Decision Workspace
pcd8544-hal vs pcd8544 vs embassy-usb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
pcd8544-hal
experimentalv0.1.0
A hardware abstraction layer for PCD8544 LCD controllers (mainly used in Nokia 5510 displays)
38
pcd8544
growingv0.2.0
Implementation to communicate and write to PCD8544 using embedded_hal as abstraction layer. WIP
70
embassy-usb
growingv0.6.0
Async USB device stack for embedded devices in Rust.
Core Metrics
| pcd8544-hal | pcd8544 | embassy-usb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 38 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 715 | 15.7K | 639.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 31 | 60.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 323d ago | 2116d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 10m | 8y 1m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
pcd8544-hal
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pcd8544
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
embassy-usb
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pcd8544-hal | pcd8544 | embassy-usb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 123KB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 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.
- •⚠ pcd8544 has not been updated in over a year.