Microcontroller recommendation for monitoring oil pressure, levels, etc

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Hi

I am fairly new to Freescale's line up and would like to know which microcontroller would be ideal for someone newer to freescale. I need to just monitor inputs from sensors to give me oil fluid readings, etc and store them for a short time.

I have looked at a few and came across the  Freescale MC56F8323MFBE. It is in the digital signal controller line up. Would any one know of a good general purpose microcontroller? It should have at least 15 General purpose I/O pins which can output and tolerate 5V.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[iggi]

Hi,

There are many general purpose MCUs family. Within 16-bit space, a good one is MC9S12XEP100 for example, or MC9S12G device family:

S12G:Family 16-bit MCU

S12XE|16-Bit Automotive Microcontroller|Freescale

Also, there is a new 16-bit MCU line with improved CPU core (S12Z) so called MagniV. Here are two MCUs for motor apps, S12VR and S12ZVM.

S12VR:S12 MagniV Mixed-Signal MCU for Relay Driven Motor Applications

S12 MagniV Mixed-Signal MCU for BLDC and DC M|Freescale

Note that a digital signal controller (DSC) is a specialized processor containing a single core capable of performing both microcontroller and digital signal processor functions.

Regards,
iggi