Chapter 1. Setting Up the Galileo Board and the Development Environment
Intel Galileo Blueprints is for Arduino and electronics hobbyists who want to bring their electronic Do It Yourself (DIY) projects to the next level, using an Intel-based Arduino board—the Intel Galileo.
This book will teach you how to develop the Galileo software and how to connect the sensors for the board. It will be your guide on how to integrate the board into an Internet of Things framework. Indeed, many of the projects you will find in this book will be about how to connect your Galileo board to web services and monitor it remotely.
It will teach you how to create applications involving mobile robot control, home automation, remote data monitoring, and much more. This book will help you in the first steps of your Galileo projects and it will lead you closer to your mission of making great electronic creations for the world.
In this chapter, you will learn:
- Introduction to Arduino
- The Intel Galileo board
- Setting up the development environment