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Tensilica Documentation Audience Analysis Dec. 2010 1
Tensilica Documentation Audience Analysis Questionnaire
Please answer these questions about you or your customer’s background and preferences and send to [email protected]. These answers will help us tailor our technical information to provide the best user experience with our products.
DOCUMENTATION EXPERIENCE and PREFERENCES (select all that apply)
How do you use technical documentation:
_______ Read/research all the information on a topic before designing or coding
_______ Browse through docs just to see what is offered, then read what interests you
_______ Look things up only when you encounter a problem
_______ Look up syntax and coding issues
When you open a document, do you initially:
_______ Use the Table of Contents / Figures / Tables
_______ Use the Index
_______ Use Find/Search
_______ Other: _______
In addition to general descriptions of features or syntax, what type of information do you find most useful?
_______ Example Code
_______ Hints and Tips
_______ Reference Tables
_______ Application Notes
_______ Figures and Flow charts
Other
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Which of the Tensilica documents have you used? Please check all that apply:
Note: In the following list “RM” refers to Reference Manual and “UG” refers to User’s Guide
Customizable DPU Data Books Software Development/Simulation Tools Guides ___ Xtensa® LX Microprocessor Data Book (i.e., LX4) ___ Xtensa® Software Development Toolkit UG
___ Xtensa® Microprocessor Data Book (i.e., Xtensa 9) ___ Xtensa® Development Tools Installation Guide
___ Xtensa® TX Microprocessor Data Book ___ Tensilica C Application Programmer’s Guide
___ Xtensa® Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) RM ___ Xtensa® C and C++ Compiler UG
DPU User Guides and Reference Manuals ___ Xtensa® Energy Estimator (Xenergy) UG
ConnX Communications DPUs ___ Xtensa® Linker Support Packages (LSPs) RM
___ ConnX D2 DSP Engine UG ___ Xtensa® OSKit™ Guide
___ ConnX Vectra™ LX DSP Engine Guide ___ Xtensa® Microprocessor Programmer’s Guide
___ ConnX BBE16 DSP Engine UG
___ Xtensa® System Software RM
HiFi Audio DSPs System Simulation
___ HiFi 2 Audio Engine Codecs Programmer’s Guides ___ Xtensa® Instruction Set Simulator (ISS) UG
___ HiFi 2/EP Audio Engine Instruction Set Architecture RM ___ Xtensa® Modeling Protocol (XTMP) UG
Hardware Design Guides ___ Xtensa® SystemC® (XTSC) RM
SOC Implementation ___ Xtensa® SystemC® (XTSC) UG
___ Xtensa Hardware UG ___ Xtensa® SystemC® (XTSC) for Carbon SoC Designer UG
___ Xtensa® System Designer’s Guide Utilities and Libraries ___ Tensilica Bus Designer’s Toolkit Guide ___ GNU Assembler UG
___ Tensilica Processors Bus Bridges Guide ___ GNU Binary Utilities UG
___ Xtensa® Processor Interface Protocol RM ___ GNU Debugger UG
___ Tensilica Avnet LX200 (XT-AV200) Board UG ___ GNU Linker UG
___ Tensilica Avnet LX110 (XT-AV110) Board UG ___ GNU Profiler UG
___ Tensilica Avnet LX60 (XT-AV60) Board UG ___
___ Red Hat newlib C Library RM TIE Creation and Processor Optimization ___ Red Hat newlib C Math Library RM ___ Tensilica Instruction Extension (TIE) Language RM ___ Xtensa C Library UG
___ Tensilica Instruction Extension (TIE) Language UG Diamond Standard Controllers/ Standard DSPs Guides ___ Xtensa® Processor Extensions Synthesis (XPRES) Compiler UG ___ Diamond Series Hardware UG ___ Xtensa® Upgrade Guide
___ Diamond Series Upgrade Guide Xtensa Xplorer Documentation ___ Diamond Standard Controllers Data Book ___ Xtensa Xplorer On-line Help ___ 330HiFi Standard DSP Processor Data Book ___ Xtensa Xplorer Tutorials ___ 545CK Standard DSP Processor Data Book
___ Xtensa Xplorer Samples Debug and Trace Product Guides ___ Tensilica On-Chip Debugging Guide
___ Tensilica Trace Solutions UG
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Do the Tensilica documents generally meet your need? _ ¸Ŝǎ bƻ
Why? _____________________
List of concerns/inefficiencies in current documentation
Feature not documented
Feature not documented adequately
Out-of-date information
Duplicated information
Information difficult to locate
Other _____________________________________________________________
Improvements / Suggestions:
What content or types of information would you like to see added to our documentation set?
What presentation types do you like to use or would you like to see added to our documentation set?
Short online explanatory videos. Suggest topics: ____________________________
Online topic-based help _______Local _______ Server-based
PDF manuals _______Master index to PDF manuals
Online, pre-indexed search
Paper manuals; if not all, which ones: ______________________________________
User-directed online wiki or forum;
Would you share your tips/ ask issues of other customers? Yes No
CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRANSLATION
Native Language: ____________________ (if not English, please answer the following)
Business/Educational Language: English _______________
Other: _______________
English Proficiency (select all that apply):
_Very comfortable with writing or understanding written or spoken English
_Don’t struggle with written or spoken material, writing is not as easy
_Sometimes understanding written or spoken material is a challenge
_Would prefer translated material or video
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Professional training:
Vendor training: __________________________
Tools: __________________________
Continued education efforts: __________________________
Related projects: __________First design
__________2-5 designs
__________More than 5 designs
PROFESSIONAL
Primary job function: _______ System Designer (HW) _______ System Designer (SW) _______ Application Developer _______ Product Verification _ ___ Other
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS
While the following questions are optional, answering them will assist us in assessing our customer-base, and thus our customers’ needs.
PERSONAL
Age: _______ 20 – 30; ______30-40; _____40 – 50; _____ 50 and older
EDUCATION
College: Year graduated _____
College degree (check all that apply): BA BS MS PhD.
In field of: _______________________________
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
After completing this form, please save with your initials and company name (for example, /ƻƳLJŀƴȅbŀƳŜ.pdf), and send it to [email protected].
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Thank you for your time and assistance!