1ffb:008b — Mini Maestro 18-Channel Servo Controller
Pololu Corporation
- Vendor ID
- 1ffb
- Product ID
- 008b
- Combined
- 1ffb:008b
- Decimal
- 8187:139
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a Mini Maestro 18-Channel Servo Controller manufactured by Pololu Corporation. The vendor ID 1ffb is registered to Pololu Corporation with the USB Implementers Forum, and 008b is the product ID that Pololu Corporation assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 1ffb:008b Pololu Corporation Mini Maestro 18-Channel Servo Controller.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1ffb:008b Pololu Corporation Mini Maestro 18-Channel Servo Controller
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 1ffb:008b, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 1ffb:008b. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=1ffb, idProduct=008b.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_1FFB&PID_008B USB\VID_1FFB&PID_008B&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_1FFB&PID_008B"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
Mini Maestro 18-Channel Servo Controller:
Product ID: 0x008b
Vendor ID: 0x1ffb (Pololu Corporation)Driver help
Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
1ffb Pololu Corporation 008b Mini Maestro 18-Channel Servo Controller