How to setup the Intel Galileo Board …;

How to setup the Intel Galileo Board …

Component Requirements :

·         Intel Galileo Board (Gen 1).
·         Power Adapter of intel galileo board
·         SD Card  (8 Gb  class 10 or 4, I am using SanDisk Class 4 HC1 8 GB)
·         SD Card adaptor
·         Connecting Wires
·         Ethernet Cable
·         3.5mm pin to USB Cable

If you are not able to get that 3.5mm to USB cable then you need to make a serial cable by following below steps :

Get below pins and cable first

·         3.5 mm Audio jack pin
·         DB-9 Female pin
·         DB-9 Male Serial to USB Cable

3.5 mm audio pin with cover

DB-9 female pin configuration

3.5mm audio pin inside view

USB to MALE Serial Cable with Driver CD

Now Your cable will be like  :  (3.5mm audio pin)   +  (DB-9 female pin)  +  (DB-9 male to USB cable)

Circuit diagram to connect 3.5mm audio pin and DB-9 female pin

Circuit Diagram for connecting 3.5mm pin to db9 female pin

now after making this cable you need to simply connect your male db9 serial to usb cable with your above handmade 3.5mm to female db9 cable. This is your cable ready to provide display of intel galileo on windows machine.

Now, Follw the below steps to install image (OS) on Galileo :
To install the Linux image (OS)  on Galileo board, we will require a class 10 or 4 , 8 Gb SD card and WinDisk Image software which runs on Windows machine. WinDisk image software installs the Linux image file to SD card.

1. Link to download Linux Debian image for Galileo :

http://sourceforge.net/projects/galileodebian/files/SD%20card%20Image/
(download latest version or galileo-1.2.img file)

2. Link to download WinDisk Image Software :

http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/latest/download

3. Link to download PuTTy Software : http://putty.software.informer.com/download/

4. Link to download WinSCP Software :
http://winscp.net/eng/download.php

Download softwares from above links and follow the steps below :
·         Install WinDisk Image tool in your windows machine.
·         Insert the SD Card in windows machine using SD Card adapter or USB SD Card Reader.
·         Extract the Galileo debian image file.
·         Then open WinDisk Image tool.
·         Give the full path of that image where it is placed.
·         Click OK and it will start installing the Linux Image on SD card.

Meanwhile Install the drivers from CD which came with your DB9 male to USB cable.
After completion of that process of installing image on your SD card, it (SD Card) is ready with the operating system that can be run on Galileo Board.


·         Now, insert that SD card into SD card Slot of Galileo.
·         Give the power supply to board by connecting the power adapter.
·         Connect the one end of your hand made serial cable which is 3.5 mm audio jack pin to the UART pin (looks like audio jack on Galileo) of Galileo Board.
·         Connect the other end of cable which is USB Pin to the USB Port of windows machine. 


Now, Connect your windows machine and Intel Galileo board with ethernet cable.
Click on Start button in windows and Right Click on Computer Icon,
   then click manage,
         then goto device manager,
               then click on PORTS(COM and LPT)
                     then find serial to usb (com"number").

use this com number in putty.

• Open PuTTy software in your windows machine and select SERIAL 

• then enter that port number which you just found in device manager under PORTS 

• then change the baud rate to 115200. 

• click SERIAL in left pane of your putty software and select NONE in last option of it 

• and at last click OPEN.

Now plug your power adapter to Galileo and Give supply to it.
You will see the booting process in PuTTy software. after booting process it will ask for the system admin name and password. Type "root" for both the username and password.


now you can see the terminal like command window where you can type commands. try with typing "ls" command :-) .



You can do this using SSH also

• open PuTTy software or click on the small icon in the title bar of PuTTy software opened previously and then click new session.

• and click on SSH

• then provide the IP address of your board

• and click open

This is how you are able to get the display for your Intel Galileo board.



But what if you want to transfer some file from your windows machine to Galileo or vice versa ???

Follow the below steps to do that :

You need WinSCP software for that. open your winscp software on your windows machine. ensure that you have connected ethernet cable between windows machine and galileo. Also ensure that the your windows machine is connected to the wi-fi or your Galileo has wi-fi card connected with it.
after that type command  "ifconfig" in your PuTTy software so that it will provide you the IP address of your board. Find that IPv4 address and use it into winscp software.

• Open your winscp software and type that IPv4 address in Host name.

• type username and password "root".

• Then Click on login.

Now you will see two parts one for windows and one for galileo, you can now drag and drop the files and folders from one part to another. That's it.

You are ready with your board to do some coding now !!! :)