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ethercat-plc vs ethercat-device-control vs ethercrab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
ethercat-plc
growingv0.2.1
Tools to build a PLC like program using the ethercat crate
39
ethercat-device-control
growingv1.0.0
A command line utility to control Ethercat devices
62
ethercrab
growingv0.7.1
A pure Rust EtherCAT MainDevice supporting std and no_std environments
Core Metrics
| ethercat-plc | ethercat-device-control | ethercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 39 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 8.8K | 833 | 45.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 3 | 1.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 895d ago | 417d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 7y | 1y 1m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
ethercat-plc
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
ethercat-device-control
Maintenance
2
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ethercrab
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ethercat-plc | ethercat-device-control | ethercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 14KB | 456KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ethercrab leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ ethercat-plc, ethercat-device-control have not been updated in over a year.
- •ethercat-plc, ethercrab are pre-1.0 — API may change.