diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c189592..3706fd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ To see debug messages please add build flags to your `platformio.ini` as below (
 
 `build_flags = -DCORE_DEBUG_LEVEL=ARDUHAL_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG`
 
+- for RP2040 using [arduino-pico core](https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico)
+
+`build_flags = -DDEBUG_RP2040_PORT=Serial -DDEBUG_VS1053=true`
+
 The Serial Interface needs to be initialized in the `setup()`.
 
 ```c++
diff --git a/src/ConsoleLogger.h b/src/ConsoleLogger.h
index 773b77d..40e5b4d 100644
--- a/src/ConsoleLogger.h
+++ b/src/ConsoleLogger.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
         #define LOG(...) ESP_LOGD("ESP_VS1053", __VA_ARGS__)
     #elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266) && defined(DEBUG_ESP_PORT)
         #define LOG(...) DEBUG_ESP_PORT.printf(__VA_ARGS__)
+    #elif defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_RP2040) && defined(DEBUG_RP2040_PORT) && defined(DEBUG_VS1053)
+        #define LOG(...) DEBUG_RP2040_PORT.printf(__VA_ARGS__)
     #else
         #define LOG(...)
     #endif
diff --git a/src/VS1053.cpp b/src/VS1053.cpp
index 0f17fe7..0759462 100644
--- a/src/VS1053.cpp
+++ b/src/VS1053.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ uint16_t VS1053::read_register(uint8_t _reg) const {
     uint16_t result;
 
     control_mode_on();
-    SPI.write(3);    // Read operation
-    SPI.write(_reg); // Register to read (0..0xF)
+    spi_write(3);    // Read operation
+    spi_write(_reg); // Register to read (0..0xF)
     // Note: transfer16 does not seem to work
     result = (SPI.transfer(0xFF) << 8) | // Read 16 bits data
              (SPI.transfer(0xFF));
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ uint16_t VS1053::read_register(uint8_t _reg) const {
 
 void VS1053::writeRegister(uint8_t _reg, uint16_t _value) const {
     control_mode_on();
-    SPI.write(2);        // Write operation
-    SPI.write(_reg);     // Register to write (0..0xF)
-    SPI.write16(_value); // Send 16 bits data
+    spi_write(2);        // Write operation
+    spi_write(_reg);     // Register to write (0..0xF)
+    spi_write16(_value); // Send 16 bits data
     await_data_request();
     control_mode_off();
 }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void VS1053::sdi_send_buffer(uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
             chunk_length = vs1053_chunk_size;
         }
         len -= chunk_length;
-        SPI.writeBytes(data, chunk_length);
+        spi_write_bytes(data, chunk_length);
         data += chunk_length;
     }
     data_mode_off();
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void VS1053::sdi_send_fillers(size_t len) {
         }
         len -= chunk_length;
         while (chunk_length--) {
-            SPI.write(endFillByte);
+            spi_write(endFillByte);
         }
     }
     data_mode_off();
diff --git a/src/VS1053.h b/src/VS1053.h
index 9faf7b6..8eec1e6 100644
--- a/src/VS1053.h
+++ b/src/VS1053.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 
 #include "patches/vs1053b-patches.h"
 
+#ifndef _BV
+#define _BV(bit) (1 << (bit))
+#endif
+
 enum VS1053_I2S_RATE {
     VS1053_I2S_RATE_192_KHZ,
     VS1053_I2S_RATE_96_KHZ,
@@ -119,6 +123,32 @@ class VS1053 {
 
     void sdi_send_fillers(size_t length);
 
+    inline void spi_write(uint8_t data) const {
+#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) || defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
+        SPI.write(data);
+#else
+        (void)SPI.transfer(data);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    inline void spi_write16(uint16_t data) const {
+#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) || defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
+        SPI.write16(data);
+#else
+        (void)SPI.transfer16(data);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    inline void spi_write_bytes(const uint8_t * data, uint32_t size) const {
+#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) || defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266)
+        SPI.writeBytes(data, size);
+#else
+        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+            SPI.transfer(data[i]);
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
     void wram_write(uint16_t address, uint16_t data);
 
     uint16_t wram_read(uint16_t address);