diff --git a/PillTracker/PillTracker/ViewController.swift b/PillTracker/PillTracker/ViewController.swift
index 5cf07bf..f6be7b9 100644
--- a/PillTracker/PillTracker/ViewController.swift
+++ b/PillTracker/PillTracker/ViewController.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
     let totalPills: Int = 6
     let updateFreq: Float = 2.0
     weak var timer: Timer?
+    var pillIndex = [3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3]
     
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
@@ -52,6 +53,20 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
         timer?.invalidate()
     }
     
+    func updatePillArray(data: String) {
+        for i in 0...5 {
+            let dataSlice = String(data.character(at: i) ?? "3")
+            let isIntact = Int(dataSlice) ?? 3
+            print("Index: \(i) and value: \(isIntact)")
+            self.pillIndex[i] = isIntact
+        }
+        print("PillIndex: \(self.pillIndex)")
+    }
+    
+    func updatePillArrayUI() {
+        
+    }
+    
     @IBAction func ledToggleButtonDown(_ sender: UIButton) {
         simpleBluetoothIO.writeValue(value:49)
     }
@@ -76,7 +91,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 extension ViewController: SimpleBluetoothIODelegate {
     func simpleBluetoothIO(simpleBluetoothIO: SimpleBluetoothIO, didReceiveValue value: Int8) {
         self.statusLabel.text = String(value)
-        print(value)
+        print("GOT: \(value)")
         if value == 98 {
             //view.backgroundColor = UIColor.yellow
             virtualButton.setOn(true, animated: true)
@@ -89,7 +104,7 @@ extension ViewController: SimpleBluetoothIODelegate {
             self.pillsTotal.text = "X"
             self.pillsAttached.text = "Detached"
             self.pillsAttached.textColor = UIColor.red
-        } else {
+        } else if String(value).prefix(2) == "7" {
             let remainingPills = Int(value)
             let usedPills = self.totalPills - remainingPills
             self.pillsConsumed.text = String(usedPills)
@@ -97,6 +112,8 @@ extension ViewController: SimpleBluetoothIODelegate {
             self.pillsTotal.text = String(self.totalPills)
             self.pillsAttached.text = "Attached"
             self.pillsAttached.textColor = UIColor.green
+            self.updatePillArray(data: String(value))
+            self.updatePillArrayUI()
         }
     }
     
@@ -120,3 +137,18 @@ extension ViewController: SimpleBluetoothIODelegate {
     
     
 }
+
+extension String {
+ 
+    func index(at position: Int, from start: Index? = nil) -> Index? {
+        let startingIndex = start ?? startIndex
+        return index(startingIndex, offsetBy: position, limitedBy: endIndex)
+    }
+ 
+    func character(at position: Int) -> Character? {
+        guard position >= 0, let indexPosition = index(at: position) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        return self[indexPosition]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/embedded/main/main.ino b/embedded/main/main.ino
index b9de4b9..ec7c64a 100644
--- a/embedded/main/main.ino
+++ b/embedded/main/main.ino
@@ -117,21 +117,34 @@ int prevVal = LOW;
 int prevVal2 = LOW;
 
 int getPillCount() {
-  int totalIntact = 0;
+  String bay0Intact = "0";
+  String bay1Intact = "0";
+  String bay2Intact = "0";
+  String bay3Intact = "0";
+  String bay4Intact = "0";
+  String bay5Intact = "0";
+  String result = "7";
+
   if(digitalRead(DETECT_PIN) == LOW) {
     Serial.println("PROBE_ATTACHED");
-    if(digitalRead(PILL_1_PIN) == LOW){totalIntact++;Serial.println("25:FULL");}
-    if(digitalRead(PILL_2_PIN) == LOW){totalIntact++;Serial.println("13:FULL");}
-    if(digitalRead(PILL_3_PIN) == LOW){totalIntact++;Serial.println("12:FULL");}
-    if(digitalRead(PILL_4_PIN) == LOW){totalIntact++;Serial.println("26:FULL");}
-    if(digitalRead(PILL_5_PIN) == LOW){totalIntact++;Serial.println("27:FULL");}
-    if(digitalRead(PILL_6_PIN) == LOW){totalIntact++;Serial.println("14:FULL");}
+    if(digitalRead(PILL_1_PIN) == LOW){bay0Intact = "1";Serial.println("25:FULL");}
+    if(digitalRead(PILL_2_PIN) == LOW){bay1Intact = "1";Serial.println("13:FULL");}
+    if(digitalRead(PILL_3_PIN) == LOW){bay2Intact = "1";Serial.println("12:FULL");}
+    if(digitalRead(PILL_4_PIN) == LOW){bay3Intact = "1";Serial.println("26:FULL");}
+    if(digitalRead(PILL_5_PIN) == LOW){bay4Intact = "1";Serial.println("27:FULL");}
+    if(digitalRead(PILL_6_PIN) == LOW){bay5Intact = "1";Serial.println("14:FULL");}
+    result = result + bay0Intact + bay1Intact + bay2Intact + bay3Intact + bay4Intact + bay5Intact;
+    Serial.println("**********RESULT**********");
+    Serial.println(result);
+    Serial.println("**********RESULT**********");
   }
   else {
     Serial.println("PROBE_DETACHED");
-    totalIntact = 55;
+    result = "55";
   }
-  return totalIntact;
+  Serial.print("#########################################Sending: ");
+  Serial.println(result.toInt());
+  return result.toInt();
 }
 
 void loop() {