+        if int(self._novaCMDVer) >= 1:
+            chunks, rest = divmod(len(buffer_out), self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH)
+            i = 0
+            for i in range(chunks):
+                chunk_start = out_start + i * self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH
+                chunk_end = chunk_start + self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH
+                result = self._nova.writeToReadFromSPI(0,
+                                                       True,
+                                                       True,
+                                                       chunk_end-chunk_start,
+                                                       buffer_out[chunk_start:chunk_end])
+
+                if result != "-NG":
+                    resp = result.split(" ")
+                    resp = resp[2]
+
+                    # loop over half of resp len as we're reading 2 chars at a time to form a byte
+                    loops = int(len(resp)/2)
+                    for j in range(loops):
+                        buffer_in[(i*self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH)+in_start+j] = \
+                                                                 int(resp[j*2]+resp[j*2+1], 16)
+                else:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Received error response from Binho Nova, result = " + \
+                                       result)
+            if rest:
+                result = self._nova.writeToReadFromSPI(0, True, True, rest, buffer_out[-1*rest:])
+                if result != "-NG":
+                    resp = result.split(" ")
+                    resp = resp[2]
+
+                    # loop over half of resp len as we're reading 2 chars at a time to form a byte
+                    loops = int(len(resp)/2)
+                    for j in range(loops):
+                        buffer_in[(i*self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH)+in_start+j] = \
+                                                                 int(resp[j*2]+resp[j*2+1], 16)
+                else:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Received error response from Binho Nova, result = " + \
+                                       result)
+            print(buffer_in)
+        else:
+            for data_out in buffer_out:
+                data_in = int(self.get_received_data(self._nova.transferSPI(0, data_out)))
+                if i < readlen:
+                    buffer_in[in_start+i] = data_in
+                i += 1