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Mini Maestro 18-Channel USB Servo Controller (Partial Kit)
 
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The 18-channel Mini Maestro 18 raises the performance bar for serial servo controllers with features such as a native USB interface and internal scripting control. Whether you want the best servo control available (0.25μs resolution with built-in speed and acceleration control and pulse rates up to 333 Hz) or a general I/O controller (e.g. to interface with a sensor or ESC via your USB port), this compact, versatile device will deliver. Header pins are included but not soldered into this partial kit version (all surface-mount components are soldered).
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Documentation and other information
Pololu Maestro Servo Controller User’s Guide
(Printable PDF: maestro.pdf)
User’s guide for the Pololu Micro Maestro 6-channel USB Servo Controller and the Pololu Mini Maestro 12-, 18-, and 24-Channel USB Servo Controllers.
The Pololu USB SDK contains the code you need for making your own applications that use native USB to control the Jrk Motor Controller, Maestro Servo Controller, Simple Motor Controller, or USB AVR Programmer.
Sample Project: Simple Hexapod Walker
(Printable PDF: maestro_hexapod.pdf)
This is a step-by-step tutorial showing you how to use the Pololu Micro Maestro to build a simple six-legged walking robot. The total parts cost is about $72.
Application Note: Using AutoHotkey with Pololu USB Products
(Printable PDF: application_note_autohotkey.pdf)
An application note about using AutoHotkey for Windows to control Pololu USB products.
File downloads
- Maestro Servo Controller Windows Drivers and Software (release 130422) (5MB zip)
- This ZIP archive contains the installation files for the Maestro Control Center, the Maestro command-line utility (UscCmd), and the Maestro drivers for Microsoft Windows.
- Maestro Servo Controller Linux Software (release 100507) (112k gz)
- This tar/gzip archive contains the binary executable files for the Maestro Control Center and the Maestro command-line utility (UscCmd) for Linux.
- Pololu Maestro guia de usuario (1MB pdf)
- A Spanish version of the user’s guide for the Pololu Micro Maestro 6-channel USB Servo Controller and the Pololu Mini Maestro 12-, 18-, and 24-Channel USB Servo Controllers, provided by customer Jaume B.
Recommended links
- Maestro Support for RoboRealm
- The Pololu Maestro RoboRealm module provides a way to interface the visual processing of RoboRealm into servo movements using the Pololu Maestro USB Servo Controller. Released February, 2010.
- Paparazzi Autopilot for Linux
- Patrick Hickey and Bradley Lord use a Pololu Micro Maestro for servo output and a Pololu 4 servo multiplexer to support manual control override in their model aircraft autopilot project. Published February, 2010.
- Obstacle Avoider
- A simple obstacle-avoiding robot based on the Maestro, using continuous-rotation servos and distance sensors. The robot is programmed using the Maestro’s internal scripting language, without the need for an additional microcontroller. By TomatoWire, June 2010.
- RGB shoji lamp
- This Japanese-style lamp was made from laser-cut parts and uses an RGB LED Satellite Module 001, a ShiftBar, and a Pololu Mini Maestro 12-channel servo controller. By Kevin Chang, April 2013.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
- The Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 is required for many Pololu configuration, control, and utility programs under Windows. Most computers will have this installed already or can automatically install it over the internet, but you can also get .NET 3.5 directly from Microsoft at this link. If you are installing on a computer without internet access, make sure to get the Full Redistributable Package.
- Micro Maestro and 12-channel Mini Maestro Cases
- 3D models of cases that cover the bottom of the 6-channel Micro Maestro and 12-channel Mini Maestro servo controllers.
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