User Manual

Micro Maestro as the brains of a tiny

hexapod robot.

Application Examples

• Serial servo controller for multi-servo projects (e.g. robot

arms, animatronics, fun-house displays) based on microcontroller

boards such as the BASIC Stamp, Orangutan robot controllers

[http://www.pololu.com/category/8/robot-controllers], or Arduino

platforms

• Computer-based servo control over USB port

• Computer interface for sensors and other electronics:

◦ Read a gyro or accelerometer [http://www.pololu.com/category/

80/accelerometers-gyros-compasses] from a computer for novel user

interfaces

◦ Control a string of ShiftBrites [http://www.pololu.com/product/

1222] from a computer for mood lighting

• General I/O expansion for microcontroller projects

• Programmable, self-contained Halloween or Christmas

display controller that responds to sensors

• Self-contained servo tester

1.a. Micro Maestro Pinout and Components

Micro Maestro 6-channel USB servo controller

(fully assembled) labeled top view.

Note: This section applies to the Micro Maestro servo controller. Please see Section 1.b for Mini

Maestro pinout and component information.

The Pololu Micro Maestro 6-channel servo controller can connect to a computer’s USB port via a USB A to mini-B

cable [http://www.pololu.com/product/130] (not included). The USB connection is used to configure the servo controller. It

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