diff --git a/src/machine/machine_nrf.go b/src/machine/machine_nrf.go
index f6641999..e8859c41 100644
--- a/src/machine/machine_nrf.go
+++ b/src/machine/machine_nrf.go
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ package machine
 import (
 	"device/arm"
 	"device/nrf"
+	"errors"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrTxSlicesRequired   = errors.New("SPI Tx requires a write or read slice, or both")
+	ErrTxInvalidSliceSize = errors.New("SPI write and read slices must be same size")
 )
 
 type PinMode uint8
@@ -322,3 +328,70 @@ func (spi SPI) Transfer(w byte) (byte, error) {
 	// TODO: handle SPI errors
 	return byte(r), nil
 }
+
+// Tx handles read/write operation for SPI interface. Since SPI is a syncronous write/read
+// interface, there must always be the same number of bytes written as bytes read.
+// The Tx method knows about this, and offers a few different ways of calling it.
+//
+// This form sends the bytes in tx buffer, putting the resulting bytes read into the rx buffer.
+// Note that the tx and rx buffers must be the same size:
+//
+// 		spi.Tx(tx, rx)
+//
+// This form sends the tx buffer, ignoring the result. Useful for sending "commands" that return zeros
+// until all the bytes in the command packet have been received:
+//
+// 		spi.Tx(tx, nil)
+//
+// This form sends zeros, putting the result into the rx buffer. Good for reading a "result packet":
+//
+// 		spi.Tx(nil, rx)
+//
+func (spi SPI) Tx(w, r []byte) error {
+	if w == nil && r == nil {
+		return ErrTxSlicesRequired
+	}
+
+	var err error
+
+	switch {
+	case len(w) == 0:
+		// read only, so write zero and read a result.
+		for i := range r {
+			r[i], err = spi.Transfer(0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	case len(r) == 0:
+		// write only
+		spi.Bus.TXD.Set(uint32(w[0]))
+		w = w[1:]
+		for _, b := range w {
+			spi.Bus.TXD.Set(uint32(b))
+			for spi.Bus.EVENTS_READY.Get() == 0 {
+			}
+			_ = spi.Bus.RXD.Get()
+			spi.Bus.EVENTS_READY.Set(0)
+		}
+		for spi.Bus.EVENTS_READY.Get() == 0 {
+		}
+		_ = spi.Bus.RXD.Get()
+		spi.Bus.EVENTS_READY.Set(0)
+
+	default:
+		// write/read
+		if len(w) != len(r) {
+			return ErrTxInvalidSliceSize
+		}
+
+		for i, b := range w {
+			r[i], err = spi.Transfer(b)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/src/machine/spi.go b/src/machine/spi.go
index b913f200..340b4486 100644
--- a/src/machine/spi.go
+++ b/src/machine/spi.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build nrf sam stm32,!stm32f407
+// +build sam stm32,!stm32f407
 
 package machine