MAX11060 SPI STM32 CUBMX

Question

Interfacing with Maxi 11060 ADC (16 bit) over SPI seems an issue with my code, can you please look and let me know what's missing?

NOTE: Code is generated using STM32CubeMX

in main after all standard inits

configure_MAX11060();

in

while (1) 
{
    while( (GPIOB->IDR & (1 << 0)) != 0);
    MAX11060_full_read();
    HAL_Delay(500);
}

in

void configure_MAX11060()
{
    uint8_t config_reg_write[] = {CONFIG_REG_WRITE_ADDR, CONFIG_REG_WRITE_VALUE}; //0x60 and 0x00
    /* (1) : SPI Transmit, write to config reg on address 0xE0 */
    // Step(1): Bring the CS pin low to activate the slave device
    CS0_ENABLE
    HAL_Delay(10); //delay to initially setup the configuration register
    // Step(2): Transmit config reg address  & data
    HAL_SPI_Transmit(&hspi1, &config_reg_write[0], 1, TIMEOUT_VAL);
    HAL_SPI_Transmit(&hspi1, &config_reg_write[1], 1, TIMEOUT_VAL);
    // Step(3): Bring the CS pin high again
    CS0_DISABLE
    // give the sensor time to set up
    HAL_Delay(100);
}

in MAX11060_full_read()

void MAX11060_full_read()
{
    uint8_t reg_read_addr = READ_REG_DATA; //0xF0

    /* (2) : SPI Receive, read the contents of registers */
    // Step(1): Bring the CS pin low to activate the slave device
    CS0_ENABLE //#define CS0_ENABLE     do { HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_4, GPIO_PIN_RESET); } while(0);
    HAL_Delay(10);
    // Step(2): Transmit read reg address telling IC that we want to 'read' and start at register 0
    HAL_SPI_Transmit(&hspi1, &reg_read_addr, 1, TIMEOUT_VAL); //TIMEOUT is 60, epecting 96 bits
    /* Step (3): Receive the first 8 bits (Config reg data) */
  HAL_SPI_Receive(&hspi1, &read_data[0], 12, TIMEOUT_VAL * 100);
    // Step(4): Bring the CS pin high again
    CS0_DISABLE
    /* Step (5): Store the data read from the sensor */
    //TBD
}

SPI init is standard as follows

static void MX_SPI1_Init(void)
{

  hspi1.Instance = SPI1;
  hspi1.Init.Mode = SPI_MODE_MASTER;
  hspi1.Init.Direction = SPI_DIRECTION_1LINE;
  hspi1.Init.DataSize = SPI_DATASIZE_8BIT;
  hspi1.Init.CLKPolarity = SPI_POLARITY_LOW;
  hspi1.Init.CLKPhase = SPI_PHASE_1EDGE;
  hspi1.Init.NSS = SPI_NSS_SOFT;
  hspi1.Init.BaudRatePrescaler = SPI_BAUDRATEPRESCALER_64;
  hspi1.Init.FirstBit = SPI_FIRSTBIT_MSB;
  hspi1.Init.TIMode = SPI_TIMODE_DISABLE;
  hspi1.Init.CRCCalculation = SPI_CRCCALCULATION_DISABLE;
  hspi1.Init.CRCPolynomial = 7;
  hspi1.Init.CRCLength = SPI_CRC_LENGTH_DATASIZE;
  hspi1.Init.NSSPMode = SPI_NSS_PULSE_ENABLE;
  if (HAL_SPI_Init(&hspi1) != HAL_OK)
  {
    _Error_Handler(__FILE__, __LINE__);
  }

}

GPIO pin is handled as follows

void HAL_SPI_MspInit(SPI_HandleTypeDef* hspi)
{

  GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStruct;
  if(hspi->Instance==SPI1)
  {
  /* USER CODE BEGIN SPI1_MspInit 0 */

  /* USER CODE END SPI1_MspInit 0 */
    /* Peripheral clock enable */
    __HAL_RCC_SPI1_CLK_ENABLE();

    /**SPI1 GPIO Configuration    
    PA5     ------> SPI1_SCK
    PA6     ------> SPI1_MISO
    PA7     ------> SPI1_MOSI 
    */
    GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_5|GPIO_PIN_6|GPIO_PIN_7;
    GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_AF_PP;
    GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
    GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_HIGH;
    GPIO_InitStruct.Alternate = GPIO_AF0_SPI1;
    HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &GPIO_InitStruct);

  /* USER CODE BEGIN SPI1_MspInit 1 */
        GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_4;
    GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT_PP;
    HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &GPIO_InitStruct);
  /* USER CODE END SPI1_MspInit 1 */
  }

}

I receive either series of 00 in my read_data and randomly FF's. This is my second attempt with SPI and bot are a no success, any help would be greatly appreciated.