Decision Workspace
blinkt vs blinkt_cdev vs rppal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
blinkt
growingv0.7.1
Interface for the Pimoroni Blinkt!, and any similar APA102 or SK9822 LED strips or boards, on a Raspberry Pi.
36
blinkt_cdev
growingv0.1.0
Interface for Pimoroni Blinkt! for Raspberry Pi.
59
rppal
growingv0.22.1
Interface for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, I2C, PWM, SPI and UART peripherals.
Core Metrics
| blinkt | blinkt_cdev | rppal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 36 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 23.4K | 1.8K | 866.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 90.4K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 785 |
| Releases | 10 | 1 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 950d ago | 2001d ago | 531d ago |
| Age | 9y 8m | 5y 5m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
blinkt
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
blinkt_cdev
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rppal
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| blinkt | blinkt_cdev | rppal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.22.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 5KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rppal leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rppal is depended on by 785 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ blinkt, blinkt_cdev, rppal have not been updated in over a year.