wiring I-PAC2 with pressure mat switch

[peersmall_4]

 
i'm stucked on connectting I-PAC2 with pressure mat switch coding in Flash actionScript.
The mat has opend circuit. Is there any way to make it as a closed circuit?

please help,
p.s

[BobA]

Route it thru and inverter IC such as a 74h04

[peersmall_4]

hi BobA,

could you roughly explain how does the 74H04 work ?
will it break or convert the output? or ?

thanks

[fjl]

Does just as the name implies. It inverts it's input.

Example; Input a turned on a switch, it outputs an off switch.

input Binary bit 1, the output becomes Binary bit 0

Input 5 Volts, the output becomes 0 Volts.