Windows IoT on Galileo – Connecting Adafruit 10DOF IMU Breakout Part-2

This blog is the continuation of the previous blog Windows IoT on Galileo – Connecting Adafruit 10DOF IMU Breakout Part-1 and explain you on the changes required on the source code to support with new OS update ( A common OS version for both Galileo Gen 1 and Gen2) and SDK update released on Dec 2014. Updated project is available on the following link in the codeplex. It can support for the older version of OS image for Gen 1 using Galileo SDK and lightning version of OS update for both Gen1 and Gen2 with Microsoft IoT C++ SDK. https://adafruit10dofgalileo.codeplex.com/

Development Environment

·         Supported for both Intel Galileo Gen1 and Gen2

·         OS updated released on 21-Nov-2014 (common .wim for Gen1 and Gen2) for lightning (improved performance on I2C, SPI, and UART etc..)

·         Visual studio 2013 with Windows IoT SDK (Visit: windowsondevices.com for more details) and Microsoft IoT C++ SDK and its dependent NuGet Package is required.

Windows IoT on Galileo – Connecting Adafruit 10DOF IMU Breakout Part - 1

This blog explain you on how to connect the Adafruit 10DOF IMU (A combo board provides 3-axis gyro, 3-axis compass, barometric pressure and temperature sensors) to Galileo Gen 1 board using Windows IoT. I bought this sensor board for some other purpose but I found it is also Arduino compatible, so I tried with Galileo and succeeded.

Components

• ·         Intel Galileo Gen1

• ·         Adafruit 10DOF IMU (L3GD20H + LSM303 + BMP180)

• ·         DB9 Female to 3.5mm Cable (UART used to print the sensor values)

• ·         Visual studio 2013 with Windows IoT SDK (Visit: windowsondevices.com for more details) and Galileo C++ SDK NuGet Package is required.