diff --git a/AMNet.Server/Config.cs b/AMNet.Server/Config.cs
index 7df4bb9..260df44 100644
--- a/AMNet.Server/Config.cs
+++ b/AMNet.Server/Config.cs
@@ -14,18 +14,24 @@ internal static class Config
     {
         GameId = ReadKey(IOSection, "gameId", 4);
         ServerName = ReadKey(IOSection, "serverName", 26, Environment.MachineName);
+        
+        EnableAimeTxt = PInvoke.GetPrivateProfileInt(IOSection, "enableKeyboardMode", 1, ConfigFileName) > 0;
+        AimeTxtPath = ReadKey("aime", "aimePath", PInvoke.MAX_PATH, @"DEVICE\aime.txt");
     }
     
     public static string GameId { get; }
     public static string ServerName { get; }
     
+    public static bool EnableAimeTxt { get; }
+    public static string AimeTxtPath { get; }
+    
     internal static unsafe string ReadKey(string section, string key, uint maxLength, string @default = null)
     {
+        // +1 for null terminator
         var buffer = stackalloc char[(int)maxLength + 1];
         var bufferStr = new PWSTR(buffer);
 
-        PInvoke.GetPrivateProfileString(section, key, @default ?? string.Empty, bufferStr, maxLength, ConfigFileName);
-
+        PInvoke.GetPrivateProfileString(section, key, @default ?? string.Empty, bufferStr, maxLength + 1, ConfigFileName);
         return bufferStr.ToString();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/AMNet.Server/DllMain.cs b/AMNet.Server/DllMain.cs
index 491325d..f3ef0a0 100644
--- a/AMNet.Server/DllMain.cs
+++ b/AMNet.Server/DllMain.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-using System.Linq;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using Windows.Win32;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
@@ -12,41 +13,72 @@ public static class DllMain
 {
     private const string WebAddress = "http://card.ppc.moe";
 
-    private static WebApplication _app;
-
     static DllMain()
     {
         PInvoke.AllocConsole();
+
+        App = WebServer.BuildServer(Config.ReadKey(Config.IOSection, "serverAddress", 1024, "http://+:6070").Split(';'));
     }
 
+    private static WebApplication App { get; }
+
     [UnmanagedCallersOnly(EntryPoint = "aime_io_get_api_version")]
     public static ushort GetApiVersion() => 0x0100;
 
     [UnmanagedCallersOnly(EntryPoint = "aime_io_init")]
     public static int Init()
     {
-        var addresses = Config.ReadKey(Config.IOSection, "serverAddress", 1024, "http://+:6070").Split(';');
-
-        _app = WebServer.BuildServer(addresses);
-
         CancellationTokenRegistration? cancellationRegistration = null;
-        cancellationRegistration = _app.Lifetime.ApplicationStarted.Register(() =>
+        cancellationRegistration = App.Lifetime.ApplicationStarted.Register(() =>
         {
-            _app.Logger.LogInformation("AMNet Server ({gameId}) started successfully.", Config.GameId);
-            _app.Logger.LogInformation("Visit {addr} from a mobile device on the same network to get started.", WebAddress);
+            App.Logger.LogInformation("AMNet Server ({gameId}) started successfully.", Config.GameId);
+            App.Logger.LogInformation("Visit {addr} from a mobile device on the same network to get started.", WebAddress);
 
             // ReSharper disable once AccessToModifiedClosure
             cancellationRegistration?.Dispose();
         });
 
-        _app.RunAsync();
+        App.RunAsync();
         return 0;
     }
 
     [UnmanagedCallersOnly(EntryPoint = "aime_io_nfc_poll")]
     public static int NfcPoll(byte unitNo)
     {
-        // there's no polling here (handled by the webserver)
+        if (!Config.EnableAimeTxt)
+        {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        // check keyboard input for the enter key being held down (0x0D)
+        var enterPressed = (PInvoke.GetAsyncKeyState(0x0D) & 0x8000) != 0;
+
+        if (!enterPressed)
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var aimeTxtReader = new StreamReader(File.OpenRead(Config.AimeTxtPath), Encoding.UTF8);
+
+            var fileName = Path.GetFileName(Config.AimeTxtPath);
+            var cardResult = App.Services.GetRequiredService<CardPresenter>().SetCard(aimeTxtReader.ReadLine());
+
+            if (cardResult == null)
+            {
+                App.Logger.LogWarning("Failed to read card from {file}: invalid format", fileName);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                App.Logger.LogInformation("Card loaded from {fileName}", fileName);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (IOException e)
+        {
+            App.Logger.LogWarning("Failed to read '{path}': {message}", Path.GetFullPath(Config.AimeTxtPath), e.Message);
+        }
+
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -58,7 +90,7 @@ public static class DllMain
             return 1;
         }
 
-        var card = _app.Services.GetRequiredService<CardPresenter>().TakeActiveCard();
+        var card = App.Services.GetRequiredService<CardPresenter>().TakeActiveCard();
         if (card?.Expired != false)
         {
             return 1;
@@ -71,7 +103,7 @@ public static class DllMain
         }
         finally
         {
-            _app.Logger.LogInformation("Card read in: {0}", string.Join(" ", Enumerable.Range(0, 5).Select(x => card.OriginalValue.Substring(x * 4, 4))));
+            App.Logger.LogInformation("Card read in: {cardId}", card);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/AMNet.Server/NativeMethods.txt b/AMNet.Server/NativeMethods.txt
index 3c5510e..7976195 100644
--- a/AMNet.Server/NativeMethods.txt
+++ b/AMNet.Server/NativeMethods.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 GetPrivateProfileStringW
 GetPrivateProfileInt
-AllocConsole
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+GetAsyncKeyState
+AllocConsole
+MAX_PATH