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Wiring custom toggle switches into operator interface

Hey guys, I want to basically wire custom toggle switches (i.e. SPST's) into one of the ports on the operator interface, so that when you flip one switch, say, pin 3 returns a 1. I did a quick and dirty (but interactive ) flash movie of basically what we want - http://nervae.phenominet.com/first/whatwewant.html. Doing the wiring isn't exactly hard, just knowing how to wire it is a trick.

I'm not sure how these ports work, but I'm guessing each pin is some kind of 'mini-circuit' that if closed returns a 1 and if open returns a 0, meaning one of the pins is the power and the others are 'circuit pins'? ...or am I completely ouyt there? Check out my flash movie to see basically what we want to do. Any links or explinations on how to wire it would be helpful.
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