Getting started, Installing windows drivers and software – Pololu Simple User Manual
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3. Getting Started
3.1. Installing Windows Drivers and Software
If you are using Windows XP, you will need to have
installed before installing the drivers for the
Simple Motor Controller. See below for details.
Before you connect a Simple Motor Controller to a computer running Microsoft Windows, you should install the
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 Simple Motor Control Center, the Simple Motor Controller command-line utility (SmcCmd), and the Simple
Motor Controller 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 Simple Motor Control Center
(in the Pololu folder). This is a Windows application that allows you to configure, control, and get real-time
feedback from the Simple Motor Controller. There will also be a command-line utility called SmcCmd 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 Simple Motor Controller. No further action from you is required.
Windows XP users: Follow steps 5–9 for each new Simple Motor Controller you connect to your computer.
5. Connect the device to your computer’s USB port. The Simple Motor Controller shows up as two devices
in one so your XP computer will detect both of those new devices and display the “Found New Hardware
Wizard” two 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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