Decision Workspace
charlcd vs lcd_display vs uio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
charlcd
growingv1.0.0
Rust library for charlcd.c Linux driver (HD44780 et al.)
40
lcd_display
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust library for controlling character LCD displays (HD44780 compatible) via GPIO pins on Linux systems
53
uio
growingv0.5.2
Helper library for writing linux user-space drivers with UIO.
Core Metrics
| charlcd | lcd_display | uio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 40 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 8.5K | 364 | 235.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 4 | 24.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 746d ago | 214d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 6y | 7m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
charlcd
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
lcd_display
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
uio
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| charlcd | lcd_display | uio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 5KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •uio leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ charlcd has not been updated in over a year.
- •lcd_display, uio are pre-1.0 — API may change.