Decision Workspace
rp-pio-serial vs rp-usb-serial vs rp2040-hal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
rp-pio-serial
experimentalv0.6.1
PIO-based software serial for RP2040 & RP2350 using arbitrary GPIO pins
45
rp-usb-serial
experimentalv0.4.1
USB CDC logging for rp2040&rp2350 with rp2040-hal & rp235x-hal
64
rp2040-hal
growingv0.12.0
A Rust Embedded-HAL impl for the rp2040 microcontroller
Core Metrics
| rp-pio-serial | rp-usb-serial | rp2040-hal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 45 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 43 | 99 | 697.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 21.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 400 |
| Releases | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 4d ago | 113d ago |
| Age | 8d | 16d | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
rp-pio-serial
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
rp-usb-serial
Maintenance
14
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
rp2040-hal
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rp-pio-serial | rp-usb-serial | rp2040-hal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.4.1 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 18KB | 177KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rp2040-hal leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rp2040-hal is depended on by 400 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.