diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2e9708..53b63f4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 thumbs.db
 storage/profiles
 config.py
+.idea/*
diff --git a/config.py.EXAMPLE b/config.py.EXAMPLE
index 2dbf4c0..8c771bd 100644
--- a/config.py.EXAMPLE
+++ b/config.py.EXAMPLE
@@ -35,15 +35,22 @@ heater_invert = 0 # switches the polarity of the heater control
 ### Inputs
 gpio_door = 18
 
-### Thermocouple Adapter selection (MAX31855 or MAX6675)
-max31855 = 1
+### Thermocouple Adapter selection:
+#   max31855 - bitbang SPI interface
+#   max31855spi - kernel SPI interface
+#   max6675 - bitbang SPI interface
+max31855 = 0
 max6675 = 0
+max31855spi = 1
 
-### Thermocouple I2C Connection
+### Thermocouple Connection (using bitbang interfaces)
 gpio_sensor_cs = 27
 gpio_sensor_clock = 22
 gpio_sensor_data = 17
 
+### Thermocouple SPI Connection (using adafrut drivers + kernel SPI interface)
+spi_sensor_chip_id = 0
+
 
 ########################################################################
 #
diff --git a/lib/max31855spi.py b/lib/max31855spi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89182de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/max31855spi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+from Adafruit_MAX31855 import MAX31855
+
+class MAX31855SPI(object):
+    '''Python driver for [MAX38155 Cold-Junction Compensated Thermocouple-to-Digital Converter](http://www.maximintegrated.com/datasheet/index.mvp/id/7273)
+     Requires:
+     - adafruit's MAX31855 SPI-only device library
+
+    '''
+    def __init__(self, spi_dev):
+        self.max31855 = MAX31855.MAX31855(spi=spi_dev)
+
+    def get(self):
+        '''Reads SPI bus and returns current value of thermocouple.'''
+        state = self.max31855.readState()
+        if state['openCircuit']:
+            raise MAX31855Error('Not Connected')
+        elif state['shortGND']:
+            raise MAX31855Error('Short to Ground')
+        elif state['shortVCC']:
+            raise MAX31855Error('Short to VCC')
+        elif state['fault']:
+            raise MAX31855Error('Unknown Error')
+        return self.max31855.readLinearizedTempC()
+
+
+class MAX31855SPIError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return repr(self.value)
diff --git a/lib/oven.py b/lib/oven.py
index 74059cb..c8d7be4 100644
--- a/lib/oven.py
+++ b/lib/oven.py
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ import config
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 try:
-    if (config.max31855 == config.max6675):
-    	log.error("choose (only) one converter IC")
-	exit()
+    if config.max31855 + config.max6675 + config.max31855spi > 1:
+        log.error("choose (only) one converter IC")
+        exit()
     if config.max31855:
-    	from max31855 import MAX31855, MAX31855Error
-    	log.info("import MAX31855")
+        from max31855 import MAX31855, MAX31855Error
+        log.info("import MAX31855")
+    if config.max31855spi:
+        import Adafruit_GPIO.SPI as SPI
+        from max6675 import MAX31855SPI, MAX31855SPIError
+        log.info("import MAX31855SPI")
     if config.max6675:
-   	from max6675 import MAX6675, MAX6675Error
-    	log.info("import MAX6675")
+        from max6675 import MAX6675, MAX6675Error
+        log.info("import MAX6675")
     sensor_available = True
 except ImportError:
     log.warning("Could not initialize temperature sensor, using dummy values!")
@@ -147,14 +151,14 @@ class Oven (threading.Thread):
             self.heat = 1.0
             if gpio_available:
                if config.heater_invert:
-               	 GPIO.output(config.gpio_heat, GPIO.LOW)
+                 GPIO.output(config.gpio_heat, GPIO.LOW)
                else:
                  GPIO.output(config.gpio_heat, GPIO.HIGH)
         else:
             self.heat = 0.0
             if gpio_available:
                if config.heater_invert:
-               	 GPIO.output(config.gpio_heat, GPIO.HIGH)
+                 GPIO.output(config.gpio_heat, GPIO.HIGH)
                else:
                  GPIO.output(config.gpio_heat, GPIO.LOW)
 
@@ -211,19 +215,23 @@ class TempSensorReal(TempSensor):
     def __init__(self, time_step):
         TempSensor.__init__(self, time_step)
         if config.max6675:
-        	log.info("init MAX6675")
-        	self.thermocouple = MAX6675(config.gpio_sensor_cs,
+            log.info("init MAX6675")
+            self.thermocouple = MAX6675(config.gpio_sensor_cs,
                                      config.gpio_sensor_clock,
                                      config.gpio_sensor_data,
                                      config.temp_scale)
 
         if config.max31855:
-        	log.info("init MAX31855")
-        	self.thermocouple = MAX31855(config.gpio_sensor_cs,
+            log.info("init MAX31855")
+            self.thermocouple = MAX31855(config.gpio_sensor_cs,
                                      config.gpio_sensor_clock,
                                      config.gpio_sensor_data,
                                      config.temp_scale)
 
+        if config.max31855spi:
+            log.info("init MAX31855-spi")
+            self.thermocouple = MAX31855SPI(spi_dev=SPI.SpiDev(port=0, device=config.spi_sensor_chip_id))
+
     def run(self):
         while True:
             self.temperature = self.thermocouple.get()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..215aad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adafruit-MAX31855>=1.6.1
\ No newline at end of file