Hi Splint,
I believe the mystery device is called an optoisolator. If I understand the concept correctly, I believe the circuitry on either side of the optoisolator runs each on its own power supply. This provides the seperation of the voltages. The optoisolator then translates a signal from one circuit system to the next by means of light.
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