Hey Gil(?),
Thanks for your reply.
I'm just starting out with all of this stuff, not only Arduino but electronics as well. Unfortunately, I don't have good memory retention when it comes to these kinds of things; which is ironic since I can memorize pages and pages of dialogue when I'm working on a play, but anyways, that's on me.
I'm a visual learner not so much a textbook kind of guy, which explains my low grades in school.
I've looked at numerous YouTube tutorials but it seems to me that most if not all of them pre-assume the viewer has some knowledge of the subject matter which I don't, not really.
I understand that the Arduino is not a power supply, that it's a microprocessor, a mini-computer if you will.
As for drawing an electrical schematic, the best I can do is to sketch how I think the wires will run through W.A.L.D.O., but those would simply be lines that only I would understand, it would not be a proper schematic.
I've seen videos (see image) on how to connect a single 12v dc motor encoder, motor to the L298N motor driver, and then to the Arduino Uno board but not how to connect a second one, I mean where do I connect the second set of 4 wires to? (and here I'm assuming that the connection for a 12v dc motor would be the same for a 5v dc motor).
Most videos that show how to connect two motors are for dc motors without encoders.
I still don't understand how or even why I would use the other 5v power supply connection on the L298N if I'm using the 12v.
I get that I'm in deep waters here but I'm determined to learn how it works. I don't really have a choice, my friends are expecting me to produce this W.A.L.D.O. robot for their show and I don't want to let them down.
I can draw, design, create and build things with various materials but this electronic "stuff" is kicking my you know what.
So please, how can I help you, help me, in simple everyday English? I'm 62 but please try to explain things as if I were 10; if you can.
And again, thank you for your reply.
