diff --git a/include/sta/raspi/gpio_pin.hpp b/include/sta/raspi/gpio_pin.hpp
index 6230b1c..64d5ee6 100644
--- a/include/sta/raspi/gpio_pin.hpp
+++ b/include/sta/raspi/gpio_pin.hpp
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@ namespace sta
 
         void setState(GpioPinState state) override;
 
+        static RaspiGpioPin DUMMY_GPIO;
+        
     private:
         uint8_t pin_;
         GpioMode mode_;
     };
+
+    class DummyGpioPin : RaspiGpioPin {
+        DummyGpioPin();
+
+        void setState(GpioPinState state) override;
+    }
 } // namespace sta
 
 #endif // STA_RASPI_GPIO_ENABLED
diff --git a/include/sta/raspi/hal.hpp b/include/sta/raspi/hal.hpp
index f3e008b..5b6173a 100644
--- a/include/sta/raspi/hal.hpp
+++ b/include/sta/raspi/hal.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define STA_CORE_RASPI_HAL_HPP
 
 #include <wiringPi.h>
-#include <wiringPiSPI.h>
 #include <wiringPiI2C.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
 #endif //STA_CORE_RASPI_HAL_HPP
diff --git a/include/sta/raspi/spi.hpp b/include/sta/raspi/spi.hpp
index 9758b19..cc8e741 100644
--- a/include/sta/raspi/spi.hpp
+++ b/include/sta/raspi/spi.hpp
@@ -1,19 +1,50 @@
 #ifndef STA_CORE_RASPI_SPI_HPP
 #define STA_CORE_RASPI_SPI_HPP
 
+#include <sta/config.hpp>
+#ifdef STA_PLATFORM_RASPI
+
 #include <sta/spi/device.hpp>
+#include <sta/spi/spi.hpp>
 
 namespace sta 
 {
-    class RaspiSPI : SPI 
+    class RaspiSPI : public SPI 
     {
+    public:
+        RaspiSPI(const char * dev, const SPISettings & settings, Mutex * mutex = nullptr);
+        ~RaspiSPI();
 
+        void transfer(uint8_t value) override;
+        void transfer16(uint16_t value) override;
+        void transfer(const uint8_t * buffer, size_t size) override;
+        void transfer(const uint8_t * txBuffer, uint8_t * rxBuffer, size_t size) override;
+        void receive(uint8_t * buffer, size_t size) override;
+
+        void fill(uint8_t value, size_t count) override;
+
+        void acquire() override;
+        void release() override;
+
+    private:
+        char * spidev_;
+        int spifd_;
+        bool open_;
+
+        void update_setting(int setting, int value);
     };
 
     class RaspiSPIDevice : SPIDevice 
     {
+    public:
+        RaspiSPIDevice(RaspiSPI * intf);
 
+        void select() override;
+
+        void deselect() override;
     };
 } // namespace sta
 
+#endif // STA_PLATFORM_RASPI
+
 #endif // STA_CORE_RASPI_HPP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/raspi/gpio_pin.cpp b/src/raspi/gpio_pin.cpp
index a15fa43..01773d0 100644
--- a/src/raspi/gpio_pin.cpp
+++ b/src/raspi/gpio_pin.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ namespace sta
     {
         digitalWrite(pin_, state == GpioPinState::GPIO_LOW ? LOW : HIGH);
     }
+
+    DummyGpioPin::DummyGpioPin() : RaspiGpioPin { -1 , GpioMode::GPIO_INPUT } 
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    DummyGpioPin::setState(GpioPinState state) 
+    {
+        // If this gets called, something is wrong!
+        STA_UNREACHABLE();
+    }
+
+    static DummyGpioPin dummyGpio;
+
+
+    RaspiGpioPin * RaspiGpioPin::DUMMY_GPIO = &dummyGpio;
 } // namespace sta
 
 
diff --git a/src/raspi/spi.cpp b/src/raspi/spi.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..135adb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/raspi/spi.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+#include <sta/raspi/spi.hpp>
+#ifdef STA_PLATFORM_RASPI
+
+
+#include <sta/raspi/gpio_pin.hpp>
+#include <sta/assert.hpp>
+#include <sta/endian.hpp>
+#include <sta/lang.hpp>
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <string.h>
+
+namespace sta
+{
+
+    RaspiSPI::RaspiSPI(const char * dev, const SPISettings & settings, Mutex * mutex = nullptr)
+        : SPI(settings, mutex)
+    {
+        // Check validity of parameters.
+        STA_ASSERT(dev != nullptr);
+        STA_ASSERT(mutex != nullptr);
+
+        open_ = false;
+        spidev_ = (char *)malloc(strlen(dev)+1);
+        
+        // Check if memory allocation was successful.
+        STA_ASSERT(spidev_ != nullptr);
+        
+        strcpy(spidev_ , dev);
+    }
+
+    RaspiSPI::~RaspiSPI()
+    {
+        if (spidev_ != NULL ) {
+            free(spidev_);
+	        spidev_ = NULL;
+        }
+        
+        if (open_) {
+            close(spifd_);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::transfer(uint8_t value)
+    {
+        STA_ASSERT(open_);
+
+        struct spi_ioc_transfer spi_message[1];
+        memset(spi_message, 0, sizeof(spi_message));
+        spi_message[0].tx_buf = (unsigned long)&value;
+        spi_message[0].len = 1;
+
+        int result = ioctl(m_spifd, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1), spi_message);
+
+        STA_ASSERT(result == 0);
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::transfer16(uint16_t value)
+    {
+        STA_ASSERT(open_);
+
+        struct spi_ioc_transfer spi_message[1];
+        memset(spi_message, 0, sizeof(spi_message));
+        spi_message[0].tx_buf = (unsigned long)&value;
+        spi_message[0].len = 1;
+
+        int result = ioctl(m_spifd, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1), spi_message);
+
+        STA_ASSERT(result == 0);
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::transfer(const uint8_t * buffer, size_t size)
+    {
+        STA_ASSERT(open_);
+        STA_ASSERT(buffer != nullptr);
+        STA_ASSERT(size != 0);
+
+        struct spi_ioc_transfer spi_message[1];
+        memset(spi_message, 0, sizeof(spi_message));
+        spi_message[0].tx_buf = (unsigned long)buffer;
+        spi_message[0].len = size;
+
+        int result = ioctl(spifd_, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1), spi_message);
+
+        STA_ASSERT(result == 0);
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::transfer(const uint8_t * txBuffer, uint8_t * rxBuffer, size_t size)
+    {
+        STA_ASSERT(txBuffer != nullptr);
+        STA_ASSERT(rxBuffer != nullptr);
+        STA_ASSERT(size != 0);
+        
+        struct spi_ioc_transfer spi_message[1];
+        memset(spi_message, 0, sizeof(spi_message));
+    
+        spi_message[0].rx_buf = (unsigned long)rxBuffer;
+        spi_message[0].tx_buf = (unsigned long)txBuffer;
+        spi_message[0].len = size;
+
+        int result = ioctl(spifd_, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1), spi_message);
+
+        STA_ASSERT(result == 0);
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::receive(uint8_t * buffer, size_t size)
+    {
+        STA_ASSERT(buffer != nullptr);
+
+        struct spi_ioc_transfer spi_message[1];
+        memset(spi_message, 0, sizeof(spi_message));
+        
+        spi_message[0].rx_buf = (unsigned long)buffer;
+        spi_message[0].len = size;
+        return ioctl(spifd_, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1), spi_message);
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::fill(uint8_t value, size_t count)
+    {
+        STA_ASSERT(count != 0);
+
+        uint8_t * buffer = new uint8_t[count];
+        memset(buffer, value, count);
+
+        struct spi_ioc_transfer spi_message[1];
+        memset(spi_message, 0, sizeof(spi_message));
+        spi_message[0].tx_buf = (unsigned long)buffer;
+        spi_message[0].len = count;
+
+        int result = ioctl(spifd_, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(1), spi_message);
+
+        delete[] buffer;
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::update_setting(int setting, int value)
+    {
+        STA_ASSERT(open_);
+
+        int result = ioctl(spifd_, setting, value);
+        STA_ASSERT(result >= 0);
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::acquire()
+    {
+        SPI::acquire();
+
+        STA_ASSERT(spidev_ != nullptr);
+
+        /* open spidev device */
+        if (open_ == true)
+            return;
+
+        spifd_ = open(spidev_, O_RDWR);
+        STA_ASSERT(spifd_ < 0);
+
+        open_ = true;
+
+        update_setting(SPI_IOC_WR_MODE, &m_spiconfig.mode);
+        update_setting(SPI_IOC_RD_MODE, &m_spiconfig.mode);
+        update_setting(SPI_IOC_WR_BITS_PER_WORD, &m_spiconfig.bits_per_word);
+        update_setting(SPI_IOC_RD_BITS_PER_WORD, &m_spiconfig.bits_per_word);
+        uppdate_setting(SPI_IOC_WR_MAX_SPEED_HZ, &m_spiconfig.speed);
+        update_setting(SPI_IOC_RD_MAX_SPEED_HZ, &m_spiconfig.speed);
+    }
+
+    void RaspiSPI::release()
+    {
+        SPI::release();
+    }
+
+    RaspiSPIDevice::RaspiSPIDevice(RaspiSPI * intf) : SPIDevice { intf, RaspiGpioPin::DUMMY_GPIO }
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    RaspiSPIDevice::select()
+    {
+        // do nothing since the raspi SPI API doesn't require GPIO interaction.
+    }
+
+    RaspiSPIDevice::deselect() 
+    {
+        // do nothing since the raspi SPI API doesn't require GPIO interaction.
+    }
+} // namespace sta
+
+
+#endif // STA_PlATFORM_RASPI