The MSP430 microcontroller with its 16 bit RISC processor, built-in hardware multiplier, lot of sophisticated analog peripherals on chip is well suited for precision instrumentation and control systems. A set of serial communication resources and a well designed interrupt system support a fairly complex design easily. Here's a look at key characteristics of these resources and their implications.

Striking Gold in Advanced Analogue From Farnell
Today’s world is heavily reliant upon monitoring and control of a wide variety of physical effects, for example to utilise resources such as energy more efficiently, and to realise improvements in quality of life. Examples of electronic products that are used to achieve these goals include fuel metering and exhaust monitoring systems, medical scanners, portable health monitoring instruments, remote equipment-status monitors, and advanced security systems.