Navigation Bar

The Navigation Bar provides access to the open view tabs, Global Status Indicator controls, and the Operating Mode selector.

Functionality

View Tabs

There are four different main Tab types: Site, Signal Flows, Control Panel Groups, and Managers.

• Site
  • The Site tab will always be shown. It provides access and configuration of the Site.
  • There will only be one Site tab and it cannot be closed.
• Signal Flow
  • Double clicking a Signal Flow Segment in Site View will add the Signal Flow tab after the previous last Signal Flow tab currently shown. The new tab will be switched to automatically.
  • Any number of Signal Flow tabs can be opened at once.
• Control Panel Group
  • A Control Panel Group tab is created by double clicking on a Control Panel Group in the Site View or All Control Panel tabs.
  • Any number of Control Panel Group tabs can be opened at once.
• Managers
  • Any number of Manager View tabs may be opened from various Menu Bar commands.

If too many tabs are opened, the tabs will scroll horizontally with arrows on either side.

Mouse over any tab to reveal an X in the right corner to close the tab. The X appears over the text such that tab does not expand, but the label is truncated.

Closing a tab hides it from the tab bar but doesn't affect its operation.

The tab configuration will be saved as part of the site file so opening a new saved file will restore the last tab configuration.

Global Status Indicators

The Global Status indicators are always shown no matter the active Tab. They provide status information and also act as actionable buttons.

• Site - Appears to the left of the Sync indicator after a push, while the devices are still receiving work in the background. See Background Sync Indicator.
• Sync - Click the Sync indicator to open the Sync Site dialog, which pushes or pulls the design for every device in the Site at once. To sync a single Space, see Syncing a Space.
  • Status
    • Synced (green) - Every device in the Site is synced.
    • Devices Missing (amber, with an exclamation mark) - One or more paired devices cannot be found on the network.
    • Unsynced (grey outline, with an exclamation mark) - One or more devices are not synced with the Site, or the Site has no devices.
• Network - The network indicator provides the following status information. Click it to open the Select Network(s) dialog.
  • Status
    • Not yet initiated - No Networks Selected - No networks have been selected for operation
    • OK - All selected networks are present and available
    • Error - One or more selected networks is not present
• Mute - Shows the status of the Global Mute for the System
  • Clicking on it toggles the mute. A mute on/off ramp is applied.

Hover States provide TBD additional information.

Background Sync Indicator

A push finishes in DesignOps before the devices finish their work. After the design is sent, Site Manager keeps transferring assets (files the devices need, such as the archived Site file), programming Dante routes, and syncing devices in the background. The Site indicator, to the left of the Sync indicator, shows this work while it runs. Hover over it to see what it is doing.

While the work runs, the indicator is amber with a spinner and its tooltip says "Don't close Cognio DesignOps or power off the devices until this finishes." If you try to quit, create a new Site, or open another Site, DesignOps asks you to wait. See Devices Are Still Updating.

If Dante programming keeps failing for more than about a minute, DesignOps stops waiting for it and shows DANTE PROGRAMMING FAILED. Site Manager may keep retrying in the background. Push again to retry.

For help with a failure, see Sync Reports Dante Programming Failed and Asset Sync Failed.

Mode

There are two high level Modes for the software: Design and Operation. The right side of the Navigation Bar shows the selector for these two modes.

Design Mode

In Design Mode, the user can configure their system and adjust virtually all the parameters. As the name implies, they will use this mode to design their system including adding devices, configuring audio processing, and designing their control screens. But Design Mode can be used when some or all of the design is Synced, so they may be controlling live audio in Design Mode. But usually when controlling the system, the user will choose to switch to Operation Mode.

Operation Mode

In Operation Mode, the user is prevented from changing many aspects of their system. Operation Mode prevents the user from changing things that could break a system, or cause the system to need to be resynced. Operation Mode, as the name implies is generally used while operating a live system, but it is also used for the power Offline Emulation feature when no hardware is connected.

Mode Details

Either mode can be used when Synced or not. Changing the mode has no audible effect on the system; it controls what the user can view, control and change.

The specific effect of Design Mode and Operation Mode as it pertains to different parts of the user interface, will be described in the sections throughout this document.