Qt for MCUs offers all the necessary tools to design, develop, build, and deploy your application onto the target. This guide helps you understand the complete cycle of developing a Qt for MCUs application using Qt Design Studio and NXP MCUXpresso IDE.

Requirements

Before you begin, install the prerequisites on your Linux or Windows host.

Common prerequisites

Install the common prerequisites using Qt Online Installer, which is available for download from your Qt account. Use the pre-made MCU development installation preset and select the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVKB in Qt Online Installer:

In addition to the NXP i.MX RT1170 EVK, the pre-made MCU development installation package installs the following common prerequisites automatically:

• Qt for MCUs SDK v2.8 or newer
• Qt Design Studio v4.4 or newer
• CMake 3.21.1 or newer
• Ninja 1.10.0 or newer

Reference platform -specific tools

In addition to the common prerequisites, install the NXP MCUXpresso IDE version v11.8.0. or newer available via Custom installation > Qt for MCUs > Third-party Tools and SDKs in Qt Online Installer.

Tasks

The guide offers several topics, describing the process with step-by-step instructions for the following tasks:

• Design a simple UI using Qt Design Studio
• Create an NXP MCUXpresso IDE project
  • Create a new project
  • Configure the pins and import extra SDK components
    • For details on pin configuration, see Configure NXP i.MX RT1170 pins.
  • Develop the application backend
  • Create a Qt for MCUs CMSIS-Pack
  • Configure the MCUXpresso IDE project
  • Finalize the application backend

References

The following are some useful references that you could use to get more insight into Qt for MCUs.

• Managing Resources
• Integrating C++ and QML
• Running Qt Quick Ultralite in applications
• CMake Manual