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| 1 | +# Survey questions |
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2 |
| -- Are you currently using embedded rust for hobby/school/work/none/in the past but not now? |
3 |
| -- How long have you been using embedded Rust (0-6+ years) |
4 |
| -- If using for work, how many devices/year is your company shipping currently using Rust? |
5 |
| -- What architectures are you using (Arm/RISC-V/Xtensa/other) |
6 |
| -- What chip families are you using (STM32/nRF52/RP/ESP32/etc) |
7 |
| -- What frameworks/RTOSs are you using (Bare/Embassy/RTIC/Tock-OS/ESP-IDF/Hubris/other) |
8 |
| -- How are you using Rust? (Only Rust, Rust as primary with C components, C as primary with Rust components, Rust tooling only (off device)) |
9 |
| -- What tools do you use as part of your development process (Cargo, probe-rs, defmt, other) |
10 |
| -- What are the most common crates/libraries you use in your projects (free entry) |
11 |
| -- What are your biggest complaints or blockers for using Rust in your projects (free entry)? |
12 |
| -- How happy are you with using Rust for embedded (1-10)? |
| 3 | +This is the first Rust Embedded Working Group community survey. The goal is to gather feedback from users of Rust on Bare Metal or RTOS based embedded devices including microcontrollers. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Your use of embedded Rust |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +### How are you currently using embedded Rust? |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Type: select all that apply (optional) |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +- Hobby or personal projects |
| 12 | +- School projects |
| 13 | +- Work or professional projects |
| 14 | +- Not currently using embedded Rust, but have in the past for projects |
| 15 | +- I have not used embedded Rust for any projects |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +### How long have you been using embedded Rust? |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Type: select one (optional) |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +- Zero to one years |
| 22 | +- One to two years |
| 23 | +- Two to three years |
| 24 | +- Three to four years |
| 25 | +- Four to five years |
| 26 | +- Five to six years |
| 27 | +- More than six years |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +### If you are using embedded Rust for work, how many devices per year is your company shipping using Rust? |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +Type: select one (optional) |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +- Unsure or unable to disclose |
| 34 | +- 1 to 10 devices per year |
| 35 | +- 10 to 100 devices per year |
| 36 | +- 100 to 1000 devices per year |
| 37 | +- 1000 to 10000 devices per year |
| 38 | +- More than 10000 devices per year |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +### What architectures are you using embedded Rust with? |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +Type: select all that apply (optional) |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +- Arm Cortex-A |
| 45 | +- Arm Cortex-M |
| 46 | +- Arm Cortex-R |
| 47 | +- RISC-V 32-bit |
| 48 | +- RISC-V 64-bit |
| 49 | +- Xtensa |
| 50 | +- Other (open response) |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### What chip families are you using embedded Rust with? |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +Type: select all that apply (optional) |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +- ATSAM (Atmel/Microchip) |
| 57 | +- ESP32 (Espressif Systems) |
| 58 | +- LPC or i.MX RT (NXP) |
| 59 | +- nRF52 (Nordic Semiconductor) |
| 60 | +- RP2xxx (Raspberry Pi) |
| 61 | +- STM32 (STMicroelectronics) |
| 62 | +- TI (Texas Instruments) |
| 63 | +- Other (open response) |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +### How do you typically use embedded Rust in your projects? |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +Type: select all that apply (optional) |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +- Exclusively Rust for firmware |
| 70 | +- Majority Rust for firmware, with some C components or libraries |
| 71 | +- Majority C for firmware, with some Rust components or libraries |
| 72 | +- Exclusively C for firmware |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +## Typical tools and libraries used |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +### What frameworks or RTOSs are you using with embedded Rust? |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +Type: select all that apply (optional) |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +- Embassy |
| 81 | +- ESP-IDF (`std` support on ESP32) |
| 82 | +- Hubris OS |
| 83 | +- RTIC |
| 84 | +- Tock-OS |
| 85 | +- Other (open response) |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +### What tools do you use as part of your development process? |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +Type: select all that apply (optional) |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +- Cargo |
| 92 | +- defmt |
| 93 | +- probe-rs |
| 94 | +- Rust Analyzer |
| 95 | +- Other (open response) |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +### What are the most common crates or libraries you use in your projects? |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +Type: free text (optional) |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +## Personal feedback |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +### What are your biggest complaints or blockers for using Rust in your projects? |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +Type: free text (optional) |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +### How happy are you with using Rust for embedded projects? |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +Type: select one (optional) |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +- 1 (least happy) |
| 112 | +- 2 |
| 113 | +- 3 |
| 114 | +- 4 |
| 115 | +- 5 (most happy) |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +### Is there anything else you would like the Embedded Working Group to know? |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +Type: free text (optional) |
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