Mini Maestro 12-Channel USB Servo Controller

I got the Maestro to create a pinewood derby car sensor. The end product will sense the cars starting and each car passing through the finish line. The Maestro would then send a character to a PC which would then display the car's times on a projector using a VB program. I was surprised as to how easy this was to do.Also, I created a laser pen shooting gallery game where a servo would move a snake when either of two light sensors detected a laser pointer "hit." That worked perfectly too.I ended up using two separate USB cables for power. One for the Maestro logic and one for the servo. I can power it from two USB wall chargers or using two USB cell phone chargers which make the setup portable.This product is great, easy to program (I recommend looking at several examples) and has a great price!

I haven't got it up and running with a micro controller yet, but first impressions is it works as stated and is great for my DIY projects. I bought it for a robot arm, but might either use it for another project or get another one with more channels. Good product so far though.

Great product took me a while to get a cord that would work for it though, if it came with one would definitely be 5 stars

If you want to control some servo motors from a Windows or Linux PC, then this is the right tool. Pololu's website has a few downloads that make controlling this thing from the command line really easy, so it's simple to fit into a script. (If you're writing compiled code, then you can also look at their SDK although I didn't try it myself.) All that I had to do was plug a USB cable into the Mini Maestro and my PC, plug some servo motors into the Mini Maestro, and run the configuration tool to get things working.

This is a great item if you want to animate something. Plenty of options not described. Servo outputs can also be used as inputs from sensors of buttons. Visit POLOLU.COM for more info. It will be worth your visit. Watch the video. Download the manual.Can be set up to run from one power supply (battery) if you need it to be cord free.Very happy with this little item. I will be buying more.

I have been using the Maestros for years. They just work. If you need to run servos and keep it simple this is the way to do it. The documentation and free software is top notch. -jm

Instead of going to hyperdine labs and spending $80 on this control board, I purchased here and programmed it myself for my Iron Man helm, I programmed it to use 2 servos (hitek 85-mg) and to control the eye led's as well. So with a button I press the helm goes up the lights go off. Hit the switch again, helm goes down, the lights flicker, then come on.I saved the code in case I need to purchase another one of these, the code would work on the 6 channel mini Maestro also.Anyway, so far I love this little bugger.

These work great, easily scriptable via Python (3rd party library) and controllable via computer. Haven't tested standalone. Tested PWM output on an oscilloscope, ~1ns RMS jitter and ~ -3us pulse width bias as measured.