diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 55f127b..25030c4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ bundles
 *.DS_Store
 .eggs
 dist
-**/*.egg-info
\ No newline at end of file
+**/*.egg-info
+.vscode/settings.json
diff --git a/adafruit_lsm9ds1.py b/adafruit_lsm9ds1.py
index 1238aa9..49bb683 100644
--- a/adafruit_lsm9ds1.py
+++ b/adafruit_lsm9ds1.py
@@ -363,12 +363,32 @@ def _write_u8(self, sensor_type, address, val):
 
 
 class LSM9DS1_I2C(LSM9DS1):
-    """Driver for the LSM9DS1 connect over I2C."""
+    """Driver for the LSM9DS1 connect over I2C.
 
-    def __init__(self, i2c):
-        self._mag_device = i2c_device.I2CDevice(i2c, _LSM9DS1_ADDRESS_MAG)
-        self._xg_device = i2c_device.I2CDevice(i2c, _LSM9DS1_ADDRESS_ACCELGYRO)
-        super().__init__()
+    :param ~busio.I2C i2c: The I2C bus object used to connect to the LSM9DS1.
+
+        .. note:: This object should be shared among other driver classes that use the
+            same I2C bus (SDA & SCL pins) to connect to different I2C devices.
+
+    :param int mag_address: A 8-bit integer that represents the i2c address of the
+        LSM9DS1's magnetometer. Options are limited to ``0x1C`` or ``0x1E``.
+        Defaults to ``0x1E``.
+
+    :param int xg_address: A 8-bit integer that represents the i2c address of the
+        LSM9DS1's accelerometer and gyroscope. Options are limited to ``0x6A`` or ``0x6B``.
+        Defaults to ``0x6B``.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, i2c, mag_address=_LSM9DS1_ADDRESS_MAG,
+                 xg_address=_LSM9DS1_ADDRESS_ACCELGYRO):
+        if mag_address in (0x1c, 0x1e) and xg_address in (0x6a, 0x6b):
+            self._mag_device = i2c_device.I2CDevice(i2c, mag_address)
+            self._xg_device = i2c_device.I2CDevice(i2c, xg_address)
+            super().__init__()
+        else:
+            raise ValueError('address parmeters are incorrect. Read the docs at '
+                             'circuitpython.rtfd.io/projects/lsm9ds1/en/latest'
+                             '/api.html#adafruit_lsm9ds1.LSM9DS1_I2C')
 
     def _read_u8(self, sensor_type, address):
         if sensor_type == _MAGTYPE:
@@ -401,7 +421,20 @@ def _write_u8(self, sensor_type, address, val):
 
 
 class LSM9DS1_SPI(LSM9DS1):
-    """Driver for the LSM9DS1 connect over SPI."""
+    """Driver for the LSM9DS1 connect over SPI.
+
+    :param ~busio.SPI spi: The SPI bus object used to connect to the LSM9DS1.
+
+        .. note:: This object should be shared among other driver classes that use the
+            same SPI bus (SCK, MISO, MOSI pins) to connect to different SPI devices.
+
+    :param ~digitalio.DigitalInOut mcs: The digital output pin connected to the
+        LSM9DS1's CSM (Chip Select Magnetometer) pin.
+
+    :param ~digitalio.DigitalInOut xgcs: The digital output pin connected to the
+        LSM9DS1's CSAG (Chip Select Accelerometer/Gyroscope) pin.
+
+    """
     # pylint: disable=no-member
     def __init__(self, spi, xgcs, mcs):
         self._mag_device = spi_device.SPIDevice(spi, mcs, baudrate=200000, phase=1, polarity=1)