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    QGroundControl Open Source Micro Air Vehicle Ground Control Station
    
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    http://github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol
    
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    Credits:
    http://qgroundcontrol.org/credits
    
    For generating documentation, refer to README in the doc directory.
    
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    To build on Mac OS X (10.6 or later):
    
    
    Install SDL
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    1) Download SDL from:  <http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-1.2.14.dmg>
    
    2) From the SDL disk image, copy the `sdl.framework` bundle to `/Library/Frameworks` directory (if you are not an admin copy to `~/Library/Framewroks`)
    
    
    
    2) Double click the package installer
    
    Build QGroundControl
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    1) From the terminal go to the `groundcontrol` directory
    
    2) Run `qmake`
    
    
    sudo apt-get install phonon libqt4-dev \
     libphonon-dev libphonon4 phonon-backend-gstreamer \
    qtcreator libsdl1.2-dev libflite1 flite1-dev build-essential
    
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    git clone https://github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol.git
    
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    go to thirdParty -> libxbee 
    
    Create Library -> Readme file in folder
    
    
    Ubuntu Application Menu -> Development -> Qt Creator
    
    QtCreator Menu File -> Open File or Project..
    
    Open directory/qgroundcontrol/qgroundcontrol.pro
    
    Hit the green play button to compile and launch it
    
    Done.
    
    
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    GNU GCC / MINGW IS UNTESTED, COULD WORK
    VISUAL STUDIO 2008 / 2010 EXPRESS EDITION IS FREE!
    
    
    Steps for Visual Studio 2008 / 2010:
    
    Windows XP/7:
    
    1) Download and install the Qt libraries for Windows from https://qt.nokia.com/downloads/ (the Visual Studio 2008 or 2010 version as appropriate)
    
    2) Download and install Visual Studio 2008 or 2010 Express Edition (free) from https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio
    
    3) Go to the QGroundControl folder and then to thirdParty/libxbee and build it following the instructions in win32.README
    
    4) Open the Qt Command Prompt program (should be in the Start Menu), navigate to the source folder of QGroundControl and create the Visual Studio project by typing:
    
    5) Now start Visual Studio and load the qgroundcontrol.vcproj if using Visual Studio 2008 or qgroundcontrol.vcxproj if using Visual Studio 2010
    
    6) Compile and edit in Visual Studio. If you need to add new files, add them to qgroundcontrol.pro and re-run `qmake -tp vc qgroundcontrol.pro
    
    
    Repository Layout
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    qgroundcontrol:
    	demo-log.txt
    	license.txt 
    	qgcunittest.pro - For the unit tests.
    	qgcunittest.pro.user
    	qgcvideo.pro
    	qgroundcontrol.pri - Used by qgroundcontrol.pro
    	qgroundcontrol.pro - Project opened in QT to run qgc.
    	qgroundcontrol.pro.user 
    	qgroundcontrol.qrc - Holds many images.
    	qgroundcontrol.rc - line of code to point toward the images
    	qserialport.pri - generated by qmake.
    	testlog.txt
    	testlog2.txt 
    
    	user_config.pri.dist - Custom message specs to be added here. 
    
    data: 
    	Maps from yahoo and kinect and earth. 
    deploy: 
    	Install and uninstall for win32.
    	Create a debian packet.
    	Create .DMG file for publishing for mac.
    	Audio test on mac.	
    doc: 
    	Doxyfile is in this directory and information for creating html documentation for qgc.
    files: 
    	Has the audio for the vehicle and data output. 
    		ardupilotmega: 
    			widgets and tool tips for pilot heading for the fixed wing.
    			tooltips for quadrotor
    		flightgear:
    			Aircraft: 
    				Different types of planes and one jeep. 
    			Protocol: 
    				The protocol for the fixed_wings and quadrotor and quadhil.holds info about the fixed wing yaw, roll etc. 					Quadrotor. Agian holds info about yaw, roll etc.
    		Pixhawk:
    			Widgets for hexarotor. Widgets and tooltips for quadrotor.
    		vehicles: 
    			different vehicles. Seems to hold the different kinds of aircrafts as well as files for audio and the hexarotor 			and quadrotor.
    		widgets: 
    			Has a lot of widgets defined for buttons and sliders.
    
    images: 
    	For the UI. Has a bunch of different images such as images for applications or actions or buttons.
    lib: 
    	SDL is located in this direcotry. 
    	Msinttypes: 
    		Defines intteger types for microsoft visual studio. 
    	sdl:
    		Information about the library and to run the library on different platforms. 
    mavlink: 
    	The files for the library mavlink. 
    qgcunittest: 
    	Has the unittests for qgc
    settings: 
    	Parameter lists for alpha, bravo and charlie. 
    	Data for stereo, waypoints and radio calibrartion. 
    src:
    	Code for QGCCore, audio output, configuration, waypoints, main and log compressor.
    	apps - Code for mavlink generation and for a video application.
    	comm - Code for linking to simulation, mavlink, udp, xbee, opal, flight gear and interface.
    	Has other libraries. Qwt is in directory named lib. The other libraries are in libs.
    	lib - qwt library
    	libs - eigen, opmapcontrol, qestserialport, qtconcurrent, utils.
    	input - joystick and freenect code.
    	plugins - Qt project for PIXHAWK plugins.
    	uas - Ardu pilot, UAS, mavlink factory, uas manager, interface, waypoint manager and slugs.
    	ui - Has code for data plots, waypoint lists and window congfiguration. All of the ui code.
    thirdParty: 
    	Library called lxbee.
    	Library called QSerialPort.