The TPA-MHL-8R is a test point adapter (TPA) that lets you conduct tests on MHL 1.2 devices. There is a new test point adapter TPA-MHL2-8R for MHL 2.0 devices. Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) is a video interface derived from HDMI but targeted to provide an interface from mobile devices like smart phones to TVs or other displays. The MHL standard is designed to connect to smart phones by reusing the existing 5 pin micro-USB connector that many phones have rather than requiring a separate 19 pin HDMI connector. The MHL cable is micro-USB on the source mobile device and HDMI Type A on the other end. Quantum Data offers a comprehensive suite of test solutions for testing MHL 1.2 source, sink and dongle devices. The TPA-MHL-8R enables basic emulation, functional testing, protocol analysis as well as MHL compliance testing and HDCP compliance testing of your MHL source and sink devices. MHL source and sink compliance testing requires the Quantum Data 980 Protocol Analyzer. HDCP compliance testing requires the Quantum Data 882EA.