IoT Roadshow START HERE Guide
How to go from Zero to Blinking Light Hero
1. Get Started with Intel® Edison
Find out what hardware is included with your Intel® IoT Developer Kit (“dev kit”), and review important assembly and cable hook up instructions.
2. Set Up Your Computer
Use the Intel IoT DevKit 2.0 offline installer to install USB drivers and an IDE. Use the installer to also update the firmware to the latest version to get access to important features.
Set up your computer with the offline installer »
Offline installer not working? Have 32-bit Windows?
Follow the manual installation instructions »
3. Shell Access
Gain command line access of your IoT board. Execute special Linux commands to configure your IoT board such as setting up Wi-Fi.
4. Get Your IoT Board Online
Get your board online in order to turn your IoT board into a true “Internet of Things” device. You also need the IP address of your IoT board to program it using the dev kit IDEs.
Connect to the Intel® Edison using the device mode micro-USB cable and a virtual Ethernet connection known as “Ethernet over USB”.
Using Mac OSX? Have a dependable Wi-Fi connection?
At this time, Ethernet over USB on Mac is not officially supported.
Connect Your Intel Edison to Wi-Fi »
5. Build a sample project
Get the on-board LED blinking on your Intel Edison.
6. Get Familiar with the Grove Starter Kit
Install the Grove Base Shield and learn how to connect Grove components.
7. Sensor Tutorials
See code samples for your programming language and IDE.
Need more examples?
Search for your component on software.intel.com/en-us/iot/sensors.
View app examples on github.com/intel-iot-devkit/how-to-code-samples.
7. Start Hacking!
You have completed the set up guide! Now go make your own creation!
Take pictures along the way. Create your own guide and post them to Instructables.com.
Running into issues? Search for answers and post your questions to the Intel® Edison Support Community.
Additional Resources
- Intel® Edison Product Brief (Specs)
- Intel® Edison Arduino Expansion Board Hardware Guide
- For pinout listing, see page 7
- Intel® Edison Mini Breakout Board Hardware Guide
- For pinout listing, see page 9
- Yocto Project: Foundation for the Internet of Things (Introduction to Yocto video)
- Intel® IoT Developer Kit Cloud-based Analytics User Guide