The PicList user survey is complete, here are the results. For those of you who didn't respond, or notice the survey, I recently posted a survey to this list so that we could get a handle on who's in the group. 30 People responded!!! The report is best viewed in a spreadsheet program. If you have questions please email 'dsellner@embay.com'. Sales Pitch: I did this survey as a test of E*Form, a program we developed to do survey and forms entry via e-mail. If you would like more information about E*Form send me an e-mail or "www.skypoint.com/members/beachtec/", soon to be "www.beachtech.com". ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_1 1.1 Age => Type (N) Count : 25 Mean: 36.19 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 16 1 4 **** 23 1 4 **** 24 1 4 **** 27 1 4 **** 30 4 16 **************** 31 1 4 **** 32 5 20 ******************** 33 1 4 **** 34 1 4 **** 35 1 4 **** 43 1 4 **** 45 2 8 ******** 47 1 4 **** 51 1 4 **** 53 2 8 ******** 55 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_2 1.2 Income => Type (N) Count : 15 Mean: 37727.27 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 1000 1 7 ****** 24000 1 7 ****** 30000 1 7 ****** 32000 1 7 ****** 35000 1 7 ****** 36000 2 13 ************* 40000 1 7 ****** 50000 4 27 ************************** 52000 1 7 ****** 55000 1 7 ****** 60000 1 7 ****** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_3 1.3 Married => Type (L) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 8 32 ******************************** Y 17 68 ************************************************ ******************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_4 1.4 Kids => Type (N) Count : 19 Mean: 2.6 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 0 7 37 ************************************ 1 4 21 ********************* 2 6 32 ******************************* 3 1 5 ***** 7 1 5 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_5 1.5 Total Years of Education => Type (N) Count : 24 Mean: 26.21 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 4 1 4 **** 10 3 13 ************ 13 2 8 ******** 14 1 4 **** 15 1 4 **** 16 3 13 ************ 17 3 13 ************ 18 4 17 **************** 19 1 4 **** 22 1 4 **** 24 1 4 **** 33 1 4 **** 47 1 4 **** 115 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_6 1.6 How many years of technical education => Type (N) Count : 25 Mean: 3.71 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 0 1 4 **** 1 1 4 **** 2 2 8 ******** 4 8 32 ******************************** 5 7 28 **************************** 6 2 8 ******** 8 4 16 **************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_7 1.7 Are you currently at work? (y/n) => Type (L) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Y 25 ** ************************************************************************ ******* ********************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F1_8 1.8 What is your job title: => Type (C) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Chief Technician 1 4 **** Computer Engineer 1 4 **** Computer Engineer/Part time business owner. 1 4 **** Department Head Organisation 1 4 **** Design engineer & CAD/CAM manager 1 4 **** Electrical enginner 1 4 **** Embedded Software Engineer 1 4 **** Eng manager 1 4 **** Farm Work 1 4 **** Microchip FAE 1 4 **** President 4 16 **************** Programmer 1 4 **** SENIOR PARTNER 1 4 **** Senior Software Engineer 2 8 ******** Senior Technical Officer 1 4 **** System Administrator 1 4 **** Systems Administrator 1 4 **** Technical Officer 1 4 **** design engineer 2 8 ******** design engineer/sys admin/gopher/ 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F2_1 2.1 How many people work at your site: => Type (N) Count : 20 Mean: 542.13 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 1 3 15 *************** 2 2 10 ********** 3 2 10 ********** 4 2 10 ********** 5 1 5 ***** 6 1 5 ***** 10 1 5 ***** 30 1 5 ***** 70 1 5 ***** 80 1 5 ***** 100 1 5 ***** 120 1 5 ***** 500 1 5 ***** 3200 1 5 ***** 4001 1 5 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F2_2 2.2 How many people work in your group: => Type (N) Count : 20 Mean: 20.5 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 0 1 5 ***** 1 5 25 ************************* 2 4 20 ******************** 4 3 15 *************** 5 2 10 ********** 7 1 5 ***** 10 1 5 ***** 15 1 5 ***** 40 1 5 ***** 121 1 5 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F2_3 2.3 What is your firm's primary product: => Type (C) Count : 20 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Any electronics equipment 1 5 ***** BUSINESS MACHINERY 1 5 ***** Computer Relate Products 1 5 ***** Computer Software 3 15 *************** Electronic Design Services 1 5 ***** Electronic components 1 5 ***** Electronics 1 5 ***** Embedded Controllers 1 5 ***** Machines 1 5 ***** Maintenance 1 5 ***** Printed wired board 1 5 ***** Satellite Communications Equipment 1 5 ***** Structural Change 1 5 ***** Totalizator/pcb's. 1 5 ***** design 1 5 ***** fpga based computing devices 1 5 ***** industrial controls 1 5 ***** industrial laundry controllers 1 5 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_1 3.1 Do you use PICs in your work: (y/n) => Type (L) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 10 40 **************************************** Y 15 60 ************************************************ ************ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_2 3.2 Do you use PICs for hobby projects: (y/n) => Type (L) Count : 26 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 6 23 *********************** Y 20 77 ************************************************************************ **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_3 3.3 How many PICs do you (or your firm) consum per year (y/n) => Type (N) Count : 22 Mean: 1474.73 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 1 1 5 **** 2 2 9 ********* 3 1 5 **** 5 2 9 ********* 10 3 14 ************* 50 1 5 **** 100 4 18 ****************** 200 1 5 **** 1000 1 5 **** 1020 1 5 **** 1200 1 5 **** 1500 1 5 **** 2030 1 5 **** 5000 1 5 **** 10000 1 5 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_4 3.4 How many Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) do you design per yea r (y/n) => Type (N) Count : 19 Mean: 11.55 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 0 3 16 *************** 1 1 5 ***** 2 5 26 ************************** 3 2 11 ********** 5 2 11 ********** 6 1 5 ***** 10 1 5 ***** 12 1 5 ***** 15 1 5 ***** 23 1 5 ***** 50 1 5 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_5 3.5 How many PIC projects do you complete per year => Type (N) Count : 24 Mean: 10.2 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 0 3 13 ************ 2 9 38 ************************************* 3 2 8 ******** 4 3 13 ************ 5 1 4 **** 6 1 4 **** 10 2 8 ******** 15 1 4 **** 23 1 4 **** 34 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_6_1 "3.6 Please List other non PIC microprocessors in order of preference, by family: Choice 1 => " Type (C) Count : 24 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 61 3 13 ************ 6502 2 8 ******** 68000 1 4 **** 68332 1 4 **** 68HC11 1 4 **** 8031 2 8 ******** 8051 4 17 **************** 8088 1 4 **** 80c31 1 4 **** 80x86 1 4 **** Intel 8051 1 4 **** MC68HC11 1 4 **** Philips 51 derivatives 1 4 **** n/a 1 4 **** x86 1 4 **** z80 2 8 ******** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_6_2 "3.6 Please List other non PIC microprocessors in order of preference, by family: Choice 2 => " Type (C) Count : 18 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 54 3 17 **************** 6502 1 6 ***** 68000 1 6 ***** 680x0 1 6 ***** 68HC705P9 1 6 ***** 68ch11 1 6 ***** 68hc11 2 11 *********** 8048 1 6 ***** 8051 1 6 ***** 80X86 1 6 ***** 80c196 1 6 ***** 80x88 1 6 ***** MCS51 1 6 ***** Zilog Z86E04 1 6 ***** n/a 1 6 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_6_3 "3.6 Please List other non PIC microprocessors in order of preference, by family: Choice 3 => " Type (C) Count : 10 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 - 1 10 ********** 64180 1 10 ********** 6805 1 10 ********** 680xx 1 10 ********** 68705 1 10 ********** Atmel 89C2051 1 10 ********** ST6225 1 10 ********** Z80 2 20 ******************** n/a 1 10 ********** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_6_4 "3.6 Please List other non PIC microprocessors in order of preference, by family: Choice 4 => " Type (C) Count : 6 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 - 1 17 **************** ... 1 17 **************** 6800 1 17 **************** Motorola 68HC705 1 17 **************** TMS320C40 1 17 **************** n/a 1 17 **************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F3_6_5 "3.6 Please List other non PIC microprocessors in order of preference, by family: Choice 5 => " Type (C) Count : 5 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 - 1 20 ******************** 8051 1 20 ******************** DEC LSI/11 1 20 ******************** Mitsubishi 37702 1 20 ******************** n/a 1 20 ******************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F4_1 4.1 What Programmer do you use => Type (C) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 ALL07 (Hi-Lo) 1 4 **** "COMPIC-1, COMPIC-5X, COMPIC-PRO" 1 4 **** David Tait's design 1 4 **** "DonTronics, Newfound" 1 4 **** EE Tools 1 4 **** ITU 1 4 **** ITU PIC1 1 4 **** Micro Burner 1 4 **** Microchip 3 12 ************ PIC16Cxx-PGM/Microchip 16B1 1 4 **** PIC84PGM (from Don McKenzie) 1 4 **** PICSTART 16b 2 8 ******** PICSTART-16C 1 4 **** Parallax 2 8 ******** PicStart 16C 1 4 **** ProMate 1 4 **** "Promate," 1 4 **** Self-Built 1 4 **** "home-made, never works :-(" 1 4 **** nedham emp20 1 4 **** promate / picstar / 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F4_2 4.2 What Compiler do you use => Type (C) Count : 19 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 - 1 5 ***** "Borland C++, MPC, MPLABC" 1 5 ***** ByteCraft C 1 5 ***** CCS PCM 1 5 ***** MPASM 1.30 1 5 ***** MPC 1 5 ***** Microchip 3 16 *************** NEVER 1 5 ***** "Parallax, MicroEngineering PBasic" 1 5 ***** Various 1 5 ***** byte craft 1 5 ***** nil 1 5 ***** none 5 26 ************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F4_3 4.3 What Assembler do you use => Type (C) Count : 24 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 "Factory assembler (INTEL, THOMSON)" 1 4 **** MPASM 11 46 ********************************************* MPASM 1.30 1 4 **** MPASM/PASM 1 4 **** "MPASMWIN, MPASM" 1 4 **** Microchip 3 13 ************ PASM 1 4 **** "Parralax, MicroChip" 1 4 **** Various 1 4 **** none 2 8 ******** parallax 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F4_4 4.4 What Debugger do you use => Type (C) Count : 17 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 (MPSIM/nil) 1 6 ***** MPLAB-SIM 1 6 ***** MPSIM 5.20 1 6 ***** MPSIM/PSIM 1 6 ***** Microchip 3 18 ***************** Personnal WINDOWS program 1 6 ***** Various 1 6 ***** avoid them 1 6 ***** mpsim 4 24 *********************** none 3 18 ***************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F4_5 4.5 What Prototype boards do you use => Type (C) Count : 20 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 - 1 5 ***** ... 1 5 ***** Depew 3 15 *************** DonTronics 1 5 ***** I do it myself 1 5 ***** Micro Labs 1 5 ***** custom 1 5 ***** custom design 1 5 ***** home made 1 5 ***** mine 1 5 ***** my own 2 10 ********** none 3 15 *************** own 2 10 ********** veroboard/protoboard/wirewrap 1 5 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F4_6 4.6 What In-Circuit-Emulators do you use => Type (C) Count : 19 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 I use ONLY simulator 1 5 ***** ICEPIC 1 5 ***** MPLAB-PICMASTER 1 5 ***** MPSIM 1 5 ***** PICMASTER 1 5 ***** Parallax 1 5 ***** clearview xx 1 5 ***** nil 1 5 ***** none 10 53 ************************************************ **** own 1 5 ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_1_1 What OS do you use for PIC development: 5.1.1 UNIX => Type (L) Count : 8 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 7 88 ************************************************************************ ******* ******** Y 1 13 ************ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_1_2 What OS do you use for PIC development: 5.1.2 Windows => Type (L) Count : 22 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 2 9 ********* Y 20 91 ************************************************************************ ******* *********** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_1_3 What OS do you use for PIC development: 5.1.3 DOS => Type (L) Count : 22 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Y 22 ** ************************************************************************ ******* ********************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_1_4 What OS do you use for PIC development: 5.1.4 Macintosh => Type (L) Count : 10 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 7 70 ************************************************ ********************** Y 3 30 ****************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_1_5 What OS do you use for PIC development: 5.1.5 Other => Type (C) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 (specify) 22 88 ************************************************************************ ******* ********* (specify) OS/2 Warp 1 4 **** (specify)n 1 4 **** (specify)none 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_2_1 What OS do you use on a daily basis (check all that apply): 5.2. 1 UNIX => Type (L) Count : 8 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 2 25 ************************* Y 6 75 ************************************************************************ *** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_2_2 What OS do you use on a daily basis (check all that apply): 5.2. 2 Windows => Type (L) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Y 25 ** ************************************************************************ ******* ********************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_2_3 What OS do you use on a daily basis (check all that apply): 5.2. 3 DOS => Type (L) Count : 18 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Y 18 ** ************************************************************************ ******* ********************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_2_4 5What OS do you use on a daily basis (check all that apply): .2. 4 Macintosh => Type (L) Count : 9 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 4 44 ******************************************** Y 5 56 ************************************************ ******* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F5_2_5 What OS do you use on a daily basis (check all that apply): 5.2. 5 Other => Type (C) Count : 26 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 (specify) 22 85 ************************************************************************ ******* ***** (specify) OS/2 Warp 1 4 *** (specify)n 1 4 *** (specify)none 1 4 *** VMS 1 4 *** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F6_1 6.1 Do you consider yourself an inventor? (y/n) => Type (L) Count : 25 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 7 28 **************************** Y 18 72 ************************************************************************ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F6_2 6.2 Do you market your own products? (y/n) => Type (L) Count : 26 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 12 46 ********************************************** Y 14 54 ************************************************ ***** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F6_3 "6.3 Do you have products that you would like to market, but hav en't? (y/n) => " Type (L) Count : 16 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 4 25 ************************* Y 12 75 ************************************************************************ *** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F7_1 7.1 How many times per month do you read this list => Type (N) Count : 21 Mean: 228.5 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 3 3 14 ************** 6 1 5 **** 20 4 19 ******************* 21 1 5 **** 25 1 5 **** 30 7 33 ********************************* 40 1 5 **** 50 1 5 **** 60 1 5 **** 2030 1 5 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F7_2 7.2 How many times per per month do you pose a question => Type (N) Count : 23 Mean: 171 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 0 8 35 ********************************** 1 9 39 *************************************** 2 2 9 ******** 3 1 4 **** 5 2 9 ******** 1015 1 4 **** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F7_3 7.3 Do you find the responses helpful? (y/n) => Type (L) Count : 23 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 1 4 **** Y 22 96 ************************************************************************ ******* **************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_1 8 Hobbies: 8.1 Biking => Type (L) Count : 15 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Y 15 ** ************************************************************************ ******* ********************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_2 8 Hobbies: 8.2 Camping => Type (L) Count : 10 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 1 10 ********** Y 9 90 ************************************************************************ ******* *********** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_3 8 Hobbies: 8.3 Computer Games => Type (L) Count : 12 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 1 8 ******** Y 11 92 ************************************************************************ ******* ************ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_4 8 Hobbies: 8.4 Cooking => Type (L) Count : 10 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 1 10 ********** Y 9 90 ************************************************************************ ******* *********** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_5 8 Hobbies: 8.5 Electronics => Type (L) Count : 23 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Y 23 ** ************************************************************************ ******* ********************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_6 8 Hobbies: 8.6 Family => Type (L) Count : 17 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 Y 17 ** ************************************************************************ ******* ********************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_7 8 Hobbies: 8.7 Home Automation => Type (L) Count : 17 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 1 6 ***** Y 16 94 ************************************************************************ ******* *************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_8 8 Hobbies: 8.8 Home Remodeling => Type (L) Count : 14 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 1 7 ******* Y 13 93 ************************************************************************ ******* ************* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_9 8 Hobbies: 8.9 Lounge Lizard => Type (L) Count : 9 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 3 33 ********************************* Y 6 67 ************************************************ ****************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_10 8 Hobbies: 8.10 Metal working => Type (L) Count : 10 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 2 20 ******************** Y 8 80 ************************************************************************ ******* * ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_11 8 Hobbies: 8.11 Model Airplanes => Type (L) Count : 8 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 2 25 ************************* Y 6 75 ************************************************************************ *** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_12 8 Hobbies: 8.12 Model Rockets => Type (L) Count : 5 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 2 40 **************************************** Y 3 60 ************************************************ ************ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_13 8 Hobbies: 8.13 Music => Type (L) Count : 14 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 2 14 ************** Y 12 86 ************************************************************************ ******* ****** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_14 8 Hobbies: 8.14 Skating => Type (L) Count : 7 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 2 29 **************************** Y 5 71 ************************************************ *********************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_15 8 Hobbies: 8.15 Skiing => Type (L) Count : 6 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 3 50 ************************************************ ** Y 3 50 ************************************************ ** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Field F8_16 8 Hobbies: 8.16 Wood working => Type (L) Count : 16 Value Count Percent Graph Empty 0 0 N 1 6 ****** Y 15 94 ************************************************************************ ******* ************** ===================================== Doug Sellner Beach Tech 4131 Vincent Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55410 VOICE: (612) 924-9193 FAX: (612) 926-1145 E-MAIL: dsellner@embay.com