Ard Spi End

In this tutorial, you'll learn about Arduino SPI.end Causes Communication Failure After Restart. We cover key concepts, practical examples, and best practices to help you understand and apply this topic effectively.

The Problem

Calling SPI.end() and then SPI.begin() again results in communication failure.

Quick Fix

Wrong

SPI.end();  // Disables SPI peripheral

SPI peripheral is disabled. Subsequent transfers have no effect.

Right

#include <SPI.h>

const int csPin = 10;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(csPin, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(csPin, HIGH);
}

void restartSPI() {
  SPI.end();  // Disable SPI
  delay(10);
  SPI.begin();  // Re-enable SPI
  // Reconfigure settings
  SPI.beginTransaction(SPISettings(4000000, MSBFIRST, SPI_MODE0));
  Serial.println("SPI restarted");
}

void loop() {
  digitalWrite(csPin, LOW);
  SPI.transfer(0x42);
  digitalWrite(csPin, HIGH);
  delay(1000);
  restartSPI();  // Works correctly
  delay(5000);
}

SPI restarted — communication continues after restart.

Prevention

SPI.end() disables the SPI peripheral and releases the pins. After SPI.begin(), re-apply settings with SPI.beginTransaction(). SPI.end() is rarely needed — use it when entering sleep mode or when reconfiguring the SPI bus for a different device.

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