Phytec PhyBOARD-WEGA-AM335 SERIES User manual

PhyBOARD-WEGA-AM335x
Single Board Compu er
QT Manual
Product No : PCL-051/PBA-CD-02
SOM PCB No : 1397.0
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Edition : May, 2014
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Table of Content
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1. Application development usin Qt Creator:.....................................................................................4
2. QT Creator Confi uration for phyBOARD-WEGA-AM335x.........................................................8
3. Application development................................................................................................................19
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QT Application Development for phyBOARD-WEGA-AM335x:
In this Manual, we are going to describe how to use Qt application for development.
1. First chapter – Deals with the installation of Qt Creator.
2. Second chapter – Explains how to configure QT creator for cross compilation.
3. Third chapter – Describes how to write an application using Qt Creator and
4. Fourth chapter – Describes Qt Creator with UART Demo application.
1. Application development u ing Qt Creator:
With the help of example projects, we will teach ou how to work with Qt.
Explain how to run Qt application on target (ARM architecture), in Linux (Ubuntu) environment.
1.1. Qt Creator In tallation
Qt in linux
First of all install Qt Creator with the help of Ubuntu Software Center
Enter Qt Creator in the search box in the right top corner (in Ubuntu Software Center).
Install it (see the below image)
Figure 1.1
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1.2. Network Setting (Ho t and Target)
In Hos :
Click on Dash Home and enter as Network Connections and click.
Fi ure 1.2.1
Here click on Add label and give a connection name as shown below.
Fi ure 1.2.2
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Here ou need to select Method as Manual and click Add label again do ip settings then Save as
shown below.
Figure 1.2.3
Then finall ou will get successfull as below if our Connection Established correctl .
Figure 1.2.4
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In Target :
Do the ip settings in our target as shown below figures.
Figure 1.2.5
Now set ip usig ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.196 up shown in below figure
Figure 1.2.6
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Figure 1.2.7
2. QT Creator Configuration for phyBOARD-WEGA-AM335x
2.1. Configuring QT Creator for Cro Compilation
Now let’s setup QT creator to configure qmake. From the QT creator main menu shown below:
Select the following:
Tool -> Option ...
On the left side vertical menubar click Build & Run
Click the Qt Ver ion tab under Build & Run
Remove an versions that ma alread exist to make sure ou start with a clean configuration
Click Add... on the right
Note: Here navi ate to the path of qmake in our PC (refer section 2.3.2).
Select qmake then click on Open
Double click on Ver ion Name and give the Qt Version a descriptive name in below image .
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Figure 2.1.1
Export the Tool chain Path (refer 2.2.3)
Click the Tool Chain tab under Build & Run
Click Add in the top right and add a GCC
For Compiler Path select Browse
Navigate to /home/<u er>/work/phytec/ rc/arm-cortexa8-linux-gnueabihf/bin
Note: Here navigate to the path where you have exported the tool chain
Select Compiler Path: Click on Browse and select path of compiler
/home/<u er>/work/phytec/ rc/arm-cortexa8-linux-gnueabihf/bin/arm-cortexa8-linux-
gnueabihf-gcc.
Debugger: Click on Browse & select path of Debugger home/<u er>/work/phytec/ rc/arm-
cortexa8-linux-gnueabihf/bin/arm-cortexa8-linux-gnueabihf-gdb, as shown below.
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Figure 2.1.2
Now let’s setup our Target. While still in the Tool -> Option menu
On the left side of the window, select the Linux Device tab
Figure 2.1.3
In Linux Devices: click the Device Configuration tab.
Click Add... in the top right and select Generic Linux device and click on Start Wizard
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