Here you can find articles around how to build your COGS shows, using features of COGS, and the fundamentals of programming and creating your first COGS project.
Getting Started
Creating a COGS account
Installing COGS software
Recommended Computer Specs
Software Licenses
Reset
Reset
Pre-Show
Pre-show Settings
Creating a Pre-show Checklist
Show Settings
Show Settings
Auto-Start
Auto-Reset
When Show Starts Open
Stack Scenes Vertically
Variables
Computed Values
Scene Settings
SCENE: Setup
SCENE: Start Scene When…
SCENE: Variables
SCENE: Computed Values
Show/ Scene: Behaviours
Behaviours - When This, Do That
Testing your behaviours
Using “WHEN” conditions
WHEN: Show Started, Finished & Cancelled
WHEN: Scene Started, Finished, Skipped & Cancelled
WHEN: States Match
WHEN: States Match (ALL/ ANY)
WHEN: Started by Action
WHEN VALUE CHANGES: State Value
WHEN: Computed Conditions
Using “DO” actions
DO: Update values
DO: If, Then, Otherwise
DO: Loop
DO: Delays
DO: Start Behaviour
⚠️ DO: Stop behaviour
DO: Start, Finish & Cancel Scene
DO: Console Message
⚠️ DO: Audio: Play, Pause, Stop, Stop all & Set volume
⚠️ DO: Video: Play, Pause, Stop, Stop all & Set volume
⚠️ DO: Update Show/Scene variables
⚠️ DO: DMX: Set values, Start effect, Stop effect
⚠️ DO: Timer: Start, Stop & Set timer
Running the Show
Remote Login
Channels
Digital Inputs
Sensor Inputs
RFID Readers
Digital Outputs
Analog Outputs
Servo Outputs
Motor Outputs
Smart Lightbulbs (COGS 5 Only)
Features
DMX
Timer
Audio Cues
Text Hints
Zigbee
Media
Importing Audio, Video & Images
Previewing Media
Communicate with other systems
OSC
MIDI
TCP
UDP
Dashboards
SHOW/ SCENE: Dashboards
Show/ Scene: Advanced
Computed Values Reference
Computed Values Reference - JEXL (COGS 5.6 and below)
Show/ Scene: Other
Using Scenes
Using Action Debugging Tools
Plugins
How to Install a Plugin