//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Reads data from a SPI peripheral until the provided buffer is filled. This
/// method does NOT need to be called after SPI_Write or SPI_WriteBuffer.
/// \param spi Pointer to an AT91S_SPI instance.
/// \param buffer Data buffer to store incoming bytes.
/// \param length Length in bytes of the data buffer.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
unsigned char SPI_ReadBuffer(AT91S_SPI *spi,
void *buffer,
unsigned int length)
{
#if !defined(CHIP_SPI_DMA)
// Check if the first bank is free
if (spi->SPI_RCR == 0) {

spi->SPI_RPR = (unsigned int) buffer;
spi->SPI_RCR = length;
spi->SPI_PTCR = AT91C_PDC_RXTEN;
return 1;
}
// Check if second bank is free
else if (spi->SPI_RNCR == 0) {

spi->SPI_RNPR = (unsigned int) buffer;
spi->SPI_RNCR = length;
return 1;
}
#endif
// No free bank
return 0;
}