diff --git a/scripts/hardware_validation/verify_camera_trigger.py b/scripts/hardware_validation/verify_camera_trigger.py
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+++ b/scripts/hardware_validation/verify_camera_trigger.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pybpodapi.protocol import Bpod, StateMachine
+from time import time
+import types
+
+import iblrig.base_tasks
+
+last_time = time()
+
+
+def softcode_handler(self, data):
+    global last_time
+    now = time()
+    d = 1 / (now - last_time)
+    last_time = now
+    print("{:.2f} Hz".format(d))
+
+
+file_settings = Path(iblrig.__file__).parents[1].joinpath('settings', 'hardware_settings.yaml')
+hardware_settings = iblrig.path_helper.load_settings_yaml(file_settings)
+bpod = Bpod(hardware_settings['device_bpod']['COM_BPOD'])
+bpod.softcode_handler_function = types.MethodType(softcode_handler, bpod)
+
+sma = StateMachine(bpod)
+sma.set_global_timer(1, 5)
+sma.add_state(
+    state_name="start",
+    state_timer=0,
+    state_change_conditions={"Tup": "wait"},
+    output_actions=[("GlobalTimerTrig", 1),
+                    ("PWM1", 0)]
+)
+sma.add_state(
+    state_name="wait",
+    state_timer=0,
+    state_change_conditions={"Port1In": "flash",
+                             "GlobalTimer1_End": "exit"},
+    output_actions=[("PWM1", 255)]
+)
+sma.add_state(
+    state_name="flash",
+    state_timer=0,
+    state_change_conditions={"Tup": "wait",
+                             "GlobalTimer1_End": "exit"},
+    output_actions=[("PWM1", 255),
+                    ("SoftCode", 1)]
+)
+
+bpod.send_state_machine(sma)
+bpod.run_state_machine(sma)
+
+bpod.manual_override(2, 'PWM', 1, 0)
+bpod.close()