diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 02cb0a4..803faf7 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     MainWindow w(&settings, &micro, parser.isSet(secondaryOption));
 
-    RelayDialog relayDialog;
+    RelayDialog relayDialog(&micro);
 
     if(!parser.isSet(secondaryOption))
     {
diff --git a/microcontroller.cpp b/microcontroller.cpp
index 0c3cdb0..c5494fb 100644
--- a/microcontroller.cpp
+++ b/microcontroller.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Microcontroller::Microcontroller(QIODevice* port): _port(port)
 {
+    getState();
 }
 
 Microcontroller::Microcontroller()
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ Microcontroller::~Microcontroller()
 void Microcontroller::setIODevice(QIODevice *port)
 {
     _port = port;
+    getState();
 }
 
 void Microcontroller::relayToggle(int state, int relay)
@@ -84,6 +86,11 @@ void Microcontroller::run()
     loop->exec();
 }
 
+void Microcontroller::getState()
+{
+   if(_port != nullptr) _port->write("relay state\n", sizeof("relay state\n"));
+}
+
 
 void Microcontroller::abort()
 {
@@ -93,6 +100,29 @@ void Microcontroller::abort()
     }
 }
 
+void Microcontroller::processMicroReturn()
+{
+    QString workbuff = _buffer;
+
+    workbuff.remove(0, 2);
+    QStringList workbufList = workbuff.split(',');
+    int numberOfRelays = workbufList[0].toInt();
+    if(workbufList.size() >= numberOfRelays+1)
+    {
+        bool hasChanged = false;
+        _relayStates.resize(numberOfRelays, false);
+        for(int i = 0; i < numberOfRelays; i++)
+        {
+            if(_relayStates[i] != (bool)workbufList[i+1].toInt())
+            {
+                _relayStates[i] = (bool)workbufList[i+1].toInt();
+                hasChanged = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if(hasChanged)relayStateChanged(_relayStates);
+    }
+}
+
 void Microcontroller::doTick()
 {
     if(_port != nullptr)
@@ -101,10 +131,12 @@ void Microcontroller::doTick()
         while(_port->getChar(&charBuf))
         {
             _buffer.push_back(charBuf);
-            std::cout<<charBuf<<std::endl;
             if( _buffer.endsWith('\n') )
             {
-
+                if(_buffer.size() > 2 && _buffer[0] == "S" && _buffer[1] == "T")
+                {
+                    processMicroReturn();
+                }
                 textRecived(_buffer);
                 _buffer.clear();
             }
diff --git a/microcontroller.h b/microcontroller.h
index eeb08c2..13fdc78 100644
--- a/microcontroller.h
+++ b/microcontroller.h
@@ -11,17 +11,22 @@
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QEventLoop>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <vector>
 
 class Microcontroller: public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 private:
 
+    std::vector<bool> _relayStates; //ugh vector of bools
     QIODevice* _port = nullptr;
 
     QScopedPointer<QEventLoop> loop;
     QString _buffer;
 
+    void processMicroReturn();
+    void getState();
+
 public:
     Microcontroller(QIODevice* port);
     Microcontroller();
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ public slots:
 
 signals:
     void textRecived(const QString string);
+    void relayStateChanged(std::vector<bool> relayStates);
 
 };
 
diff --git a/relaydialog.cpp b/relaydialog.cpp
index f09a9f3..77197d9 100644
--- a/relaydialog.cpp
+++ b/relaydialog.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,43 @@
 #include "relaydialog.h"
 #include "ui_relaydialog.h"
 
-RelayDialog::RelayDialog(QWidget *parent) :
+RelayDialog::RelayDialog(Microcontroller *micro, QWidget *parent) :
     QDialog(parent),
-    ui(new Ui::RelayDialog)
+    ui(new Ui::RelayDialog),
+    _micro(micro)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
+    _relayCheckBoxes.push_back(ui->checkBox_R0);
+    _relayCheckBoxes.push_back(ui->checkBox_R1);
+    _relayCheckBoxes.push_back(ui->checkBox_R2);
+    _relayCheckBoxes.push_back(ui->checkBox_R3);
+
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < _relayCheckBoxes.size(); i++) connect(_relayCheckBoxes[i], SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(relayCheckBoxToggeled(bool)));
+
+    _micro->relayOn(STARTING_RELAY);
+    _micro->relayOn(STARTING_RELAY+1);
+
 }
 
 RelayDialog::~RelayDialog()
 {
     delete ui;
 }
+
+
+void RelayDialog::relayCheckBoxToggeled(bool checked)
+{
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < _relayCheckBoxes.size(); i++)
+    {
+        if(_relayCheckBoxes[i] == sender())
+        {
+            checked ? _micro->relayOn(i+4) : _micro->relayOff(i+4);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void RelayDialog::relayStateChanged(std::vector<bool> relayStates)
+{
+    if(relayStates.size() >= 8) for(unsigned int i = 0; i < _relayCheckBoxes.size(); i++) _relayCheckBoxes[i]->setChecked(relayStates[i+4]);
+}
diff --git a/relaydialog.h b/relaydialog.h
index 1f522c6..ee27419 100644
--- a/relaydialog.h
+++ b/relaydialog.h
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 #define RELAYDIALOG_H
 
 #include <QDialog>
+#include <QList>
+#include <vector>
+#include <QAbstractButton>
+#include "microcontroller.h"
+
+#define STARTING_RELAY 4
 
 namespace Ui {
 class RelayDialog;
@@ -12,11 +18,22 @@ class RelayDialog : public QDialog
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit RelayDialog(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    explicit RelayDialog(Microcontroller *micro, QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~RelayDialog();
 
 private:
+
+   std::vector<QAbstractButton*> _relayCheckBoxes;
+
     Ui::RelayDialog *ui;
+
+    Microcontroller *_micro;
+
+private slots:
+    void relayCheckBoxToggeled(bool checked);
+
+public slots:
+    void relayStateChanged(std::vector<bool> relayStates);
 };
 
 #endif // RELAYDIALOG_H
diff --git a/relaydialog.ui b/relaydialog.ui
index a6b5ccd..e64964e 100644
--- a/relaydialog.ui
+++ b/relaydialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>358</width>
-    <height>277</height>
+    <height>279</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_3">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_R0">
           <property name="text">
            <string>On</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_R2">
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
           <property name="text">
@@ -88,10 +91,13 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_4">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_R1">
           <property name="text">
            <string>On</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_5">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_R2">
           <property name="text">
            <string>On</string>
           </property>
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Aux 2</string>
+           <string>Aux 1</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_6">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_R3">
           <property name="text">
            <string>On</string>
           </property>