This application report presents a hardware and software solution to interfacing the ADS8345 16-bit 8-channel 100 kHz analog-to-digital converter to the C5000? fixed point 16-bit family of digital signal processors (DSP). While this application report primarily focuses on the 8-channel ADS8345 part the same solution can be utilized for the 4-channel ADS7841/ADS8341/ADS8343 and 8-channel ADS834