Intel Galileo Developmen​t Board

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Intel Galileo Developmen​t Board

Postby bobtabin » Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:01 pm

I love your site and am excited to begin implementing your well established garage door setup and purchase your iPhone app. I've consider many options for my hardware, from paying $90 to $100 for the Adruino setup you specified in your latest PDF to using the Raspberry Pi for about $60. The Raspberry Pi includes the USB connections, etc., but I am concerned that you don't support it as much as the Adruino. However, with the Andruino, with never using one, I see I should buy the kit that includes the USB2SERAIL adapter, though I gather this USB connection is required simply for uploading the code to the Adruino itself (ever again after that bside future updates?). Anyhow, after researching this, I came accross an Intel (Adruino based) kit (Intel Galileo Developmen​t Board) that includes everything except the relay (power adapter, 2 USB ports, Ethernet, etc.).

My question for you, when looking at the Intel Galileo Developmen​t Board, do you beleive this will work in place of your hardware setup (especially when adding the relay)? It's $60 plus the relay, which makes it cheaper, has more features, good power outputs and seems to be an overall good combination board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813121792

http://arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCertified/IntelGalileo

What do you think?

Thanks!

Bob
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Re: Intel Galileo Developmen​t Board

Postby support » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:10 pm

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your kind words ...

The USB2SERIAL is indeed used only to upload code to the Arduino, but this can happen more than once, believe me. You'll want
to play around and test stuff out and you'll be happy you have that adapter handy.

As for the Intel Galileo, I'm not sure if it'll work or not. We don't have any experience with that specific board. Where I do have
some doubts is with its ethernet adapter. We rely on the WebDuino (https://github.com/sirleech/Webduino) library and that
piece may or may not work. If anyone has tested this particular setup, please chime in ? You might want to contact the author
of that library to get his opinion ...

For the time being, I'd stick with the regular (more expensive) components, unfortunately.

Best regards,
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