Assuming that you had plans to implement a FOCE experiment:

Which of the following are best describe the implementation team? 
(select all that apply)
A) We can operate and configure application software
B) We can install and use third party / open source application software
C) We can modify software
D) We can develop original software

What would be a likely composition of your FOCE implementation team
(indicate number of persons)
_____ science P.I. 
_____ science post doc/grad student: 
_____ engineering post doc/grad student
_____ electrical engineer
_____ mechanical engineer
_____ electro-mechanical
_____ software engineer
_____ electronic technicians
_____ mechanical technicians

Based on what you know today, rank your concerns FOCE technology to be
(1-n)

___ not a good fit for my line of research
___ experiment design
___ number of replicates needed
___ material cost
___ operating cost
___ logistics
___ permitting
___ software development
___ mechanical design
___ electrical design
___ other (please specify)

Which of the following platforms could your team configure/operate?
(select all that apply)
A) Windows
B) DOS
C) Mac
D) Linux
E) Android
F) iPhone
G) National Instruments/LabView 
H) Arduino
I) Beagleboard/Beaglebone
J) Other ___________________________
K) None
L) Not sure/maybe others

On which of the following platforms could your team modify/develop software?
(select all that apply)
A) PC/Windows
B) Mac
C) Linux
D) Android
E) iPhone
F) National Instruments/LabView 
G) Arduino
H) Beagleboard/Beaglebone
I) Other ___________________________
J) None/Don't develop software
K) Not sure/maybe others

Which of the following software does your team use?
(select all that apply)
A) Matlab
B) LabView
C) Excel
D) DOS
E) OSX (Mac OS)
F) Linux
E) bash, csh, or other unix/linux shells
G) Not sure/maybe others
H) Other ___________________________

Which of the following software technologies is most familiar to you/your team?
(select all that apply)
A) C
B) C++
C) Java
D) Arduino (Wiring/Processing)
E) BASIC
F) MatLab
G) Python
H) Perl
I) HTML/XML/CSS/Javascript (any)
G) Other ______________________
H) Not sure/maybe others

If you were to build a FOCE experiment, who would be responsible for designing and implementing the mechanical components, electronics and software? 
(select all that apply)
A) myself
B) science lab (non-engineer grad students/post docs)
C) one engineer
D) multiple engineers and/or science team
E) contractor 

Our institurion provides access to mechanical fabrication resources 
Yes
No

Our institurion provides access to electronics fabrication resources 
Yes
No

How familiar is/are the implementor(s) with software development  (select closest that applies)
A) not at all
B) self taught
C) some formal training
D) expert

1. Does your project have a programmer to modify or add software if needed?

2. Are you that programmer?

3. What programming languages does your programmer have experience with?

No experience   Limited experience   Medium experience    Expert
C
C++ 
Java 
Python
LabView
MATLAB
Other

4. Which operating systems does your programmer have experience with?

No experience   Limited experience   Medium experience    Expert
Linux
Windows
MacOS
iOS
Android
Other

5. How would you rate your programmer's "embedded" experience?

No experience   Limited experience   Medium experience    Expert