diff --git a/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.cxx b/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.cxx
index 9be82724..b8e4f1ca 100644
--- a/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.cxx
+++ b/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.cxx
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ using namespace upm;
 using namespace std;
 
 
-LSM9DS0::LSM9DS0(int bus, uint8_t gAddress, uint8_t xmAddress) :
-  m_i2cG(bus), m_i2cXM(bus), m_gpioG_INT(0), m_gpioG_DRDY(0),
+LSM9DS0::LSM9DS0(int bus, bool raw, uint8_t gAddress, uint8_t xmAddress) :
+  m_i2cG(bus, raw), m_i2cXM(bus, raw), m_gpioG_INT(0), m_gpioG_DRDY(0),
   m_gpioXM_GEN1(0), m_gpioXM_GEN2(0)
 {
   m_gAddr = gAddress;
diff --git a/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.hpp b/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.hpp
index 17648d6a..cc872cc6 100644
--- a/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.hpp
+++ b/src/lsm9ds0/lsm9ds0.hpp
@@ -1058,9 +1058,12 @@ namespace upm {
      * lsm9ds0 constructor
      *
      * @param bus i2c bus to use
+     * @param raw bypass board definition file, set to true if using Sparkfun
+     * 9DOF Block on an Intel Edison Arduino board
      * @param address the address for this device
      */
-    LSM9DS0(int bus=LSM9DS0_I2C_BUS, 
+    LSM9DS0(int bus=LSM9DS0_I2C_BUS,
+            bool raw=false,
             uint8_t gAddress=LSM9DS0_DEFAULT_GYRO_ADDR,
             uint8_t xmAddress=LSM9DS0_DEFAULT_XM_ADDR);