diff --git a/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try2/shiftin_try2.ino b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try2/shiftin_try2.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fae1357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try2/shiftin_try2.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#define hzclk 7
+#define hzbinary 6
+#define sigLED 11
+
+
+uint8_t  hzclkval        = 0;
+uint8_t  hzbinval[30];
+uint8_t  clkval          = 0;
+uint32_t milliscompare   = 0;
+uint8_t  readyet         = 0;
+uint8_t  x               = 0;
+
+void setup() {
+  // put your setup code here, to run once:
+
+
+pinMode(hzclk, INPUT);
+pinMode(hzbinary, INPUT);
+pinMode(sigLED, OUTPUT);
+
+Serial.begin(115200);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+
+
+ if(digitalRead(hzbinary) == LOW){
+  //this handles one clk cycle each
+  //need to read 20 cycles
+  clkval = 0;
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+ }
+ delayMicroseconds(100); //must be lower than 1 millisecond, so mic
+  /*if hzbinary is low
+   * 
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   /*
+    * //serial print is very slow, and breaks timing
+    * the below is not usable
+    * (DMA anyone? second processor anyone?)
+   Serial.println("hzbinval 1 - 20:");
+   for(x=0;x<21;x++){
+    Serial.println(hzbinval[x]);
+   }
+   Serial.print("\n\n\n\n");
+   */
+   
+
+//sample on falling edge (middle of bit)
+}
+void checkCLKandBIN(void){
+  /*
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   //milliscompare = millis();
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == HIGH){
+    if(readyet == 0){
+      hzbinval[clkval] = digitalRead(hzbinary);
+      clkval++;
+      readyet = 1;
+    }
+    delayMicroseconds(10);
+   }
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == LOW){
+    delayMicroseconds(1);
+    readyet = 0;
+    }
+   digitalWrite(sigLED, HIGH);
+   delayMicroseconds(1);
+   digitalWrite(sigLED, LOW);
+
+   //would be nice to add a picture to this source code (waveform)
+   //or oscope picture
+   //why isn't this possible?
+  
+}
+
+
diff --git a/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try3/shiftin_try3.ino b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try3/shiftin_try3.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6614178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try3/shiftin_try3.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#define hzclk 7
+#define hzbinary 6
+#define sigLED 11
+
+
+uint8_t  hzclkval        = 0;
+uint8_t  hzbinval[30];
+uint8_t  clkval          = 0;
+uint32_t milliscompare   = 0;
+uint8_t  readyet         = 0;
+uint8_t  x               = 0;
+uint16_t mainsfreq       = 0;
+
+struct {
+   unsigned int mainstwo : 14;
+} bitfieldA;
+
+void setup() {
+  // put your setup code here, to run once:
+
+
+pinMode(hzclk, INPUT);
+pinMode(hzbinary, INPUT);
+pinMode(sigLED, OUTPUT);
+
+Serial.begin(115200);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+
+
+ if(digitalRead(hzbinary) == LOW){
+  //this handles one clk cycle each
+  //need to read 20 cycles
+  clkval = 0;
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  //Serial.println(clkval); //outputs 19 or 20
+  ConvertArraytoBin();
+   mainsfreq = 0;
+   bitfieldA.mainstwo = 0;
+ }
+ delayMicroseconds(100); //must be lower than 1 millisecond, so mic
+  /*if hzbinary is low
+   * 
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   /*
+    * //serial print is very slow, and breaks timing
+    * the below is not usable
+    * (DMA anyone? second processor anyone?)
+   Serial.println("hzbinval 1 - 20:");
+   for(x=0;x<21;x++){
+    Serial.println(hzbinval[x]);
+   }
+   Serial.print("\n\n\n\n");
+   */
+   
+   
+
+//sample on falling edge (middle of bit)
+}
+void checkCLKandBIN(void){
+  /*
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   //milliscompare = millis();
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == HIGH){
+    if(readyet == 0){
+      hzbinval[clkval] = digitalRead(hzbinary);
+      clkval++;
+      readyet = 1;
+    }
+    delayMicroseconds(10);
+   }
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == LOW){
+    delayMicroseconds(1);
+    readyet = 0;
+    }
+   //digitalWrite(sigLED, HIGH);
+   //delayMicroseconds(1);
+   //digitalWrite(sigLED, LOW);
+   
+
+   //would be nice to add a picture to this source code (waveform)
+   //or oscope picture
+   //why isn't this possible?
+  
+}
+
+void ConvertArraytoBin (void){
+   for(x=3;x<21;x++){
+    if(hzbinval[x] == 1){
+      bitfieldA.mainstwo = bitfieldA.mainstwo | (0b0000000000000000000001 << (x - 3));
+    }
+   }
+   Serial.println(bitfieldA.mainstwo,BIN);
+   
+   /*mainsfreq = mainsfreq >> 3;
+   mainsfreq = mainsfreq & 0b0111111111111;
+  Serial.println(mainsfreq,DEC);
+  //111011011101
+  //1011101101111
+  //111011011101
+  //11101101111*/
+
+
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try4/shiftin_try4.ino b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try4/shiftin_try4.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce70bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try4/shiftin_try4.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#define hzclk 7
+#define hzbinary 6
+#define sigLED 11
+
+
+uint8_t  hzclkval        = 0;
+uint8_t  hzbinval[30];
+uint8_t  clkval          = 0;
+uint32_t milliscompare   = 0;
+uint8_t  readyet         = 0;
+uint8_t  x               = 0;
+uint16_t mainsfreq       = 0;
+
+struct {
+   unsigned int mainstwo : 14; //pesky binary wants a struct of
+} bitfieldA;                   //only exact amt of bits
+
+int temp  = 0;
+
+void setup() {
+  // put your setup code here, to run once:
+
+
+pinMode(hzclk, INPUT);
+pinMode(hzbinary, INPUT);
+pinMode(sigLED, OUTPUT);
+
+Serial.begin(115200);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+
+
+ if(digitalRead(hzbinary) == LOW){
+  //this handles one clk cycle each
+  //need to read 20 cycles
+  clkval = 0;
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  //Serial.println(clkval); //outputs 19 or 20
+  ConvertArraytoBin();
+   mainsfreq = 0;
+   bitfieldA.mainstwo = 0;
+ }
+ delayMicroseconds(100); //must be lower than 1 millisecond, so mic
+  /*if hzbinary is low
+   * 
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   /*
+    * //serial print is very slow, and breaks timing
+    * the below is not usable
+    * (DMA anyone? second processor anyone?)
+   Serial.println("hzbinval 1 - 20:");
+   for(x=0;x<21;x++){
+    Serial.println(hzbinval[x]);
+   }
+   Serial.print("\n\n\n\n");
+   */
+   
+   
+
+//sample on falling edge (middle of bit)
+}
+void checkCLKandBIN(void){
+  /*
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   //milliscompare = millis();
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == HIGH){
+    if(readyet == 0){
+      hzbinval[clkval] = digitalRead(hzbinary);
+      clkval++;
+      readyet = 1;
+    }
+    delayMicroseconds(10);
+   }
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == LOW){
+    delayMicroseconds(1);
+    readyet = 0;
+    }
+   //digitalWrite(sigLED, HIGH);
+   //delayMicroseconds(1);
+   //digitalWrite(sigLED, LOW);
+   
+
+   //would be nice to add a picture to this source code (waveform)
+   //or oscope picture
+   //why isn't this possible?
+  
+}
+
+void ConvertArraytoBin (void){
+   for(x=4;x<21;x++){
+    if(hzbinval[x] == 1){
+      bitfieldA.mainstwo = bitfieldA.mainstwo | (0b0000000000000000000001 << (x - 3));
+    }
+   }
+   //Serial.println(bitfieldA.mainstwo,BIN);
+
+   temp = bitfieldA.mainstwo >> 1;
+   Serial.println(temp,DEC);
+   /*mainsfreq = mainsfreq >> 3;
+   mainsfreq = mainsfreq & 0b0111111111111;
+  Serial.println(mainsfreq,DEC);
+  //111011011101
+  //1011101101111
+  //111011011101
+  //11101101111*/
+
+
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try5/shiftin_try5.ino b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try5/shiftin_try5.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e04bec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/60hz_Divider/code/arduino_parse_test/shiftin_try5/shiftin_try5.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+#define hzclk 7
+#define hzbinary 6
+#define sigLED 11
+
+
+uint8_t  hzclkval        = 0;
+uint8_t  hzbinval[30];
+uint8_t  clkval          = 0;
+uint32_t milliscompare   = 0;
+uint8_t  readyet         = 0;
+uint8_t  x               = 0;
+uint16_t mainsfreq       = 0;
+
+struct {
+   unsigned int mainstwo : 14; //pesky binary wants a struct of
+} bitfieldA;                   //only exact amt of bits
+
+int temp  = 0;
+
+void setup() {
+  // put your setup code here, to run once:
+
+
+pinMode(hzclk, INPUT);
+pinMode(hzbinary, INPUT);
+pinMode(sigLED, OUTPUT);
+
+Serial.begin(115200);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+
+
+ if(digitalRead(hzbinary) == LOW){
+  //this handles one clk cycle each
+  //need to read 20 cycles
+  clkval = 0;
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  checkCLKandBIN();
+  //Serial.println(clkval); //outputs 19 or 20
+  ConvertArraytoBin();
+   mainsfreq = 0;
+   bitfieldA.mainstwo = 0;
+ }
+ delayMicroseconds(100); //must be lower than 1 millisecond, so mic
+  /*if hzbinary is low
+   * 
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   /*
+    * //serial print is very slow, and breaks timing
+    * the below is not usable
+    * (DMA anyone? second processor anyone?)
+   Serial.println("hzbinval 1 - 20:");
+   for(x=0;x<21;x++){
+    Serial.println(hzbinval[x]);
+   }
+   Serial.print("\n\n\n\n");
+   */
+   
+   
+
+//sample on falling edge (middle of bit)
+}
+void checkCLKandBIN(void){
+  /*
+   * while clk high, do nothing
+   * clk++
+   * sample hzbinary
+   * while clk low do nothing
+   */
+   //milliscompare = millis();
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == HIGH){
+    if(readyet == 0){
+      hzbinval[clkval] = digitalRead(hzbinary);
+      clkval++;
+      readyet = 1;
+    }
+    delayMicroseconds(10);
+   }
+   while((hzclkval = digitalRead(hzclk)) == LOW){
+    delayMicroseconds(1);
+    readyet = 0;
+    }
+   //digitalWrite(sigLED, HIGH);
+   //delayMicroseconds(1);
+   //digitalWrite(sigLED, LOW);
+   
+
+   //would be nice to add a picture to this source code (waveform)
+   //or oscope picture
+   //why isn't this possible?
+  
+}
+
+void ConvertArraytoBin (void){
+   for(x=4;x<21;x++){
+    if(hzbinval[x] == 1){
+      bitfieldA.mainstwo = bitfieldA.mainstwo | (0b0000000000000000000001 << (x - 3));
+    }
+   }
+   //Serial.println(bitfieldA.mainstwo,BIN);
+
+   
+   temp = bitfieldA.mainstwo >> 1;
+
+   //almost, but no cigar. has timing issues.
+   //ugly hack time
+   temp = temp & 0b1011111111111;
+   //results in a clock that is right most of the time.
+   //but wrong every 20 or so counts
+   //todo: fix timing of duino by removing digital read for 
+   //direct port reads
+   if(temp == 5047){
+    temp = 5998; //something, something, premature optimization...
+   }
+   if(temp == 5048){
+    temp = 6000; //LUTs
+   }
+   
+   Serial.println(temp,BIN);
+   Serial.println(temp,DEC);
+   Serial.print("\n");
+
+ 
+   /*mainsfreq = mainsfreq >> 3;
+   mainsfreq = mainsfreq & 0b0111111111111;
+  Serial.println(mainsfreq,DEC);
+  //111011011101
+  //1011101101111
+  //111011011101
+  //11101101111*/
+
+
+
+}
+
+