#include /* ADS1018 settings */ const long int speedMaximum = 4000000; // frequency of communication const char dataOrder = MSBFIRST; const char dataMode = SPI_MODE1; void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); //start serial SPI.begin(); // start SPI library } void loop() { SPI.beginTransaction(SPISettings(speedMaximum, dataOrder, dataMode)); }