Decision Workspace
pico-xs vs rp2040-hal vs rp-binary-info
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
pico-xs
growingv0.2.3
A Rust Embedded-SDK for bare-metal development on the RP2040 Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.
67
rp2040-hal
growingv0.12.0
A Rust Embedded-HAL impl for the rp2040 microcontroller
63
rp-binary-info
growingv0.1.2
Code and types for creating Picotool compatible Binary Info metadata
Core Metrics
| pico-xs | rp2040-hal | rp-binary-info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 67 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 650.3K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 26.5K | 194.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 382 | 14 |
| Releases | 5 | 19 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 452d ago | 54d ago | 69d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 5y 2m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
pico-xs
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rp2040-hal
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
rp-binary-info
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pico-xs | rp2040-hal | rp-binary-info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.12.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 177KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rp2040-hal leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rp-binary-info has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rp2040-hal is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pico-xs has not been updated in over a year.