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pololu_tic vs tb6612fng vs tmc2209
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
pololu_tic
growingv0.1.0
A driver to control the Tic series of stepper motor controllers created by Pololu, including the T500, T834, T825, T249, and 36v4.
52
tb6612fng
growingv1.0.0
A `no_std` driver for the TB6612FNG motor driver.
46
tmc2209
growingv0.3.0
A driver implementation for the TMC2209 stepper motor driver by Trinamic.
Core Metrics
| pololu_tic | tb6612fng | tmc2209 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 8.3K | 9.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 427 | 284 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 107d ago | 550d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 3y 2m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
pololu_tic
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tb6612fng
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
tmc2209
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pololu_tic | tb6612fng | tmc2209 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 12KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tb6612fng leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tmc2209 has the most downloads (9.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tb6612fng has not been updated in over a year.
- •pololu_tic, tmc2209 are pre-1.0 — API may change.