Note: This documentation is for the latest release of Qt for Device Creation. If you're using an older version, refer to the documentation in Qt Creator > Help instead.

Qt for Device Creation is a commercial offering, providing a fully-integrated solution for creating embedded Linux-based products. It provides the complete toolchain required for faster software development, enabling quicker time-to-market.

The Qt development environment for device creation consists of:

• Qt development libraries and core tools
• Additional embedded libraries and value-add components
• Embedded development environment around Qt Creator IDE
• Boot to Qt, a light-weight software stack for embedded systems
• Build-Your-Own-Stack tooling for customizing the Boot to Qt stack
• Device emulator for software development and testing without target hardware

IMPORTANT: Make sure to follow the Installation Guide closely!

Contents

• Overview
• About Boot to Qt
• Installation Guide
• Supported Platforms
• Preparing Hardware
  • Boundary Devices i.MX6 Boards
  • SABRE SD i.MX6Quad
  • Toradex Apalis iMX6
  • Toradex Colibri iMX6
  • Toradex Colibri VF50 and VF61
  • Kontron SMARC-sAMX6i
  • BeagleBone Black
  • Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
  • Intel NUC
  • NVIDIA DRIVE CX (Available in Qt Automotive Suite)
• Building and Running Embedded Applications
  • Special Build & Run Options
• Customization
• Building Your Own Embedded Linux Image
  • Linking to Static Builds of Qt
• Building the Emulator from Sources
• ChangeLog
• Troubleshooting
• Known Issues
• License Information

Reference Documentation

• Qt Device Utilities
• Over The Air Update