# Powerology AM8268N: reconstructing a USB display protocol for Linux

> Powerology AM8268N reconstructs the USB display protocol used by dual-screen laptop extenders built around the Actions Micro AM8268N. A Linux userspace driver presents each panel through evdi and sends JSON-RPC control and H.264 video over vendor-defined HID interfaces; the protocol notes derive from captures of the Windows application.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/N7le/powerology-actions-usb-display-linux-driver>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/N7le/powerology-actions-usb-display-linux-driver/blob/c94dbb1af745898455af60194677da2f11605443/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/powerology-am8268n-usb-display-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/powerology-am8268n-usb-display-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/powerology-am8268n-usb-display-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An AM8268N USB display panel with USB ID 1de1:f201 and a Linux host.
- **Prerequisites:** The extend launcher needs evdi 1.14.15 or newer, ffmpeg with libx264, Python 3.8 or newer, and an X11 session.
- **Limits:** The author reports development on Linux Mint 22 with kernel 7.0; Wayland support is untested.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/N7le/powerology-actions-usb-display-linux-driver/blob/c94dbb1af745898455af60194677da2f11605443/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/N7le/powerology-actions-usb-display-linux-driver/blob/c94dbb1af745898455af60194677da2f11605443/docs/PROTOCOL.md>

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