Units can be daisy-chained with additional Pololu servo and motor controllers on a single serial line.Ī free configuration and control program is available for Windows and Linux, making it simple to configure and test the device over USB, create sequences of servo movements for animatronics or walking robots, and write, step through, and run scripts stored in the servo controller. The extremely precise, high-resolution servo pulses have a jitter of less than 200 ns, making these servo controllers well suited for high-performance applications such as robotics and animatronics, and built-in speed and acceleration control for each channel make it easy to achieve smooth, seamless movements without requiring the control source to constantly compute and stream intermediate position updates to the Micro Maestro. The channels can be configured as servo outputs for use with radio control (RC) servos or electronic speed controls (ESCs), as digital outputs, or as analog inputs. It supports three control methods: USB for direct connection to a computer, TTL serial for use with embedded systems, and internal scripting for self-contained, host controller-free applications. The Micro Maestro is a highly versatile servo controller and general-purpose I/O board in a highly compact (0.85"×1.20") package. The Mini Maestros offer higher channel counts and some additional features (see the Maestro comparison table below for details). Maestro family of USB servo controllers: Mini 24, Mini 18, Mini 12, and Micro 6. The Maestros are available in four sizes and can be purchased fully assembled or as partial kits: The Micro Maestro is the smallest of Pololu’s second-generation USB servo controllers. The Script tab in the Maestro Control Center.įor a full list of products shown in this video, see the blog post. The Sequence tab in the Maestro Control Center. The Serial Settings tab in the Maestro Control Center. The Channel Settings tab in the Maestro Control Center. The Errors tab in the Maestro Control Center. The Status tab in the Maestro Control Center. A single 12V supply powers all of the devices.Ĭreating a sequence of servo movements using the Maestro Control Center. Micro Maestro as the brains of a tiny hexapod robot.Ĭonnecting the Micro Maestro to a chain of ShiftBars. Micro Maestro 6-channel USB servo controller (fully assembled) controlling three servos. Micro Maestro 6-channel USB servo controller (fully assembled) labeled top view.Ģ4-channel Mini Maestro (partial kit version) assembled with colored male header pins. Micro Maestro 6-channel USB servo controller bottom view with quarter for size reference. Micro Maestro 6-channel USB servo controller assembled.
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