diff --git a/benchmark/runner/power_manager/__init__.py b/benchmark/runner/power_manager/__init__.py
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+"""
+Questions:
+    1. What changeable parameters should the power manager have?
+    2. What is the output format?
+    3. Do we poll the power manager, or rely on its own timers?
+    4. How do we handle dropped samples?
+"""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from threading import Thread
+
+class PowerManager(ABC):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+
+        # set the default timeout to 1 second
+        self._timeout = 1.0
+
+    """
+    Properties
+    """
+
+    @property
+    def timeout(self) -> float:
+        """
+        A getter method for the timeout attribute.
+        The timeout for waiting for triggers.
+
+        Returns:
+            float: The timeout in seconds
+        """
+        return self._timeout
+
+    @timeout.setter
+    def timeout(self, value: float):
+        """
+        A setter method for the timeout attribute.
+        The timeout for waiting for triggers.
+
+        Args:
+            value (float): The timeout in seconds
+        """
+
+        self._timeout = value
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    @property
+    def sampling_rate(self) -> float:
+        """
+        A getter method for the sampling_rate attribute.
+        This dictates the rate at which the power trace
+        is sampled from the DUT.
+
+        The sampling rate can be accessed as follows:
+
+        ```
+        power_manager = PowerManager()
+        sampling_rate = power_manager.sampling_rate
+        ```
+
+        Returns:
+            float: The sampling rate of the power trace,
+            in Hz.
+        """
+
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    @sampling_rate.setter
+    def sampling_rate(self, value: float):
+        """
+        A setter method for the sampling_rate attribute.
+        This dictates the rate at which the power trace
+        is sampled from the DUT.
+
+        The sampling rate can be set as follows:
+
+        ```
+        power_manager = PowerManager()
+        power_manager.sampling_rate = 200
+        ```
+        """
+
+
+
+    """
+    Methods
+    """
+
+    # TODO: define an enumeration for common status between
+    # power measuring devices
+    # @abstractmethod
+    # def status(self):
+    #     """
+    #     This method checks if the power manager is currently
+    #     collecting power traces from the DUT.
+
+    #     Returns:
+    #         bool: True if the power manager is currently
+    #         collecting power traces, False otherwise.
+    #     """
+
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def setup(self, *args):
+        """
+        A method that sets up the power manager.
+        This is power measurement device specific, and the
+        configuration should be loaded from a file, in a
+        format that is relevant to the power measurement.
+
+        Args:
+            args: A list of arguments relevant to the
+            device setup. Probably best to have a
+        """
+
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def start(self):
+        """
+        Start reading from the device.
+
+        This should be a non-blocking method, where once
+        it has started off the power manager, it should
+        return immediately.
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def stop(self):
+        """
+        Stop reading from the device.
+
+        This should be a blocking method, where it
+        immediately ends the device's operation.
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def reset(self):
+        """
+        Reset the device and clear the sample buffer.
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def wait_for_trigger_start(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Method to wait for the start trigger from the DUT.
+        Blocks execution until this trigger happens.
+
+        Raises:
+            TimeoutError: If the trigger does not occur
+            before `self.timeout` seconds after starting,
+            this error is triggered.
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def wait_for_trigger_stop(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Method to wait for the stop trigger from the DUT.
+        Blocks execution until this trigger happens.
+
+        Raises:
+            TimeoutError: If the trigger does not occur
+            before `self.timeout` seconds after starting,
+            this error is triggered.
+        """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_results(self) -> list[float]:
+        """
+        Get the list of power measurement results from
+        the most recent execution of the device. This is
+        a list of values stored either locally or on the
+        device itself. It is expected that these samples
+        were uniformly sampled.
+
+        Returns:
+            list[float]: A list of instantaneous power
+            measurements, in mW.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If there is nothing in the buffer,
+            either due to reset or nothing being run.
+        """
+
+
+    def autorun(self) -> list[float]:
+        """
+        The main method that will collect the power trace.
+
+        1. Wait for the starting trigger, which is sent by
+            the DUT.
+        2. start collecting power measurements. This runs
+
+        """
+
+        # reset the device
+        self.reset()
+
+        # wait for the trigger to start
+        self.wait_for_trigger_start()
+
+        # start collecting the power trace
+        self.start()
+
+        # wait for the trigger to stop
+        self.wait_for_trigger_stop()
+
+        # stop collecting the power trace
+        self.stop()
+
+        # return the power trace
+        return self.get_results()
diff --git a/benchmark/runner/power_manager/js220.py b/benchmark/runner/power_manager/js220.py
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+import time
+
+import joulescope
+from joulescope.v1.stream_buffer import StreamBuffer
+
+from power_manager import PowerManager
+
+# There's a good example here of how to use the pyjoulescope API:
+# https://github.com/jetperch/pyjoulescope_examples/blob/main/bin/read_by_callback.py
+
+# Also, the API is well documented here:
+# https://joulescope.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/device.html
+
+class JS220PowerManager(PowerManager):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+
+        # create the device
+        self.device =joulescope.scan_require_one(config="auto")
+
+    @property
+    def sampling_rate(self) -> float:
+        self.device.output_sampling_frequency
+
+    @sampling_rate.setter
+    def sampling_rate(self, value: float):
+        self.device.output_sampling_frequency = value
+
+    def is_running(self):
+        pass
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.device.start()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.device.stop()
+
+    def reset(self): pass
+
+    def wait_for_trigger_start(self) -> bool:
+        t_start = time.time()
+        while self.device._query_gpi_value() == 0:
+            if time.time() - t_start > self.timeout:
+                raise TimeoutError(f"Timeout waiting for trigger start ({self.timeout} seconds)")
+        return True
+
+    def wait_for_trigger_stop(self, timeout: float = 1.0) -> bool:
+        t_start = time.time()
+        while self.device._query_gpi_value() == 1:
+            if time.time() - t_start > timeout:
+                raise TimeoutError(f"Timeout waiting for trigger stop ({self.timeout} seconds)")
+        return True
+
+
+
diff --git a/benchmark/runner/power_manager/lpm01a.py b/benchmark/runner/power_manager/lpm01a.py
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