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Intel Galileo Networking Cookbook

By : Marco Schwartz
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Intel Galileo Networking Cookbook

By: Marco Schwartz

Overview of this book

Arduino is an electronic prototyping platform used by millions of people around the world. Intel Galileo is fully Arduino compatible; hence it combines the high performance of Intel with the simplicity of Arduino Software Development Environment. This makes it the ideal platform to build exciting projects, especially in the field of web-based connected applications and the Internet of Things. The book features several recipes all based on the Intel Galileo board, and that exploit the powerful features of the board. Each chapter explores a given field using the Galileo board. The book is mainly divided in three parts. The first part is all about learning the basics of the Intel Galileo board, but it uses some of the powerful features of the board such as connecting external sensors and complex hardware devices, compared with more basic Arduino boards. Then, the book dives into the topics related to networking and the Internet of Things. You will learn how to run a web server on the board and log data using a cloud-based service. Finally, the book ends with a chapter that aims to build a complete home automation hub using the Galileo board. This chapter uses everything that was learned in the book to make a home automation system using the Galileo board and Arduino.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
9
Index

Using the Intel XDK software


In the first recipe of this chapter, we are going to see how to use the XDK software. XDK was created by Intel to create apps on the Galileo board by using the Node.js framework. You won't have to use any terminal or command lines; everything is done from the XDK graphical interface.

Getting ready

The first thing to do is get the XDK software. If you need to download it, you can get it from the following link:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/html5/xdk-iot#download

Then, simply install it by following the onscreen instructions, and then open the software. If this is the first time you have used XDK, you will also be prompted to create an account.

You should see a window similar to this:

Your Galileo board should already be up and running with the Intel IoT image, and connected to your local network. If you cannot see your board at this point inside the XDK interface, just create a new blank project and it should trigger the board discovery process.

How to do it.....