This is a preview version of the DisplayLink DL-7450 Software Development Kit Documentation. The functionality that is described and made available in this version is subject to addition, removal or change without warning.

Python API reference guide

This chapter describes modules (function and class libraries) which are built into the DisplayLink DL-7450 SDK.

Note

The DL-7450 SDK provides built-in modules that mirror the functionality of the Python standard library (e.g. time), as well as DL-7450-specific modules (e.g. splashscreen, wakeup).
Most built-in standard library modules implement a subset of the functionality of the equivalent Python module.

Python standard libraries

The following standard Python libraries are available in the DisplayLink DL-7450 SDK. In some cases they may be cut-down versions.

Micropython modules

The following Micropython extension modules are available

framebuf — frame buffer manipulation

DL-7450 foundation libraries

Functionality specific to the DisplayLink DL-7450 SDK

DL-7450 Dock Management libraries

The following libraries provide management of the DisplayLink DL-7450 platform

DL-7450 web libraries

The following libraries enable the DisplayLink DL-7450 to access external web services. The allows applications to fetch content from webservices or to interact with REST APIs.

http — functions for accessing external web services

DL-7450 Internet-of-Things libraries

The following libraries enable the DL-7450 to be purposed as an Internet-of-Things device.