diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/tici/precise_power_measure.py b/selfdrive/hardware/tici/precise_power_measure.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import numpy as np
+from common.realtime import Ratekeeper
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  RATE = 123
+  print("measuring for 5 seconds at %dhz 3 times" % RATE)
+  rk = Ratekeeper(RATE, print_delay_threshold=None)
+
+  for _ in range(3):
+    pwrs = []
+    for _ in range(RATE*5):
+      with open("/sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0040/hwmon/hwmon1/power1_input") as f:
+        pwrs.append(int(f.read()) / 1000.)
+      rk.keep_time()
+    print("mean %.2f std %.2f" % (np.mean(pwrs), np.std(pwrs)))
+