[SOLVED] QT Serial Communication with Beaglebone

Tilapia21

Hello everybody,

I try to get a QT application with serial communication working on my Beaglebone but I'm stuck...

I've installed QT Creator 3.0.0
and I've installed qt4-embedded for working with my Beaglebone. The QT version I use is : QT 4.6.3 in PATH (arm).

So I've downloaded qt-qtserialport sources form here : http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qtserialport/archive-tarball/stable and extracted it.
Then I've opened the project from QT Creator and selected the kit I created for my Beaglebone when prompted (I created a test app with this kit and it works fine on the beaglebone).

I don't understand the explanation given in Build and install from the QtCreator on the QtSerialPort page => add a new make “Build Step” and write to the “Make arguments” the inslall target. What do I need to do ?

I tried to build and run like that but get loads of errors.

Any help or advice would be welcome.
Thanks in advance.

kuzulis

bq. What do I need to do ?

This: http://pbrd.co/1byGbXh

bq. QT 4.6.3 in PATH (arm).

The QtSerialPort support Qt 4.8.0 and above.

seiko

I build it without any problems
using ur terminal
cd to qtserialport directory
qmake qtserialport.pro
make
make install

on windows use mingw32-make instead of make

kuzulis

so, what a problem?

seiko

can you post the compile error log to be able to help you?

Tilapia21

Hello, Thank you for your answers !

kuzulis : Thanks for your screenshot ! If you're right, I have to install qt 4.8 (not really anniying because final development need to use QT 4.8.2). Just have to repreat configure QT 4.8.2 for my Beaglebone.

seiko : If I use mingw32-make, this will compile the project for use Linux apps not for Beaglebone apps, right ?

seiko : here is a picture with compiler errors :
!http://nomics.be/files/debug/ScreenshotQtError.png(QtSerialPort compiler errors)!

So now I will install qt 4.8.2 and try to compile QtSerialPort using this version.

Thank you.

seiko

QElapsedTimer introduced in Qt 4.7 . so you gonna need to upgrade

Tilapia21

Ok, I upgraded my version to QT 4.8.2 and configure my BeagleboneKit to use this version. But I still get the same errors when trying to build the project.

seiko : I get a warning when trying to compile using my term :
/opt/qt/bin$ qmake ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/qtserialport.pro
The program 'qmake' can be found in the following packages:

qt3-dev-tools
qt4-qmake
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>

What do I need to do ? Thanks in advance.

seiko

you are request qmake from system bin prefix since
you are inside directory as i can see
/opt/qt/bin
use ./qmake instead of qmake
or use
@
cd ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport && /opt/qt/bin/qmake ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/qtserialport.pro && make
@
then
@
sudo make install
@

Tilapia21

Hi,

tried your command seiko but still get the errors...

cd ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport && /opt/qt/bin/qmake ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/qtserialport.pro && make
WARNING: /usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/usr/share/qtopia/mkspecs/common/g++.conf:44: Variable QMAKE_RPATH is deprecated; use QMAKE_LFLAGS_RPATH instead.
WARNING: /usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/usr/share/qtopia/mkspecs/features/yacc.prf:27: Unescaped backslashes are deprecated.
WARNING: /usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/usr/share/qtopia/mkspecs/features/lex.prf:19: Unescaped backslashes are deprecated.
cd src/ && make -f Makefile
make[1]: Entering directory /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src' cd serialport/ && make -f Makefile make[2]: Entering directory /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport'
arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-g++ -c -pipe -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -DQT_BUILD_SERIALPORT_LIB -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -I/usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/usr/share/qtopia/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi//usr/include/qtopia/QtCore -I/usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi//usr/include/qtopia -I. -I../../include -I../../include/QtSerialPort -Iqt4support/include -Iqt4support/include/QtCore -Iqt4support/include/private -I. -o qserialport_unix.o qserialport_unix.cpp
qserialport_unix.cpp:58:34: error: QtCore/qelapsedtimer.h: No such file or directory
qserialport_unix.cpp: In member function 'bool QSerialPortPrivate::waitForReadyRead(int)':
qserialport_unix.cpp:427: error: 'QElapsedTimer' was not declared in this scope
qserialport_unix.cpp:427: error: expected ;' before 'stopWatch' qserialport_unix.cpp:429: error: 'stopWatch' was not declared in this scope qserialport_unix.cpp: In member function 'bool QSerialPortPrivate::waitForBytesWritten(int)': qserialport_unix.cpp:461: error: 'QElapsedTimer' was not declared in this scope qserialport_unix.cpp:461: error: expected ;' before 'stopWatch'
qserialport_unix.cpp:463: error: 'stopWatch' was not declared in this scope
make[2]: *** [qserialport_unix.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport' make[1]: *** [sub-serialport-make_default] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src'
make: *** [sub-src-make_default-ordered] Error 2

Then I tried : /opt/qt/bin$ sudo ./qmake ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/qtserialport.pro
Makefile has been generated but then, when calling make :
/opt/qt/bin$ ls

Makefile moc qmake rcc uic
/opt/qt/bin$ sudo make

I get the following errors :

cd src/ && /opt/qt/bin/qmake /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/src.pro -o Makefile
cd src/ && make -f Makefile
make[1]: Entering directory /opt/qt/bin/src' cd serialport/ && /opt/qt/bin/qmake /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/serialport.pro -o Makefile cd serialport/ && make -f Makefile make[2]: Entering directory /opt/qt/bin/src/serialport'
/usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/bin/g++ -c -pipe -O3 -march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a8 -mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=softfp -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -DQT_BUILD_SERIALPORT_LIB -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I/opt/qt/mkspecs/qws/linux-am335x-g++ -I/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport -I/opt/qt/include/QtCore -I/opt/qt/include -I/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport -I../../include -I../../include/QtSerialPort -I/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/qt4support/include -I/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/qt4support/include/QtCore -I/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/qt4support/include/private -I. -I/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport -I. -o qserialport.o /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/qserialport.cpp
In file included from /home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/qserialport.cpp:1399:
/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/moc_qserialport.cpp:14:2: error: #error "This file was generated using the moc from 4.6.3. It"
/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/moc_qserialport.cpp:15:2: error: #error "cannot be used with the include files from this version of Qt."
/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/moc_qserialport.cpp:16:2: error: #error "(The moc has changed too much.)"
make[2]: *** [qserialport.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory /opt/qt/bin/src/serialport' make[1]: *** [sub-serialport-make_default] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory /opt/qt/bin/src'
make: *** [sub-src-make_default-ordered] Error 2

I think I'm still missing sth but can't figure exactly what....

Thanks.

seiko

Are you sure from install qt 4.8 ?
Because the error still exist "QElapsedTimer"

@
qserialport_unix.cpp:58:34: error: QtCore/qelapsedtimer.h: No such file or directory
qserialport_unix.cpp: In member function ‘bool QSerialPortPrivate::waitForReadyRead(int)’:
qserialport_unix.cpp:427: error: ‘QElapsedTimer’ was not declared in this scope
@

By enter follow command you should see what's your qt version

@
/opt/qt/bin/qmake -v && /opt/qt/bin/moc -v
@

Tilapia21

Here's the result :

QMake version 2.01a
Using Qt version 4.8.2 in /opt/qt/lib

seiko

first of all check qt doc link "check qt doc link...":http://qt-project.org/wiki/QtSerialPort and re-extract to get a clean dir of QtSerialPort
because what I see here from your log
looks like duplicated qmake or you moc version isn't the same as qmake
@
/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/moc_qserialport.cpp:14:2: error: #error “This file was generated using the moc from 4.6.3. It”
/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/moc_qserialport.cpp:15:2: error: #error “cannot be used with the include files from this version of Qt.”
/home/julian/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/src/serialport/moc_qserialport.cpp:16:2:
@
check your moc version
@
/opt/qt/bin/moc -v
@
Also your qtopia using old qt flags
@
WARNING: /usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/usr/share/qtopia/mkspecs/common/g++.conf:44: Variable QMAKE_RPATH is deprecated; use QMAKE_LFLAGS_RPATH instead.
WARNING: /usr/local/angstrom/arm/arm-angstrom-linux-
@

Tilapia21

Qt Meta Object Compiler version 63 (Qt 4.8.2)

Would it help if I uninstall qt4-emebedded ?

I think it has worked this time.
So I downloaded qt-qtserialport once more and extracted it.
Then :
@cd ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport
/opt/qt/bin/qmake ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/qtserialport.pro
make
sudo make install
@
and it finished without errors. I'm gonna check how it's going in QTCreator.

Tilapia21

Ok, last step would be having it in QtCreator obviously.

When I add :
#include <QtSerialPort/QSerialPort>
#include <QtSerialPort/QSerialInfo>
and try to build, it says :
No such file or directory.
Another parameter to configure ?

seiko

Because you forget to add
@
CONFIG += serialport
@
in your .pro file

Note: CONFIG += serialport must be the first or second line in your .pro file.

seiko

Would it help if I uninstall qt4-emebedded ?
I don't think so , If you upgraded your qt version to 4.8 so your qt4-emebedded gonna upgraded too

[quote author="Tilapia21" date="1391776804"]
I think it has worked this time.
So I downloaded qt-qtserialport once more and extracted it.
Then :
@cd ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport
/opt/qt/bin/qmake ~/Downloads/qt-qtserialport/qtserialport.pro
make
sudo make install
@
and it finished without errors. I'm gonna check how it's going in QTCreator.[/quote]

Here was my guess you used qmake version 4.6.3 then after you upgrade
you used qmake version 4.8.2 without clean the old moc files and MakeFile

so I think everything gonna work fine with you this time

Tilapia21

Sorry, I forgot to mention I had done it too.

@QT += core gui
CONFIG += serialport
greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = QTTest2
target.files = QTTest2
target.path = /home/root

INSTALLS += target
TEMPLATE = app

SOURCES += main.cpp
mainwindow.cpp

HEADERS += mainwindow.h

FORMS += mainwindow.ui@

seiko

Well in that case qt creator has different qmake
since you had been upgraded your qt you have to add a new qt kit
for /opt/qt/bin/qmake and make it a default qt for your project

Tilapia21

You're right it had gone back to qt 4.6.3 qmake.
All errors have disappeared.
I'm gonne make a small test program and mark this subject as solved if everything goes fine.

Thank you for your help ! Great community !
Special thanks to you seiko !