
DisplayLink Corp. has announced that the company is taking steps to bring its USB (universal serial bus) display technology, formerly available on Windows and Mac, to Linux.
DisplayLink’s chips enable one or more high resolution displays to be connected through the universal standard USB 2.0 connector. The new library enables creation of Linux software – X Servers, drivers, and other applications, which will work with a growing number of products using DisplayLink technology.
The library is provided under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2 (LGPL), enabling software to be ported by the community to cover the widest possible range of processors, platforms, and applications. This enables companies to create products which will work on the full variety of Linux devices like netbooks, notebooks, mobile Internet devices, mobile phones, embedded displays, embedded devices, digital signage, and more.
DisplayLink technology works by utilizing a single USB 2.0 (or higher) connector to drive up to six monitors, each daisy chained one to another. The communication can facilitate over any form, including through hubs, routers and wireless USB.
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