Jinx wrote:

> No reason a micro shouldn't be as reliable a solution as a dedicated
> IC. There are pros and cons for either option (cost, simplicity, s/w,
> availability etc)

Had some talk a couple of years ago with some people.
I agree on this.

A properly programmed and powered/configured uP (PIC among the others, 
I'd say even more reliable) will do as better as std. logic.
Maybe just some debugging is needed (besides designing software , of course)

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