The TFT shield

Using a TFT display shield is another way of adding display capability to your Galileo. There is a limited set of TFT displays that will work with the Galileo and the performance isn't very fast, but it does work. First, you'll need a display, for example the Adafruit 2.8 inch TFT V2 available from adafruit.com. The following image shows the unit:

You'll place this shield onto the Galileo, like this:

The unit will light up and show that it is connected. Once the hardware is connected, you'll now need to access the display via the IDE.

Accessing the display with the IDE

To access the display, you'll need to follow these steps:

1. Go to the IDE libraries directory and delete the Robot_Control library. This has some duplicate files that will cause problems later if you don't get rid of them.

2. Download the Adafruit_GFX library and install it in the IDE library. You can get this library at https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-gfx-graphics-library. You'll need to unzip it, change the name...