diff --git a/probeTxRx/Makefile b/probeTxRx/Makefile
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+all: probeTxRx
+
+rebuild: clean
+rebuild: all
+
+clean:
+	rm -f probeTxRx
+	rm -f probeTxRx.o
+	rm -f spi/ax5043spi.o
+
+probeTxRx: probeTxRx.o
+probeTxRx: spi/ax5043spi.o
+	gcc -Wall -Wextra -o probeTxRx -lwiringPi probeTxRx.o spi/ax5043spi.o
+
+probeTxRx.o: probeTxRx.c
+probeTxRx.o: spi/ax5043spi.h
+	gcc -Wall -Wextra -c probeTxRx.c
+
+spi/ax5043spi.o: spi/ax5043spi.c
+spi/ax5043spi.o: spi/ax5043spi.h
+	gcc -Wall -Wextra -c -o spi/ax5043spi.o spi/ax5043spi.c
diff --git a/probeTxRx/probeTxRx b/probeTxRx/probeTxRx
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diff --git a/probeTxRx/probeTxRx.c b/probeTxRx/probeTxRx.c
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+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "spi/ax5043spi.h"
+
+#define AX5043_PWRMODE            (0x002)
+#define AX5043_PWRSTATE_POWERDOWN (0x000)
+#define AX5043_SILICONREVISION    (0x000)
+#define AX5043_SCRATCH            (0x001)
+#define SILICONREV1               (0x51)
+
+int main() {
+	setSpiChannel(SPI_CHANNEL);
+        setSpiSpeed(SPI_SPEED);
+        initializeSpi();
+
+	printf("INFO: Resetting AX5043\n");
+
+	uint8_t i;
+
+	// Initialize Interface
+	// Reset Device
+	ax5043WriteReg(AX5043_PWRMODE, 0x80);
+	ax5043WriteReg(AX5043_PWRMODE, AX5043_PWRSTATE_POWERDOWN);
+
+	// Wait some time for regulator startup
+	usleep(10000);
+
+	// Check Scratch
+	i = ax5043ReadReg(AX5043_SILICONREVISION);
+	i = ax5043ReadReg(AX5043_SILICONREVISION);
+
+	if (i != SILICONREV1) {
+		printf("ERROR: Unexpected hardware revision: %d\n", (int)i);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	ax5043WriteReg(AX5043_SCRATCH, 0x55);
+
+	if (ax5043ReadReg(AX5043_SCRATCH) != 0x55) {
+		printf("ERROR: Unable to communicate with the AX5043\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	ax5043WriteReg(AX5043_SCRATCH, 0xAA);
+	if (ax5043ReadReg(AX5043_SCRATCH) != 0xAA) {
+		printf("ERROR: Unable to communicate with the AX5043\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	printf("INFO: Successfully initialized the AX5043\n");
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
diff --git a/probeTxRx/probeTxRx.o b/probeTxRx/probeTxRx.o
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diff --git a/probeTxRx/spi/ax5043spi.c b/probeTxRx/spi/ax5043spi.c
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+// Copyright (c) 2018 Brandenburg Tech, LLC
+
+#include "ax5043spi.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+//#include "dummyspi.h"
+//#warning "For production builds, must not include dummyspi.h"
+#include <wiringPiSPI.h>
+#include <wiringPi.h>
+
+int spiChannel = -1;
+int spiSpeed = -1;
+
+void setSpiChannel(int newSpiChannel) {
+	spiChannel = newSpiChannel;
+}
+
+void setSpiSpeed(int newSpiSpeed) {
+	spiSpeed = newSpiSpeed;
+}
+
+void initializeSpi() {
+	printf("INFO: Initializing SPI\n");
+
+	if (spiChannel < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: invalid SPI channel %d\n", spiChannel);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	if (spiSpeed < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: invalid SPI speed %d\n", spiSpeed);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+
+	int fd;
+
+	wiringPiSetup();
+
+	fd = wiringPiSPISetup(spiChannel, spiSpeed);
+
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Cannot open SPI bus with error %d, %s\n",
+				errno, strerror(errno));
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	printf("INFO: Finished initializing SPI\n");
+}
+
+void ax5043WriteReg(uint16_t reg, uint8_t val) {
+	uint8_t buf[3];
+	int result;
+
+	if (spiChannel < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: invalid SPI channel %d\n", spiChannel);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	buf[0] = (unsigned char)(0x00f0 | ((reg & 0xf00) >> 8));
+	buf[1] = (reg & 0xff);
+	buf[2] = val & 0xff;
+
+	result = wiringPiSPIDataRW(spiChannel, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (result < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to write the register with result %d and error %s\n",
+				result, strerror(result));
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+}
+
+uint8_t ax5043ReadReg(uint16_t reg) {
+	uint8_t buf[3];
+	int result;
+
+	if (spiChannel < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: invalid SPI channel %d\n", spiChannel);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	buf[0] = (unsigned char)(0x0070 | ((reg & 0xf00) >> 8));
+	buf[1] = (reg & 0xff);
+	buf[2] = 0x0000;
+
+	result = wiringPiSPIDataRW(spiChannel, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (result < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read register with result = %d and error %s\n",
+				result, strerror(errno));
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	//printf("DEBUG: read value: %d\n", (int)buf[2]);
+	return (buf[2] & 0xff);
+}
diff --git a/probeTxRx/spi/ax5043spi.h b/probeTxRx/spi/ax5043spi.h
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+// Copyright (c) 2018 Brandenburg Tech, LLC
+
+#ifndef AX5043SPI_H_
+#define AX5043SPI_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define SPI_CHANNEL (0)
+#define SPI_SPEED (32000000)
+
+void setSpiChannel(int newSpiChannel);
+void setSpiSpeed(int newSpiSpeed);
+void initializeSpi();
+void ax5043WriteReg(uint16_t reg, uint8_t val);
+uint8_t ax5043ReadReg(uint16_t reg);
+
+#endif /* AX5043SPI_H_ */
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