Documents

Pololu TReX User’s Guide
User’s guide for the Pololu TReX motor controller

PIC-Based, Obstacle-Avoiding Robot
Sample robot project that shows how to use the Pololu micro dual serial motor controller with a PIC microcontroller.

Basic LEGO Robot

Controlling devices with the serial port and writing graphical interfaces
How to interface to the serial port and write GUIs for serial port programs.

Pololu TReX Jr User’s Guide
User’s guide for the Pololu TReX Jr motor controller

Pololu Orangutan USB Programmer User’s Guide
User’s guide for the Pololu Orangutan USB Programmer, including information about using AVR Studio and troubleshooting tips.

CP2102 USB-to-Serial Bridge Driver Installation
CP2102 Drivers and installation instructions for Windows, Mac, and Linux

Tamiya Gearbox Gear Ratio Comparison
Table comparing the gear ratios available in the many different Tamiya gearboxes we carry.

Orangutan X2 Command Documentation v1.01
Documentation of the low-level SPI commands used to control the Orangutan X2’s auxiliary ATmega168 microcontroller.

Comparison of Solarbotics Gearmotors (GM Series)
Table comparing specifications for the Solarbotics GM motors that we carry.

Tamiya “Toy” Motor Testing by Adam Borrell (a.k.a nexisnet)
Adam, who posts under the username nexisnet on the Pololu forums, has performed a detailed series of experiments to determine how operating voltage affects the lifetime of the Mabuchi FA-130 motor, which happens to be the motors used in the Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox, 70167 Single Gearbox (4-Speed), 70097 Twin-Motor Gearbox, 70093 3-Speed Crank-Axle Gearbox, 70110 4-Speed Crank-Axle Gearbox, and 70103 Universal Gearbox.

QTR-8A and QTR-8RC Reflectance Sensor Array User’s Guide
User’s guide for the QTR-8A reflectance sensor array.

Pololu QTR Reflectance Sensor Application Note
Information about using the Pololu QTR-xA and QTR-xRC reflectance sensors, including sample oscilloscope screen captures of sensor outputs.

Baby Orangutan B User’s Guide
User’s guide for the Pololu Baby Orangutan B-168 and B-48 robot controllers.

Application Note: Using the Motor Driver on the Orangutan LV-168 and Baby Orangutan B
Detailed information about the Orangutan LV-168 and Baby Orangutan B motor drivers, including truth tables and sample code.

Programming Orangutans from the Arduino Environment
Guide to making the Arduino IDE compatible with the Orangutan LV-168 and Baby Orangutan B robot controllers, including Arduino libraries for controlling the Orangutan motor drivers and Orangutan LV-168 LCD.

Pololu AVR Library Command Reference
A reference to commands provided in the Pololu C/C++ and Arduino libraries for the AVR.

Arduino Library for the Pololu QTR Reflectance Sensors
A guide to using the Pololu QTRSensors library with Arduinos and Arduino-compatible devices like the Pololu Orangutan robot controllers.

Understanding Destructive LC Voltage Spikes
Introduction to potentially destructive voltage spikes caused by power lead inductance and low ESR capacitors.