The MCP3008T-I/SL is a 8-channel 10-bit Serial Analog-to-digital Converter with SPI serial interface. The MCP3008 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) combines high performance and low power consumption, making it ideal for embedded control applications. The MCP3008 features a successive approximation register (SAR) architecture and an industry-standard SPI serial interface, allowing 10-bit ADC capability to be added to any PIC® microcontroller. The MCP3008 features 200k samples/second, 8 input channels, low power consumption (5nA typical standby, 425µA typical active).