Decision Workspace
easycom vs uart_16550 vs serialport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
easycom
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust library implementing the Easycom antenna rotator control protocol (GS-232A/B, Easycomm II, and Easycomm III)
76
uart_16550
growingv0.5.0
Simple yet highly configurable low-level driver for 16550 UART devices, typically known and used as serial ports or COM ports. Easy integration into Rust while providing fine-grained control where needed (e.g., for kernel drivers).
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
Core Metrics
| easycom | uart_16550 | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 76 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 27 | 1.4M | 12.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 64.4K | 764.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 288 | 2.4K |
| Releases | 2 | 26 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 7d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 13d | 7y 10m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
easycom
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
uart_16550
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| easycom | uart_16550 | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 | 4.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 42KB | 84KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | 1.59.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •uart_16550 leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport has the most downloads (12.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •serialport is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •easycom, uart_16550 are pre-1.0 — API may change.