Galileo

The Galileo is a fusion of a Linux PC running Intel's architecture and an Arduino. The purpose is to provide the benefits of a pc (connectivity, power, storage, ports) with the benefits of an Arduino (an open-platform hardware interface.)

This page specifically discusses the Galileo. Anything Arduino-specific should get relegated to here.

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IoTkit handles ethernet transactions. It connects to a host and sends a packet with [string, val] where val is the value you wish to send.

There aren't any packages installed on their Linux distro.

There's an interface for C++ that lets you access the Arduino.

Resources

[Getting Started]

[Comprehensive Overview]

[BSP Build Guide]

Downloads

[Software Packages]

[Drivers]

Installation

Materials

• Galileo board
• power adapter
• micro SD card
• micro usb male -> RS32 female
• RS32 male -> usb male

Documentation

[Getting Started 005]

[BSP Build Guide 001]

1. download documentation
2. plug power into Galileo (always do this first)
3. join RS32 cables
4. connect Galileo to the PC
5. download and extract "Intel Galileo Arduino SW 1.5.3" the Arduino IDE for Galileo
6. open Arduino 1.5.3
7. change board to Galileo if necessary
8. update the firmware via help -> firmware update
9. wait, this might take a few minutes (the window will say when it's finished)
10. in device manager (or equivalent) find the device [specify] and install the drivers from "arduino-1.5.3/hardware/arduino/x86/tools"
11. note what COM port the Galileo is attached to
12. open Putty (or equivalent)
13. change the connection type to serial, speed to 115200, and the serial line to your specified COM port
14. save the settings and open the connection
15. wait, this might take a few minutes (it's finished when a command [specify] is present and nothing is happening)
16. log in as root; by default it has no password
17. download [the linux image]
18. extract the previous file to the micro SD card
19. close your putty
20. place the card into the Galileo and power cycle it
21. open putty again and reestablish the connection
22. it should work now; try running the "blink" sketch in Arduino
23. the LED nearest the audio jack should light up