Decision Workspace
microbit vs microbit-v2 vs nrf-hal-common
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
microbit
growingv0.16.0
Board support crate for the BBC Micro:bit V1
58
microbit-v2
growingv0.16.0
Board support crate for the BBC Micro:bit V2
56
nrf-hal-common
growingv0.19.0
Implementation details of the nRF HAL crates. Don't use this directly, use one of the specific HAL crates instead (`nrfXYZ-hal`).
Core Metrics
| microbit | microbit-v2 | nrf-hal-common | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 55.0K | 83.8K | 232.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 630 | 3.1K | 9.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 62 | 138 |
| Releases | 25 | 9 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 167d ago | 167d ago | 167d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 4y 10m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
microbit
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
microbit-v2
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
nrf-hal-common
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| microbit | microbit-v2 | nrf-hal-common | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 | 0.16.0 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | 0BSD | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 6KB | 93KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.79.0 | 1.79.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •microbit-v2 leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nrf-hal-common has the most downloads (232.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nrf-hal-common is depended on by 138 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.