Getting Started with Intel® Galileo and Arduino IDE
This document explains how to connect your Intel® Galileo to the computer and upload your first sketch.
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1 | Get an Intel® Galileo, a USB cable, and a 12V Power Supply
Figure 1 – Intel® Galileo Gen2 Board
Figure 2- You’ll need one of these USB cables.
Figure 3- You’ll also need one of these power cables.
2 | Connect the board
To upload Arduino sketches the Intel® Galileo board must be powered up and connected to your computer.
Plug in the DC power supply into an outlet and into DC barrel jack on your Intel® Galileo board. You should see the green power LED light up near the USB port on the board. NOTE: If you are using the DC power supply included with the Intel® Galileo make sure you fit the apropriate plug.
Figure 4 - Intel® Galileo board with DC power plugged in and power LED lit
Plug the micro-USB cables to the micro USB connector on the board.
Figure 5 - Plug in USB cable into the micro USB port
Plug in other end of the usb cable to your computer.
Figure 6 - Plug the other end of the USB cable into your computer USB port
Wait a moment for the board to boot up. If you are plugging in your board for the first time and using Windows your computer will begin a driver install process. Allow this to complete before contining on.
3 | Open the blink example
Open the LED blink example sketch: File > Examples > 1.Basics > Blink. You should see a window similar to the one below.
Figure 7 - Blink example loaded into Arduino IDE
4 | Select your board
You'll need to select the Intel® Galileo in the Tools > Board menu.
Figure 8 - Select Intel® Galileo Gen2 from the Tools>Board menu
5 | Select your serial port
Select the serial device of the board from the Tools | Serial Port menu. The easiest way to find what port the board is using is by disconnecting your board, restarting the IDE, and re-opening the menu; the entry that disappears should be the Intel® Galileo board. Reconnect the board, restart the IDE, and select that serial port.
On Windows*
The port is likely to be COM3 or higher in the Device Manager, like in Figure 9. COM1 and COM2 are usually reserved for hardware serial ports.
Figure 9 - Select Intel Galileo Com Port (COM#)
Figure 10 - Select COM port from Tools>Serial Port menu is using Windows*
Now the bottom right should match the COM port number of the 'Intel Galileo Virtual Com Port (COM#)" from the Device Manager, like in Figure 11.
Figure 11 - The COM number should match the Intel Galileo Virtual Com Port (COM#).
On Linux*
The port is likely to be /dev/ttyACM0.
Figure 12 - Select /dev/ttyAMC0 from the Tools>Serial Port menu is using Linux*
On Mac OS X*
The port is likely to be /dev/cu.usbmodemxxxx.
Figure 13 - Select /dev/cu.usbmodemxxxx from the Tools>Serial Port menu is using OS X*
6 | Upload and Run the Program
Click the Upload button in the upper left to load and run the sketch on your board.
Figure 14 - Click the Upload button to upload and launch your sketch
You should see a "Done Uploading" and a "Transfer complete" when it has uploaded, like in Figure 15.
Figure 15 - You should see "Transfer complete"
The DS2 LED on your board should now blink with a 1 second delay.
