12V on digital input pins?

chauens:
Information says "operates on (recommended) 7-12 Volts" so at the beginning I guessed yes but then I also found that "input pins operate on 5V".

The 7-12 volts goes into a voltage regulator which turns it into 5V (and some heat). The other pins are not allowed to exceed 5V.

Look up voltage dividers, you will need a couple of resistors of a suitable ratio to reduce the incoming voltage to the range 0 to 5V. Also make sure it isn't negative.