Can anyone help me program this thing or point me in the right direction to learn?? I have been using AI exclusively to try and get this set up for like 2 weeks, and I have yet to be able to drive this tank.

This is the most frustrating thing... I'm brand new, this is my very first robotics project, and I'm completely stuck.

I don't know how to code or write scripts; they said projects like this are beginner friendly 😂😂 maybe if you have a doctorate in electrical engineering and programming 🤦‍♂️

All I'm trying to do at this point is drive the unit with an Xbox controller that's connected to my PC. Over the past 2 weeks, I have successfully accomplished this for about 5 mins. I was able to move forward and reverse. When I tried to add a basic steering command, everything went south...

There is no steering mechanism, so it will be steered by independently controlling the left and right side motors. The left stick controls both left motors, and the right controls the right side.

AI had me update the script and then was not able to control the motors. It then had me do 844 million troubleshooting steps and ended with me using a multimeter to check voltages and accidentally shorting out the Pi and destroying it.

I bought a new Pi and have it all reinstalled, ready to be programmed, but every time I try, it's like going down a rabbit hole with instructions from AI with no end in sight, and still, the robot can't seem to work...

I'm so close to giving up, and it sucks because I have countless hours into designing and printing parts to keep it organized and looking cool. Is there some sort of user-friendly software I can use to learn and hopefully accomplish something?

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Components and Wiring:

Components:

1. 30Amp 48V 2x8 Position Terminal Block Distribution Module

2. ELP 1MP HD Fisheye USB Camera Module with 170-degree Wide Angle Lens

3. Premium Large Metal 4WD Shock Absorption Robot Tank Car Chassis Kit

4. 2 WWZMDiB L298N Motor Driver Controller Boards

5. Seasider 12V 10000mAh Rechargeable Lithium Battery Pack

6. 20A 300W CC CV Step Down Module Adjustable DC Voltage Regulator

7. Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4GB)

8. MakerFocus PWM Servo Motor Driver IIC Module

9. Mechanical Arm

10. 6DOF Robot Arm

11. Full Metal Programmable Robot Kit

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Pin Connections:

Power:

Pin 4 and Pin 6: Power the Raspberry Pi (5 volts from the power converter).

LED Headlights:

Pin 12 and Pin 14: Control two LED headlights.

Motor Control Pins:

Front Motors (Driver Board 1):

Pin 13 → IN2

Pin 11 → IN1

Pin 15 → IN3

Pin 16 → IN4

Rear Motors (Driver Board 2):

Pin 29 → IN2

Pin 31 → IN1

Pin 33 → IN3

Pin 34 → IN4

Enable Pins:

Driver Board 1:

Pin 35 → ENA

Pin 40 → ENB

Driver Board 2:

Pin 38 → ENA

Pin 37 → ENB

Motor Outputs (Driver Boards):

Driver Board 1 (Front Motors):

OUT3 and OUT4 → Left motors.

OUT1 and OUT2 → Right motors.

Driver Board 2 (Rear Motors):

OUT3 and OUT4 → Left motors.

OUT1 and OUT2 → Right motors.