// setup the toolbar

    openAction.setCheckable(true);

    openAction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("F2"));

    openAction.setToolTip("Open Port (F2)");

    QObject::connect(&openAction, &QAction::triggered,

                     this, &PortControl::openActionTriggered);

    portToolBar.addWidget(new QLabel("Port:"));

    portToolBar.addWidget(&tbPortList);

    portToolBar.addAction(&openAction);

    // setup port selection widgets

    tbPortList.setModel(&portList);

    ui->cbPortList->setModel(&portList);

    QObject::connect(ui->cbPortList,

                     SELECT<int>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QComboBox::activated),

                     this, &PortControl::onCbPortListActivated);

    QObject::connect(&tbPortList,

                     SELECT<int>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QComboBox::activated),

                     this, &PortControl::onTbPortListActivated);

    QObject::connect(ui->cbPortList,

                     SELECT<const QString&>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QComboBox::activated),

                     this, &PortControl::selectPort);

    // setup buttons

    QObject::connect(ui->pbReloadPorts, &QPushButton::clicked,

                     this, &PortControl::loadPortList);

    ui->pbOpenPort->setDefaultAction(&openAction);

    // setup baud rate selection widget

    QObject::connect(ui->cbBaudRate,

                     SELECT<const QString&>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QComboBox::activated),

                     this, &PortControl::selectBaudRate);

    // setup parity selection buttons

    parityButtons.addButton(ui->rbNoParity, (int) QSerialPort::NoParity);

    parityButtons.addButton(ui->rbEvenParity, (int) QSerialPort::EvenParity);

    parityButtons.addButton(ui->rbOddParity, (int) QSerialPort::OddParity);

    QObject::connect(&parityButtons,

                     SELECT<int>::OVERLOAD_OF(&QButtonGroup::buttonClicked),

                     this, &PortControl::selectParity);

    // setup data bits selection buttons

    dataBitsButtons.addButton(ui->rb8Bits, (int) QSerialPort::Data8);

    dataBitsButtons.addButton(ui->rb7Bits, (int) QSerialPort::Data7);