Decision Workspace
ice40 vs lcd_parallel_bus vs embassy-usb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
ice40
growingv0.3.0
An embedded-hal driver for configuration of ice40 FPGA devices.
37
lcd_parallel_bus
growingv0.1.0
A driver for various liquid crystal displays driven by HD44780 or equivalent, including double controller like 40x4 displays.
70
embassy-usb
growingv0.6.0
Async USB device stack for embedded devices in Rust.
Core Metrics
| ice40 | lcd_parallel_bus | embassy-usb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 37 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 913 | 639.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 3 | 63.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 681d ago | 419d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 1y 1m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
ice40
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lcd_parallel_bus
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
embassy-usb
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ice40 | lcd_parallel_bus | embassy-usb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 264KB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •embassy-usb leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embassy-usb is depended on by 212 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ice40, lcd_parallel_bus have not been updated in over a year.