Decision Workspace
nrf5340-hal vs rpi-pal vs rppal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
nrf5340-hal
growingv0.0.0
HAL for the nRF5340 microcontroller
60
rpi-pal
experimentalv0.22.3
Interface for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, I2C, PWM, SPI and UART peripherals.
59
rppal
growingv0.22.1
Interface for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, I2C, PWM, SPI and UART peripherals.
Core Metrics
| nrf5340-hal | rpi-pal | rppal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 1.3K | 708.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 102 | 50.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 2312d ago | 11d ago | 472d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 8m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
nrf5340-hal
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rpi-pal
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rppal
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nrf5340-hal | rpi-pal | rppal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.22.3 | 0.22.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 87KB | 86KB |
| Features | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpi-pal leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rppal has the most downloads (708.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rppal is depended on by 720 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nrf5340-hal, rppal have not been updated in over a year.