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\endlist
\section2 Building for Maemo
For more information about using the Qt Simulator, see the
\l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qt-simulator-beta/index.html}{Qt Simulator Manual}.
\section1 Building for Maemo
\list 1
\o Build and run the application for \l{Building for Qt Simulator}{Qt Simulator}.
\o Build and run the application for \l{Using the Maemo Emulator}{Maemo Emulator}.
\note The Maemo emulator support requires the Nokia Nokia N900 PR1.2 update.
\o If no problems are found, build and run the application for a device:
\list 1
\o Set up the MADDE development environment and specify a connection
to the device. For more information, see
\l{Setting Up Development Environment for Maemo}.
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\o Click the \gui Run button.
\endlist
\endlist
Qt Creator uses the compiler specified in the MADDE toolchain to
build the application.
The application is automatically copied to the device and executed
there. The application views are displayed on the N900. Command-line
output is visible in the Qt Creator \gui {Application output} view.
Qt Creator generates an installation package, installs in on the device,
and executes it. The application views are displayed on the Nokia N900.
Command-line
output is visible in the Qt Creator \gui {Application Output} view.
Debugging also works transparently.
\endlist
\section2 Building for Symbian
\section1 Building for Symbian
\list 1
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\o The \l{glossary-project-qt}{Qt version} you want to use to
build your project. For more information, see
\l{Selecting the Qt version}.
\o The toolchain required to build the project.
\o The tool chain required to build the project.
\o By default, projects are built in a separate directory
from the source directory, as \l{glossary-shadow-build}{shadow builds}.
This keeps the files generated for each target platform separate.
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Maemo is a software platform developed by Nokia for smartphones and
Internet Tablets. The Maemo SDK provides an open development environment
for different applications on top of the Maemo platform.
Maemo 5 is based on the Linux 2.6 operating system. You can find more
information about the Maemo platform \l{http://maemo.org/intro/platform/}{here}.
for different applications on top of the Maemo platform. The necessary
tools from the Maemo SDK are also included in the Nokia Qt SDK.
The whole tool chain that you need to create, build, debug, run, and deploy
Maemo applictions is installed and configured when you install the Nokia
Qt SDK.
Maemo 5 is based on the Linux 2.6 operating system. For more
information about the Maemo platform, see
\l{http://maemo.org/intro/platform/}{Software Platform} on the Maemo web site.
\section1 Hardware and Software Requirements
To build and run Qt applications for Maemo, you need the following:
\list
\o An N900 device with updates installed.
\o The MADDE cross-platform Maemo development
tool.
\o Nokia N900 device with PR1.2 or later installed.
\o MADDE cross-platform Maemo development
tool (installed as part of the Nokia Qt SDK).
For more information about MADDE pertaining to its
installation, configuration, and deployment on the device, see
\l{http://wiki.maemo.org/MADDE}{Introduction to MADDE}.
\o An IP address for the device.
\o IP address for the device.
In order to setup the device IP address, you need to install
PC Connectivity or implement it using CLI. More information about PC
Connectivity can be found
To set up the device IP address, you need to install
PC Connectivity or implement it using CLI. For more information about PC
Connectivity, see
\l{http://pc-connectivity.garage.maemo.org/2nd_edition/node3.html#SECTION00032300000000000000}
{here}.
{Windows} on the PC Connectivity web site.
\endlist
To deploy and run Qt applications on Maemo devices, you need the
following:
\list
\o The Nokia USB drivers that come, for example with, PC Suite, if you use
\o Nokia USB drivers that come with PC Suite, for example, if you use
a USB connection to run applications on the device.
\o Qt installed on the device. Recent images should have Qt pre-installed.
\endlist
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\note The only supported build system for Maemo in Qt
Creator is qmake.
\section1 Setting Up the N900
\section1 Setting Up the Nokia N900
You can connect your device to your development PC using either an USB or a
You can connect your device to your development PC using either a USB or
WLAN connection.
For the device, you need to use a tool called Mad Developer to create the
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diagnostics functions but is essential for creating connections between the
device and your development PC.
For the development PC, you need to set up the N900 as a network device.
To use a WLAN connection, you must activate WLAN on the device and connect
it to the same WLAN as the development PC. The network address is displayed
in the Mad Developer.
To use an USB connection, you need to set up the Nokia N900 as a network device
on the development PC.
\note If you plan to connect your development PC to the N900 only over WLAN, you can
\note If you plan to connect your development PC to the Nokia N900 only over WLAN, you can
ignore the USB-specific parts in the following sections.
\section2 Installing the Mad Developer Package
\section2 Installing and Configuring Mad Developer
To install Mad Developer on your device, you need to add an application
catalogue (repository) to the list of catalogues your device checks for
catalogue to the list of catalogues your device checks for
installable software, and install the actual Mad Developer software
package. This is done according to the following
steps:
package. After the installation, you must start Mad Developer and configure
a connection between the development PC and the device.
To install and configure Mad Developer:
\list 1
\o Start the application manager
\o On the Nokia N900, select \gui {Application manager > Application catalogs
> New}.
\o Specify the following settings:
\image qtcreator-app-manager-extras-devel-screenshot.png
Enter the data as displayed in the screenshot below.
\list a
\o \gui {Catalogue name}: \bold devel
\note The complete web address is
\o \gui {Web address}:
\l http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel
\image qtcreator-app-manager-extras-devel-screenshot.png
\o \gui Distribution: \bold fremantle
\o Select \gui{Download} > \gui{Development} > \gui{mad-developer}.
\o \gui Components: \bold {free non-free}
The screenshots below shows the process for selecting the
\gui{mad-developer}:
\endlist
\image qt-creator-app_manager_screenshot1.png
\image qt-creator-app_manager_screenshot2.png
\o Click \gui Save to add the catalogue.
\o Select \gui{Download} > \gui{Development} > \gui{mad-developer}
to install the Mad Developer software package.
\o Click \gui {Mad Developer} to start the Mad Developer application.
\o Install the Mad Developer software package.
\o Start the Mad Developer application.
\endlist
\o To use a WLAN connection, activate WLAN on the device and connect
to the same network as the development PC. You can see the network
address in the \gui wlan0 field.
\o To use an USB connection:
\note If you are using Microsoft Windows as development host, you must
\list a
\o If you are using Microsoft Windows as development host, you must
change the driver loaded for instantiating the connection.
For this click \gui{Manage USB} and select \gui{Load g_ether}.
In the Mad Developer, select \gui{Manage USB} and select \gui{Load g_ether}.
Follow the steps mentioned below to set up the USB settings:
\list 1
\o Click \gui Edit in the usb0 row and confirm with \gui Configure.
\o To set up the USB settings, click \gui Edit on the \gui usb0 row and
confirm by clicking \gui Configure.
\note By default, you do not need to make changes. The usb0 row
\note By default, you do not need to make changes. The \gui usb0 row
displays the IP address 192.168.2.15.
\o Select \gui{Developer Password} to generate a password for a freshly
created user called "developer". The password stays valid for as long
the password generation dialog is open.
\endlist
Refer to the screenshot below as an example.
\o Select \gui{Developer Password} to generate a password for a freshly
created user called \bold developer. The password stays valid for as long
as the password generation dialog is open. You enter the password when
you configure the connection in Qt Creator.
\image qtcreator-mad-developer-screenshot.png
\endlist
\section2 Establishing the USB Connection
\section1 Setting Up Network Connectivity on Development PC
Connect your device to the development PC via the USB cable. A dialog
pops up asking for the mode to use. Choose \gui{PC suite mode}.
\note If you experience connection problems due to a USB port issue, switch
to a different port.
\section1 Setting Up Connectivity
Use the network configuration tools on your platform to specify the
connection to the device on the development PC. You need to do this
only if you use an USB connection.
\section2 Linux
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\note If you have changed the IP address of the device when configuring
Mad Developer, you need to reflect those changes in your development PC USB
network settings as well.
network settings.
Run the following command in a shell as root user:
\c{ifconfig usb0 192.168.2.14 up}
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first dialog and \gui{Install the software automatically} in the second
dialog.
Open the Network Connections window. The just installed Linux USB Ethernet
connection is now displayed as a new Local Area Connection.
To specify a network connection:
\list 1
Perform the same steps through the Network configuration tools available
with the operating system.
\o Open the Network Connections window.
Change the IP to be set statically and enter the following values:
\o Select the Linux USB Ethernet
connection that is displayed as a new Local Area Connection.
\o Edit the \gui {Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)} properties
to specify the IP address for the connection.
In the \gui {Use the following IP address} field, enter the following values:
\list
\o IP Address: 192.168.2.14
\o SubnetMask: 255.255.255.0
\o Default gateway: 192.168.2.15
\o \gui {IP Address}: \bold {192.168.2.14}
\o \gui SubnetMask: \bold {255.255.255.0}
\o \gui {Default gateway}: leave this field empty
\endlist
\endlist
Accept these settings and close the Network Configuration. Depending on
Depending on
your version of Microsoft Windows you may have to unplug and re-plug the
N900 to reload the driver with its configuration accordingly.
Nokia N900 to reload the driver with its configuration accordingly.
\section2 Setting Up MADDE
\section1 Setting Up MADDE
If you install Nokia Qt SDK, the MADDE package is installed and
configured automatically on your development PC and you can omit this step.
configured automatically on your development PC and you can omit this task.
\list 1
\o Download the MADDE installer file for your platform from the
\l{http://wiki.maemo.org/MADDE}{MADDE} site.
\o Execute the installer and follow the instructions.
After having downloaded the MADDE installer file for your platform from
\l{http://wiki.maemo.org/MADDE}{here}, execute it and follow the
instructions. The package will be installed. Then run:
\c{mad-admin list targets} to see which targets are available.
Install the target that starts with "fremantle" by using the command:
\o To see which targets are available, run \c{mad-admin list targets}.
\o To install the target that starts with the string \bold fremantle, use the command:
\c{mad-admin create fremantle-qt-xxx}
\o In Qt Creator, register the MADDE tool chain:
\image qtcreator-screenshot-toolchain.png
\list a
\o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options... > \gui Qt4 > \gui{Qt Versions}.
\o Click \inlineimage qtcreator-windows-add.png,
to add a new Qt version.
The \gui{qmake Location} is the qmake
executable in \c{<MADDE dir>/targets/<fremantle target>/bin}.
\endlist
\endlist
When you have installed the target, you have a toolchain and a sysroot
environment for cross-compiling.
\section1 Setting Up Qt Creator
\section1 Configuring Connections in Qt Creator
To be able to run and debug applications on the Maemo emulator and
devices, you must set up a connection to the emulator and the device in the
Qt Creator build and run settings. If you install Nokia Qt SDK, the
necessary software is installed and configured automatically and you
only need to configure a connection to the device.
You can protect the connections between Qt Creator and the Maemo emulator
or a device by using either a password or an SSH key. You must always
use a password for the initial connection, but can then deploy an SSH
key and use it for subsequent connections. If you use a password, you
must generate it in Mad Developer and enter it in Qt Creator every time
you connect to the Maemo emulator or to a device.
Set up a connection to the device in the
Qt Creator build and run settings, as follows:
If you do not have an SSH key, you can create it in Qt Creator. For more
information, see \l{Generating SSH Keys}.
To configure connections between Qt Creator and the Maemo emulator or
device:
\list 1
\o If you install Qt Creator separately, you must register the
MADDE toolchain:
\o If you install the Maemo emulator (QEMU) separately, you must
specify parameters to access it:
\list a
\o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui Qt4 > \gui{Qt Versions}.
\o Start Mad Developer in the emulator.
\o Click \inlineimage qtcreator-windows-add.png,
to add a new Qt version.
\o Click \gui {Developer Password} to generate a password for
the connection.
The \gui{qmake Location} is the qmake
executable in \c{<MADDE dir>/targets/<fremantle target>/bin}.
\o In Qt Creator, select \gui {Tools > Options... > Projects >
Maemo Device Configurations > Add} to add a new configuration.
\image qtcreator-maemo-emulator-connection.png
\o In the \gui {Configuration name} field, enter a name for
the connection.
\o In the \gui {Device type} field, select \gui {Local simulator}.
\o In the \gui {Authentication type} field, select \gui Password
for the initial connection.
\o In the \gui Password field, enter the password from the Mad
Developer for the initial connection.
You can use the default values for the other fields.
\o Click \gui Test to test the connection.
\o To avoid having to specify the password every time you connect
to the Maemo emulator, click \gui {Deploy Key...} and select
the file that contains your public key.
\o When you have deployed the key to the device, change the
configuration to use the SSH key for protection.
\image qtcreator-screenshot-toolchain.png
\image qtcreator-maemo-emulator-connection-key.png
The default location of the private key file is displayed in the
\gui {Private key file} field.
\endlist
If you installed the Nokia Qt SDK, you can omit this step.
If you installed the Nokia Qt SDK, a connection has been configured
and you only need to specify the password and deploy the SSH key.
\o To deploy applications and run them remotely, specify parameters
for accessing devices:
\list a
\o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options > \gui Qt4 >
\gui{Maemo Devices} and add a new configuration.
\o Connect your device to the development PC via an USB cable or
a WLAN. For an USB connection, you are prompted to select the mode
to use. Choose \gui{PC suite mode}.
\image qtcreator-screenshot-devconf.png
\note If you experience connection problems due to a USB port issue,
switch to a different port or use WLAN to connect to the device.
\o Select \gui Tools > \gui Options... > \gui Projects >
\gui{Maemo Device Configurations > Add}, and add a new configuration for a
\gui {Remote device}.
\note The password is the one MADDE Developer displays on the
device.
\image qtcreator-screenshot-devconf.png
\o Click \gui Test to check whether the device can be accessed
properly.
\o In the \gui {Host name} field, enter the IP address from the
\gui usb0 or \gui wlan0 field in Mad Developer.
It is recommended that you use the password-based login
only to deploy your public SSH key to the device
(using the \gui{Deploy Key} button) and then switch to key-based
authentication.
\o Specify the other settings in the same way as for a Maemo emulator
connection.
\o Click \gui Test to test the connection.
\o Click \gui OK to close the dialog.
\endlist
\o To specify build settings:
\o To specify build and run settings:
\list a
\o Open a project for an application you want to develop for your
N900.
Nokia N900.
\o Click \gui Projects to open the projects mode.
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\image qtcreator-screenshot-build-settings.png
\o In the \gui{Run Settings} section, click \gui Add to add a new
run configuration on the Maemo device.
run configuration.
\o Set a name and select the device configuration.
\image qtcreator-screenshot-run-settings.png
\note You can either add separate run settings for both the Maemo
emulator connection and the device connection or select the
\gui {Device configuration} before you run the application.
\endlist
\endlist
\section2 Generating SSH Keys
If you do not have an SSH public and private key pair, you can generate it
in Qt Creator. You can specify key length and the key algorithm, RSA or DSA.
If you only use the keys to protect connections to the Maemo emulator or
device, you can use the default values.
\list 1
\o Select \gui {Tools > Options... > Projects > Maemo Device Configurations
> Generate SSH Key...}.
\o Click \gui {Generate SSH Key}.
\image qtcreator-ssh-key-configuration.png "SSH Key Configuration dialog"
\o Click \gui {Save Public Key...} to select the location to save the
public key.
\o Click \gui {Save Private Key...} to specify the location to save the
private key.
\o Click \gui Close to close the dialog.
\endlist
*/
/*!
\contentspage index.html
\previouspage creator-usability.html
\page creator-maemo-emulator.html
\nextpage creator-debugging.html
\title Using the Maemo Emulator
The Maemo emulator emulates the Nokia N900 device environment. You can test
applications in conditions practically identical to running the application
on a Nokia N900 device. You can test user interaction by using the keypad and
touch emulation.
\note The Maemo emulator support requires the Nokia N900 PR1.2 update.
To test the application UI, user interaction with the application, and
functionality that uses the mobility APIs, use the Qt Simulator,
instead. For more information, see the
\l{http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qt-simulator-beta/index.html}{Qt Simulator Manual}.
The Maemo emulator is installed and configured as part of the Nokia Qt SDK
package. You can also install and configure the MADDE environment and
Maemo emulator separately. For more information, see
\l{Setting Up Development Environment for Maemo}.