Qt 6.8 has been released for some time already, and we now also have the first VxWorks-related updates available in the first maintenance release, Qt 6.8.1.
Hence, it’s a good time to discuss the latest addition to Qt6 RTOS portfolio, VxWorks 24.03. Additionally, we are testing VxWorks 24.09 for future Qt for VxWorks enhancements.
The release is a source code release.
Qt6 for VxWorks is intended for a wide variety of industries, including industrial, medical, aerospace, aviation, and automotive.
The supported hardware initially is the same BD-SL-i.MX6 that has been also supported in Qt 5.15 for VxWorks 7, as well as the same Intel SkyLake NUC that was used in Qt 5.15 with VxWorks.
The new reference hardware will be NXP i.MX95, which will be officially launched later in 2025, together with Intel-based Tiger Lake NUC.
If you have a project needing support for hardware not yet in our supported list for VxWorks, we can offer our PS services.
The Qt testing arrangements for VxWorks are the same as for other supported RTOSs: VxWorks will be in blocking state in our CI, meaning that commits elsewhere in the wide Qt framework breaking the Qt6 VxWorks port need to be fixed before they can be merged.
We also have other enhancements coming for Qt6 for VxWorks, namely the Qt Creator Plugin for VxWorks that provides much enhanced debugging and development capabilities for Qt apps on VxWorks.
To try Qt6 for VxWorks, you can download the Qt 6.8.1 sources using the Qt Installer and then follow the steps mentioned here:
Finally there are further links for additional information:
This release has been made in co-operation with Siili Auto, we thank Siili Auto for their excellent contribution.
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