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Intel Galileo Essentials

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Intel Galileo Essentials

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Intel Galileo Essentials
Feb, 2015 | 162 pages
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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Intel Galileo Essentials
Intel Galileo Essentials
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Getting Started with the Galileo
Getting Started with the Galileo
Unpacking and connecting the Galileo
Downloading the software and connecting the Galileo to a Windows machine
Downloading the software and connecting the Galileo to a Mac
Downloading the software and connecting the Galileo to a Linux machine
Running the IDE for the Galileo
Updating the firmware
Accessing the Galileo's Linux capabilities
Summary
2
Accessing the GPIO Pins
Accessing the GPIO Pins
The GPIO capability of the Galileo
Using the GPIO pins
Connecting your first external hardware
The IDE and LED Code
Getting signals from the outside world
Summary
3
Adding Display Functionality
Adding Display Functionality
The simple serial display
The TFT shield
Summary
4
Controlling DC Motors
Controlling DC Motors
DC motor basics
Connecting a DC motor directly to the Galileo
Galileo code for DC motor speed control
Connecting a DC motor using an H-bridge and the Galileo
Galileo code for DC motor direction control
Controlling DC motors using a shield
Galileo code for the DC motor shield
Summary
5
Adding Sensors
Adding Sensors
Sensing distance
The Infrared sensor
Connecting an IR sensor to the Galileo
Connecting a digital compass to the Galileo
Connecting an accelerometer or gyro to the Galileo
Connecting an altimeter/pressure sensor to the Galileo
Summary
6
Remote Control
Remote Control
Connecting an XBee interface to the Galileo
Enabling an XBee Interface in the IDE
Configuring a Wi-Fi connection on the Galileo
Using Wi-Fi from the IDE
Summary
7
Going Further with Galileo
Going Further with Galileo
The Galileo and Linux
Creating and booting the Debian Linux SD card image on the Galileo
Building robots that can walk
How servo motors work
Building the quadruped platform
Using a servo controller to control the servos
Communicating with the servo controller via a PC
Connecting the servo controller to the Galileo
Creating a program in Linux so that you can control your quadruped
Summary
8
Speech Output
Speech Output
Hooking up the hardware to make an input sound
Using Espeak to allow our projects to respond in a robot voice
Summary
Index
Index

Summary

You've completed the next stage of your journey. You have your Galileo up-and-talking with your external computer, and know how to connect to the IDE to create code. Your next step will be learning how to access the GPIO pins so that you can interact with the outside world.

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