how to connect two sensors with arduino mega with SPI connection?

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Dear all,

i want to connect my arduino mega with accelerometer(CS2) and gyroscope(CS1) with SPI communication. I have already connected MISO, MOSI, and SCK. But i am confused regarding SS pin in Arduino mega because there is only one as per SPI - Arduino Reference. So, i want to know if it is possible to connect these two sensors with mega or not? If yes, in which pin should i connect?

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any digital pin can be used as SS ( also known as CS and other names ) for a device connected to the Arduino. be sure to set pinMode(pinNumber, OUTPUT);

the SS pin on the Arduino can be used as SS if you only have 1 SPI device. this requires you to set that pin as OUTPUT, which is a good thing, because

if you set the pinMode(pinNumber, INPUT ) and pull the SPI SS pin low, the Arduino becomes the slave device, and whatever pulled the pin low becomes the master

the Arduino SPI works both ways.

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Thank You Geek Emeritus. It solved my problem