Decision Workspace
blinkt_cdev vs blinkt vs rpi-pal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
blinkt_cdev
growingv0.1.0
Interface for Pimoroni Blinkt! for Raspberry Pi.
47
blinkt
growingv0.7.1
Interface for the Pimoroni Blinkt!, and any similar APA102 or SK9822 LED strips or boards, on a Raspberry Pi.
60
rpi-pal
experimentalv0.22.3
Interface for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, I2C, PWM, SPI and UART peripherals.
Core Metrics
| blinkt_cdev | blinkt | rpi-pal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 23.2K | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 131 | 102 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1942d ago | 891d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 9y 6m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
blinkt_cdev
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
blinkt
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
rpi-pal
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| blinkt_cdev | blinkt | rpi-pal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.22.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 12KB | 87KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpi-pal leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blinkt has the most downloads (23.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ blinkt_cdev, blinkt have not been updated in over a year.