Zigbee control for step motor

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@rocketwiz

Motor voltage goes though the A4988. If you are using a nema motor these will need a minimum of 12V (max is usually 24V) which you feed into the stepper board along with 5V to power the electronics.

I'm sorry, I am a little confused. I am good at software and programming but never as good in electronics.
Trying to understand , please bear me.

How many power adapters do I need ?
I understand that the motor will not be powered directly but through the A4988.
So one power input (most probably 12V) will go into there.

Then, shall I also need a power for Arduino board ? And it will be 5V ?

So 2 power adapters;
One for Arduino : 5V (can I power it with 12V as well ? since Uno has a 9-24V input separate from USB power input)
One for motor (connected through the driver board): 12V

is that correct ?
if yes, I don't need a power convertor. And if I can power Arduino using 12V, maybe 1 power adapter would be also sufficient provided that it has enough current.

@rocketwiz

If you are using a much smaller 5V stepper like a 28BYJ48 then you need to use the driver board that is usually shipped with the motor. All depends on how much torque you need.

I don't need much torque and I will use A4988.