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Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17

By : Maya Posch
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Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17

5 (1)
By: Maya Posch

Overview of this book

C++ is a great choice for embedded development, most notably, because it does not add any bloat, extends maintainability, and offers many advantages over different programming languages. Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17 will show you how C++ can be used to build robust and concurrent systems that leverage the available hardware resources. Starting with a primer on embedded programming and the latest features of C++17, the book takes you through various facets of good programming. You’ll learn how to use the concurrency, memory management, and functional programming features of C++ to build embedded systems. You will understand how to integrate your systems with external peripherals and efficient ways of working with drivers. This book will also guide you in testing and optimizing code for better performance and implementing useful design patterns. As an additional benefit, you will see how to work with Qt, the popular GUI library used for building embedded systems. By the end of the book, you will have gained the confidence to use C++ for embedded programming.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 10. Developing Embedded Systems with Qt

Qt (pronounced cute) is an advanced C++-based framework that covers a wide range of APIs, allowing you to implement networking, graphical user interfaces, parsing of data formats, the playing back and recording of audio, and much more. This chapter primarily covers the graphical aspect of Qt, and how to create advanced GUIs for embedded devices to provide an attractive and functional UI to users.

The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:

  • Creating advanced GUIs with Qt for embedded systems
  • Using Qt's 3D designer to create an infotainment UI
  • Extending an existing embedded system with a GUI