How to use this guide

This User's Guide describes the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), which is part of the QNX Momentics Tool Suite. The guide introduces you to the IDE and shows you how to use it effectively to build your QNX Neutrino-based systems.

This guide assumes the following:

On your host you've already installed the QNX Software Development Platform (SDP). This product includes the QNX Momentics Tool Suite, which provides a complete QNX Neutrino development environment.
You're familiar with the System Architecture guide of the QNX Neutrino RTOS.
You can write code in C or C++.

Once you understand the basic concepts, you're ready to begin the typical cycle of setting up your projects, writing code, debugging, testing, and finally, fine-tuning your target system.

Note: This release of the IDE is based on Eclipse 3.5. If you have an older version of the IDE, see the Migrating from Earlier Releases appendix in this guide.

The following table may help you find information quickly:

To:	Go to:
Learn about the workspace, perspectives, views, and editors	IDE Concepts
Look up a keyboard shortcut	IDE Concepts
Use the IDE's help system	IDE Concepts
Connect your host and target	Preparing Your Target
Create projects	Developing C/C++ Programs
Create Photon projects	Developing Photon Applications
Compile your code	Developing C/C++ Programs
Import a QNX source package and BSP	Managing Source Code
Import existing code into the IDE	Managing Source Code
Check code into CVS or SVN	Managing Source Code
Debug your program	Debugging in the IDE
Run QNX Neutrino on your target	Building OS and Flash Images
Examine execution stats (e.g. call counts) in your programs	Profiling an Application
Exercise a test suite	Using Code Coverage
Find and fix a memory leak in a program	Finding memory errors and leaks
See process or thread states, memory allocation, etc.	Getting System Information
Examine your system's performance, kernel events, etc.	Analyzing Your System with Kernel Tracing
Learn how to use one of the IDE's wizards	Project and Wizard Properties Reference
Set execution options for your programs	Launch Configurations Reference
Run through the IDE tutorials	Tutorials
Learn about what's new in this release	What's New
Learn about migrating from earlier versions of the IDE	Migrating from Earlier Releases
Find the meaning of a special term used in the IDE	Glossary