+    PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH = 64
+
+    def __init__(self, clock):
+        from adafruit_blinka.microcontroller.nova import Connection
+        self._nova = Connection.getInstance()
+        self._nova.setNumericalBase(10)
+        self._nova.setOperationMode(0, 'SPI')
+        self._nova.setClockSPI(0, clock)
+        self._nova.setModeSPI(0, 0)
+        self._nova.setIOpinMode(0, 'DOUT')
+        self._nova.setIOpinMode(1, 'DOUT')
+        self._nova.beginSPI(0)