diff --git a/firmware/hw_layer/max31855.c b/firmware/hw_layer/max31855.c
index 84c05beada..f26a7dad10 100644
--- a/firmware/hw_layer/max31855.c
+++ b/firmware/hw_layer/max31855.c
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@
 #include "max31855.h"
 #include "pin_repository.h"
 #include "settings.h"
+#include "hardware.h"
+// that's for swap
+#include "tunerstudio_algo.h"
 
 #if EFI_MAX_31855
 
 static Logging logger;
 
+static SPIConfig spiConfig[MAX31855_CS_COUNT];
+
 static void showEgtInfo(board_configuration_s *boardConfiguration) {
 	printSpiState(&logger, boardConfiguration);
 
-
 	for (int i = 0; i < MAX31855_CS_COUNT; i++) {
 		if (boardConfiguration->max31855_cs[i] != GPIO_NONE) {
 			scheduleMsg(&logger, "%d ETG @ %s", i, hwPortname(boardConfiguration->max31855_cs[i]));
@@ -33,18 +37,90 @@ static void showEgtInfo(board_configuration_s *boardConfiguration) {
 	}
 }
 
+static uint32_t rx_buff;
+
+// bits D17 and D3 are always expected to be zero
+#define MC_RESERVED_BITS 0x20008
+#define MC_OPEN_BIT 1
+#define MC_GND_BIT 2
+#define MC_VCC_BIT 4
+
+typedef enum {
+	MC_OK = 0, MC_INVALID = 1, MC_OPEN = 2, MC_SHORT_GND = 3, MC_SHORT_VCC = 4,
+} max_32855_code;
+
+static const char * getMcCode(max_32855_code code) {
+	switch (code) {
+	case MC_OK:
+		return "Ok";
+	case MC_OPEN:
+		return "Open";
+	case MC_SHORT_GND:
+		return "short gnd";
+	case MC_SHORT_VCC:
+		return "short VCC";
+	default:
+		return "invalid";
+	}
+}
+
+static void egtRead(board_configuration_s *boardConfiguration) {
+
+	scheduleMsg(&logger, "Reading egt");
+
+	SPIDriver *driver = getSpiDevice(SPI_DEVICE_3);
+
+	spiStart(driver, &spiConfig[0]);
+	spiSelect(driver);
+
+	spiReceive(driver, 4, &rx_buff);
+
+	spiUnselect(driver);
+	spiStop(driver);
+
+	rx_buff = SWAP_UINT32(rx_buff);
+
+	max_32855_code code;
+
+	if ((rx_buff & MC_RESERVED_BITS) != 0) {
+		code = MC_INVALID;
+	} else if ((rx_buff & MC_OPEN_BIT) != 0) {
+		code = MC_OPEN;
+	} else if ((rx_buff & MC_GND_BIT) != 0) {
+		code = MC_SHORT_GND;
+	} else if ((rx_buff & MC_VCC_BIT) != 0) {
+		code = MC_SHORT_VCC;
+	} else {
+		code = MC_OK;
+	}
+
+	scheduleMsg(&logger, "egt %x code=%d %s", rx_buff, code, getMcCode(code));
+
+	if (code != MC_INVALID) {
+		int refBits = ((rx_buff & 0xFFFF) / 16); // bits 15:4
+		float refTemp = refBits / 16.0;
+		scheduleMsg(&logger, "reference temperature %f", refTemp);
+	}
+
+}
+
 void initMax31855(board_configuration_s *boardConfiguration) {
 	initLogging(&logger, "EGT");
 
 	addConsoleActionP("egtinfo", (VoidPtr) showEgtInfo, boardConfiguration);
 
+	addConsoleActionP("egtread", (VoidPtr) egtRead, boardConfiguration);
+
+	turnOnSpi(SPI_DEVICE_3);
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < MAX31855_CS_COUNT; i++) {
 		if (boardConfiguration->max31855_cs[i] != GPIO_NONE) {
 
+			initSpiCs(&spiConfig[i], boardConfiguration->max31855_cs[i]);
+
+			spiConfig[i].cr1 = SPI_BaudRatePrescaler_8;
 		}
-
 	}
-
 }
 
 #endif /* EFI_MAX_31855 */