Hi,
I have checked it and SPI does not work. The SPTEF is never set so it looks like a bug or "feature". I is strange because UART is setting TC flag and you are able to simulate.
I do not know whether there is any workaround but setting SPTEF manually does not work.
I believe you will find there is much more limitations and it is useful for core simulation mainly.
Best regards,
Ladislav