognio environment is organized into three primary views: Site View, Control Panel View, and Space View. Each view provides specialized tools to streamline system design, signal routing, and control configuration.

Workspace Layout

Each view shares the same layout:

  • The Toolkit on the left lists the items you can add to the current view.
  • The workspace in the center is where you build your design.
  • The Modifier Panel on the right shows the properties and controls for whatever is selected.

When you start Cognio in Design mode, both the Toolkit and the Modifier Panel are open. In Operation mode, the Modifier Panel starts closed; open it when you need to adjust parameter controls on a device or Space.

Cognio remembers whether you last left the Modifier Panel open or closed in each mode, and restores that state when you switch between Design and Operation modes. This is remembered until you close Cognio.

1. Site View

The Site View is the primary high-level canvas that opens by default when launching Cognio. It displays all the individual Spaces that make up your overall site design.

What is a Space?
A Space represents all the signal processing, audio/video channels, and control parameters for a specific room, zone, or environment.

Getting Started in Site View:

  • Add a new space: Drag and drop Blank Space from the top of the left-hand menu onto the canvas.
  • Import an existing space: Load previously created and saved Spaces directly into the canvas.

2. Space View

The Space View provides a grid workspace where you build and manage the signal processing layout for a specific room or zone.

Opening and Customizing a Space:

  1. Access the Space Grid: Click on the name of the Space (defaults to Space 1) in the upper-left of a Space interface block to open its signal-path grid workspace.
  2. Rename a Space: Select the Space and edit its name in the Modifier Panel. If the Modifier Panel is closed, click the 3 bars (Menu icon) in the upper-right corner of the interface to open it.
  3. Build Signal Paths: Drag and drop processing modules from the component library directly onto the grid workspace.

3. Control Panel View

The Control Panel View allows you to design and manage user interface screens for touchscreens, mobile devices, or software control interfaces.

Creating and Managing Control Panels:

  • View All Control Panels: Click the All Control Panel Groups tab located directly to the right of the Site View tab. (Note: This section remains blank until Spaces are added to the project.)
  • Add a New Control Panel:
    1. Go to the target Space interface block.
    2. Click + Add a Control Panel on the right side of the block.
    3. Select an existing Control Panel Group from the list, or open a new Control Panel Group workspace to begin building custom control screens.