Configuring the motor controller, Section 3 – Pololu Jrk USB User Manual
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3. Configuring the Motor Controller
3.a. Installing Windows Drivers and the Configuration Utility
If you use Windows XP, you will need to have
installed before installing the drivers for
the jrk. See below for details.
Before you connect your Pololu jrk USB motor controller to a computer running Microsoft Windows, you must install
its drivers:
1. Download
the
(5MB zip)
2. Open the ZIP archive and run setup.exe. If the installer fails, you may have to extract all the files to a
temporary directory, right click setup.exe, and select “Run as administrator”. The installer will guide you through
the steps required to install the Pololu Jrk Configuration Utility, the jrk command-line utility (JrkCmd), and the
jrk drivers on your computer.
3. During the installation, Windows will ask you if you want to install the drivers. Click “Install” (Windows 8,
7, and Vista) or “Continue Anyway” (Windows XP).
4. After the installation is finished, your start menu will have a shortcut to the Jrk Configuration Utility (in
the Pololu folder). This is a Windows application that allows you to change all of the settings of your motor
controller, as well as see real-time information about its state.
Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista users: Your computer should now automatically install the necessary
drivers when you connect a jrk. No further action from you is required.
Windows XP users: Follow steps 5-9 for each new jrk you connect to your computer.
5. Connect the device to your computer’s USB port. The jrk shows up as three devices in one so your XP
computer will detect all three of those new devices and display the “Found New Hardware Wizard” three
times. Each time the “Found New Hardware Wizard” pops up, follow steps 6-9.
6. When the “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, select “No, not this time” and click “Next”.
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