Pololu Mini Maestro 18-Channel USB Servo Controller (Partial Kit)

Pololu Mini Maestro 18-Channel USB Servo Controller (Partial Kit)

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SKU: PO1355
GTIN: 4060137107351
Category: Controller
Manufacturers: Pololu
MPN: 1355
Storage Tiers: Maintain

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).

Three control methods: USB, TTL (5 V) serial, and internal scripting
0.25 μs output pulse width resolution (corresponds to approximately 0.025° for a typical servo, which is beyond what the servo could resolve)
Pulse rate configurable from 1 Hz to 333 Hz (2)
Wide pulse range of 64 μs to 4080 μs (2)
Individual speed and acceleration control for each channel
Channels can be optionally configured to go to a specified position or turn off on startup or error
Alternate channel functions allow the channels to be used as:
- General-purpose digital outputs (0 V or 5 V)
- Analog or digital inputs (channels 0 to 11 can be analog inputs; channels 12+ can be digital inputs)
- One channel can be a PWM output with frequency from 2.93 kHz to 12 MHz and up to 10 bits of resolution
A simple scripting language lets you program the controller to perform complex actions even after its USB and serial connections are removed
Comprehensive user’s guide

The Channel Settings tab in the Maestro Control Center.

Free configuration and control application for Windows and Linux makes it easy to:
- Configure and test your controller
- Create, run, and save sequences of servo movements for animatronics and walking robots
- Write, step through, and run scripts stored in the servo controller
Two ways to write software to control the Maestro from a PC:
- Virtual COM port makes it easy to send serial commands from any development environment that supports serial communication
- Pololu USB Software Development Kit allows use of more advanced native USB commands and includes example code in C#, Visual Basic .NET, and Visual C++
TTL serial features:
- Supports 300 bps to 200,000 bps in fixed-baud mode, 300 bps to 115,200 bps in autodetect-baud mode (2)
- Simultaneously supports the Pololu protocol, which gives access to advanced functionality, and the simpler Scott Edwards MiniSSC II protocol (there is no need to configure the device for a particular protocol mode)
- Can be daisy-chained with other Pololu servo and motor controllers using a single serial transmit line
- Chain input allows reception of data from multiple Mini Maestros using a single serial receive line without extra components (does not apply to Micro Maestros)
- Can function as a general-purpose USB-to-TTL serial adapter for projects controlled from a PC
Our Maestro Arduino library makes it easier to get started controlling a Maestro from an Arduino or compatible boards like our A-Stars
Board can be powered off of USB or a 5 V to 16 V battery, and it makes the regulated 5 V available to the user
Upgradable firmware

Dimensions

Size: 1.10" x 1.80"
Weight: 4.9 g. Without header pins installed.

General specifications

Channels: 18
Baud: 300 - 200000 bps. Autodetect works from 300 - 115200 bps.
Minimum operating voltage: 5 V
Maximum operating voltage: 16 V
Supply current: 40 mA. With USB disconnected and all LEDs on. Connecting USB draws around 10 mA more.
Partial kit?: Y