Video

 

 

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PC
NeXT
Sun
Commodore
Macintosh
Misc (many types)
MDA
NeXT Video
Sun Video
C128 Video
Macintosh 15-pin video
DVI
CGA
C64 A/V Port
EGA
Vic-20 A/V Port
VGA (15-pin)
VGA (9-pin)
PGA
VESA feature connector

 

 

MDA (monochrome display adapter)
Card(Female) Monitor(Male)
Pin Name Description
1 GND Ground
2 GND Ground
3 n/c
4 n/c
5 n/c
6 I Intensity
7 M Mono Video
8 H Horizontal Sync
9 V Vertical Sync

CGA
Computer(Female) Monitor cable(Male)
Pin Name Description
1 GND Ground
2 GND Ground
3 R Red
4 G Green
5 B Blue
6 I Intensity
7 RES Reserved
8 HSYNC Horizontal Sync
9 VSYNC Vertical Sync

EGA
Computer(Female) Monitor cable(Male)
Pin Name Description
1 GND Ground
2 SR Secondary Red
3 PR Primary Red
4 PG Primary Green
5 PB Primary Blue
6 SG/I Secondary Green / Intensity
7 SB Secondary Blue
8 H Horizontal Sync
9 V Vertical Sync

VGA
Pin# Description Pin# Description
1 Red Video 9 Key - reserved, no pin
2 Green Video 10 Logic Ground (Sync Ground)
3 Blue Video 11 Sense 0 (Monitor ID bit 0)
4 Sense 2 (Monitor ID bit 2) 12 Sense 1 (Monitor ID bit 1)
5 Self Test (TTL Ground) 13 Horizontal Sync
6 Red Ground 14 Vertical Sync
7 Green Ground 15 Sense 3 - often not used
8 Blue Ground    

9-pin VGA
Card(Female) Monitor(Male)
Pin Name Description
1 RED Red Video
2 GREEN Green Video
3 BLUE Blue Video
4 HSYNC Horizontal Sync
5 VSYNC Vertical Sync
6 RGND Red Ground
7 GGND Green Ground
8 BGND Blue Ground
9 SGND Sync Ground

PGA
Videotype: Analogue.
(at the videocard) (at the monitor cable)
Pin Name Description
1 R Red
2 G Green
3 B Blue
4 CSYNC Composite Sync
5 MODE Mode Control
6 RGND Red Ground
7 GGND Green Ground
8 BGND Blue Ground
9 GND Ground

VESA Feature connetor

At the video card.
Pin Name Description
1 PD0 DAC Pixel Data Bit 0 (PB)
2 PD1 DAC Pixel Data Bit 1 (PG)
3 PD2 DAC Pixel Data Bit 2 (PR)
4 PD3 DAC Pixel Data Bit 3 (PI)
5 PD4 DAC Pixel Data Bit 4 (SB)
6 PD5 DAC Pixel Data Bit 5 (SG)
7 PD6 DAC Pixel Data Bit 6 (SR)
8 PD7 DAC Pixel Data Bit 7 (SI)
9 CLK DAC Clock
10 BLK DAC Blanking
11 HSYNC Horizontal Sync
12 VSYNC Vertical Sync
13 GND Ground
14 GND Ground
15 GND Ground
16 GND Ground
17   Select Internal Video
18   Select Internal Sync
19   Select Internal Dot Clock
20 n/c Not used
21 GND Ground
22 GND Ground
23 GND Ground
24 GND Ground
25 n/c Not used
26 n/c Not used

 

NeXT Video

At the computer
Pin Description
1 +12 VDC
2 Power Switch Control
3 Monitor Clock
4 Monitor Out
5 Monitor In
6 -12 VDC
7 Monitor Type 2
8 Ground
9 Ground
10 Ground
R Red
G Green
B Blue

Sun Microsystems Video

At the computer

* = Considered obsolete, may not be connected.
Pin Name Description
1 GND Ground*
2 VSYNC Vertical Sync*
3 SENSE2 Sense #2
4 SENSEGND Sense Ground
5 CSYNC Composite Sync
6 HSYNC Horizontal Sync*
7 GND Ground*
8 SENSE1 Sense #1
9 SENSE0 Sense #0
10 CGND Composite Ground
R RED Red
G GREEN/GRAY Green/Gray
B BLUE Blue

Commodore 128 Video

At the computer
Pin Name Description
1 GND Ground
2 GND Ground
3 R Red
4 G Green
5 B Blue
6 I Intensity
7 VIDEO Composite Video
8 HSYNC Horizontal Sync
9 VSYNC Vertical Sync

Commodore 64 A/V
Computer(Female) Cable(Male)
Pin
Name
Description
1
LUM
Luminance
2
GND
Ground
3
AOUT
Audio Out
4
VOUT
Video Out
5
AIN
Audio In

Commodore Vic-20 A/V
Computer(Female) Cable(Male)
Pin Name Description
1 +6V +6 VDC (10 mA max)
2 GND Ground
3 AUDIO Audio
4 VLOW Video Low (Unconnected ?)
5 VHIGH Video High

Macintosh 15-pin Video

At the computer(Female)
Pin Name Description
1 RGND Red Ground
2 R Red
3 CSYNC Composite sync
4 SENSE0 Monitor Sense 0
5 G Green
6 GGND Green Ground
7 SENSE1 Monitor Sense 1
8 n/c No connection
9 B Blue
10 SENSE2 Monitor sense 2
11 SGND Sync Ground
12 VSYNC Vertical Sync
13 BGND Blue Ground
14 HSYNCGND Horizontal Sync Ground
15 HSYNC Horizontal Sync

DVI
Pin Name
1 TMDS Data2-
2 TMDS Data2+
3 TMDS Data2 Shield
4 No Connection
5 No Connection
6 DDC Clock
7 DDC Data
8 No Connection
9 TMDS Data1-
10 TMDS Data2+
11 TMDS Data1 Shield
12 No Connection
13 No Connection
14 +5 V Power
15 Ground (for +5 V)
16 Hot Plug Detect
17 TMDS Data0-
18 TMDSData0+
19 TMDS Data0Shield
20 No Connection
21 No Connection
22 TMDS Clock Shield
23 TMDS Clock +
24 TMDS Clock <