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    Default Replacing existing pic

    G'day there.

    I'm sure what I have is a very simple problem, but I'm having a bit of trouble working out the back side to it.

    Back story - I'm upgrading my home theater (if it can be called that) to be operated from a single remote through my media PC. I've already gotten most of the other stuff working (with help from here with the comparator stuff I was having problems with before)

    I've pulled apart the receiver/controller for my motorized projection screen. Imagin my delight to see it's driven by a PIC chip - unfortunatly the chip that's existing has code protect so I can't just reverse engineer the chip and add my new feature (a 1 wire serial port). I'm forced to try and replicate the code.

    I've got a fair understanding of most of it, but the input buttons have me lost.

    Attached is a very very basic overview of the circuit that my new pic has to slot into.

    How on earth can I tell what button is pushed?

    Things I know.

    Pin 6 to Pin 7 is 4.7v (it varies a little), pin 6 to gnd is 0.2v (it also varies a little) Pin 7 to gnd is 5v

    Can you think of any way they might have been reading the 3 buttons in the original circuit?

    Ideally I'd love keep the original RF remote working as well, but as I have no idea what signals it's using (And don't have a scope) I don't know how I can do that
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