[JRTJH]

The "awning motor circuit" is essentially the wiring from the battery to the two switches that extend/retract the awning and turn the lights on/off. Those wires go from the switches through the trailer sidewall, up the mount arm and out to the roller tube. Where the arm folds is a good spot for the wire to have broken or been cut as is the mechanical connection between the awning arm and the roller tube.

My suggestion would be to unplug the awning light strip (at the roller tube) and check for 12VDC at that spot. Have someone "turn the awning light switch" off and on while you're checking for voltage. If you have voltage at the strip light junction, then the LED strip is bad. If you do not have voltage at that point, then either the wiring or the switch is bad.

As for not being able to get the "control panel" off the wall, if you removed the 8 screws and it didn't come off the wall, are you trying to remove the metal switch plate or the entire wood "picture frame" ??? On my control panel, the "picture frame" is mounted to the wall and the metal switch plate is held in place by 6 screws. Remove the screws, the metal plate comes off, but the "wood picture frame" remains on the wall. It's stapled in place and possibly glued there as well. So, take a look at what you have once the screws are removed, it "has to come off the wall" one way or another. Maybe you were pulling on the wrong part after screw removal ????