4th Annual Embedded/IoT Reader Survey Enter to Win one of 10 Amazon $50 gift cards Question Title * 1. My current embedded project is programmed mostly in: Assembly C C++ C# Java Labview Matlab .Net Node.js Python Ruby Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What amount of your design time is spent on each of the following stages? (ranked 1 through 6) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Developing the overall system specs 1 2 3 4 5 6 Simulation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Prototyping 1 2 3 4 5 6 Detailed design 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conceptual design 1 2 3 4 5 6 Test and debug Question Title * 3. What sources of information do you consult to research your embedded design decisions? Blogs Colleagues Conferences/tradeshows Distributor websites Industry newsletters Media-company websites (like www.embedded-computing.com) Search engines Social media channels Technical communities Technical magazines Technical webinars Vendor websites Video channels (YouTube, etc.) Whitepapers Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What are the most important factors in choosing an OS/RTOS? The processors it supports Small memory footprint Real-time performance Purchase price Open-source availability No royalties My familiarity with the OS Freedom to customize or modify Ease of use Compatibility with hardware Compatibility with other software Availability of software development tools Availability of tech support Availability of full source code Security features Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Select the operating system you are currently using: Android Debian (Linux) eCos eSOL Express Logic (ThreadX) FreeRTOS Freescale MQX Green Hills (Integrity) Keil (RTX) LynuxWorks (LynxOS) Mentor Graphics (Nucleus) Micrium (uC/OS, any) MicroDigital (SMX RTOS) Microsoft Windows (any) Other Linux (specify) QNX Red Hat Linux Texas Instruments (DSP BIOS) Ubuntu Wind River (Linux) Wind River (VxWorks) Yocto In-house/custom Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What are the most important factors in choosing an embedded processor? The supplier’s reputation The operating systems it supports The on-chip I/O or peripherals The chip’s power consumption The chip’s performance The chip’s cost Ease of use Familiarity with architecture/chip family Availability of software development tools Availability of middleware, drivers, existing code Availability of hardware development tools Long-term availability Security features Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Which of the following 64-bit chip families are you working with? AMD ARM Intel Qualcomm Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Which of the following 32-bit chip families are you currently working with? Altera Nios Ambiq AMD (any) Atmel (ARM) Atmel (AVR) Freescale ARM Intel (any) Microchip PIC NXP ARM PowerPC Qualcomm Snapdragon Renesas Synergy Renesas RX family Renesas RZ family Silicon Labs ST STM32 TI OMAP TI Sitara TI Stellaris Xilinx Microblaze Xilinx Zynq Other ARM (specify) Question Title * 9. Which of the following 16-bit chip families are you currently working with? AMD (any) Freescale (HC12) Freescale (HC16) Intel (any) Microchip PIC Renesas (any) ST (ST9/ST10) TI (MSP430) Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Which of the following 8-bit chip families are you working with? Atmel AVR Cypress PSoC Freescale HC05/08/11 Intel 80XX, 251 Microchip PIC NXP P80X/P87X/P89X Renesas H8/R8 ST ST6/7/8 TI TMS370/7000 Xilinx PicoBlaze Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Which of the following FPGAs are you currently working with? Altera Atmel Cypress Lattice Microsemi Quicklogic Xilinx Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. If you are working on an IoT application, which vertical is it in? Automotive Consumer Industrial Medical/Healthcare Smart building Smart city Smart home Wearable Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. Have you/will you use a reference board/development kit to jump-start your design? If so, which reference board/development kit will you use? Adafruit Trinket Arduino Atmel XPlained BeagleBoard/Bone Broadcom/Cypress WICED Cypress CY8CKIT Intel Edison Intel Joule Intel (Altera) Max 10 FPGA board Microchip Curiosity Microsemi Igloo Nano MinnowBoard NXP Freedom Board NXP LPCXpresso Raspberry Pi (any) Renesas starter/eval board (any) Samsung Artik Silicon Labs Gecko STMicro Discovery STMicro NucleoOther (any) TI LaunchPad Manufacturer-specific board No, I am not planning to use one Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. Pick the top 3 system/design constraints/features for your current project: Field upgradability Security Performance Durability Power consumption Weight Size Quality/reliability Time to market BOM cost Question Title * 15. What would make you switch component vendors? Better price Better software support/ecosystem Better tech support Ease of Procurement (Consistent product availability, quick delivery, etc.) Familiarity with new vendor Higher performance product Long lifecycle support/guarantee Product obsolescence Superior told me to Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. Enter your contact details to win one of 10 Amazon $50 gift cards First Name Last Name Company Name Job Title Address City State Zip Country Email Done