Decision Workspace
bare-metal vs msp430 vs riscv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
bare-metal
growingv1.0.0
Abstractions common to bare metal systems
53
msp430
growingv0.4.1
Low level access to MSP430 microcontrollers
69
riscv
growingv0.16.0
Low level access to RISC-V processors
Core Metrics
| bare-metal | msp430 | riscv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 53 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 12.3M | 53.7K | 6.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 563.2K | 1.4K | 664.2K |
| Dependents | 1.8K | 118 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 2096d ago | 1209d ago | 93d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 8y 8m | 8y 6m |
Health Breakdown
bare-metal
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
msp430
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
riscv
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bare-metal | msp430 | riscv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 12KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 18.2% | 0.0% | 13.3% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •riscv leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bare-metal has the most downloads (12.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bare-metal is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bare-metal, msp430 have not been updated in over a year.
- •msp430, riscv are pre-1.0 — API may change.