Programming the Intel® Edison: Beyond the Arduino IDE
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Resources and Going Further
That should get you started on writing programs in C++ for the Edison, without relying on the Arduino IDE. In later tutorials, we'll cover Python, JavaScript, and other options for getting the Edison to do what you want.
Here are some other resources you might find useful for this topic from around the web:
- libmraa - libmraa is Intel's highly structured framework for IoT hardware platforms. At the moment, it supports Edison, Galileo, Minnow, and Raspberry Pi B.
- cmake - CMake is a cross-platform utility used to build projects. libmraa uses it.
- userland - A useful treatise on the subtleties of living in a command-line world.
Check out these other Edison related tutorials from SparkFun:
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - UART Block
A quick overview of the features of the UART Block.
Edison Getting Started Guide
An introduction to the Intel® Edison. Then a quick walk through on interacting with the console, connecting to WiFi, and doing...stuff.
Loading Debian (Ubilinux) on the Edison
How to load a Debian distribution (specifically Ubilinux) onto the Edison.
Interactive Smart Mirror
Build a smart mirror that displays weather data using the Intel® Edison.