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/*!
    \page studio-creating-uis-for-mcus.html
    \previouspage studio-projects-for-mcus.html
    \nextpage studio-developing-apps-for-mcus.html

    \title Creating UIs for MCUs

    As a technical artist or a designer, you can use specialized UI design tools,
    such as Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, or Figma, to create the original UI design
    files for your MCU application. After the initial design work, export your
    design from the design tools, and import your 2D UI design assets into \QDS,
    which can convert them into code for developers. For more information on
    managing the original assets created with specialized UI design tools, see
    \l {Asset creation with other tools}.

    Once your UI design assets are in \QDS, use it to \l {Wireframing} {wireframe}
    your MCU application, to visualize its structure. To modify the look and feel
    of your UI further, utilize the preset UI components available in \QDS.

    \section1 Using MCU components

    With \QDS, you can use subsets of components to create UIs for
    devices that are powered by microcontroller units (MCU). The subset of
    supported components depends on the \QMCU version that you use for
    development.

    To develop for MCUs, \l{Creating projects for MCUs}{create an MCU project}.
    Only the components available on MCUs are displayed in \l Components. Also,
    only a subset of properties is supported for the supported components. The
    properties that are not available on MCUs are marked in the \l Properties
    view with strikethrough text.

    \image studio-mcu-components-and-properties.webp "Components and Text properties supported for MCUs"

    For more information on the supported views and features, see \l{\QDS features on MCU projects}.

    For an example on how to create a UI that runs both on the desktop and
    on MCUs, see \l {Washing Machine UI}. For step-by-step instructions on how
    to use \QDS to design a UI for a specific MCU target device, see:

    \list
        \li \l {Designing a UI for Infineon Traveo T2G}
        \li \l {Designing a UI for NXP i.MX RT1170}
        \li \l {Designing a UI for Renesas RA6M3G}
        \li \l {Designing a UI for Renesas RH850-D1M1A}
    \endlist

    \sa {Specifying component properties}, {Qt Design Studio/MCU FAQ}
*/
