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Intel Galileo Essentials

Intel Galileo Essentials

By : Richard Grimmett
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Intel Galileo Essentials

Intel Galileo Essentials

By: Richard Grimmett
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Overview of this book

This book is for anyone who has ever been curious about using the Intel Galileo to create electronics projects. Some programming background is useful, but if you know how to use a personal computer, with the aid of the step-by-step instructions in this book, you can construct complex electronics projects that use the Intel Galileo.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Getting Started with the Galileo
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1. Getting Started with the Galileo
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Unpacking and connecting the Galileo
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Downloading the software and connecting the Galileo to a Windows machine
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Downloading the software and connecting the Galileo to a Mac
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Downloading the software and connecting the Galileo to a Linux machine
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Running the IDE for the Galileo
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Updating the firmware
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Accessing the Galileo's Linux capabilities
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2. Accessing the GPIO Pins
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2. Accessing the GPIO Pins
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The GPIO capability of the Galileo
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Using the GPIO pins
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Connecting your first external hardware
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The IDE and LED Code
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Getting signals from the outside world
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3. Adding Display Functionality
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3. Adding Display Functionality
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The simple serial display
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The TFT shield
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4. Controlling DC Motors
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4. Controlling DC Motors
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DC motor basics
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Connecting a DC motor directly to the Galileo
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Galileo code for DC motor speed control
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Connecting a DC motor using an H-bridge and the Galileo
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Galileo code for DC motor direction control
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Controlling DC motors using a shield
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Galileo code for the DC motor shield
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5. Adding Sensors
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5. Adding Sensors
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Sensing distance
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The Infrared sensor
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Connecting an IR sensor to the Galileo
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Connecting a digital compass to the Galileo
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Connecting an accelerometer or gyro to the Galileo
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Connecting an altimeter/pressure sensor to the Galileo
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6. Remote Control
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6. Remote Control
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Connecting an XBee interface to the Galileo
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Enabling an XBee Interface in the IDE
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Configuring a Wi-Fi connection on the Galileo
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Using Wi-Fi from the IDE
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7. Going Further with Galileo
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7. Going Further with Galileo
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The Galileo and Linux
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Creating and booting the Debian Linux SD card image on the Galileo
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Building robots that can walk
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How servo motors work
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Building the quadruped platform
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Using a servo controller to control the servos
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Communicating with the servo controller via a PC
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Connecting the servo controller to the Galileo
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Creating a program in Linux so that you can control your quadruped
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8. Speech Output
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8. Speech Output
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Hooking up the hardware to make an input sound
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Using Espeak to allow our projects to respond in a robot voice
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Index
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Index

Chapter 1. Getting Started with the Galileo

You've chosen Intel's new Galileo processor board and you are ready to start some amazing projects. However, you might be new to this kind of processor, or you might have used another similar processor but not the Galileo. This book is designed to lead you step-by-step through a number of examples that will provide you with the knowledge you need to access the power of the Galileo. You'll also learn how to add additional hardware to sense the world around you, display information, and even control motors or servos.

In this chapter, you'll start by unpacking and connecting the Galileo to your host machine, then you'll learn how to use the Galileo from your remote computer. If you know how to use Mac or Linux machines, this chapter will show you how to use them. You'll take a peek into the internals of the Galileo and learn about the Linux machine hiding behind the simple Galileo exterior.

For this chapter, the objectives are as follows:

  • Unpacking and connecting the Galileo to a host computer
  • Loading and configuring the Galileo IDE, based on the Arduino IDE
  • Downloading and running some simple example programs
  • Taking a peek at the Linux machine at the heart of the Galileo
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