UART_write for integer values

Hello All,

I've got stuck with a stupid issue. I'm using c5500 for the C5535 on the eZDSP board. I have a large Uint16 array which I am trying to write out using the CSL function UART_write(). According to the example in the CSL API reference manual 

//example

Uint16 length = 4;
char pbuf[4] = {0x74, 0x65, 0x73, 0x74};
CSLBool returnFlag;
ReturnFlag = UART_write(&pbuf[0],length,0);

//I want to do the following

#define BUFFER_MAX_SIZE (8192u)

Uint16 Buff[BUFFER_MAX_SIZE/2];

//initialize Buff with some 16bit values 

//initialize uart

UART_write(Buff, BUFFER_MAX_SIZE/2, 0);

//I tried the following but get the error: "argument of type "char" is incompatible with parameter of type "CSL_UartHandle""

#define BUFFER_MAX_SIZE (8192u)

Uint16 Buff[BUFFER_MAX_SIZE/2];

unsigned char *cBuff=(char *)Buff;

//initialize Buff with some 16bit values 

//initialize uart

UART_write(cBuff, BUFFER_MAX_SIZE, 0);

Any ideas... Thanks!

Milind