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.