The ACPL-C87H-500E is an optically isolated sigma-delta modulator from Broadcom in DIP-8 with 16-bit resolution and 5000Vrms isolation. The input stage consists of a second-order sigma-delta modulator that continuously samples the differential input voltage (VIN+ – VIN-) and produces a 1-bit serial data stream. The modulator uses oversampling: at 10-20MHz external clock (MCLK), the effective sampling rate is 10-20MSPS. The 1-bit data output (DATA pin) has a density of ones proportional to the input voltage: 50% density at zero input, 90% at positive full-scale, 10% at negative full-scale. The optical isolation barrier transfers the digital bitstream from input to output using an LED and photodetector, providing galvanic isolation for high-voltage sensing in motor drives, inverters, and power converters. The host MCU or FPGA applies a sinc3 digital filter to the bitstream, achieving 16-bit effective resolution at lower output data rates (e.g., 82kSPS with sinc3 OSR=256). The -H suffix specifies tighter gain error and offset specifications.