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Internet of things with Intel Galileo
Internet of things with Intel Galileo

Internet of things with Intel Galileo: Employ the Intel Galileo board to design a world of smarter technology for your home

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Internet of things with Intel Galileo

Chapter 2. Rediscovering the Arduino IDE

In the previous chapter you learned about the Galileo components and its resemblances to the Arduino development boards, mostly at the hardware level. In this chapter, we'll approach the software level by exploring the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and learning how to use it to develop simple projects.

In this chapter, you'll learn about:

  • Setting up your board
  • Using the Galileo Arduino IDE
  • Updating the Galileo firmware
  • Compiling, uploading, and running simple sketches
  • Using basic Arduino output methods

Setting up your board

To be able to use this software, you must first connect your board to a computer so that you can exchange data with it. You'll need at least a computer, a power supply, and a USB A to Micro USB Type B cable. The computer that will be used to run the Arduino IDE must be connected to your board.

The power supply comes already with your Galileo, but the USB cable doesn't and you will need to get one separately.

The following diagrams will show you how to wire your Galileo and Galileo Gen 2 boards. The first thing to do should be connecting the power supply and keeping the USB cable ready and unplugged.

Note

To prevent damaging your board, be sure that whenever you power up your Galileo your USB cable is disconnected from the board.

As soon as you connect it, you can plug in the USB cable.

Note

Beware that in the Galileo Gen 1 board, you'll find two USB ports, one tagged as host and the other as client. You must plug in your cable to the client one.

In the following...

Downloading and installing the IDE

Having the board ready, let's now install the Arduino IDE on your computer. Currently, there are three main versions of the Arduino IDE—one maintained by Intel (Arduino 1.6.0 – Intel 1.04 ), another by Arduino.cc (Arduino LLC 1.6.4), and the third one by Arduino.org (Arduino Srl 1.7.3)—appearing after a dispute with Arduino.cc. All of these versions are forks of the same project, but currently only Intel and Arduino.cc IDE's most recent versions support the Intel Galileo boards. Besides having different version numbers, these IDEs are maintained by different entities, and a higher version from a different entity doesn't necessarily mean a more recent version.

You can choose from one of the following versions, which support Intel Galileo:

  • Intel custom Arduino IDE 1.6.0 – Intel 1.04 (recommended): This is the Intel Arduino IDE version supporting their boards out of the box, without the need to install any support...

Updating the board firmware

To update your board firmware, you'll need to download the Intel Firmware updater tool. If you are running Windows, you should have this tool already. It comes with the Windows drivers. If you don't have it, or you are running another OS, you can download it at https://software.intel.com/en-us/iot/hardware/galileo/downloads. You can find the right download for your OS listed under the Intel® Galileo On-board Flash Firmware Updater section. Download and extract its contents. Execute the firmware-updater-1.0.4.exe file by clicking on it, and the firmware updater interface should be displayed. Ensure you have your Galileo connected to your computer, and in the updater tool, select the USB port you are using. In the same firmware updater tool, check the current and target firmware version. If the current version is lower than the target one, you should update it.

Note

Before updating your board's firmware, ensure that it is properly connected to...

The Arduino IDE

The code you write is named sketch. With the Arduino IDE, you'll be able to compile your sketches and upload them to your Galileo. Open your Arduino IDE, and you'll find the following environment:

The Arduino IDE

Galileo Arduino IDE

Identifying the IDE components, you can find:

  • Verify: This button will be your best friend. It will help you compiling your sketch and troubleshooting any issues or syntax errors.
  • Upload: It will verify your code and, if it has no errors, it will upload your program to the board.
  • New: It creates a new sketch.
  • Open: This opens an existing sketch.
  • Save: It saves your sketch. The saved sketches have the file extension .ino.
  • Serial monitor: This opens the serial monitor window, which displays serial data from Galileo. This monitor window also allows you to send messages to your board.
  • Your sketch: This is where you will write your code.
  • Console: It gives feedback about the operations you are doing. If errors are found when you verify your sketch, they will also...

Running your first sketches

Now that we have everything set up, let's try to run some simple sketches to make you feel more comfortable with the IDE. Here, you'll be testing how to blink and fade an LED.

In these demos, at least for the fade example, you'll need:

  • A small breadboard: This type of solderless circuit allows you to build electronic circuits without any soldering while being reusable.
  • An LED: We'll use a 5 V LED.
  • A resistor: Depending on the LED type, color, and manufacturer, different resistors will be required. To be able to support a wider range of LEDs, let's use a 1 kΩ resistor. This resistor is represented by the color code brown, black, red, and silver, and it will help you avoid damaging the LED.

Blinking an LED

In this example, you'll be blinking an LED repeatedly over time. This is a very simple demo that is used many times as a test to check whether everything is properly configured and running:

  1. Ensure your Galileo is powered up and the...

Setting up your board


To be able to use this software, you must first connect your board to a computer so that you can exchange data with it. You'll need at least a computer, a power supply, and a USB A to Micro USB Type B cable. The computer that will be used to run the Arduino IDE must be connected to your board.

The power supply comes already with your Galileo, but the USB cable doesn't and you will need to get one separately.

The following diagrams will show you how to wire your Galileo and Galileo Gen 2 boards. The first thing to do should be connecting the power supply and keeping the USB cable ready and unplugged.

Note

To prevent damaging your board, be sure that whenever you power up your Galileo your USB cable is disconnected from the board.

As soon as you connect it, you can plug in the USB cable.

Note

Beware that in the Galileo Gen 1 board, you'll find two USB ports, one tagged as host and the other as client. You must plug in your cable to the client one.

In the following figures you...

Downloading and installing the IDE


Having the board ready, let's now install the Arduino IDE on your computer. Currently, there are three main versions of the Arduino IDE—one maintained by Intel (Arduino 1.6.0 – Intel 1.04 ), another by Arduino.cc (Arduino LLC 1.6.4), and the third one by Arduino.org (Arduino Srl 1.7.3)—appearing after a dispute with Arduino.cc. All of these versions are forks of the same project, but currently only Intel and Arduino.cc IDE's most recent versions support the Intel Galileo boards. Besides having different version numbers, these IDEs are maintained by different entities, and a higher version from a different entity doesn't necessarily mean a more recent version.

You can choose from one of the following versions, which support Intel Galileo:

  • Intel custom Arduino IDE 1.6.0 – Intel 1.04 (recommended): This is the Intel Arduino IDE version supporting their boards out of the box, without the need to install any support extensions. It is a custom Arduino IDE with...

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Description

This book employs an incremental, step-by-step approach to get you familiarized with everything from the basic terms, board components, and development environments to developing real projects. Each project will demonstrate how to use specific board components and tools. Both Galileo and Galileo Gen 2 are covered in this book.

Who is this book for?

This book employs an incremental, step-by-step approach to get you familiarized with everything from the basic terms, board components, and development environments to developing real projects. Each project will demonstrate how to use specific board components and tools. Both Galileo and Galileo Gen 2 are covered in this book.

What you will learn

  • Understand the concept of the Internet of Things
  • Wire and power a Galileo board safely
  • Develop code using the Arduino IDE, Intel IoT Dev Kit, and Intel XDK environments
  • Build and start a Galileo board from a bootable image
  • Use the Internet to feed, control, and gather data from sensors
  • Create connected modules
  • Combine multiple sensors to build complex projects

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Table of Contents

11 Chapters
1. Introducing Galileo Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Rediscovering the Arduino IDE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Monitoring the Board Temperature Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Creating a Motion Sensing Light Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Intel IoT Developer Kit Tools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Building an Irrigation System Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Creating Christmas Light Effects Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. The Intel XDK IoT Edition Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Developing an IoT Quiz Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Integrating with Muzzley Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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Arkadiusz Malinowski Aug 23, 2015
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Book „Internet of Things with Intel Galileo” by Miguel de Sousa in my opinion is very good introductory book to the new incoming revolution in semicon industry which is Internet of Things. Book starts with short explanation of the idea standing behind of concept Internet of Things followed by a description of Intel Galileo board and comparison to Raspberry Pi. Next it quickly jumps to hands-on. Following chapters are devoted to setting up board, installing software, and running projects. Projects such as building an irrigation system and Christmas light effects which is quite ok for beginning from my point of view. Descriptions are clear and supported by pictures and screen-shots. Book length is I would say very encouraging to read it. I was always scared and overwhelmed by holding 1000-page bricks in my hand. Definitely I can recommend this book to those ones who want to start their adventure with Internet of Things.
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Eduardo Pinheiro Jul 29, 2015
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This is the kind of books that I love. It's theoretical enough and practical as I like. In then end, I can build things on my own. Loved it!
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Krishnath Poologanathan Oct 08, 2015
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Interesting overall view of the internet of things. Its a very good start and A must read book if you are contemplating a IOT project
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