It's time for us to combine our knowledge of Intel Galileo and of the previous sections of this chapter to design a Smart Home project.

We know that a Linux operating system is running on Intel Galileo and Intel Galileo has a USB host port, together with Arduino-compatible pins. We can use the USB controller on Intel Galileo and connect to home devices remotely. After establishing a communication link with these devices, we can send and receive data.

We will use a USB Z-Wave controller to connect to Z-Wave devices wirelessly. This will teach us how to communicate with Smart Home appliances and convert Intel Galileo into a Smart Home hub.

The Intel Galileo pinout support includes digital and analog input pins as well as I2C, SPI protocols. We can use widely available temperature sensors such as LM35 and LM74 with Intel Galileo. You can find some temperature sensors from Texas Instruments from http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/analog/sensors/overview...