Well after reading anything i can find i am struggling. there are some ready made products out there. just pay your money and away you go, but where is the fun in that! Robin2 has documented the reciever for the dead track and this is the way i intend to go (whoever you are Robin2 thank you very much for putting it out there so to speak). I tend to get the feelling that the little controller that is fine for me is deamed a bit simple for the average guy, and is passing everyone by (in other words not worth the effort to make) I hope this is not true.
I have purchased a box of bits from china with samples and code a bit like a chemestry set would have been in my day and will have a play with that to start. Thankyou all who replied and read my post, this is where the adventrue begins