Hardware Configuration

Introduction

When planning to customize and install Qt Extended on a specific device there are a number of factors that must be taken into consideration:

• If the device has a touch screen, Qt Extended calibration must be enabled.
• If the device runs off batteries, Qt Extended may be required to call APM functions for power saving. See the Power Management section below for more details.
• If the device has special hardware buttons, they may need to be mapped to applications and have associated images displayed in the user interface.
• If the device has a buzzer for alarms and other beeps, Qt Extended will need to know how to use this hardware and enable it for the associated events.
• If the device has an LCD screen with a back or front light, Qt Extended will need to know how to adjust its brightness.
• If the device has any special LEDs to indicate status to the user, Qt Extended will need to know how to set the LEDs.
• If the device has or supports phone hardware, a serial device that supports GSM AT-commands should be provided, so that Qt Extended can use it.
• If the device supports sound, the sound volume should be locked to the maximum intended volume.
• If the device supports removable media or PCMCIA cards, notifications must be sent to Qt Extended when these are inserted or removed.

All the changes required to add these device specific customizations are centralized in Qt Extended and involve a small number of files (described below). This document should make it easy for OEMs and system integrators to understand how to make Qt Extended aware of any special hardware that a device might have.

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