In this chapter, we reviewed how we can customize the Intel Galileo Yocto Linux image by adding the home automation application. We also reviewed how we created the required files to build the application with the Yocto Project build system and install the application into the system image.
Then, we looked into the details of implementing methods to communicate with our application in Intel Galileo. We reviewed the named pipes for inter-process communication on Intel Galileo. Then we had a brief on network sockets and sample code to receive commands from defined network sockets.
In the last chapter, you try to connect to your home automation application with other platforms to manage the home automation application with remote applications. In order to do that, we will introduce you to Node.js for a basic web server to serve files from Intel Galileo and a basic web interface for remote users. Then you will follow up with a simple Android application to manage Intel Galileo applications...
