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| VGA connector (DE-15/HD-15) | ||
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| A female DE-15 output in a laptop computer. | ||
| Type | Analogue computer video connector | |
| Production history | ||
| Designer | IBM based on D-subminiature | |
| Designed | 1987 | |
| Produced | 1987 to present | |
| Superseded by | DVI (1999) | |
| Specifications | ||
| Video signal | RGB video signal plus option H and V sync | |
| Data signal | I²C data channel for DDC information | |
| Pins | 15 | |
| Connector | DE-15 | |
| Pin out | ||
 A female DE15 socket (videocard side). |
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| Pin 1 | RED | Red video |
| Pin 2 | GREEN | Green video |
| Pin 3 | BLUE | Blue video |
| Pin 4 | N/C | Not connected |
| Pin 5 | GND | Ground (HSync) |
| Pin 6 | RED_RTN | Red return |
| Pin 7 | GREEN_RTN | Green return |
| Pin 8 | BLUE_RTN | Blue return |
| Pin 9 | SENSE | +5 V DC from gfx adapter |
| Pin 10 | GND | Ground (VSync, DDC) |
| Pin 11 | N/C | Monitor ID |
| Pin 12 | SDA | I²C data |
| Pin 13 | HSync | Horizontal sync |
| Pin 14 | VSync | Vertical sync |
| Pin 15 | SCL | I²C clock |
| The image and table detail the 15-pin VESA DDC2 connector; the diagram’s pin numbering is that of a female connector functioning as the graphics adapter input. In the male connector, this pin numbering corresponds with the mirror image of the cable’s wire-and-solder side. | ||
A VGA connector (also RGB connector, D-sub 15, mini sub D15, and mini D15 connector), is a three-row 15-pin DE-15 connector, of which there are four versions: (i) the original VGA15 pinout connector, (ii) DDC2 pinouts, (iii) the older, less flexible DE-9 connector, and (iv) the Mini-VGA used for laptop computers.
The 15-pin VGA connector is common to most video cards, computer monitors, and high definition television sets that support VGA-connector devices, it usually is known as an “HD-15” (High Density 15), distinguishing it from connectors of like form factor, but with only 2 rows of pins. Occasionally, this connector is incorrectly referred to as a “DB-15” or as an “HDB-15”.[citation needed] VGA connectors and cables are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data. However, many modern graphics cards will detect the presence of a DVI or HDMI adapter connected to the HD-15 port and will then send digital data through the port. When device size is a spatial constraint (i.e. laptop computers), a mini-VGA port occasionally is in place of the full-sized VGA connector.
See also
- Video Graphics Array (VGA)
- Display Data Channel (DDC)
- Extended display identification data (EDID)
- Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
- Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA)
- Component video
- List of video connectors
References
External links
- VGA Connector
- VGA DB15 pinout
- VGA (VESA DDC) pinout and signals
- VGA-9 pinout
- VGA convertors
- HD15 to 5 BNC
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