Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
• Make sure the Galileo is connected to power and to your computer via
USB.
• Make sure Intel Galileo is selected from the Tools
→
Board menu.
• Try another serial port in Tools
→
Serial Port.
• The firmware on your board may not be up to date. Try clicking
Help
→
Firmware Update while the board is connected and powered on.
• Make sure you have the Blink sketch open and you didn't accidentally
change any of the code.
• Is there an error message that might give you clues about what's wrong?
If all else fails, you can always seek help from the
Galileo Support Commu-
nity
or the
Arduino Forums
.
Figure 2-8.
The small on-board LED attached to pin 13 will blink after up-
loading the example code.
Taking It Further
Throughout the code, there are plain English explanations written as
com-
ments
. Any text between a /* and a */ is considered a comment and is ig-
nored by the Arduino compiler. And on a line of code, any text after a // is
also treated as a comment and is ignored. You'll notice that the Arduino IDE