> >If it don't say anything more, it may be the classic 8051's: one machine
> >cycle is formed by twuelve clock cycles, and the instruction cycle
> >depends on the particular instruction.
> >If You want more speed enhacement look at Dallas MCS-51 compatible,
hi-speed
> >micros.
> Or the AVR, at one xtal clock per instruction (a few take two). 8 mhz, but
> that's 96 to an 8051 apparently.

    Ok, but beside the Scenix, there's no 8-bit microcontroller capable of
doing more than 20 MIPS???

    And what about the 16-bit micros? Can it be a good option for my
project? A US$10-20 microcontroller isn't very expensive to me if it can do
all I need on this project.

    Best regards,

    Brusque