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Pololu Simple Motor Controller User’s Guide

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1. Overview

1.1. 18v7 Included Hardware
1.2. 18v15 and 24v12 Included Hardware
1.3. 18v25 and 24v23 Included Hardware
1.4. Supported Operating Systems

2. Contacting Pololu

3. Getting Started

3.1. Installing Windows Drivers and Software
3.2. Installing Linux Drivers and Software
3.3. Understanding the Control Center Status Tab
3.4. Errors
3.5. LED Feedback

4. Connecting Your Motor Controller

4.1. Connecting Power and a Motor
4.2. Connecting a Serial Device
4.3. Connecting an RC Receiver
4.4. Connecting a Potentiometer or Analog Joystick

5. Configuring Your Motor Controller

5.1. Input Settings

5.1.1. Configuring a Limit or Kill Switch

5.2. Motor Settings

5.3. Advanced Settings

5.4. Upgrading Firmware

6. Using the Serial Interface

6.1. Serial Settings

6.2. Binary Commands

6.2.1. Binary Command Reference

6.3. ASCII Commands

6.3.1. ASCII Command Reference

6.4. Controller Variables

6.5. Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Error Detection

6.6. Daisy Chaining

6.7. Sample Code

6.7.1. Arduino Examples
6.7.2. Orangutan Examples
6.7.3. Cross-platform C Example
6.7.4. Windows C Example
6.7.5. Bash Script Example
6.7.6. CRC Computation in C

7. Writing PC Software to Control the Simple Motor Controller

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