Decision Workspace
rmicrobit vs nrf51-hal vs nrf51
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
rmicrobit
growingv1.0.1
Drivers for the micro:bit 5×5 LED display and buttons.
60
nrf51-hal
growingv0.19.0
HAL for nRF51 microcontrollers
49
nrf51
growingv0.10.0
This crate has been renamed to `nrf51-pac`
Core Metrics
| rmicrobit | nrf51-hal | nrf51 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 60 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 91.2K | 43.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 1.5K | 493 |
| Dependents | 0 | 48 | 36 |
| Releases | 3 | 33 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 2301d ago | 167d ago | 1694d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 8y 1m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
rmicrobit
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
nrf51-hal
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
nrf51
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rmicrobit | nrf51-hal | nrf51 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.19.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 7KB | 195KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •nrf51-hal leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ rmicrobit, nrf51 have not been updated in over a year.
- •nrf51-hal, nrf51 are pre-1.0 — API may change.