AVR-Chat

>    A PIC with an 8 Mhz oscillator is giving you 2 MIPs (max) of
> performance.  An AVR running with an 8 Mhz oscillator is giving you 8
> MIPs (max) of performance.  (and this doesn't even consider the horrible
> instruction set and architecture you have to deal with when programming
> the PIC parts)  AVRs are simply more flexible, more powerful, and more
> easily programmable.
> 
> Tom (who admits to be heavily biased)
>


OK, but, what is easiest to use for 6 I/O, 2 inputs and 4 outputs ?

I am thinking a stepper driver that sees a step input and a direction
input and then outputs to 4 MOSFETS ?

Tiny-11 says it can do 6, but what about the oscilator ?

Dave