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/****************************************************************************
**
** Copyright (C) 2014 Digia Plc
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**
** This file is part of Qt Enterprise Embedded.
**
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** accordance with the Qt Enterprise License Agreement provided with the
** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
** a written agreement between you and Digia.
**
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** the contact form at http://www.qt.io
**
****************************************************************************/
/*!
\contentspage{index.html}{Qt Enterprise Embedded}
\page index.html
\nextpage qtee-overview.html
\title Qt Enterprise Embedded
\SDK provides a fully-integrated solution to get you started immediately
with software development on your embedded device with a tailored user
experience for embedded Linux and embedded Android. \SDK contains the tools
you need for fast, easy, and fully-integrated embedded device application
development. It comes with \B2Q, a light-weight UI stack for embedded
systems, and the Qt Creator integrated development environment (IDE) with
preconfigured build targets for hardware platforms, as well as an emulator
for testing the applications.
\e{\b{IMPORTANT:} Make sure to follow the \l{Installation Guide}
closely!}
\section1 Contents
\list
\li \l{About Qt Enterprise Embedded}
\li \l{Installation Guide}
\li \l{Supported Platforms}
\li \l{Preparing Hardware}
\list
\li \l{Preparing Nexus 7 (2012/2013)}{Nexus 7 (2012/2013) (embedded Android)}
\li \l{Preparing BD-SL-i.MX6}{BD-SL-i.MX6 (embedded Android and Linux)}
\li \l{Preparing SABRE SD i.MX6Quad}{SABRE SD i.MX6Quad (embedded Linux)}
\li \l{Preparing Toradex Apalis iMX6}{Toradex Apalis iMX6 (embedded Linux)}
\li \l{Preparing BeagleBone Black}{BeagleBone Black (embedded Android and Linux)}
\li \l{Preparing BeagleBoard-xM}{BeagleBoard-xM (embedded Linux)}
\li \l{Preparing Raspberry Pi}{Raspberry Pi Model B (embedded Linux)}
\endlist
\li \l{Building and Running Embedded Applications}
\list
\li \l{Special Build & Run Options}
\endlist
\li \l{Customization}
\li \l{Building Your Own Embedded Linux Image}
\li \l{ChangeLog}
\li \l{Troubleshooting}
\li \l{Known Issues}
\li \l{License Information}
\endlist
\section1 Reference Documentation
\list
\li \l{Add-On QML Types}
\endlist
*/
/*!
\contentspage{index.html}{Qt Enterprise Embedded}
\page qtee-overview.html
\previouspage index.html
\nextpage qtee-installation-guide.html
\title About Qt Enterprise Embedded
\SDK has two main parts:
\list
\li Development environment that is installed on a Linux development
desktop by using an online installer
\li \B2Q
\endlist
\section1 About the Development Environment
The development is done with the Qt Enterprise libraries and device
deployment can be done with one click directly from Qt Creator to a device
connected via USB. Alternatively, you can deploy the application locally
directly to the \B2Q Emulator that is running the full target software stack
as in the device.
As with any Qt based application, the same application can be deployed to
desktop and mobile OS targets as well.
\section1 About \B2Q
\e{\b{\B2Q}} is a light-weight, Qt-optimized, full software stack for
embedded systems that is installed into the actual target device. This is
done by flashing the device's memory card or internal memory directly with a
pre-built image that comes with the development environment.
\B2Q supports two different operating systems:
\list
\li \b{\B2QA} where the software stack is based on the Android Kernel
(version 4.1 or higher) and selected middleware. It includes a lean
software stack where Qt/QML replaces the top Java graphical layer
and removes the Zygote process layer as well the Android home screen
enabling better and faster development where modern UIs are at the
forefront.
\li \b{\B2QL} where the software stack is using the traditional embedded
Linux kernel built with the Yocto Poky reference system (Yocto 1.6
\e Daisy release). The Embedded Linux variant is designed for great
customization possibilities. It contains only components required in
the embedded device, resulting in smaller image sizes while keeping
valuable development tools available.
\endlist
Both versions have been tested and verified on a number of different
hardware configurations. \B2Q support is not limited to the devices used
as reference platforms, it can be made to run on a variety of hardware.
\section1 Value-Add Components
In addition to the \B2Q stack and a comprehensive development environment,
\SDK comes with a set of components that bring new features and speed up the
creation of high-performing, modern UI embedded applications:
\list
\li \l {Qt Virtual Keyboard} - complete virtual keyboard solution with
word-prediction and multiple languages supported.
\li \l {Qt Quick Enterprise Controls} - a set of advanced UI controls
with an industry-specific look-and-feel.
\li \l {Qt Quick Compiler} - enables compiling .qml source files into
application binaries, improving load times and security for code
assets.
\li \l {Qt Charts} - UI Components for displaying visually pleasing
charts, driven by static or dynamic data models.
\li \l {Qt Data Visualization} - UI Components for creating stunning
3D data visualizations.
\endlist
\section1 About Qt
\l{http://www.qt.io}{Qt} is a full development framework with tools
designed to streamline the creation of applications and user interfaces
for desktop, embedded, and mobile platforms.
\list
\li \b{Qt Framework} - intuitive APIs for C++
and CSS/JavaScript-like programming with
\b{Qt Quick} for rapid UI
creation
\li \b{Qt Creator IDE} - powerful cross-platform integrated development
environment, including UI designer tools and on-device debugging
\li \b{Tools and toolchains} - internationalization support, embedded
toolchains and more.
\endlist
With Qt, you can reuse code efficiently to target multiple platforms
with one code base. The modular C++ class library and development tools
enable developers to create applications for one platform and easily
build and run to deploy also on other platforms.
\section1 \B2Q vs Qt for Android
\image b2qt-vs-qt-for-android.png
\e{\b{Qt for Android}} is a port of the Qt Framework to be used for application
development on the Android platform. Its purpose is to enable development
of applications that can run on Android devices. For developers writing
applications for the Android ecosystem, Qt for Android is the right choice.
\b{\B2QA} tries to strip down the Android
stack to the bare minimum, relying only on basic Linux
features. The majority of the Android stack, such as
\e{Dalvik virtual machine} is not running in \B2Q,
resulting in faster startup times, lower memory consumption and
overall better performance.
*/
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