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QNX SDP is a cross-compiling and debugging environment, including an IDE and command-line tools, for building binary images and programs for target boards running the QNX OS 8.0.
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OpenWF Display Server User's Guide
The OpenWF Display Server (wfd-server) is a resource manager that provides applications the ability to show image buffers directly to the display controller via the OpenWF Display API.
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QNX Momentics IDE User's Guide
This User's Guide describes version 8.0 of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that's part of the QNX Tool Suite.
QNX Software Development Platform
QNX SDP is a cross-compiling and debugging environment, including an IDE and command-line tools, for building binary images and programs for target boards running the QNX OS 8.0.
- Quickstart Guide
- System Architecture
  The System Architecture guide accompanies the QNX OS and is intended for both application developers and end-users.
- OS Components & Operations
- Graphics
  - Gestures Library Reference
    The Gestures library provides gesture recognizers to detect gestures through touch events that occur when you place one or more fingers on a touch screen.
  - Image Library Reference
  - Input Events Library Reference
    The Input Events library provides the framework necessary for Screen Graphics Subsystem to communicate with your touch driver.
  - OpenWF Configuration Developer's Guide
    If you are integrating a new display, you must configure and provide the parameters of your display based on its specifications via the OpenWF Display Configuration API (Wfdcfg Library).
  - OpenWF Display Server User's Guide
    The OpenWF Display Server (wfd-server) is a resource manager that provides applications the ability to show image buffers directly to the display controller via the OpenWF Display API.
    - Before you begin
    - Introduction to the OpenWF Display Server
      The OpenWF Display Server (wfd-server) enables applications to show image buffers on the display without using Screen.
    - Configuring OpenWF Display Server
      You configure the OpenWF Display server from the wfd device 1 section of your graphics configuration (e.g., graphics.conf) file.
    - Starting wfd-server
      Screen and OpenWF Display Server share the same graphic configuration file. Ensure that Screen and its associated libraries, along with the libraries associated with the OpenWF Display Server are available on your target.
    - Utilities and binaries
      WFD server includes some utilities and binaries to help with calibration, debugging, and demonstrating features.
    - wfdext.h
      QNX Extensions to OpenWF Display Specification.
  - Screen Graphics Subsystem Developer's Guide
    QNX Screen Graphics Subsystem is a graphics framework that provides all the functionality necessary to develop interactive user experiences.
  - Video Capture Developer's Guide
    The video capture framework provides applications the ability to capture frames from a video input source. These frames can be passed to a graphics component such as Screen for display.
- Programming
- System Security Guide
  The QNX System Security Guide is intended for both system integrators who are responsible for the security of a QNX OS system and developers who want to create a QNX OS resource manager free from vulnerabilities.
- Utilities & Libraries
- Migrating to QNX OS 8.0
QNX Software in the Cloud
QNX Software in the Cloud enables developers to use the QNX OS in the Amazon cloud environment.
QNX Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
This User's Guide describes the QNX^® Toolkit for Visual Studio Code. The guide introduces you to the QNX Toolkit by explaining the QNX development environment and how to build, run, and debug your QNX^® Operating System (OS) applications and systems.
QNX Hypervisor User's Guide
This User's Guide explains the QNX hypervisor architecture and provides instructions for installing and running a QNX Hypervisor system, changing system components and configuration, and using hypervisor features such as virtual devices (vdevs).
Typographical Conventions, Support, and Licensing
This section describes the typographical conventions used throughout the documentation, explains how to obtain technical support, and provides some information about licensing.

Before you begin

Install the QNX Software Center

To get started, you must have the QNX Software Center version 2.0 or later installed. If you've already installed it, choose Help > About to check the version. If you have an earlier version, the QNX Software Center should prompt you to update it; if it doesn't, uninstall the QNX Software Center, go to the QNX website and get the latest version of the QNX Software Center.

To install the latest version of the QNX Software Center, do the following steps:

Go to our website, www.qnx.com.
Log in to your myQNX account.
Go to the Download area, and download the QNX Software Center archive. Follow the instructions provided in the installation note for the QNX Software Center.

The QNX Software Center uses the list of registered products displayed in your myQNX account to determine which software packages you're eligible to install. For more information, see the myQNX License Manager and QNX Software Center User's Guide that's posted with the archive.

Install QNX SDP 8.0 and a compatible version of Screen

From QNX Software Center, install QNX SDP 8.0 and a version of Screen that's compatible with the OpenWF Display Server. For more information on how to add a new installation, see the myQNX License Manager and QNX Software Center User's Guide.

Install the OpenWF Display Server

From QNX Software Center, the OpenWF Display Server must be installed on top of an existing QNX SDP 8.0 installation with a compatible version of QNX SDP 8.0 Screen.

Install QNX SDP 8.0 Board Support Packages

From QNX Software Center, install a processor-specific BSP that's compatible with your target. For more information on BSPs, refer to Building Embedded Systems, or to the BSP User's Guide. The BSP User's Guide that is specific to your target is also available from QNX Software Center.

Your target hardware must be compatible with QNX OS 8.0 and is supported by OpenWF Display Server. You must have the appropriate binaries that correspond to your target. In this release, OpenWF Display Server supports the following targets:

NXP i.MX 8QuadMax
TI J721E

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