Decision Workspace
rp2040-dshot vs embassy-dshot vs pio-uart
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
rp2040-dshot
experimentalv0.0.7
DShot protocol implementation for RP2040 using PIO
51
embassy-dshot
experimentalv0.2.1
Async DShot ESC protocol driver for embassy-rp (RP2040/RP2350)
40
pio-uart
growingv0.3.0
A software UART implementation for the RP2040 using the PIO feature.
Core Metrics
| rp2040-dshot | embassy-dshot | pio-uart | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 51 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 102 | 82 | 5.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 36 | 19 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 92d ago | 32d ago | 564d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rp2040-dshot
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
embassy-dshot
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pio-uart
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rp2040-dshot | embassy-dshot | pio-uart | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.7 | 0.2.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 27KB | 22KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •embassy-dshot leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pio-uart has the most downloads (5.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pio-uart has not been updated in over a year.