Getting started, A. installing windows drivers and software – Pololu Maestro User Manual
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3. Getting Started
3.a. Installing Windows Drivers and Software
If you are using Windows XP, you will need to have
installed before installing the drivers for
the Maestro. See below for details.
Before you connect your Maestro to a computer running Microsoft Windows, you should install its drivers:
1. Download the
(5MB zip)
2. Open the ZIP archive and run setup.exe. The installer will guide you through the steps required to install the
Maestro Control Center, the Maestro command-line utility (UscCmd), and the Maestro drivers on your computer.
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”.
3. During the installation, Windows will ask you if you want to install the drivers. Click “Install” (Windows 7,
8, and Vista) or “Continue Anyway” (Windows XP).
4. After the installation is finished, your start menu should have a shortcut to the Maestro Control Center (in
the Pololu folder). This is a Windows application that allows you to configure, control, debug, and get real-time
feedback from the Maestro. There will also be a command-line utility called UscCmd which you can run at a
Command Prompt.
Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista users: Your computer should now automatically install the necessary
drivers when you connect a Maestro. No further action from you is required.
Windows XP users: Follow steps 5–9 for each new Maestro you connect to your computer.
5. Connect the device to your computer’s USB port. The Maestro 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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