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darra-ethercat-master vs ethercat-esi vs ethercrab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
darra-ethercat-master
experimentalv2.8.0
EtherCAT master protocol stack for Rust: 7 mailbox protocols (CoE/SoE/FoE/EoE/AoE/VoE/FSoE), CiA 402/401, distributed clocks, cable redundancy, hot-plug, complex topologies; microsecond frame timing with the DarraRT real-time driver; Windows/Linux.
37
ethercat-esi
growingv0.2.0
Handle EtherCAT Slave Information (ESI)
57
ethercrab
growingv0.7.1
A pure Rust EtherCAT MainDevice supporting std and no_std environments
Core Metrics
| darra-ethercat-master | ethercat-esi | ethercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 37 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 282 | 9.2K | 52.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| Releases | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 2078d ago | 112d ago |
| Age | 2m | 6y | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
darra-ethercat-master
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
ethercat-esi
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
ethercrab
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| darra-ethercat-master | ethercat-esi | ethercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.8.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LicenseRef-Proprietary | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 194KB | 94KB | 456KB |
| Features | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ethercrab leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ ethercat-esi has not been updated in over a year.
- •ethercat-esi, ethercrab are pre-1.0 — API may change.