Decision Workspace
pwmd vs pwm-pca9685 vs pwm-led-fader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
pwmd
growingv0.2.0
Exposes PWM chips to DBUS.
54
pwm-pca9685
growingv1.0.0
Platform-agnostic Rust driver for the PCA9685 I2C 16-channel, 12-bit PWM/Servo/LED controller.
41
pwm-led-fader
experimentalv0.2.0
Simple, no_std PWM LED fader / smoother with fixed update intervals. Works with any embedded-hal 1.0 PWM channel.
Core Metrics
| pwmd | pwm-pca9685 | pwm-led-fader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 54 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 59.3K | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1679d ago | 780d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 7y 6m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
pwmd
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
pwm-pca9685
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
pwm-led-fader
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pwmd | pwm-pca9685 | pwm-led-fader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 25KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pwm-pca9685 leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ pwmd, pwm-pca9685 have not been updated in over a year.
- •pwmd, pwm-led-fader are pre-1.0 — API may change.