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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

Building and testing hardware for cloud monitoring


In this first recipe, we are going to configure our hardware for cloud monitoring. We are also going to test the project so that we are sure the hardware is working correctly.

Getting ready

You will need a few components for this recipe. First, you will need a TMP36 temperature sensor to be used for temperature measurements. Then, you will need a photocell and a 10k ohm resistor for ambient light level measurements.

This is a list of all the components required for this recipe:

How to do it...

We are now going to configure the hardware for this recipe. Follow these steps to complete the configuration process:

  1. First, we connect the 5V and GND to the top or bottom horizontal...