diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 386ed441f..57efe32ff 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1443,3 +1443,6 @@
 	  tmpfs (2015-10-10).
 	* apps/examples/zerocross: Add a Zero Cross application example.
 	  From Alan Carvalho de Assis (2015-10-13).
+	* apps/examples/media:  Add a simple test for access of media via
+	  a block driver or MTD driver (2015-11-09).
+
diff --git a/examples/Kconfig b/examples/Kconfig
index 04a2a39bc..f7fa2c8fa 100644
--- a/examples/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ source "$APPSDIR/examples/igmp/Kconfig"
 source "$APPSDIR/examples/i2schar/Kconfig"
 source "$APPSDIR/examples/lcdrw/Kconfig"
 source "$APPSDIR/examples/ltdc/Kconfig"
+source "$APPSDIR/examples/media/Kconfig"
 source "$APPSDIR/examples/mm/Kconfig"
 source "$APPSDIR/examples/modbus/Kconfig"
 source "$APPSDIR/examples/mount/Kconfig"
diff --git a/examples/README.txt b/examples/README.txt
index 562000fc0..67a3ad872 100644
--- a/examples/README.txt
+++ b/examples/README.txt
@@ -709,6 +709,30 @@ examples/ltdc
 
   * CONFIG_EXAMPLES_LTDC
 
+examples/media
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+  The media test simply writes values onto the media hidden behind a
+  character driver and verifies that the media can be successfully written
+  and read.  This low level test is useful in the early phases of the
+  bringup of a new block or mtd driver because it avoids the complexity of
+  a file system.
+
+  This test uses a character driver and cannot directly access block or mtd
+  drivers.  This test is suitable for use EEPROM character drivers (see
+  nuttx/drivers/eeprom), or with block drivers wrapped as character drivers
+  (see nuttx/drivers/bch)
+
+    int ret = bchdev_register(<path-to-block-dirver>,
+                              <path-to-character-driver>, false);
+
+  MTD drivers need an additional wrapper layer, the FTL wrapper must first
+  be used to convert the MTD driver to a block device:
+
+    int ret = ftl_initialize(<N>, mtd);
+    ret = bchdev_register(/dev/mtdblock<N>, <path-to-character-driver>,
+                          false);
+
 examples/mm
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/examples/media/.gitignore b/examples/media/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa1ec7579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/media/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/Make.dep
+/.depend
+/.built
+/*.asm
+/*.obj
+/*.rel
+/*.lst
+/*.sym
+/*.adb
+/*.lib
+/*.src
diff --git a/examples/media/Kconfig b/examples/media/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6450cb1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/media/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#
+# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
+# see the file kconfig-language.txt in the NuttX tools repository.
+#
+
+config EXAMPLES_MEDIA
+	bool "Media test"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		Enable the media test.  This test simply writes values onto the
+		media hidden behind a character driver and verifies that the media
+		can be successfully written and read.  This low level test is
+		useful in the early phases of the bringup of a new block or mtd
+		driver because it avoids the complexity of a file system.
+
+		This test uses a character driver and cannot directly access block
+		or mtd drivers.  This test is suitable for use EEPROM character
+		drivers (see nuttx/drivers/eeprom), or with block drivers wrapped
+		as character drivers (see nuttx/drivers/bch)
+
+			int ret = bchdev_register(<path-to-block-dirver>,
+			                          <path-to-character-driver>, false);
+
+		MTD drivers need an additional wrapper layer, the FTL wrapper must
+		first be used to convert the MTD driver to a block device:
+
+			int ret = ftl_initialize(<N>, mtd);
+			ret = bchdev_register(/dev/mtdblock<N>, <path-to-character-driver>,
+			                      false);
+
+if EXAMPLES_MEDIA
+
+config EXAMPLES_MEDIA_DEVPATH
+	string "Character driver path"
+	default "/dev/mtd0"
+	---help---
+		This is the full path to the the character driver that is used to
+		access the media.  This test is suitable for use EEPROM character
+		drivers (see nuttx/drivers/eeprom), or with block drivers wrapped as
+		character drivers (see nuttx/drivers/bch)
+
+			int ret = bchdev_register(<path-to-block-dirver>,
+			                          <path-to-character-driver>, false);
+
+		MTD drivers need an additional wrapper layer, the FTL wrapper must
+		first be used to convert the MTD driver to a block device:
+
+			int ret = ftl_initialize(<N>, mtd);
+			ret = bchdev_register(/dev/mtdblock<N>, <path-to-character-driver>,
+			                      false);
+
+config EXAMPLES_MEDIA_BLOCKSIZE
+	int "Block size"
+	default 512
+	---help---
+		This test will attempt to determine the block size of the underlying
+		block or MTD driver using ioctl calls.  This default value will only
+		be used in the event that the test logic is unable to determine the
+		underlying block size of the media.  This value should match the
+		block/MTD device's (erase) block size.
+
+config EXAMPLES_MEDIA_PROGNAME
+	string "Program name"
+	default "media"
+	depends on BUILD_KERNEL
+	---help---
+		This is the name of the program that will be use when the NSH ELF
+		program is installed.
+
+endif
diff --git a/examples/media/Make.defs b/examples/media/Make.defs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53111aed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/media/Make.defs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+############################################################################
+# apps/examples/media/Make.defs
+# Adds selected applications to apps/ build
+#
+#   Copyright (C) 2015 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+#   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#    distribution.
+# 3. Neither the name NuttX nor the names of its contributors may be
+#    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+#    without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+# OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+# AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+# ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MEDIA),y)
+CONFIGURED_APPS += examples/media
+endif
diff --git a/examples/media/Makefile b/examples/media/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..098494629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/media/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+############################################################################
+# apps/examples/media/Makefile
+#
+#   Copyright (C) 2015 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+#   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#    distribution.
+# 3. Neither the name NuttX nor the names of its contributors may be
+#    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+#    without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+# OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+# AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+# ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+############################################################################
+
+-include $(TOPDIR)/Make.defs
+
+# Media test application info
+
+APPNAME = media
+PRIORITY = SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
+STACKSIZE = 2048
+
+# Media test application files
+
+ASRCS =
+CSRCS =
+MAINSRC = media_main.c
+
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MEDIA_PROGNAME ?= media$(EXEEXT)
+PROGNAME = $(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MEDIA_PROGNAME)
+
+include $(APPDIR)/Application.mk
diff --git a/examples/media/media_main.c b/examples/media/media_main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a91c3e9eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/media/media_main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * examples/media/hello_main.c
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2015 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ * 3. Neither the name NuttX nor the names of its contributors may be
+ *    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *    without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+ * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <nuttx/fs/fs.h>
+#include <nuttx/mtd/mtd.h>
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Pre-processor Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private types
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+struct media_info_s
+{
+  off_t blocksize;
+  off_t nblocks;
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * get_blocksize
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static void get_blocksize(int fd, FAR struct media_info_s *info)
+{
+  struct mtd_geometry_s mtdgeo;
+  int ret;
+
+  /* If the underlying driver is an MTD driver, then we should able to get
+   * the erase block size from an MTD ioctl call.
+   */
+
+  ret = ioctl(fd, MTDIOC_GEOMETRY, (unsigned long)((uintptr_t)&mtdgeo));
+  if (ret >= 0)
+    {
+      printf("MTD Geometry:\n");
+      printf("  blocksize:    %u\n", (unsigned int)mtdgeo.blocksize);
+      printf("  erasesize:    %lu\n", (unsigned long)mtdgeo.erasesize);
+      printf("  neraseblocks: %lu\n", (unsigned long)mtdgeo.neraseblocks);
+
+      info->blocksize = mtdgeo.erasesize;
+      info->nblocks   = mtdgeo.neraseblocks;
+    }
+
+  /* Otherwise, use the configured default.  We have no idea of the size
+   * of the media in this case.
+   */
+
+  else
+    {
+      info->blocksize = CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MEDIA_BLOCKSIZE;
+      info->nblocks   = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * media_main
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL
+int main(int argc, FAR char *argv[])
+#else
+int media_main(int argc, char *argv[])
+#endif
+{
+  FAR uint8_t *buffer;
+  struct media_info_s info;
+  int fd;
+
+  /* Open the character driver that wraps the media */
+
+  fd = open(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MEDIA_DEVPATH, O_RDWR);
+  if (fd < 0)
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: failed to open %s: %d\n",
+              CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MEDIA_DEVPATH, errno);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  /* Get the block size to use */
+
+  get_blocksize(fd, &info);
+  printf("Using:\n");
+  printf("  blocksize:    %lu\n", (unsigned long)info.blocksize);
+  printf("  nblocks:      %lu\n", (unsigned long)info.nblocks);
+
+  /* Allocate an I/O buffer of the correct block size */
+
+  buffer = (FAR uint8_t *)malloc((size_t)info.blocksize);
+  if (buffer == NULL)
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: failed to allocate I/O buffer of size %ul\n",
+              (unsigned long)info.blocksize);
+      close(fd);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  /* Clean-up and exit */
+
+  free(buffer);
+  close(fd);
+  return 0;
+}