▁( Cons umer ▁Electron ics ▁Association ) ▁as ▁A NS I / CE A - 2 0 1 7 - A ▁standard ▁Common ▁Inter connection ▁for ▁Port able ▁Media ▁Play ers ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Cha ired ▁by ▁David ▁Mc L auch lan ▁from ▁Microsoft , ▁the ▁standard ▁was ▁developed ▁with ▁the ▁input ▁or ▁support ▁of ▁over ▁fifty ▁consumer ▁electron ics ▁companies ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁history ▁ ▁CE A - 2 0 1 7 - A ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁A NS I / CE A - 2 0 1 7 ▁standard ▁adopted ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁which ▁used ▁a ▁propriet ary ▁serial ▁protocol ▁based ▁on ▁Media ▁Ori ented ▁Systems ▁Transport ▁( M OST ) ▁in - ve h icle ▁network ; ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁revision ▁has ▁seen ▁only ▁marg inal ▁use ▁in ▁actual ▁devices . ▁▁ ▁New ▁CE A - 2 0 1 7 - A ▁devices ▁are ▁not ▁compatible ▁with ▁devices ▁manufact ured ▁under ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁revision . ▁ ▁P D MI ▁conne ctor ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁common ▁inter connection ▁between ▁dock ing ▁devices ▁and ▁displays ▁and ▁port able / nom adic ▁devices ▁with ▁media ▁play back ▁cap ability . ▁Int ended ▁host ▁devices ▁include ▁dock ing ▁stations ▁for ▁home ▁A / V ▁equipment , ▁in - car ▁entertain ment ▁systems , ▁digital ▁media ▁k ios ks , ▁and ▁hotel / in - fl ight ▁entertain ment