diff --git a/src/app/keycard/core.nim b/src/app/keycard/core.nim
index a851ddf602..773ff8276e 100644
--- a/src/app/keycard/core.nim
+++ b/src/app/keycard/core.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import NimQml, chronicles, std/wrapnils
-import status/status
+import status/[signals, status, keycard]
 import view
 
 type KeycardController* = ref object
@@ -20,5 +20,25 @@ proc delete*(self: KeycardController) =
 proc reset*(self: KeycardController) =
   discard
 
+proc attemptOpenSecureChannel(self: KeycardController): bool =
+  return false
+
+proc getCardState(self: KeycardController) =
+  let appInfo = self.status.keycard.select()
+  self.view.appInfo = appInfo
+
+  if not appInfo.installed:
+    self.view.cardState = NotKeycard
+  elif not appInfo.initialized:
+    self.view.cardState = PreInit
+  elif self.attemptOpenSecureChannel():
+    self.view.cardState = Paired
+  else:
+    self.view.cardState = Unpaired
+
 proc init*(self: KeycardController) =
-  discard
\ No newline at end of file
+  discard """
+  self.status.events.on(SignalType.KeycardConnected.event) do(e:Args):
+    getCardState()
+    self.view.cardConnected()
+  """
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/keycard/view.nim b/src/app/keycard/view.nim
index 0c6c3f0099..68c1245c9f 100644
--- a/src/app/keycard/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/keycard/view.nim
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 import NimQml, chronicles
-import status/status
-import status/keycard
+import status/[status, keycard]
+import status/types/keycard as keycardtypes
 
 logScope:
   topics = "keycard-model"
 
+type
+  CardState* {.pure.} = enum
+    Disconnected = 0
+    NotKeycard = 1
+    PreInit = 2
+    Unpaired = 3
+    Paired = 4
+    Frozen = 5
+    Blocked = 6
+    Authenticated = 7
+
 QtObject:
   type KeycardView* = ref object of QObject
     status*: Status
+    cardState*: CardState
+    appInfo*: KeycardApplicationInfo
 
   proc setup(self: KeycardView) =
     self.QObject.setup
@@ -24,13 +37,15 @@ QtObject:
 
   proc cardDisconnected*(self: KeycardView) {.signal.}
 
-  proc simulateDisconnected*(self: KeycardView) {.slot.} =
-    self.cardDisconnected()
+  proc cardStateChanged*(self: KeycardView, cardState: int) {.signal.}
 
-  proc simulateConnected*(self: KeycardView) {.slot.} =
-    self.cardConnected()
+  proc startConnection*(self: KeycardView) {.slot.} =
+    discard self.status.keycard.start()
 
-  proc testConnection*(self: KeycardView) {.slot.} =
-    info "Connecting Keycard ", msg = self.status.keycard.start()
-    info "Selecting Keycard", msg = self.status.keycard.select().instanceUID
-    info "Disconnecting Keycard ", msg = self.status.keycard.stop()
\ No newline at end of file
+  proc stopConnection*(self: KeycardView) {.slot.} =
+    self.cardState = Disconnected
+    discard self.status.keycard.stop()
+
+  proc `cardState=`*(self: KeycardView, cardState: CardState) =
+    self.cardState = cardState
+    self.cardStateChanged(int(cardState))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/onboarding/Keycard.qml b/ui/onboarding/Keycard.qml
index 4bc64980b9..d1176285b5 100644
--- a/ui/onboarding/Keycard.qml
+++ b/ui/onboarding/Keycard.qml
@@ -10,16 +10,8 @@ Item {
     id: keycardView
     anchors.fill: parent
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        keycardModel.testConnection()
-        createPinModal.open()
-    }
-
-    Timer {
-        interval: 2000; running: true; repeat: true
-        onTriggered: {
-            connected?  keycardModel.simulateDisconnected() : keycardModel.simulateConnected()
-            connected = !connected
-        }
+        insertCard.open()
+        keycardModel.startConnection()
     }
 
     CreatePINModal {