Qt for embedded GUI development

Bart Cerneels

Qt: the Open Source framework for

cross-platform embedded GUI
development

June 9th 2009 – DSP Valley Seminar

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About me
 Electronics Engineer
 Open Source Developer KDE & Amarok
 Consultant for Essensium/Mind

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Company presentation

 Essensium is a Spin-off from IMEC, the leading international

microelectronics and nanotechnology research consortium.
Founded in March 2005.

 Mind was founded in 1999 and acquired by Essensium in March

2006 to become its Embedded Software Division

 Mind provides Consultancy & Services on Open Source Software

for Embedded Systems

 Essensium’s main services and products:

 Embedded software services (Mind Division)
 System-on-Chip ASIC design services and sourcing (SoC Division)
 Embedded wireless communications products (WSN Division)

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About Qt

 C++
 Google earth, Skype, Barco, Dash navigation
 Mutliplatform: Win, Mac, X11, Embedded Linux, Windows Mobile,
S60
 Backed by Nokia
 LGPL/GPLv3/Commercial
 Developed in the open on qt.gitorious.org

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Designer: drag'n'drop GUI design

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 Signal/Slots

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Theming with Style Sheets & SVG

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Graphics View Canvas

 2D canvas
 Vector based

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What's on the horizon: Animation

Animation Framework

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What's on the horizon: DUI

Declarative UI's

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What's on the horizon: More

 Multitouch
 Gestures
 Itemviews NG
 OpenVG
 3D enablers

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