diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4acd961..9676895 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .settings
 Release
 Debug
+build
 *.out
 *.map
 *.bin
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c3992d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
+
+if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
+endif()
+
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/lib/cmake)
+
+if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
+	set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/lib/cmake/c6400-toolchain.cmake)
+endif()
+
+set(tgt_name "c6416_template")
+
+project(${tgt_name} C ASM)
+
+set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX .out)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+
+add_executable(${tgt_name}) 
+
+target_include_directories(${tgt_name} PRIVATE
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/csl
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/imglib
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/dsplib)
+
+
+target_link_directories(${tgt_name} PRIVATE
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/lib)
+
+target_link_libraries(${tgt_name} PRIVATE
+	c6416_sdk.lib
+	platform_dsk.lib)
+
+target_link_options(${tgt_name} PRIVATE
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/C6416.cmd)
+
+set(tgt_srcs 
+	main.c)
+
+target_sources(${tgt_name} PRIVATE ${tgt_srcs})
+
+add_custom_command(TARGET ${tgt_name} POST_BUILD
+	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:${tgt_name}> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bin
+	COMMAND ${C6X_HEX6X} hex2bin.hexcmd $<TARGET_FILE:${tgt_name}>
+	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bin
+	COMMENT "convert coff to binary")
+
diff --git a/lib/cmake/c6400-toolchain.cmake b/lib/cmake/c6400-toolchain.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe47173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cmake/c6400-toolchain.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+include(find_compiler)
+set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY TARGET_SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBS FALSE)
+
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Generic)
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR c6416)
+
+c6x_find_compiler(C6X_COMPILER_CC cl6x.exe) 
+c6x_find_compiler(C6X_HEX6X hex6x.exe) 
+
+# Specify the cross compiler.
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${C6X_COMPILER_CC} CACHE FILEPATH "C compiler")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${C6X_COMPILER_CC} CACHE FILEPATH "C++ compiler")
+
+# todo should we be including CMakeASMInformation anyway - i guess that is host side
+set(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER ${C6X_COMPILER_CC} CACHE FILEPATH "ASM compiler")
+
+# Look for includes and libraries only in the target system prefix.
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+
+if (NOT DEFINED C64X_ABI)
+	set(C64X_ABI "coffabi")
+endif()
+
+# Get the C6X_C_DIR
+get_filename_component(CL6X_DIR "${C6X_COMPILER_CC}" DIRECTORY)
+string(REPLACE "bin" "include" C6X_C_DIR "${CL6X_DIR}")
+string(REPLACE "bin" "lib" C6X_CLIB_DIR "${CL6X_DIR}")
+
+set(C6X_C_DIR ${C6X_C_DIR} CACHE PATH "Path to Compiler include path" FORCE)
+
+set(ENV{C6X_C_DIR} "${C6X_C_DIR}")
+
+# on DSP flags
+set(C6X_COMMON_FLAGS "--define=CHIP_6416 --define=c6416 --abi=${C64X_ABI} --include_path=${C6X_C_DIR} --relaxed_ansi -mv6400")
+foreach(LANG IN ITEMS C CXX ASM)
+	set(CMAKE_${LANG}_FLAGS_INIT "${C6X_COMMON_FLAGS}")
+	
+	if (CSL_DEOPTIMIZED_DEBUG)
+        set(CMAKE_${LANG}_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "-O2")
+    else()
+        set(CMAKE_${LANG}_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "-g")
+    endif()
+
+	set(CMAKE_${LANG}_LINK_FLAGS "--rom_model --search_path=${C6X_CLIB_DIR}")
+endforeach()
+
diff --git a/lib/cmake/find_compiler.cmake b/lib/cmake/find_compiler.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84d6c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cmake/find_compiler.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+function(c6x_find_compiler compiler_path compiler_exe)
+    # Search user provided path first.
+    find_program(
+            ${compiler_path} ${compiler_exe}
+			PATHS "d:/ti/ccsv5/tools/compiler/c6000_7.4.4" "d:/ti/ccsv5/tools/compiler/c6000_7.4.1" "c:/ti/ccsv5/tools/compiler/c6000_7.4.4" "c:/ti/ccsv5/tools/compiler/c6000_7.4.1"
+            PATH_SUFFIXES bin
+            NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+    )
+
+    # If not then search system paths.
+    if ("${${compiler_path}}" STREQUAL "${compiler_path}-NOTFOUND")
+		if (DEFINED ENV{C6X_TOOLCHAIN_PATH})
+            message(WARNING "C6X_TOOLCHAIN_PATH specified ($ENV{C6X_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}), but ${compiler_exe} not found there")
+        endif()
+        find_program(${compiler_path} ${compiler_exe})
+    endif ()
+    if ("${${compiler_path}}" STREQUAL "${compiler_path}-NOTFOUND")
+        set(C6X_TOOLCHAIN_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to search for compiler.")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Compiler '${compiler_exe}' not found, you can specify search path with\
+            \"C6X_TOOLCHAIN_PATH\".")
+    endif ()
+endfunction()
+