I've been searching the forums all day, not many people have a similar setup to mine. Those who do have not posted enough detail for me to see what I might be doing wrong. There were a few threads that had some similar problems using encoders but they were left unsolved.

I'm hoping there might be someone who is using a similar setup who can provide a link or tell me what I need to use.

I don't even need to send data here, just transmit the state of a few pins. Hints would be great too if you just don't want feel like giving away too much info.

Thanks

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I am sure it is a regulated 5 volt supply, cleverly disguised as a six volt battery . . . isn't it ?
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Erm, well, I was in a hurry to set it up again for a pic, that L8705 is around here somewhere....