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Mini DisplayPort (mDP)

Mini DisplayPort was introduced by Apple in 2008 and later adopted by Intel for Thunderbolt 1 and 2. Found on older MacBooks, Surface Pro, and PC laptops. Uses the same signal set as full DisplayPort in a smaller connector.

// connector diagram 20 pins
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// Specifications
Standard
DisplayPort 1.2
Pin Count
20
Dimensions
7.5 x 4.6 mm
Max Resolution
4K @ 60Hz
Use Case
MacBooks 2008-2015, Surface, PC laptops
Thunderbolt
Shared connector with Thunderbolt 1/2
// Pin Reference Table
PinNameFunctionType
1 GND Ground GND
2 Hot Plug Detect Hot plug detect I/O
3 ML_Lane0(n) Main link lane 0 negative BUS
4 GND Ground GND
5 ML_Lane0(p) Main link lane 0 positive BUS
6 GND Ground GND
7 ML_Lane1(n) Main link lane 1 negative BUS
8 GND Ground GND
9 ML_Lane1(p) Main link lane 1 positive BUS
10 GND Ground GND
11 ML_Lane2(n) Main link lane 2 negative BUS
12 GND Ground GND
13 ML_Lane2(p) Main link lane 2 positive BUS
14 GND Ground GND
15 ML_Lane3(n) Main link lane 3 negative BUS
16 GND Ground GND
17 ML_Lane3(p) Main link lane 3 positive BUS
18 GND Ground GND
19 AUX CH(p) Auxiliary channel positive BUS
20 AUX CH(n) Auxiliary channel negative BUS

Mini DisplayPort was introduced by Apple in 2008 and later adopted by Intel for Thunderbolt 1 and 2. Found on older MacBooks, Surface Pro, and PC laptops. Uses the same signal set as full DisplayPort in a smaller connector.