void mibspiInit(void)
{
    U32 i;
    U32  regTestFLG;

    // Initialize MibSPI1
    // $$ Start mibSPI 1 Initialization
    /** bring MIBSPI out of reset */
    mibspiREG1->GCR0 = 0U; // nRESET = in reset
    mibspiREG1->GCR0 = 1U; // nRESET = out of reset

    /** enable MIBSPI1 multibuffered mode and enable buffer RAM */
    mibspiREG1->MIBSPIE = (mibspiREG1->MIBSPIE & 0xFFFFFFFEU) // RXRAM ACCESS = unchanged
                        | MIBSPIE_MSPIENA_CONFIG;

    /** MIBSPI1 master mode and clock configuration */
    mibspiREG1->GCR1 = (mibspiREG1->GCR1 & 0xFFFFFFFCU) // remaining fields = unchanged
                     | MIBSPI_GCR1_CLKMOD_CONFIG
                     | MIBSPI_GCR1_MASTER_CONFIG;

    /** MIBSPI1 enable pin configuration */
    mibspiREG1->INT0 = (mibspiREG1->INT0 & 0xFEFFFFFFU) // remaining fields = unchanged
                     | INT0_ENABLEHIGHZ_CONFIG;

    /** - Delays */
    mibspiREG1->DELAY = MIBSPI_DELAY_CONFIG;

    /** - Data Format 0 */
    mibspiREG1->FMT0 = MIBSPI_FTM0_CONFIG;

    /** - Data Format 1 */
    mibspiREG1->FMT1 = MIBSPI_FTM1_CONFIG;

    /** - Data Format 2 */
    mibspiREG1->FMT2 = MIBSPI_FTM2_CONFIG;

    /** - Data Format 3 */
    mibspiREG1->FMT3 = MIBSPI_FTM3_CONFIG;

    /** - Default Chip Select */
    mibspiREG1->DEF = MIBSPI_DEF_CONFIG;

    // Set fault in UI RAM in case the following loop cause a WDT timeout
    uirSaveFault.bit.mcuSbitFault = TRUE;

    /** - wait for buffer initialization complete before accessing MibSPI registers */
    regTestFLG = mibspiREG1->FLG;
    while ((regTestFLG & 0x01000000U) != 0U)
    {
        // Loop here until a WDT timeout/reset at which time the exception will be reported.
        regTestFLG = mibspiREG1->FLG;
    }

    // Clear fault in UI RAM - loop did not cause a WDT timeout
    uirSaveFault.bit.mcuSbitFault = FALSE;

    /** enable MIBSPI RAM Parity */
    mibspiREG1->UERRCTRL = (mibspiREG1->UERRCTRL & 0xFFFFFFF0U) // PTESTEN = unchanged
                         | (MIBSPI_EDEN_CONFIG);

    // $$ Common Initialization for mibSPI 1 TGs
    /** - initialize transfer groups */
    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[0U] = TGCTRL0_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[1U] = TGCTRL1_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[2U] = TGCTRL2_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[3U] = TGCTRL3_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[4U] = TGCTRL4_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[5U] = TGCTRL5_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[6U] = TGCTRL6_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->TGCTRL[7U] = TGCTRL7_CONFIG;

    mibspiREG1->LTGPEND = (mibspiREG1->LTGPEND & 0xFFFF00FFU)           // remaining fields = unchanged
                        | LTGPEND_LPEND_CONFIG;

    /** - initialize buffer ram */
    i = 0U;

    // $$ AC9-3142 - Initialize mibSPI 1 TG0
    // Initialize Transfer Group 0 control words
    while (i < (32U-1U))
    {
        mibspiRAM1->tx[i].control = MIBSPI_CONTROL_CONFIG;
        i++;
    }
    // Initialize Transfer Group 0 control word for last buffer
    mibspiRAM1->tx[i].control = MIBSPI_CONTROL_LAST_CONFIG;


    // $$ Finalize mibSPI 1 Initialization
    /** - set interrupt levels */
    mibspiREG1->LVL = MIBSPI_LVL_CONFIG;

    /** - clear any pending interrupts */
    mibspiREG1->FLG |= 0xFFFFU;  // Clear all nFLG interrupt flags
                                 // Note: writing to BUFINITACTIVE has no effect

    /** - set interrupt enables */
    mibspiREG1->INT0 = (mibspiREG1->INT0 & 0xFFFF0000U);  // Disable all nENA interrupts

    /** - MIBSPI1 Port initial output values */
    mibspiREG1->PC3 =  MIBSPI_PC3_CONFIG;

    /** - MIBSPI1 Port direction */
    mibspiREG1->PC1 =  MIBSPI_PC1_CONFIG;

    /** - MIBSPI1 Port open drain enable */
    mibspiREG1->PC6 =  MIBSPI_PC6_CONFIG;              // PDR = disable for all pins

    /** - MIBSPI1 Port pullup / pulldown selection */
    mibspiREG1->PC8 = MIBSPI_PC8_CONFIG;

    /** - MIBSPI1 Port pullup / pulldown enable*/
    mibspiREG1->PC7 =  MIBSPI_PC7_CONFIG;

    /** MIBSPI1 set pins to functional */
    mibspiREG1->PC0 =  MIBSPI_PC0_CONFIG; 

    /** - Finally start MIBSPI1 */
    mibspiREG1->GCR1 = (mibspiREG1->GCR1 & 0xFEFFFFFFU) // remaining fields = unchanged
                     | MIBSPI_GCR1_SPIEN_CONFIG;
}