diff --git a/src/BASpiMemory.cpp b/src/BASpiMemory.cpp
index 89dadad..46471ab 100644
--- a/src/BASpiMemory.cpp
+++ b/src/BASpiMemory.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,36 @@ void BASpiMemory::write(int address, int data)
 	digitalWrite(m_csPin, HIGH);
 }
 
+void BASpiMemory::write16(int address, uint16_t data)
+{
+	switch (m_memDeviceId) {
+	case SpiDeviceId::SPI_DEVICE0 :
+		SPI.beginTransaction(m_settings);
+		digitalWrite(m_csPin, LOW);
+		SPI.transfer16((SPI_WRITE_CMD << 8) | (address >> 16) );
+		SPI.transfer16(address & 0xFFFF);
+		SPI.transfer16(data);
+		SPI.endTransaction();
+		break;
+
+#if defined(__MK64FX512__) || defined(__MK66FX1M0__)
+	case SpiDeviceId::SPI_DEVICE1 :
+		SPI1.beginTransaction(m_settings);
+		digitalWrite(m_csPin, LOW);
+		SPI1.transfer16((SPI_WRITE_CMD << 8) | (address >> 16) );
+		SPI1.transfer16(address & 0xFFFF);
+		SPI1.transfer16(data);
+		SPI1.endTransaction();
+		break;
+#endif
+
+	default :
+		break;
+		// unreachable
+	}
+	digitalWrite(m_csPin, HIGH);
+}
+
 // single address read
 int BASpiMemory::read(int address)
 {
@@ -172,4 +202,39 @@ int BASpiMemory::read(int address)
 	return data;
 }
 
+uint16_t BASpiMemory::read16(int address)
+{
+
+	uint16_t data=0;
+
+	switch (m_memDeviceId) {
+	case SpiDeviceId::SPI_DEVICE0 :
+		SPI.beginTransaction(m_settings);
+		digitalWrite(m_csPin, LOW);
+		SPI.transfer16((SPI_READ_CMD << 8) | (address >> 16) );
+		SPI.transfer16(address & 0xFFFF);
+		data = SPI.transfer16(0);
+		SPI.endTransaction();
+		break;
+
+#if defined(__MK64FX512__) || defined(__MK66FX1M0__)
+	case SpiDeviceId::SPI_DEVICE1 :
+		SPI1.beginTransaction(m_settings);
+		digitalWrite(m_csPin, LOW);
+		SPI1.transfer16((SPI_READ_CMD << 8) | (address >> 16) );
+		SPI1.transfer16(address & 0xFFFF);
+		data = SPI1.transfer16(0);
+		SPI1.endTransaction();
+		break;
+#endif
+
+	default:
+		break;
+		// unreachable
+	}
+
+	digitalWrite(m_csPin, HIGH);
+	return data;
+}
+
 } /* namespace BAGuitar */
diff --git a/src/BASpiMemory.h b/src/BASpiMemory.h
index 9dcc84b..316fbb2 100644
--- a/src/BASpiMemory.h
+++ b/src/BASpiMemory.h
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ public:
 	/// @param data the value to write
 	void write(int address, int data);
 
+	void write16(int address, uint16_t data);
+
 	/// read a single data word from the specified address
 	/// @param address the address in the SPI RAM to read from
 	/// @return the data that was read
 	int  read(int address);
+	uint16_t  read16(int address);
 
 private:
 	SpiDeviceId m_memDeviceId; // the MEM device being control with this instance