<s>
Intel	B-Device
Galileo	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Arduino-certified	O
development	O
boards	O
based	O
on	O
Intel	O
x86	O
architecture	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
maker	O
and	O
education	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
Galileo	I-Device
combines	O
Intel	O
technology	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Arduino	O
ready-made	O
hardware	O
expansion	O
cards	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
shields	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Arduino	O
software	O
development	O
environment	O
and	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
board	O
runs	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Arduino	O
software	O
libraries	O
,	O
enabling	O
re-use	O
of	O
existing	O
software	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
sketches	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
Galileo	I-Device
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
through	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
host	O
operating	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
Galileo	I-Device
features	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Quark	I-Device
SoC	B-Architecture
X1000	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
product	O
from	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Quark	I-Device
technology	O
family	O
of	O
low-power	O
,	O
small-core	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
Quark	I-Device
represents	O
Intel	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
compete	O
within	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
and	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
in	O
Ireland	O
,	O
the	O
Quark	O
SoC	B-Architecture
X1000	O
is	O
a	O
32-bit	O
,	O
single	O
core	O
,	O
single-thread	O
,	O
Pentium	O
(	O
P54C/i586	O
)	O
instruction	O
set	O
architecture	O
(	O
ISA	O
)	O
-compatible	O
CPU	O
,	O
operating	O
at	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
400MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quark	O
is	O
seen	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
Intel	O
's	O
answer	O
to	O
ARM	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
processor	O
design	O
featured	O
in	O
smartphones	O
and	O
other	O
single-board	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
400MHz	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
256	O
Mb	O
of	O
DDR3	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
8	O
Mb	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Galileo	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
competing	O
Arduino	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	O
2560	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
16MHz	O
,	O
8	O
Kb	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
256	O
Kb	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
appropriate	O
to	O
compare	O
the	O
Galileo	O
to	O
another	O
single-board	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
older	O
Galileo	O
Gen	O
2	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
CPU	O
and	O
1	O
Gb	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pi	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
enables	O
accessing	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
shel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boards	O
further	O
support	O
Micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
,	O
which	O
means	O
the	O
available	O
storage	O
can	O
be	O
extended	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
G	O
.	O
Other	O
I/O	O
interfaces	O
include	O
ACPI	B-Device
,	O
USB	O
2.0	O
device	O
and	O
EHCI/OHCI	O
USB	O
host	O
ports	O
,	O
high-speed	O
UART	O
,	O
RS-232	O
serial	O
port	O
,	O
programmable	O
8MB	O
NOR	O
flash	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
JTAG	O
port	O
for	O
easy	O
debug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Galileo	O
shipped	O
with	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
custom	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
both	O
the	O
Gen	O
1	O
and	O
the	O
Gen	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galileo	O
supports	O
the	O
Arduino	O
IDE	O
running	O
atop	O
an	O
unmodified	O
Linux	B-Application
software	O
stack	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
common	O
open	O
source	O
tool	O
chain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
board	O
comes	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
an	O
SPI	O
image	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
version	O
(	O
Yocto	O
1.4	O
Poky	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
has	O
very	O
limited	O
features	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
also	O
provides	O
more	O
functional	O
versions	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
for	O
the	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
SD-Card	B-Device
"	O
image	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
loaded	O
onto	O
the	O
board	O
via	O
a	O
Micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
,	O
among	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
modules	O
,	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
module	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
OpenCV	B-Language
to	O
enable	O
computer	O
vision	O
,	O
ALSA	B-Application
for	O
sound	O
processing	O
and	O
Node.js	B-Language
for	O
JavaScript	B-Language
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
advanced	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
DevKit	B-Application
version	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
enable	O
complex	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
projects	O
,	O
adding	O
for	O
example	O
support	O
for	O
OpenCV-Python	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
most	O
boards	O
from	O
Arduino	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
onboard	O
real	O
time	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
also	O
handed	O
out	O
Galileo	O
boards	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
its	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
unclear	O
what	O
effect	O
this	O
had	O
on	O
the	O
sales	O
numbers	O
of	O
the	O
boards	O
,	O
it	O
meant	O
that	O
developers	O
creating	O
projects	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
10	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
Core	O
had	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
2	O
or	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
Galileo	I-Device
Gen	O
2	O
Is	O
similar	O
to	O
Gen	O
1	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
changes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
PWM	B-Algorithm
control	O
line	O
means	O
finer	O
resolution	O
for	O
movement	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
