Decision Workspace
uartcat vs rtcom-core vs serial-async
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
uartcat
experimentalv0.1.2
chained uart memory bus protocol strongly inspired from EtherCAT and simplified
51
rtcom-core
experimentalv0.2.1
Core library for rtcom (Rust Terminal Communication): serial device abstraction, event bus, and session orchestration.
41
serial-async
growingv0.2.0
A library that makes creating asynchronous serial drivers even simpler.
Core Metrics
| uartcat | rtcom-core | serial-async | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 56 | 94 | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 163d ago | 37d ago | 365d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
uartcat
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
rtcom-core
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
serial-async
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| uartcat | rtcom-core | serial-async | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.2.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 39KB | 9KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rtcom-core leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serial-async has the most downloads (1.1K), suggesting wider adoption.