• Table of contents
• Prepare the environment
  • Arch Linux
    • Fix Python
  • Ubuntu
• Download the Intel Arduino IDE
• Install the Intel IDE
• Connect Power First, then USB
• Update Firmware
• Test the Board
• Troubleshooting
• Resources

This is a guide on how I set up the Intel Galileo IDE alongside the Arduino IDE on a Linux workstation. Both Arch and Ubuntu examples are used in this guide.

Prepare the environment¶

Arch Linux¶

• Arduino and Galileo users must be added to the lock and uucp groups:
  

  gpasswd -a $USER uucp
  gpasswd -a $USER lock
  

  • Log out and log back in for the group change to take effect.

• Install JRE:
  

  sudo pacman -S jre7-openjdk
  

• Install yaourt

• Install Arduino from the AUR:
  

  yaourt arduino
  

Fix Python¶

Arch uses python3 by default, to workaround this set the user environment to use python2.

• Create a dummy bin folder in the user directory:
  

  mkdir ~/bin
  

  • Then add a symlink python to python2 and the config scripts in it:
    

    ln -s /usr/bin/python2 ~/bin/python
    ln -s /usr/bin/python2-config ~/bin/python-config
    

• Finally put the new folder at the beginning of your PATH variable:
  

  echo 'export PATH=~/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
  

Ubuntu¶

• NOTE: A system service called modem manager can interfere with the Galileo. Remove it with the following command in the terminal window:
  

  sudo apt-get remove modemmanager
  

• Install JRE:
  

  sudo apt-get install default-jre
  

• Install Arduino IDE
  

  sudo apt-get install arduino arduino-core
  

Download the Intel Arduino IDE¶

NOTE: The Galileo IDE version at the time of writing was 1.0.4

• Download and extract IDE for 32-bit systems:
  

  cd ~
  wget http://downloadmirror.intel.com/24783/eng/IntelArduino-1.6.0-Linux32.txz
  tar xJf IntelArduino-1.6.0-Linux32.txz
  mv arduino-1.6.0+Intel galileo
  

• Download and extract IDE for 64-bit systems:
  

  cd ~
  wget http://downloadmirror.intel.com/24783/eng/IntelArduino-1.6.0-Linux64.txz
  tar xJf IntelArduino-1.6.0-Linux64.txz
  mv arduino-1.6.0+Intel galileo
  

Install the Intel IDE¶

Now that the Galileo IDE has been extracted to the users home directory its time to create a link to make it executable from a shell. I already have the normal Arduino IDE installed, so I will create a link to make the galileo command.

• Create the link to the /usr/local/bin folder:
  

  sudo ln -s ~/galileo/arduino /usr/bin/galileo
  

• Launch the Galileo IDE:
  

  galileo
  

Connect Power First, then USB¶

WARNING: For 1st Generation Galileo Boards - Always power the board through its power supply before connecting it via USB to your computer. Otherwise, you may damage your board.

WARNING: Power supplies are NOT interchangeable between the Intel Galileo and Intel Galileo Gen 2 boards. The Gen 2 power supply is 12V and will permanently damage 1st generation Galileo boards.

With nothing else connected to your Galileo board, plug power cable into the wall and then connect it to the Galileo DC jack. You should see a couple of LEDs light up.
Connect Galileo to your computer using a USB A to micro B cable to USB (cable not included in package) client port on the board.

Update Firmware¶

• WARNING: During the firmware update it is extremely important that your board remain plugged in and powered on!

1. Go to Tools -> Board, and make sure Intel Galileo or Intel Galileo (Gen 2) is selected.
2. Go to Tools -> Serial Port in the menu. Set the serial port to /dev/ttyACM0
3. Go to Help -> Firmware Update to update your board to the latest version.

When you have succeeded you will see a message indicating that your firmware has been updated. It takes about 5 minutes.

Close down your IDE and restart it after the firmware update has completed.

Test the Board¶

1. Go to Files -> Examples -> 01.Basics -> Blink
2. A new sketch window will open with some code in it.
3. Click the Upload button in the toolbar.
4. It may take a few moments for the code to compile and upload. You can see the progress at the bottom of the window.
5. When it is done, you will see the text Transfer Complete & Done Uploading at the bottom of the sketch window.

You should see a blinking light!

Troubleshooting¶

If you are not seeing a blinking light try the following:

1. Check connections between the board, and your computer.
2. Make sure Intel Galileo is selected from the Tools -> Board menu.
3. Make sure you have the correct serial port selected in Tools -> Serial Port.
4. If you didn’t update your firmware, update it now by going to Help -> Firmware Update.
5. Make sure you uploaded the Blink sketch example, and that you didn’t accidentally change the code.
6. Make note of error messages.
7. If all else fails, seek help from the Galileo Support Community or the Arduino Forums.

Resources¶

• https://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-22886
• https://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-22226
• http://www.intel.com/support/galileo/sb/CS-035101.htm
• https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=171405