Thanks for your response. Truly.
for now PE works. I had not found that Quick Start Guide code. I wonder if there is one as well for the s12xe development board.
The main issue I had here was my placement of the AD1_Measure() routine. For unknown reasons where I was placing this call it was not transferring the variable to my local variable to further the calculation needed with the ADC.
Luckily I found a blog by Eric Styger that has been a godsend.
I am sorry for the amateur/rookie questions. I am learning this and its a steep hill to climb.
Thanks for your patience and answers.
Chris