Generate the WPA credentials: %wpa_passphrase NETWORK_NAME /etc/wpa_nf.
Use SSH (mindterm or scp) to copy the file iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode WiFI firmware to the /lib/firmware/ folder of you Galileo.
Boot your Gallileo board by pushing the REBOOT switch and wait until you see the board dectected by your computers USB port.
Plug the micro SD card into the SD card slot on the Galileo Board.
Copy all the files from Prepare the microSD Card.
Do a full format of a microSD Card (no Quickformat).
You should see a Message that reports the IP address assigned by your DHCP server “Ċttempting to start Ethernet” “Your IP address: 192.168.
Open the Serial Console in the Arduino IDE.
Serial.println("Attempting to configure Ethernet using Static IP") Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP") Serial.println("Attempting to start Ethernet") the media access control (ethernet hardware) address for the Galileo:īyte mac =
Modify the MAC address in the sketch to match you Galileo board’s MAC address printed on the label on the Ethernet plug.
Download the sketch source code below.
Attach your Galileo to your network router with a standard Ethernet cable.
Head over to Wireless Linux site and download the Linux diver for the Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235.
This is not advertised widely, but see Galileo forum post for details (Note: instead of booting from a microSD card, you can also use a USB thumb drive and a USB-to-microUSB OTG-adapter cable).
An Ethernet cable to connect the Galileo board to your networkĪs my WiFi card is not supported out of the box I had to add the driver and firmware support.
A network router with a DHCP server running.
A computer with the Arduino IDE for Galileo installed.
Here are a few things you need before you start: I then also had to get a pair of antennas and the half mPCI card extender. However after reading the great post from Sergy I could not resist the temptation and got a Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 card from a local computer store. This blog outlines the steps necessary to get Galileo with WiFi working.Īccording to post in the Intel forum Galileo will work with the Intel Centrino N135 and N6205. However one thing that makes the board even more attractive is the simple support for WiFi. The Galileo is a great single board computer.