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<h1>The Cable Bible</h1>
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<h5>A Guide to Cables and Connectors Used for Audiovisual Tech</h5>
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<p>A comprehensive source for identifying cables and connectors potentially used for audiovisual/media preservation. Cable types and connectors are organized by the primary purpose of the signal being transferred - video, audio-only, data (i.e. computer cables) and power. Examples of physical connectors (along with pinouts and contextual uses for each kind of cable/connector combination) are provided in buttons, nested within descriptions of signal types, wiring, interfaces and protocols!</p>
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<h5>License and Attribution</h5>
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<p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a><br>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a></p>
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<p>Images pulled from the web are reused here under principle of fair use - they have all been downloaded and uploaded to the <a href="https://github.com/amiaopensource/cable-bible">Github repository</a> for the sake of stability, but original URLs are provided in mouse-over text.</p>
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<p>Page created by Ethan Gates</p>
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<p>Code adapted from the amazing <a href="https://amiaopensource.github.io/ffmprovisr/" target="_blank">ffmprovisr</a> project!</p>
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<h5>Contribute</h5>
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<p>Contribute to the Cable Bible project via the AMIA Open Source Committee <a href="https://github.com/amiaopensource/cable-bible">Github</a> repository!</p>
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<h5>A Note on Inclusive Language</h5>
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<p>"Traditional" electrical and mechanical trades have sorted cable connections and fasteners in terms of "Male" (to refer to a connector or plug featuring pins or protrusions) and "Female" (to refer to a connector or plug into which pins or protrusions are inserted). The creator and maintainers of the Cable Bible find this obvious reference to a limited, cis-gendered, heteronormative understanding of human genitalia, gender, and sexual intercourse to be at best inappropriate and unnecessary, and at worst a perpetuation of harmful biases in the world at large.</p>
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<p>The Cable Bible avoids using these classifications on the live site whenever possible. Suggested contributions should limit explanation of connections to "pins", "plugs", "sockets" or similar non-gendered terms. Maintainers will edit and enforce these terms before accepting pull requests to the main branch.</p>
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<p>Sample images uploaded to the Cable Bible source repository do use a naming convention to indicate whether they depict a connector or port with or without pins, for clearer organization and to ease editing of the main text. In this case, the creator opted to use the terms "Cork" (to refer to a connector or plug featuring pins) and "Bottle" (to refer to a connector or plug into which pins are inserted). Again, maintainers on this repository will enforce this non-gendered naming convention on suggested contributions before accepting any pull requests to the live branch.</p>
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<p>We acknowledge that this may cause some confusion when using the Cable Bible as a reference or educational tool, since few similar steps have been taken by cable manufacturers, vendors, or the vast majority of electrical, mechanical and technical professionals. So, a connector labeled "cork" in the Cable Bible source code should be considered equivalent to a "Male" connector elsewhere, and a "bottle" connector should be considered equivalent to a "Female" connector elsewhere.</p>
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<div class="well col-md-8 col-md-offset-0">
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<!-- TABLE OF CONTENTS -->
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<div class="well" id="table_of_contents">
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<h2>What kind of cable are you looking for?</h2>
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<ol type="I">
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<li><a href="#video">Video</a>
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<ol type="A">
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<li><a href="#analog_video">Analog Video</a>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><a href="#composite">Composite</a></li>
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<li><a href="#component_ypbpr">Component Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub></a></li>
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<li><a href="#s-video">S-Video</a></li>
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<li><a href="#rgbs">RGBS</a></li>
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<li><a href="#rgbvh">RGBVH</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#digital_video">Digital Video</a>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><a href="#sdi">SDI</a></li>
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<li><a href="#firewire_video">FireWire (IEEE 1394)</a></li>
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<li><a href="#dvi">DVI</a></li>
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<li><a href="#displayport">DisplayPort</a></li>
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<li><a href="#hdmi">HDMI</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#integrated_video">Integrated Video</a>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><a href="#dvi-i">DVI-I</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#audio">Audio</a>
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<ol type="A">
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<li><a href="#analog_audio">Analog Audio</a>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><a href="#balanced_analog">Balanced</a></li>
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<li><a href="#unbalanced_analog">Unbalanced</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#digital_audio">Digital Audio</a>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><a href="#aes-3">AES-3 (AES-EBU)</a></li>
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<li><a href="#spdif">S/PDIF</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tdif">TDIF</a></li>
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<li><a href="#adat">ADAT</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#data">Data</a>
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<ol type="A">
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<li><a href="#parallel_data">Parallel Data</a>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><a href="#pata">PATA</a></li>
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<li><a href="#parallel_scsi">Parallel SCSI</a></li>
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<li><a href="#parallel_port">IEEE 1284 "Parallel Port"</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#serial_data">Serial Data</a>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><a href="#rs-232">RS-232 "Serial Port"</a></li>
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<li><a href="#rs-422">RS-422</a></li>
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<li><a href="#midi">MIDI</a></li>
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<li><a href="#sas">SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)</a></li>
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<li><a href="#sata">SATA</a></li>
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<li><a href="#apple_desktop_bus">Apple Desktop Bus</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ps2">PS/2</a></li>
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<li><a href="#usb">USB</a></li>
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<li><a href="#firewire_data">FireWire</a></li>
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<li><a href="#thunderbolt">Thunderbolt</a></li>
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<li><a href="#hdbaset">HDBaseT</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#power">Power</a></li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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<!-- start Video cables -->
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<h2 id="video"><u>Video</u></h2>
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<h3 id="analog_video">Analog Video</h3>
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<p>Analog audiovisual media record image and sound information as a continuous signal stored in or on the media itself (in the case of most "video" formats, as a continually fluctuating level of magnetic field strength on tape). Different types of video processing can allow that signal to be carried along different channels, with each channel representing a different portion of the video information (e.g. luminance/brightness, chrominance/color, sync). The types of cable you will need to work with an analog video signal will depend primarily on how these channels have been divided, as well as considerations of signal-to-noise ratio - all analog signals are subject to some degree of electronic noise or distortion, and different connection standards and interfaces have been developed to combat such signal degradation.</p>
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<h4 id="composite">Composite</h4>
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<p>In composite cables, all video information (including both luminance and chrominance) is encoded on to a single channel/wire. As all information is traveling along one channel, composite video is the most susceptible to noise in the signal.</p>
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<p><b>Introduced:</b> 1956</p>
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<p><b>Max resolution:</b> Standard Definition (typically 480i or 576i)</p>
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<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
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<!-- Composite RCA -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#composite_RCA"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/composite_RCA_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">RCA</button></span>
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<div id="composite_RCA" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<h3><a href="pinouts.html#rca">Composite RCA</a></h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_RCA_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Composite-video-cable.jpg">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_rca_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.doom9.org/capture/images/CompositeJack.jpeg">
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</div>
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<p>Used primarily with consumer equipment (e.g. Betamax, VHS, DVD).</p>
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<p>Audio: no</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!-- end Composite RCA -->
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<!-- Composite BNC -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#composite_BNC"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/BNC_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">BNC</button></span>
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<div id="composite_BNC" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3><a href="pinouts.html#bnc">Composite BNC</a></h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/BNC_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://blog.dvrunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BNC_connector_male.jpg">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_bnc_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://s3.showmecables.com/images/catalog/product/FME-Female-to-BNC-Female-Adaptor.jpg">
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</div>
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<p>Used in professional broadcast and some consumer equipment.</p>
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<p>Audio: no</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!-- end Composite BNC -->
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<!-- Composite UHF -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#composite_UHF"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/composite_UHF_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">UHF</button></span>
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<div id="composite_UHF" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3>Composite UHF</h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_UHF_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/UHF-Connector.png/250px-UHF-Connector.png">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_uhf_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QIUVFJkbL.jpg">
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</div>
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<p>A WWII-era connector design originally intended for video connections in radar applications. Used with late-period 1/2″ open reel decks (e.g. Sony AV decks) and some early 3/4″ U-matic players.</p>
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<p>Audio: no</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!--end Composite UHF -->
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<!-- Composite F-Type -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#composite_F-type"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/composite_F-type_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">F-Type</button></span>
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<div id="composite_F-type" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3>Composite F-Type</h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_F-type_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_f-type_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.cutcabletoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/coax-jack.jpg">
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</div>
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<p>Found in North American television antenna, cable and satellite television installations; some older VCRs.</p>
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<p>Audio: no</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!-- Composite Video Patch (MUSA) -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#composite_video-patch"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/composite_video-patch_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Video Patch (MUSA)</button></span>
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<div id="composite_video-patch" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3>Composite Video Patch (MUSA)</h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_video-patch_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images2500x2500/Canare_VPC006F_Video_Patch_Cable_154113.jpg">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_video-patch_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">
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</div>
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<p>Originally developed for manually switching signals in radar installations; now commonly used for patch bays in production and preservation workflows.</p>
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<p>Audio: no</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!-- end Composite Video Patch (MUSA) -->
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<!-- Composite 8-Pin EIAJ -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#composite_eiaj"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/composite_eiaj_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">8-pin EIAJ</button></span>
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<div id="composite_eiaj" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3><a href="pinouts.html#8-pin-eiaj">Composite 8-pin EIAJ</a></h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_eiaj_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.markertek.com/productImage/HI-RES/E8M.JPG">
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<img src="images/Video/composite_eiaj_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.markertek.com/productImage/450X450/E8FCM.JPG">
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</div>
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<p>Monitor cables designed specifically to carry both input and output signal between a video deck and monitor over the same cable. Seen on 1/2″ open reel decks (the only available output on Sony CVs), 3/4″ U-matic, and contemporary monitors.</p>
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<p>Audio: yes, stereo, unbalanced</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!-- end Composite 8-pin EIAJ -->
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<!-- Composite SCART -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#composite_scart"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">SCART</button></span>
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<div id="composite_scart" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3><a href="pinouts.html#scart">Composite SCART</a></h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/SCART_20050724_002.jpg">
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<img src="images/Video/scart_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://img.publish.it168.com/2005/1201/images/526200.jpg">
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</div>
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<p>European 21-pin connector designed to be capable of carrying both input and output of multiple signal standards, including composite video (see also: <a href="#s-video">S-Video</a>, <a href="#rgbs">RGBS</a>, <a href="#component_ypbpr">Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub></a>).</p>
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<p>Audio: yes, stereo, unbalanced</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!-- end Composite SCART -->
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</div> <!-- end Composite well -->
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<!-- start Component YPbPr cables -->
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<div class="well">
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<h4 id="component_ypbpr">Component Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub></h4>
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<p>Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> signal is often referred to, imprecisely, simply as "component" video, although there are actually several standards of component video (any signal standard that splits video information into multiple channels is component, including S-Video and the multiple RGB standards). In Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub>, the video signal is split into three channels: Y (containing luminance and sync), P<sub>B</sub> (the difference between blue and luma), and P<sub>R</sub> (the difference between red and luma). The remaining (green) chrominance information is derived from the relationship between these three signals. Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> cables are sometimes referred to as "yipper" cables and are connectors are usually color-coded (Y = green, P<sub>B</sub> = blue, P<sub>R</sub> = red); however Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> cables are fundamentally wired the same as composite cables and can be used interchangeably as long as the corresponding ports are properly connected.</p>
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<p><b>Introduced:</b>unknown</p>
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<p><b>Max resolution:</b> High Definition (up to 1080p)</p>
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<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
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<!-- Component YPbPr RCA -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#component_rca"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/component_rca_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">RCA</button></span>
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<div id="component_rca" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3><a href="pinouts.html#rca">Component Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> RCA</a></h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/component_rca_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Component-cables.jpg">
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<img src="images/Video/component_rca_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Component_video_jack.jpg">
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</div>
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<p>Used primarily with consumer equipment.</p>
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<p>Audio: no</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<!-- end Component YPbPr RCA -->
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<!-- Component YPbPr BNC -->
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<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#component_bnc"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/component_bnc_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">BNC</button></span>
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<div id="component_bnc" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
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<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
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<div class="modal-content">
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<div class="well">
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<h3><a href="pinouts.html#bnc">Component Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> BNC</a></h3>
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<div class="sample-image">
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<img src="images/Video/component_bnc_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://s3.showmecables.com/images/catalog/product/Python-3-BNC-To-3-RCA-Component-Video-Cable-4.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/component_bnc_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/AVOV3HDF.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Seen with professional broadcast and production equipment, some consumer electronics.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Component YPbPr BNC -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Component YPbPr SCART -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#component_scart"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">SCART</button></span>
|
||
<div id="component_scart" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#scart">Component Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> SCART</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/SCART_20050724_002.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/scart_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://img.publish.it168.com/2005/1201/images/526200.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>European 21-pin connector designed to be capable of carrying both input and output of multiple signal standards; a Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> pinout is possible with a SCART connector but extremely rare as European monitors generally did not support Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> input.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes, stereo, unbalanced</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Component YPbPr SCART -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Component YPbPr DIN 7-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#component_din-7-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dub_bottle.png" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DIN 7-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="component_din-7-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#din-7-pin">Component Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> "Dub" DIN 7-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dub_bottle.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A circular connector with a locking ring to keep the connection in place. Rarely used for Component Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> labeled "dub" on latter-day professional video decks. See section on <a href="#yc-688">Y/C-688 protocol</a> below for more background.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
|
||
<!-- end Component YPbPr DIN 7-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Component YPbPr well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Analog S-Video protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="s-video">S-Video</h4>
|
||
<p>S-Video (sometimes known as "separate video") cables carry video over two synchronized signal channels: Y (luma) and C (chroma, including saturation and hue). It can achieve better image quality than composite but lower color resolution than component RGB or Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> video. Most often associated with S-VHS but found with many other consumer deck formats as well.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced:</b>unknown</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> Standard Definition (typically 480i or 576i)</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- S-Video Mini-DIN 4-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#s-video_mini-din-4-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/s-video_mini-din-4-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DIN 4-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="s-video_mini-din-4-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#s-video">S-Video Mini-DIN 4-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/s-video_mini-din-4-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/S-video-connection.jpg/120px-S-video-connection.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/s-video_mini-din-4_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://sewelldirect.com/images/connectors/photos/S-Video.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The most common type of S-Video connector. The exact same mini-DIN connector is used for the <a href="#apple_desktop_bus">Apple Desktop Bus</a> data protocol and these cables are interchangeable.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end S-Video Mini-DIN 4-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- S-Video BNC -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#s-video_bnc"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/s-video_bnc_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">BNC</button></span>
|
||
<div id="s-video_bnc" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#bnc">S-Video BNC</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/s-video_bnc_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.comprehensiveco.com/resize/shared/images/products/comprehensive/s4pyc6hr.jpg?lr=t&bw=1000&w=1000&bh=1000&h=1000">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Generally for use in some S-Video patch panels.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end S-Video BNC -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- S-Video SCART -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#s-video_scart"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">SCART</button></span>
|
||
<div id="s-video_scart" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#scart">S-Video SCART</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/SCART_20050724_002.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/scart_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://img.publish.it168.com/2005/1201/images/526200.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>European 21-pin connector designed to be capable of carrying both input and output of multiple signal standards; an S-Video pinout is possible with a SCART connector but rare, as European monitors generally did not support S-Video input.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes, stereo, unbalanced</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end S-Video SCART -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!--end S-Video well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Analog Y/C-688 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="yc-688">Y/C-688 ("Dub")</h4>
|
||
<p>An earlier protocol that, like S-Video (which came later but was more common), split video into two components, luminance (Y) and chrominance (C). Intended to improve the quality of direct tape duplication from one video deck to another, this connection was often vaguely labeled/referred to simply as "dub". First seen on 3/4" U-matic decks, but continued to be used on professional Betacam and VHS/S-VHS decks. Though the same cables and pinouts were usually used, different Y/C-688-capable decks and devices modulated the chrominance signal at different frequencies - making Y/C-688 signal incompatible with S-Video devices (or sometimes even from one Y/C-688-capable deck to another)! Also incompatible with an implementation of Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub> video that used the same connector and was *also* simply labeled "dub" (see above).</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced:</b>unknown</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> Unknown</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- Y/C-688 DIN 7-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#yc-688_din-7-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dub_bottle.png" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DIN 7-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="yc-688_din-7-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#din-7-pin">Y/C-688 "Dub" DIN 7-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dub_bottle.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A circular connector with a locking ring to keep the connection in place. Generally seen only with "dub" connections (Y/C-688 or Y′P<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub>)</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Y/C-688 DIN 7-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Y/C-688 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Analog RGBS protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="rgbs">RGBS</h4>
|
||
<p>A component video standard in which luminance and chrominance information is encoded into three channels (red, green and blue) and a fourth is used for composite sync (vertical and horizontal sync encoded together on the same wire). RGBS utilizes no compression and has no particular limit on color depth or resolution, but requires a high bandwidth as the three channels carry much redundant information (i.e. the same black-and-white luma information repeated three times). Extremely common in European equipment (especially monitors), rare elsewhere.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced:</b>unknown</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> Generally up to 1080p (HD), but can go beyond</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- RGBS SCART -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rgbs_scart"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">SCART</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rgbs_scart" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#scart">RGBS SCART</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/scart_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/SCART_20050724_002.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/scart_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://img.publish.it168.com/2005/1201/images/526200.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>European 21-pin connector designed to be capable of carrying both input and output of multiple signal standards. RGBS cables most frequently have SCART connectors and vice versa.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes, stereo, unbalanced</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RGBS SCART -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end RGBS well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Analog RGBVH protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="rgbvh">RGBVH</h4>
|
||
<p>A component video standard essentially the same as RGBS, except the sync signal is split into vertical and horizontal sync on separate wires. Most frequently employed in the context of the Video Graphics Array (VGA) display standard.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced:</b>unknown</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> Generally up to 1080p (HD), but can go beyond</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- RGBVH VGA -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rgbvh_vga"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/VGA_D-sub15_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">VGA (DE-15)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rgbvh_vga" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#vga">RGBVH VGA (DE-15)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/VGA_D-sub15_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Male_VGA_connector.jpg/170px-Male_VGA_connector.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/vga_d-sub15_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Male_VGA_connector.jpg/170px-Male_VGA_connector.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A 15-pin D-sub connector commonly offered on modern computers for display connections.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RGBVH VGA -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- RGBVH Mini-VGA -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rgbvh_mini-VGA"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/vga_mini-vga_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-VGA</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rgbvh_mini-VGA" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#mini-vga">RGBVH Mini-VGA</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/vga_mini-vga_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Mini-VGA-Connector.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/vga_mini-vga_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Mini-VGA_cropped.jpg/250px-Mini-VGA_cropped.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Used to adapt VGA/RGBVH signals input and output for laptop computers.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RGBVH Mini-VGA -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- RGBVH BNC -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rgbvh_bnc"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/RGBVH_BNC_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">BNC</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rgbvh_bnc" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#bnc">RGBVH BNC</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/RGBVH_BNC_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/BNC_connectors.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Found with some high-end monitors and video cards. Wires are usually color-coded, though the colors used for the two sync signals sometimes varies: e.g. yellow (H) and white (V), yellow (H) and black (V), gray (H) and black (V).</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RGBVH BNC -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- RGBVH DVI-A -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rgbvh_dvi-a"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi-a_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DVI-A</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rgbvh_dvi-a" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#dvi">RGBVH DVI-A</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-a_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://rubimages-liberty.netdna-ssl.com/hi-res/E-DVI_A-5BNCM_DVIend.png">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-a_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://img.bhs4.com/07/A/07A6C8140CC3555552F53D6859963A86DC347FE2_large.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Much more frequently found in its DVI-I and DVI-D flavors, Digital Video Interface (DVI) is designed to transmit uncompressed digital video information, but can be compatible with analog RGBVH video through the VGA interface. DVI-A (analog) cables and connectors are essentially the same electrically as VGA cables and connectors.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RGBVH DVI-A -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- RGBVH Mini-DVI -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rgbvh_mini-dvi"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-DVI_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DVI</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rgbvh_mini-dvi" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#mini-dvi">RGBVH Mini-DVI</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-DVI_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Mini-DVI_-_male_oblique_PNr%C2%B00282.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-dvi_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Kobushi-mini-dvi.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Used on certain Apple computers, especially laptops, to accept a DVI-A/VGA connection.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RGBVH Mini-DVI -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end RGBVH well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Analog video well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Digital Video -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3 id="digital_video">Digital Video</h3>
|
||
<p>As opposed to analog video, in digital recording the video and/or audio signal is converted into a stream of numbers (bits), that collectively represent the luminance, chrominance, and other values that make up the image. The stream must be converted back into analog waveforms to be viewed on a monitor/video screen. Provided electrical noise is not too great, it will theoretically not affect the quantification of the signal. Different standards for digital video and audio have developed in order to make it possible to pass more information along one connection in the same (or shorter) amount of time (also to make it possible to send audio information along the same cable/connection as video).</p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- start SDI protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="sdi">SDI</h4>
|
||
<p>Serial Digital Interface (SDI) actually refers to a family of SMPTE interface standards designed for the transmission of uncompressed, unencrypted digital video signals. The original standard ("SD-SDI"), defined for 480i and 576i standard definition video, has been periodically updated (e.g. HD-SDI, 6G-SDI) to allow for steadily increasing bit rates, frame rates, video resolutions, etc. Because SDI is an unencrypted digital signal, it has generally been restricted from use in consumer equipment, and is usually found in professional, broadcast-grade production and preservation environments.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1989</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> As of 2015, the 12G-SDI standard allows up to 2160p60 video at 12 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- SDI BNC -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#sdi_bnc"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/BNC_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">BNC</button></span>
|
||
<div id="sdi_bnc" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#bnc">SDI BNC</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/BNC_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://blog.dvrunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BNC_connector_male.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/sdi_bnc_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.crestron.com/content/publicdownloads/products/a/a-dmc-sdi.png">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>SDI-compatible equipment almost always employ BNC connections, especially in broadcast/production environments. Note: even though they use the same connectors, SDI coax cables using BNC are wired differently than composite/component video cables that use BNC, and the two are not interchangeable.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end SDI BNC -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- SDI Video Patch (MUSA) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#sdi_video-patch"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/composite_video-patch_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Video Patch (MUSA)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="sdi_video-patch" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>SDI Video Patch (MUSA)</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/composite_video-patch_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images2500x2500/Canare_VPC006F_Video_Patch_Cable_154113.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/composite_video-patch_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Video patch connections can be used to transfer SDI signals through a patch bay.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end SDI Video Patch (MUSA) -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end SDI -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Firewire protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="firewire_video">FireWire</h4>
|
||
<p>IEEE 1394, referred to as "FireWire," was developed by Apple as an interface for high-speed data transfer. However the FireWire interface was also employed by digital cameras recording to tape media with the DV (Digital Video) protocol (e.g. MiniDV, DVCAM, DVCPRO). Some camcorders were also able to directly output a DV signal to a digital video recorder or computer via a FireWire cable/interface. When used with digital video, the FireWire interface operates at a slower data rate than in most of its data transfer applications.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1994</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> Standard Definition, 100 Mb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- FireWire 4-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#firewire_4-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/firewire_4-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">4-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="firewire_4-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#4-pin">FireWire 4-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/firewire_4-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://static.gearslutz.com/board/imgext.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fc%2Fca%2FFirewire4-pin.jpg&h=d489e11c664e0701ef5ff2c3bc40ca7e">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/firewire_4-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://forum.notebookreview.com/attachments/firewire1-jpg.6106/">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The smallest type of FireWire connector - found on DV cameras.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end FireWire 4-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Firewire well-->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start DVI protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="dvi">DVI</h4>
|
||
<p>Digital Video Interface (DVI) was designed to transmit uncompressed digital video while also supporting analog video modes (see: DVI-I, DVI-A). This broad compatibility led to widespread adoption in consumer electronics/computers. Digital-only DVI cables and interfaces were referred to as "DVI-D".</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1999</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> Single Link: 1920x1200, 4.95 Gb/s; Dual Link: 2560x1600, 9.90 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- DVI-D single-link -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dvi-d_single-link"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi-d_single-link_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Single-Link</button></span>
|
||
<div id="dvi-d_single-link" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#dvi">DVI-D Single-Link</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-d_single-link_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/DVIDSMMX.C.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Employs a single transmitter to support 1920x1200 resolution digital video. Notably missing the 4 pins present in DVI-A and DVI-A to carry analog video signal.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DVI-D single-link -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- DVI-D dual-link -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dvi-d_dual-link"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi-d_dual-link_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Dual-Link</button></span>
|
||
<div id="dvi-d_dual-link" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#dvi">DVI-D Dual-Link</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-d_dual-link_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/DVIDDMMTA6.C.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-d_dual-link_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.nikoslab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dvi_d_dual_port.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The same as DVI-D Single Link connectors, except with six additional pins in the center of the connector/port to increase bandwidth and support higher resolutions.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DVI-D dual-link -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- DVI-D Mini-DVI -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dvi-d_mini-dvi"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-DVI_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DVI</button></span>
|
||
<div id="dvi-d_mini-dvi" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#mini-dvi">DVI-D Mini-DVI</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-DVI_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Mini-DVI_-_male_oblique_PNr%C2%B00282.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-dvi_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Kobushi-mini-dvi.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Used on some laptops, especially Apple products, to accept a DVI-D signal.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DVI-D Mini-DVI -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- DVI-D Micro-DVI -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dvi-d_micro-dvi"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi-d_micro_dvi_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Micro-DVI</button></span>
|
||
<div id="dvi-d_micro-dvi" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>DVI-D Micro-DVI</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-d_micro_dvi_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/macbookpro/apple-micro-dvi-to-dvi-adapter.png">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-d_micro-dvi_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.cis.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/microdvi.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Employed for a very brief time by Apple specifically on its 2008 MacBook Air line of laptops. Smaller than Mini-DVI connectors but can only accept DVI-D signals (incompatible with DVI-I or DVI-A) and almost immediately replaced by the DisplayPort standard.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DVI-D Micro-DVI -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end DVI well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start DisplayPort protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="displayport">DisplayPort</h4>
|
||
<p>A digital display interface standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Can be used to carry audio and packeted data transmissions, but most frequently employed to connect video sources to display devices. The development of succeeding versions of the DisplayPort standard (from 1.0 to the latest 1.4) have allowed for increases in display resolution, data rate, color depth, etc. "Dual-Mode DisplayPort" ports and connectors (also known as DisplayPort++) are also compatible with single-link DVI and HDMI output with the use of adapters; active converters are also available to make DisplayPort compatible with dual-link DVI or DVI-A/VGA signals.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2008</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> v1.0/1.1: 1.62 Gb/s; v1.2: 2.7 Gb/s; v1.3: 8K UHD, 5.4 Gb/s; v1.4: 8K UHD, 8.1 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- DisplayPort 20-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#displayport_20-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/displayport_20-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">20-pin (Full)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="displayport_20-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#displayport">DisplayPort 20-pin (Full)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/displayport_20-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Displayport-cable.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/displayport_20-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3534308094_79c94bd454.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The full-size, 20-pin DisplayPort connection used for external connections on desktop computers, graphics cards, monitors, etc.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes, optionally (use of channels for audio signal will limit bandwidth, resolution available for video)</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DisplayPort 20-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- DisplayPort Mini-DisplayPort -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#mini-displayport"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/displayport_mini-displayport_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DisplayPort</button></span>
|
||
<div id="mini-displayport" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#displayport">Mini-DisplayPort</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/displayport_mini-displayport_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Mini_displayport.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/displayport_mini-displayport_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Mini_DisplayPort_on_Apple_MacBook.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Miniaturized version of the DisplayPort connector developed by Apple. Used on Apple products, especially laptops, from 2008 to 2016 (from ~2011 on, paired with the DisplayPort-compatible Thunderbolt protocol). Licensed out to many PC manufacturers as well.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes (if used in conjunction with an audio-capable DisplayPort or HDMI cable)</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DisplayPort Mini-DisplayPort -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end DisplayPort well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start HDMI protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="hdmi">HDMI</h4>
|
||
<p>High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary interface for transferring uncompressed digital video and audio signals. HDMI was developed in order to provide an integrated, increased-bandwidth interface capable of carrying very high video resolutions and an audio signal while maintaining backwards compatibility with DVI. As with DisplayPort, succeeding versions (from 1.0 to current 2.0) have allowed for increases in resolution, frame rate, data rate, etc.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2002</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> v1.0/1.1/1.2: 1920x1200p, 4.95 Gb/s; v1.3/1.4: 2560x1600p, 10.2 Gb/s; v2.0: 4096x1600p, 18 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- HDMI Type A -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#hdmi_type-A"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/hdmi_full_A_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type A</button></span>
|
||
<div id="hdmi_type-A" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#hdmi">HDMI Type A</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/hdmi_full_A_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://classrooms.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/images/hdmi_full.jpeg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/hdmi_full_A_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.eos.ncsu.edu/e115/text/io_images/hdmi.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Generally used for HDMI input/output on television/computer monitors and desktops.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end HDMI Type A -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- HDMI Type C -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#hdmi_type-C"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/hdmi_mini_C_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type C (Mini)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="hdmi_type-C" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#hdmi">HDMI Type C (Mini)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/hdmi_mini_C_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-4V2pG048aQ/TETWXYtMcbI/AAAAAAAAA3o/NXf3avRXGjA/s1600/HDMI-MINI-HDMI-MICRO-HDMI.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/hdmi_mini_C_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://cable-trader.co.uk/images/finder/mini-hdmi-port.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Employed starting with HDMI Version 1.3 - designed for smaller, portable equipment such as laptops.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end HDMI Type C -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- HDMI Type D -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#hdmi_type-D"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/hdmi_mini_C_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type D (Micro)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="hdmi_type-D" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#hdmi">HDMI Type D (Micro)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/hdmi_mini_C_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-4V2pG048aQ/TETWXYtMcbI/AAAAAAAAA3o/NXf3avRXGjA/s1600/HDMI-MINI-HDMI-MICRO-HDMI.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/hdmi_micro_D_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2011/05/09/e8365dde-fdc7-11e2-8c7c-d4ae52e62bcc/4e7eb083d9859813fa3d698b38bfc09b/Android-HDMI-Phone-port.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Released starting with HDMI Version 1.4, intended for use with cell phones/smart phones.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: yes</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end HMDI Type D -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end HDMI well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Digital Video well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Integrated Video -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3 id="integrated_video">Integrated Video</h3>
|
||
<p>There is no such thing as a signal that combines analog and digital data in the same channel. However, The DVI interface allows for both analog and digital signals to be passed through the same cable and connector, creating something of a unique case.</p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- start DVI-I protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="dvi-i">DVI-I</h4>
|
||
<p>The DVI protocol is backwards-compatible to allow for the transmission of analog RGBVH data via the VGA standard. The cable is the same as that employed by DVI-A (analog-only) or DVI-D (digital only), the difference with DVI-I is merely in the compatible connectors and ports.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- DVI-I Single-Link -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dvi-i_single-link"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi-i_single-link_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Single-Link</button></span>
|
||
<div id="dvi-i_single-link" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#dvi">DVI-I Single-Link</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-i_single-link_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.yourcablestore.com/assets/images/guides/plug_dvi-i_single.gif">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Contains pins that allow for an analog VGA signal or digital video at up to 1920x1200 resolution.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DVI-I Single-Link -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- DVI-I Dual-Link -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dvi-i_dual-link"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi-i_dual-link_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Dual-Link</button></span>
|
||
<div id="dvi-i_dual-link" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#dvi">DVI-I Dual-Link</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-i_dual-link_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.cablemagic.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/d/v/dviidual352_1.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi-i_dual-link_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://s3.showmecables.com/images/catalog/product/2904-4.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The same as Single-Link DVI-I, but adds six pins in the middle of the connector for increased digital video resolution up to 2560x1600.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DVI-I Dual-Link -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- DVI-I Mini-DVI -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dvi-i_mini-dvi"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-DVI_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DVI</button></span>
|
||
<div id="dvi-i_mini-dvi" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#mini-dvi">DVI-I Mini-DVI</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-DVI_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Mini-DVI_-_male_oblique_PNr%C2%B00282.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/dvi_mini-dvi_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Kobushi-mini-dvi.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Can connect either an analog or digital signal to an Apple laptop, as long as the proper adapter is used in conjunction with a DVI cable with DVI-A, DVI-D or DVI-I connectors.</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: no</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end DVI-I Mini-DVI -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end DVI-I well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Integrated Video well -->
|
||
|
||
</div><!-- end Video well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Audio cables -->
|
||
<div class="well"><h2 id="audio"><u>Audio</u></h2>
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Analog Audio cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3 id="analog_audio">Analog Audio</h3>
|
||
<p>Unlike analog video, analog audio signals are essentially only ever transferred over one channel (i.e. one-track monaural/"mono") or two (two-track mono, or stereo). Analog audio cables, generally speaking, thus only had to carry one channel of audio and two cables would simply be employed for recording or reproducing two-track mono or stereo (in contrast to the proliferation of standards and cables for video - composite, S-Video, RBG, etc). The most critical characteristic in regard to analog audio cabling, then (beyond connector types), regards balanced vs. unbalanced wiring, a method employed to reduce noise interference in audio cables.</p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Balanced Analog audio cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="balanced_analog">Balanced Analog Audio</h4>
|
||
<p>Balanced coaxial audio cables contain three wires: "earth" (electrical ground), "hot" (positive audio signal), and "cold" (negative audio signal). The audio signal is transferred on both the hot and cold lines, but the voltage in the cold line is inverted (i.e. signal is negative when the hot line's is positive, and vice versa). When the cable is plugged into an input, the hot and cold signals are mixed together, but the cold signal is also inverted again. This has the effect of strengthening the original, recorded audio signal (doubling the number of wires it was carried on) while also canceling out the signal of any unintentional noise in the signal picked up as the audio traveled over the cable. (Since that noise was essentially "recorded" positively on to both the hot and cold lines, flipping the polarity of the cold line at input gives you exact opposite noise signals, which cancel each other out.)</p>
|
||
<p>Reducing analog audio noise is an issue primarily with longer cables, or in professional/broadcast or preservation environments, where the absolute integrity of the audio signal is more highly valued than on consumer equipment.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- Balanced 1/4" TRS jack (mono) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#1-4_trs_mono"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/1:4-TRS_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">1/4″ TRS jack (mono)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="1-4_trs_mono" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#tip-ring-sleeve">Balanced 1/4″ TRS Jack (mono)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/1:4-TRS_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/2199-2317/cms/2317/files/42f48ea4-d4d4-4ef4-a7a0-0738d4c95ba6?max=400&_mzcb=">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Also known as a "phone connector" for its use for many years to patch telephone connections. TRS stands for "Tip-Ring-Sleeve", referring to the three contacts on the jack (for the three wires, earth, hot and cold, present in balanced wiring). Often found with speakers, amps, some video equipment that produces monaural audio.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Balanced 1/4" TRS jack (mono) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Balanced 1/8" TRS jack (mono) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#1-8_trs_mono"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/1:8-TRS_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">1/8″ TRS "mini" jack (mono)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="1-8_trs_mono" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#tip-ring-sleeve">Balanced 1/8″ TRS "Mini" Jack (mono)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/1:8-TRS_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Essentially the same in design as the 1/4″ jack, just smaller. Used sometimes for balanced mono audio with computers or portable devices.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Balanced 1/8" TRS jack (mono) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Balanced TT (Bantam) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#tt_bantam"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/TT_bantam_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">TT/bantam Jack</button></span>
|
||
<div id="tt_bantam" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#tip-ring-sleeve">Balanced Tiny Telephone (TT)/Bantam Jack</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/TT_bantam_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.canford.co.uk/Images/ItemImages/large/43-183_01.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Tiny Telephone (TT, also sometimes called bantam) jacks are smaller than 1/4″ but larger than 1/8″ jacks (approx 4.40mm). Frequently employed with patch bays in professional audio recording and preservation environments. TT jacks are most commonly found with TRS design on balanced mono cables, but unbalanced or stereo versions are possible.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Balanced TT (Bantam) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Balanced XLR -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#balanced_xlr"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/xlr_cork_bottle_cable.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">XLR</button></span>
|
||
<div id="balanced_xlr" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#xlr">Balanced XLR</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/xlr_cork_bottle_cable.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Xlr-connectors.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/xlr_cork_port.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://jp.music-group.com/TCE/CR/StudioKonnekt48/images/main_out_xlr_large.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/xlr_bottle_port.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://proaudioblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/XLR-Input.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A three-pin connector favored for long balanced cables in pro audio equipment. Traditionally, analog XLR audio connectors had an electrical impedance of 75 ohms (75 Ω). Digital audio signals using the XLR connector required a higher impedance (110 Ω), but this would have no effect on analog signals - therefore, 110 Ω XLR cables intended for digital audio can safely be used for balanced analog audio connections as well. See <a href="#aes-3">AES-3</a>.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Balanced XLR -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Balanced Phoenix -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#balanced_phoenix"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/phoenix_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Phoenix</button></span>
|
||
<div id="balanced_phoenix" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Balanced Phoenix</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/phoenix_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://q1engravers.com/images/Phoenix_Connector_block_ELC-2MKKDS%20and%203MKKDS.JPG">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A modular, adaptable brand of connectors for crafting one's own multi-channel, balanced or unbalanced cables and connections. Generally used to make connections on the back end of patch bays, distribution amplifiers, etc. Available in various configurations.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Balanced Phoenix -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Balanced EDAC/ELCO -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#balanced_edac-elco"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/edac_elco_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">EDAC/ELCO</button></span>
|
||
<div id="balanced_edac-elco" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Balanced EDAC/ELCO</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/edac_elco_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.canford.co.uk/Images/ItemImages/large/47-201_01.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Another brand of modular, adaptable connectors. Similar in appearance and use to Phoenix. Available in various configurations.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Balanced EDAC/ELCO -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Balanced analog audio well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Unbalanced Analog audio cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="unbalanced_analog">Unbalanced Analog Audio</h4>
|
||
<p>Unbalanced audio cables contain only two wires for any one audio channel: "earth" (electrical ground) and "hot" (the audio signal). These are employed with short cables, internal cables or components (inside sound equipment), or consumer-grade equipment where noise is considered less of an issue.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- Unbalanced RCA -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#unbalanced_rca"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/audio_rca_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">RCA</button></span>
|
||
<div id="unbalanced_rca" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#rca">Unbalanced RCA</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/audio_rca_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://resource.supercheats.com/library/300w/xbox-360/xbox-hdmi-audio7.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/audio_rca_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://icdn9.digitaltrends.com/image/nuforce-s3_bt-bluetooth-bookshelf-speakers-right-channel-rear-audio-input-macro-1500x991.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>By nature unbalanced connectors as they only have one pin/contact point. Frequently used for the two-channel (left and right) audio output of video decks, especially consumer-grade equipment (in such cases, often color-coded white and red, where white = channel 1/left, red = channel 2/right).</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Unbalanced RCA -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Unbalanced 1/4" TS jack (mono) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#1-4_TS_jack"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/1:4-TS_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">1/4" TS jack</button></span>
|
||
<div id="1-4_TS_jack" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#tip-sleeve">Unbalanced 1/4″ Tip-Sleeve Jack (mono)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/1:4-TS_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://s3.showmecables.com/images/catalog/product/1-4-Mono-Plug-to-3-5mm-Mono-Jack-1.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>TS (Tip/Sleeve) jacks are exactly the same in appearance as balanced 1/4″ TRS jacks, except missing the "ring" contact point and cold wire. Often used for the output on musical instruments such as electric guitars.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Unbalanced 1/4" TS jack (mono) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Unbalanced 1/8" TS jack (mono) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#1-8_TS_jack"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/1:8-TS_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">1/8″ TS jack</button></span>
|
||
<div id="1-8_TS_jack" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#tip-sleeve">Unbalanced 1/8″ Tip-Sleeve Jack (mono)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/1:8-TS_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/musical-instruments/detail-page/B000068O47_img1.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Smaller version of the unbalanced 1/4″ TS jack. Seen with [???]</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Unbalanced 1/8" TS jack (mono) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Unbalanced 1/4" TRS jack (stereo) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#unbalanced_1-4_TRS_jack"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/1:4-TRS_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">1/4″ TRS jack (stereo)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="unbalanced_1-4_TRS_jack" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#tip-ring-sleeve">Unbalanced 1/4″ Tip-Ring-Sleeve Jack (stereo)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/1:4-TRS_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/2199-2317/cms/2317/files/42f48ea4-d4d4-4ef4-a7a0-0738d4c95ba6?max=400&_mzcb=">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>By all outward appearance, the same as the 1/4″ TRS jacks used for balanced mono cables, except in the case of unbalanced stereo the three contact points are used for ground and two channels of audio, rather than ground and hot/cold versions of one audio channel. Often seen with professional headphones, and stereo microphone/monitor connections on professional video decks.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Unbalanced 1/4" TRS jack (stereo) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Unbalanced 1/8" TRS jack (stereo) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#unbalanced_1-8_TRS_jack"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/1:8-TRS_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">1/8″ TRS jack (stereo)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="unbalanced_1-8_TRS_jack" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#tip-ring-sleeve">Unbalanced 1/8″ Tip-Ring-Sleeve Jack (stereo)</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/1:8-TRS_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>See previous. Frequently used for stereo output on portable audio devices - also on computer sound cards for line-in/line-out connections (to/from headphones, microphones, speakers, etc).</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Unbalanced 1/8" TRS jack (stereo) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Unbalanced DIN 5-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#unbalanced_din_5-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/audio_din-5-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DIN 5-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="unbalanced_din_5-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#din-5-pin">Unbalanced DIN 5-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/audio_din-5-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.c2g.com/uk/static/content/images/resources/connector-guides/450/107_5_pin_din_at_m_iso.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/audio_din-5-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://connector.pinoutsguide.com/photo/din5df.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Similar to the purpose of the EIAJ 8-pin video monitor cable/connector, DIN 5-pins were used to carry both the audio input and output of a piece of equipment over the same cable/connection. Could carry mono or stereo signal.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Unbalanced DIN 5-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Unbalanced analog audio well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Analog Audio well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Digital Audio cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3 id="digital_audio">Digital Audio</h3>
|
||
<p>For explanation of digital signals, see Digital Video section above.</p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- start AES-3 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="aes-3">AES-3</h4>
|
||
<p>AES-3 is a standard for the exchange of digital audio signals developed in conjunction by the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcasting Union, and is therefore also often referred to as "AES-EBU". AES-3 is capable of carrying two uncompressed channels of uncompressed PCM audio, or compressed 5.1/7.1 surround sound over the same cable.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1985</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> 24-bit</p>
|
||
<p><b>Wiring and Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>Balanced</h5>
|
||
|
||
<!-- AES-3 Balanced XLR -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#aes-3_balanced_xlr"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/aes_xlr_cork_bottle.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">XLR</button></span>
|
||
<div id="aes-3_balanced_xlr" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#xlr">AES-3 XLR</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/aes_xlr_cork_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://d3d71ba2asa5oz.cloudfront.net/33000510/images/sapgx-ends_1000.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The most common variant of AES-3 connection, found with professional installations and equipment. Compared to their <a href="#balanced-xlr">analog</a> equivalents, digital AES cables used an XLR connector with higher electrical impedance (110 ohm instead of 75). Using a 75 ohm cable intended for analog use with a digital audio signal like AES-3 could result in the introduction of extra noise and fuzziness into the signal. 110 ohm XLR cables intended for AES-3 were sometimes identified by gold plating such as those pictured, but not always. If in doubt as to whether an XLR cable is 75 or 110 ohm, one must directly <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Use-an-Ohmmeter">measure</a> the connector's electrical impedance.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end AES-3 Balanced XLR -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Balanced AES-3 well -->
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>Unbalanced</h5>
|
||
|
||
<!-- AES-3 Unbalanced BNC -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#aes-3_unbalanced_bnc"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/BNC_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">BNC</button></span>
|
||
<div id="aes-3_unbalanced_bnc" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#bnc">AES-3 BNC</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/BNC_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://blog.dvrunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BNC_connector_male.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A variant of AES-3 with lower (75-ohm vs balanced XLR's 110-ohm) electrical impedance. Sometimes found in broadcast applications as it uses the same cabling infrastructure as digital video, so it can be convenient for patch bays that employ BNC connections.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end AES-3 Unbalanced BNC -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Unbalanced AES-3 well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end AES-3 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start S/PDIF protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="spdif">S/PDIF</h4>
|
||
<p>Standing for Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format, S/PDIF refers to a consumer-grade variant of the AES-3 protocol (listed as "Type II" in the same international standard as AES-3: IEC 60958). Essentially interchangeable at the protocol level with AES-3, so devices carrying these signals can interface easily, provided the difference in physical connections and electrical level/impedance are accounted for.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1985</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> 20-bit</p>
|
||
<p><b>Wiring and Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>Optical</h5>
|
||
<p>Fiber optic cables transmit data signals as flashes of light over flexible, transparent fibers made of glass or plastic. In audio applications, they can allow transmission at higher bandwidths without the electromagnetic interference to which metal wires are susceptible. Due to attenuation (the reduction of the intensity of the light over distance), consumer-grade optical audio cables are generally short (5-10 meters).</p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- S/PDIF Optical TOSLINK -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#spdif_toslink"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/spdif_toslink_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">F05/TOSLINK</button></span>
|
||
<div id="spdif_toslink" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>S/PDIF F05/TOSLINK</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/spdif_toslink_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.soundsupport.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/spdif-toslink1.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/spdif_toslink_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.teac.com/content/images/universal/misc/ai-301da_w_digital-in.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Also sometimes referred to as "EIAJ optical" connectors. While F05 is the technical name for the physical specification, Toshiba's specific brand name for optical cables, TOSLINK, has essentially become the name for the connector. Found with larger consumer-grade S/PDIF devices, particularly Toshiba-brand audio products.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end S/PDIF Optical TOSLINK -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- S/PDIF Optical Mini-TOSLINK -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#spdif_mini-toslink"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/spdif_mini-toslink_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-TOSLINK</button></span>
|
||
<div id="spdif_mini-toslink" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>S/PDIF Mini-TOSLINK</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/spdif_mini-toslink_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://images.monoprice.com/productlargeimages/26711.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/spdif_mini-toslink_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.headfonia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/drdac_prime_10.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A smaller version of the TOSLINK connector that is almost the same size and shape of a 1/8″ TRS stereo jack. Some combined 1/8″ stereo jack and Mini TOSLINK ports exist to accept either digital or analog audio input/output. Mini TOSLINK is generally used with smaller consumer-grade digital audio equipment (e.g. portable CD players).</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end S/PDIF Optical Mini-TOSLINK -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end S/PDIF Optical well -->
|
||
|
||
<div class="well"><h5>Unbalanced</h5>
|
||
|
||
<!-- S/PDIF Unbalanced RCA -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#spdif_rca"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/spdif_rca_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">RCA</button></span>
|
||
<div id="spdif_rca" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#rca">S/PDIF RCA</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/spdif_rca_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cablesnmore.com/content/images/thumbs/0004559_spdif-digital-rca_450.jpeg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/spdif_rca_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.homestudiocorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SPDIF.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The S/PDIF protocol can also be found in consumer audio installations with two-contact RCA connectors over unbalanced coax cables. Such S/PDIF connectors are usually color-coded orange to differentiate them from analog audio and video cables that employ RCA.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end S/PDIF Unbalanced RCA -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end S/PDIF Unbalanced well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end S/PDIF well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start TDIF protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="tdif">TDIF</h4>
|
||
<p>The Tascam Digital Interface Format is a proprietary protocol and connector developed by Tascam, but licensed out to other manufacturers and therefore seen on a variety of audio devices. It is bidirectional, allowing the transmission of up to eight channels of digital audio.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1993</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> 31.25 kb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Wiring and Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>Unbalanced</h5>
|
||
|
||
<!-- TDIF Unbalanced DB-25 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#tdif_db-25"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/tdif_d-sub-25_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DB-25</button></span>
|
||
<div id="tdif_db-25" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>TDIF DB-25</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/tdif_d-sub-25_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://hosatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DBK-300_RGB_856.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/tdif_d-sub-25_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.scmsinc.com/uploads/ecomm/my16-tdfronta.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A D-subminiature connection with a pinout that allows for input and output of TDIF's eight channels of audio to be transmitted over the same cable.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end TDIF Unbalanced DB-25 -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end TDIF Unbalanced well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end TDIF well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start ADAT protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">$
|
||
<h4 id="adat">ADAT</h4>
|
||
<p>Originally developed by Alesis for its Digital Audio Tape products, the ADAT Lightpipe interface became popular with third party manufacturers and so became synonymous with the standard rather than specifically Alesis DAT connections. ADAT supports transmission of up to eight channels of uncompressed digital audio at up to 48 kHz and 24-bit, giving them a much higher bandwidth than similar S/PDIF optical cables. Found exclusively in optical cable variety.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1992</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> 24-bit</p>
|
||
<p><b>Wiring and Connectors:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>Optical</h5>
|
||
|
||
<!-- ADAT F05/TOSLINK -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#adat_toslink"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Audio/spdif_toslink_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">F05/TOSLINK</button></span>
|
||
<div id="adat_toslink" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>ADAT F05/TOSLINK</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/spdif_toslink_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.soundsupport.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/spdif-toslink1.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Audio/adat_toslink_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/filedata/fetch?id=31138107&d=1398720428">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Since they use the exact same connectors, ADAT cables and connections are visually indistinguishable from S/PDIF, though the interfaces and cables are completely incompatible at the protocol level.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end ADAT F05 TOSLINK -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end ADAT Optical well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end ADAT well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Digital Audio well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Audio well -->
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h2 id="data"><u>Data</u></h2>
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3 id="parallel_data">Parallel Data</h3>
|
||
<p>Digital transmission can occur in one of two basic methods: parallel or serial communication. In parallel communication, multiple bits (usually 8 bits, otherwise known as one byte) are transferred simultaneously on separate channels within the same cable, then combined and synchronized. This can result in a faster bit rate than serial transmission, but is also significantly more expensive (since it requires far more wires to create the cable) and the synchronization timing in parallel transmission is also susceptible to distance, making it impractical for longer cables. Parallel communication was popular in the 1980s but has generally fallen out of favor in modern data transmission.</p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- start PATA protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="pata">PATA</h4>
|
||
<p>Short for Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment, originally known simply as ATA until the later Serial ATA (SATA) standard was developed. An interface standard for the connection of storage devices, e.g. hard disk drives, floppy drives and optical drives. Given its maximum cable length of 18 inches, PATA is mostly limited to internal computer use, but it can occasionally be seen/used to connect to external drives.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1986</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>16-bit; originally 16 mb/s, developed up to 133 mb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- PATA 40-pin ribbon -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#pata_40-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/pata_40-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">40-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="pata_40-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>PATA 40-pin</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/pata_40-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2005/11/23/pc_interfaces_101/ide_w_cable.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/pata_40-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://chebgym5.ru/computer/images/ide-cable.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Used with the most common 40-wire PATA ribbon cables, as well as the more rare 80-wire ribbons developed late in the PATA standard's lifespan to increase data rate.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end PATA 40-pin ribbon -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end PATA well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Parallel SCSI protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="parallel_scsi">Parallel SCSI</h4>
|
||
<p>Referred to alternately as SCSI (Small Computers Systems Interface) Parallel Interface, SPI, or, before the advent of Serial SCSI, simply SCSI (pronounced "scuzzy"). Unfortunately, Parallel SCSI is not technically a single standard, but a series of almost a dozen related interfaces with ambiguous names ("Fast SCSI", "Ultra SCSI," etc.) and variable bit depths and rates. See the link to a comparison table below. In any case, Parallel SCSI cables were used to connect peripheral devices (scanners, removable storage drives and controllers, optical disc drives, etc.) to computers; unlike PATA, which could only connect a maximum of two devices, a single Parallel SCSI data bus could be attached to up to 8 or 16 devices. The symbol below generally marked a SCSI port on computers.</p>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_logo.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Scsi_logo.svg/2000px-Scsi_logo.svg.png" style="background-color:white; max-height:100px;">
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1986</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_SCSI#Comparison_table">comparison table</a></p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel SCSI 50-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#scsi_50-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/scsi_50-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">50-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="scsi_50-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Parallel SCSI 50-pin Micro-Ribbon</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_50-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.datapro.net/images/SCSI_CN50.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_50-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Scsi-1_gehaeuse.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Micro ribbon or miniature ribbon connectors have a similar shielded design to the D-sub family of connectors, but used a different kind of contact known as ribbon contacts rather than pin contacts. There are various configurations that were used with Parallel SCSI but the most common variety was an 8-bit (one-byte-at-a-time) 50-contact micro-ribbon connector. These connectors were often referred to by the brand name of the company that manufactured them: for instance, Amphenol-50, IDC-50, CN-50 (Centronics).</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel SCSI 50-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel SCSI Micro DB-50 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#scsi_micro-db50"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/scsi_micro-db50_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Micro DB-50</button></span>
|
||
<div id="scsi_micro-db50" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Parallel SCSI Micro DB-50</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_micro-db50_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cablestogo.com/static/content/common/images/learning/connector-guides/scsi/450/micro-db50-m-a.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_micro-db50_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cablestogo.com/static/content/common/images/learning/connector-guides/scsi/450/micro-db50-m-c.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Similar to the 50-pin micro-ribbon parallel SCSI connectors but with traditional D-sub style pin contacts. Similarly allowed for 8-bit transmission. Seen with earlier (SCSI-2) removable storage devices, disc drives, controllers, etc.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel SCSI Micro DB-50 -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel SCSI VHDCI -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#scsi_vhdci"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/scsi_vhdci_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">VHDCI</button></span>
|
||
<div id="scsi_vhdci" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Parallel SCSI VHDCI</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_vhdci_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cablestogo.com/static/content/common/images/learning/connector-guides/scsi/450/vhdci-68pin-m-a.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_vhdci_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cablestogo.com/static/content/common/images/learning/connector-guides/scsi/450/vhdci-68pin-m-c.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The Very High Density Cable Interconnect (VDHCI) connector had 68 pins, in a micro-ribbon contact design closely resembling the 50-pin micro-ribbon connectors in appearance (the extra pins allowed for 16-bit/2-byte transmission included in later SCSI standards rather than the original 8-bit). Typically seen with external mass storage devices like RAID units.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel SCSI VHDCI -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel SCSI Micro DB68 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#scsi_micro-db68"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/scsi_micro-db68_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Micro DB-68</button></span>
|
||
<div id="scsi_micro-db68" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Parallel SCSI Micro DB-68</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_micro-db68_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cablestogo.com/static/content/common/images/learning/connector-guides/scsi/450/micro-db68-m-a.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_micro-db68_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cablestogo.com/static/content/common/images/learning/connector-guides/scsi/450/micro-db68-f-c.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Like with VHDCI connectors, Micro DB-68 (MDB-68) connectors had 68 pins to allow for later, 16-bit applications of SCSI protocol transmission - but with traditional D-sub style pins instead of micro-ribbon pins. Seen most frequently with peripherals like scanners, disc drives, etc.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel SCSI Micro DB68 -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel SCSI 25-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#scsi_db-25"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/scsi_25-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DB-25</button></span>
|
||
<div id="scsi_db-25" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#parallel-scsi">Parallel SCSI DB-25</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_25-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.datapro.net/images/SCSI_DB25.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_25-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cs.uaf.edu/users/olawlor/public_html/ref/mac_ports/scsi_db25.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A D-sub connector used by Apple for Parallel SCSI connections on their early desktop computers.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel SCSI 25-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel SCSI HDI-30 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#scsi_hdi-30"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/scsi_hdi-30_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">HDI-30</button></span>
|
||
<div id="scsi_hdi-30" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Parallel SCSI HDI-30</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_hdi-30_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://cdn2.goughlui.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DSC_00114.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/scsi_hdi-30_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.libellules.ch/Img_connecteur/lib_scsi_hdi30f.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A singular square-shaped pin contact connector used by Apple for Parallel SCSI connections on a few of their early laptop designs.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel SCSI HDI-30 -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Parallel SCSI well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start IEEE 1284/Parallel Port protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="parallel_port">IEEE 1284</h4>
|
||
<p>A standard for parallel communication variably, and more commonly, referred to as "parallel port", "printer port" or the "Centronics port", as it was originally developed by Centronics to facilitate communication between computers and Centronics-brand dot-matrix printers. Originally unidirectional ("send-only") for sending data from a computer to a printer, but later developed to allow for bidirectional communication, it became a popular alternative to Parallel SCSI for peripherals like floppy drives and network adapters and hard drives as it had cheaper circuitry. A symbol similar to the one below generally marked parallel/printer port connections on computers.</p>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/parallel_port_logo.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://openclipart.org/image/2400px/svg_to_png/189941/Parallel-port.png" style="background-color:white; max-height:100px;">
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1970s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b></p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel Port DB-25 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#parallel-port_25-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/parallel_port_25-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DB-25</button></span>
|
||
<div id="parallel-port_25-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#parallelprinter-port">Parallel Port DB-25</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/parallel_port_25-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://img.alibaba.com/img/pb/487/415/275/275415487_248.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/parallel_port_25-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://cdn.computerhope.com/parallel-port.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A D-sub connection, usually used for the host (computer) end of a parallel port cable/connection.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel Port DB-25 -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- Parallel Port 36-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#parallel-port_36-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/parallel_port_36-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">36-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="parallel-port_36-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>Parallel Port 36-pin Micro-Ribbon</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/parallel_port_36-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/IEEE_1284_36pin_plughead.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/parallel_port_36-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.kenosha-reuse.com/SALEM,-WI/Commercial/Mechanical/Used/Plus-Warranty/Wasp-rp-WPRP200-thermal-receipt-printer-parallel-port-picture-1.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A micro-ribbon connector developed by Centronics (also called CN-36), usually used for the printer or device connection.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Parallel Port 36-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end IEEE 1284 well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Parallel Data well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Serial Data cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3 id="serial_data">Serial Data</h3>
|
||
<p>As opposed to parallel transmission, in serial communication bits are transferred sequentially over the same wire. Bytes must be assembled and sent as a unit and then disassembled by the receiving device. Though serial data transmission was developed before parallel transmission, parallel communication reigned for much of the late 1970s-1980s as physical performance limitations originally gave parallel communication higher data rates. Improvements in cable and circuit design have since made serial transmission the far faster and preferred option.</p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- start RS-232 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="rs-232">RS-232</h4>
|
||
<p>Because it was the first serial data protocol to become a standard feature in personal computing, RS-232 was commonly referred to simply as "the serial port". It was used for bidirectional connection to many peripheral computer devices, including modems, printers, mice, external drives, etc. It was also used for remote connection and control of some VTRs. It is referred to as "RS" because it was originally sponsored by the Radio Sector of the Electronic Industries Association - changes in the sponsoring organization have caused the standard to be alternately referred to as EIA-232 and TIA-232. The symbol below sometimes marked serial port connections on computers.</p>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/serial_port_logo.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://cliparts.co/cliparts/Big/E86/BigE86ErT.png" style="background-color:white; max-height:100px;">
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1962</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b></p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- RS-232 DB-25 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rs-232_db-25"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/rs-232_db-25_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DB-25</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rs-232_db-25" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html/#rs-232-db-25">RS-232 DB-25</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-232_db-25_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://files.cablewholesale.com/hires/10d3-012xx_03.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-232_db-25_port.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.computersbycampus.com/images/serial-label.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The RS-232 standard recommends a 25-pin D-sub connector but did not make it mandatory - therefore it is by far the most common type of connector for both host computers and peripherals but not exclusive.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RS-232 DB-25 -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- RS-232 DA-15 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rs-232_da-15"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/rs-232_da-15_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DA-15</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rs-232_da-15" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#da-15">RS-232 DA-15</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-232_da-15_bottle.webp" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://i0.wp.com/winstartechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gameport.jpg?w=825&ssl=1">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-232_da-15_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.pacificcable.com/photos/2457-21930-001_3.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Found with some RS-232 connections, relatively rare compared to DB-25 and DE-9. Most commonly found with some modems, joysticks. (May be referred to, imprecisely, as "DB-15".)</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RS-232 DB-15 -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- RS-232 DE-9 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rs-232_de-9"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/rs-232_de-9_bottle.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DE-9</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rs-232_de-9" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html/#de-9">RS-232 DE-9</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-232_de-9_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://img.ebyrcdn.net/775234-123977-800.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-232_de-9_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.ladyada.net/images/minipov3/Serial_port.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-232_de-9_mouse.webp" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.flexihub.com/images/upload/flexihub/articles/serial_over_ethernet/mouse.png">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Found with RS-232 connections with some modems, printers, and peripherals like keyboards or serial mice. (May be referred to, imprecisely, as "DB-9".)</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RS-232 DB-9 -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end RS-232 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start RS-422 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="rs-422">RS-422</h4>
|
||
<p>An improvement to the RS-232 standard to increase transmit speeds and/or maximum cable length. Introduced differential signaling to data cabling - a technique of reducing electromagnetic noise as it is transmitted over the wires in a cable, similar to balanced cables in analog audio.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1996</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>10 Mb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- RS-422 DE-9 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rs-422_de-9"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/rs-422_de-9_cork-bottle.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DE-9</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rs-422_de-9" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#sony-9-pin-rs-422-vtr-protocol">RS-422 DE-9</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-422_de-9_cork-bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.msx.org/sites/default/files/news/2015/04/scnm9fm_1600x1600.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-422_de-9_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://cdn.cvp.com/images/products/altimage/19%2005%202007sony_dsr-40p_rear.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Found on later Beta and DV VTRs, especially Sony models. Often labelled "Remote" or "Control", as this connection was intended to allow remote operation of the VTR from a connected computer or dedicated remote device.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RS-422 DE-9 -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- RS-422 Mini-DIN 8-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#rs-422_mini-din_8-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/rs-422_mini-din-8-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DIN 8-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="rs-422_mini-din_8-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#apple-rs-422">RS-422 Mini-DIN 8-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-422_mini-din-8-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gVkAAOSwQJ5URiJx/s-l640.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-422_mini-din-8-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Mac_lc_printer_modem_ports.jpg/220px-Mac_lc_printer_modem_ports.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>An RS-232 compatible variant of RS-422 widely used on Macintosh hardware for connecting to AppleTalk/LocalTalk-capable devices like printers, modems, etc.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end RS-422 Mini-DIN 8-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end RS-422 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start MIDI protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="midi">MIDI</h4>
|
||
<p>Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, a standard for connecting a wide variety of electronic musical instruments to each other or to digital audio workstations. Though heavily/exclusively associated with audio, MIDI itself is not an audio signal - it is a data signal that carries "event information" to specify "control change" (CC) paremeters such as pitch, notation, volume, vibrato, timing, and other metadata that electronic musical devices use to *create* an audio signal and synchronize with each other.
|
||
|
||
MIDI is usually employed in production and recording environments. As computer-based studio setups became more common, it became more and more desirable for MIDI devices to connect directly to a computer, rather than to dedicated MIDI devices. Existing connections for data streams were adapted to allow transmission of MIDI streams over more common, broader interfaces like serial buses, USB, FireWire, etc.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1983</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max resolution:</b> 31.25 kb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- MIDI DIN 5-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#midi_din_5-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/midi_din-5-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DIN 5-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="midi_din_5-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html/#midi">MIDI DIN 5-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/midi_din-5-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.image-tmart.com/images/C/CL036/USB-to-MIDI-Keyboard-Interface-Converter-Cable-Adapter-02.gif">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/midi_din-5-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Midi_ports_and_cable.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Though they have 5-pins, only 3 of the pins in MIDI connectors are used in typical applications: ground, and then a balanced pair of contacts.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end MIDI DIN 5-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- MIDI Mini-DIN 8-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#midi_mini-din_8-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/rs-422_mini-din-8-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DIN 8-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="midi_mini-din_8-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#mini-din-8-pin">MIDI Mini-DIN 8-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/rs-422_mini-din-8-pin_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gVkAAOSwQJ5URiJx/s-l640.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/midi_mini-din-8-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/learn_tutorials/4/0/8/midi-ports.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>MIDI cables using the 8-pin Mini-DIN connector allowed a MIDI device to be plugged directly into early Macintosh models that already featured the port for <a href="#rs-422_mini-din_8-pin">certain serial device and printer</a> connections. Surpassed by MIDI over USB and FireWire.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end MIDI Mini-DIN 8-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- MIDI DA-15 -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#midi_da-15"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/midi_da-15.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">DA-15 "Joystick"</button></span>
|
||
<div id="midi_da-15" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html/#da-15">MIDI DA-15 "Joystick"</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/midi_da-15.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.interfacebus.com/Midi-cable.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/midi_joystick_port.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/8f4AAOSwptJaZhkq/s-l300.png">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/midi_joystick_adapter.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/A50M_131654031583158354xqLkGqVwCE.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Used to allow MIDI devices to connect directly to sound cards on early PCs. Generally limited to specific sound card or gaming computer models, generally associated with MIDI output from game consoles (hence the "joystick" name and association with this connector). Surpassed by MIDI over USB and FireWire.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end MIDI DA-15 -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end MIDI well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Serial SCSI protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="sas">Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)</h4>
|
||
<p>Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) replaced Parallel SCSI, using the same basic command set but replacing the transmission method from parallel to serial to improve transfer rate. Backwards compatible with SATA. Unlike Parallel SCSI, SAS is almost exclusively used in internal computer connections and data centers and very rarely found in use with peripherals.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2004</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>Originally 3.0 Gb/s, now up to 12.0 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- SAS SF-8088 (Mini-SAS) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#sas_sf-8088_mini-sas"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/sas_mini-sas_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">SF-8088 (Mini-SAS)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="sas_sf-8088_mini-sas" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>SAS SF-8088 (Mini-SAS)</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/sas_mini-sas_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.cableleader.com/media/catalog/product/cache/41c0f708ceb13744122766f2a86eda91/e/x/external-mini-sas-26pin-cable-sff-8088-to-sff-8088_1.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/sas_mini-sas_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://www.silverstonetek.com/images/products/ts821s/ts821s-3.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Shielded 26-pin implementation of SAS.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end SAS SF-8088 (Mini-SAS) -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- SAS SF-8470 (Infiniband) -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#sas_sff-8470_infiniband"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/sas_infiniband_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">SFf-8470 (Infiniband)</button></span>
|
||
<div id="sas_sff-8470_infiniband" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>SAS SF-8470 (Infiniband)</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/sas_infiniband_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41flmSsHGwL._AC_.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/sas_infiniband_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Infinibandport.jpg/389px-Infinibandport.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>High-density, 34-pin external connector.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end SAS SF-8470 (Infiniband) -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Serial SCSI well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start SATA protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="sata">SATA</h4>
|
||
<p>Developed to replace Parallel ATA (PATA), Serial ATA is used to connect host bus devices to mass storage devices such as hard drives, optical drives, solid-state drives, etc. Generally found for internal connections in desktops and laptops, but used in some cases to connect to external drives as well.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2003</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>Originally 1.5 Gb/s, now up to 16.0 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- SATA eSATA -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#sata_esata"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/e-sata_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">eSATA</button></span>
|
||
<div id="sata_esata" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#esata">eSATA</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/e-sata_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/USB3S2ESATA3.C.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/e-sata_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.thecomputercoach.net/assets/images/eSATA_port.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Found exclusively with SATA connections to external drives and devices (the "e" stands for "external").</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end SATA eSATA -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end SATA well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Apple Desktop Bus protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="apple_desktop_bus">Apple Desktop Bus (ADB)</h4>
|
||
<p>A Macintosh-exclusive computer bus for connecting low-speed peripherals - mice, keyboards, etc. ADB connections were generally marked by the symbol below.</p>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/apple_desktop_bus_logo.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/ADB_Icon.svg/130px-ADB_Icon.svg.png" style="background-color:white; max-height:100px;">
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1986</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>125 Kb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- ADB Mini-DIN 4-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#adb_mini-din_4-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/apple_desktop_bus_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DIN 4-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="adb_mini-din_4-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#apple-desktop-bus">ADB Mini-DIN 4-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/apple_desktop_bus_cork.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/apple_desktop_bus_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://ttic.uchicago.edu/~cotter/projects/aek2/images/adb.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The exact same connector used for S-Video connections and the cables are interchangeable. ADB cables usually were marked by the symbol above.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end ADB Mini-DIN 4-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Apple Desktop Bus well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start PS/2 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="ps2">PS/2</h4>
|
||
<p>A PC-compatible low-speed computer bus for peripherals like mice, keyboards, etc. Its name comes from the IBM Personal System/2 line of computers with which it was introduced. Generally replaced older RS-232 connections employing DE-9 connectors.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1987</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b></p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- PS/2 Mini-DIN 6-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#ps2_mini-din_6-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/PS2_cork1.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DIN 6-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="ps2_mini-din_6-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#ps2">PS/2 Mini-DIN 6-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/PS2_cork1.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/PS2_cork2.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/PS2_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://11986-presscdn-0-77.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ps2-ports.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The only connectors used for PS/2 connections. Often color-coded: green connectors were used for mice and purple for keyboards.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end PS/2 Mini-DIN 6-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end PS/2 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start USB protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="usb">USB</h4>
|
||
<p>Short for Universal Serial Bus, designed to standardize connections of computer peripherals after the proliferation of connections in the 1980s and early 1990s. Used with keyboards, mice, digital cameras, external drives, network adapters, etc. Capable of supplying power to many of these devices in addition to transmitting data. Updates to the original USB 1.0 standard (1.5 Mbit/s at Low Speed, 12 Mbit/s at Full Speed) have represented major shifts in data transmission, usually with accompanied changes in physical connection, so they are elaborated on more below. All advancements in USB have been backwards-compatible (so a USB 3.0 connection can carry USB 2.0 data, etc). Ports are also usually marked by the symbol below.</p>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/usb_logo.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/USB_Icon.svg/2000px-USB_Icon.svg.png" style="background-color:white; max-height:100px;">
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1996</p>
|
||
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>USB 2.0</h5>
|
||
<p>"High Speed"</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2000</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>480 Mb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 2.0 Type A -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb2_type-a"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB2_typeA_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type A</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb2_type-a" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-2.0">USB 2.0 Type A</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB2_typeA_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.what-is-my-computer.com/images/usb-ports.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Found with USB host controllers, i.e. computers and hubs. Uses flat pins to withstand repeated attachment and removal.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 2.0 Type A -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 2.0 Type B -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb2_type-b"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB_typeB_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type B</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb2_type-b" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-2.0">USB 2.0 Type B</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB_typeB_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.datapro.net/images/techinfo/usb_info_type-b.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>An "upstream" connection intended for use on USB-compatible peripheral devices (thus, the majority of USB 2.0 connections require a Type A-to-Type B cable).</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 2.0 Type B -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 2.0 Mini A -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb2_mini-a"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB2_miniA_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini A</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb2_mini-a" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-2.0">USB 2.0 Mini A</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB2_miniA_cork.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Designed to slim down the Type A interface for use with mobile devices; quickly deprecated by the USB Implementers Forum (which guides specification and compliance of the USB protocol), meaning only a handful of certified devices ever used Mini Type A connections.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 2.0 Mini A -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 2.0 Mini B 5-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb2_mini-b_5-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB2_miniB_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini B 5-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb2_mini-b_5-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-2.0">USB 2.0 Mini B 5-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB2_miniB_cork.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Designed to slim down the Type B interface for use with mobile devices (PDAs, digital cameras, etc.)</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 2.0 Mini B 5-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 2.0 Mini B 4-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb2_mini-b_4-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;">Mini B 4-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb2_mini-b_4-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>USB 2.0 Mini B 4-pin</h3>
|
||
<p>An unofficial implementation of USB (never supported by the USB-IF), used with some digital cameras, particularly Kodak models.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 2.0 Mini B 4-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 2.0 Micro A -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb2_micro-a"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB2_microA_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Micro A</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb2_micro-a" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-2.0">USB 2.0 Micro A</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB2_microA_cork.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Used on mobile devices such as cellphones, digital cameras, GPS units, etc. Smaller than Mini Type connections and identified by white-colored receptacle with 5 pins.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 2.0 Micro A -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 2.0 Micro B -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb2_micro-b"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB2_microB_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Micro B</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb2_micro-b" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-2.0">USB 2.0 Micro B</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB2_microB_cork.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Used on mobile devices such as cellphones, digital cameras, GPS units, etc. Smaller than Mini Type connections and identified by black-colored receptacle with 5 pins.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 2.0 Micro B -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end USB 2.0 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start USB 3.0 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>USB 3.0</h5>
|
||
<p>"SuperSpeed"</p>
|
||
<p>In 2013, with the release of the USB 3.1 protocol, USB 3.0 was retroactively stylized as <i>"USB 3.1 Gen 1"</i>. The two names refer to the same thing.</p>
|
||
<br>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/usb3_logo.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.kurokatta.org/pix/usb-superspeed-s" style="max-height:100px;">
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2008</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>5 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 3.0 Type A -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb3_type-a"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB3_typeA_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type A</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb3_type-a" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-3.0">USB 3.0 Type A</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3_typeA_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Connector_USB_3_IMGP6024_wp.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3_typeA_bottle1.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://icdn8.digitaltrends.com/image/usb-3-0-ports-625x300-c.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3_typeA_bottle2.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/650x434xusb-2.0-vs-usb-3.0-blue-port.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.Hw2qDXl-UA.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Similar in size, shape, appearance to USB 2.0 Type A, though it has additional pins. Typically colored blue to differentiate from USB 2.0 Type A connections.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 3.0 Type A -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 3.0 Type B -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb3_type-b"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB3_typeB_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type B</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb3_type-b" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-3.0">USB 3.0 Type B</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3_typeB_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.datapro.net/images/usb_3_b.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3_typeB_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://hsto.org/getpro/habr/post_images/c40/af2/062/c40af20620352d5a35b1cadb413bc739.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A boxy connection similar in appearance to USB 2.0 Type B, but not physically compatible with its preceding equivalent (unlike Type A). Therefore cables with a USB 3.0 Type B connector are not compatible with devices with a USB 2.0 Type B port; however devices with a USB 3.0 Type B port <b>will</b> accept USB 2.0 Type B cables. Usually colored blue.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 3.0 Type B -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 3.0 Micro B -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb3_micro-b"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="width:150px;"><img src="images/Data/USB3_microB_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Micro B</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb3_micro-b" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-3.0">USB 3.0 Micro B</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3_microB_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/USB3SAUBX.C.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3_microB_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/14717534619_7bf547c241_o.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A connection totally unique to USB 3.0 cables and devices, incompatible with previous USB devices.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 3.0 Micro B -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end USB 3.0 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start USB 3.1 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>USB 3.1</h5>
|
||
<p>"SuperSpeed+"</p>
|
||
<p>Sometimes stylized or referred to as <i>"USB 3.1 Gen 2"</i>.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2013</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>10 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- USB 3.1 Type C -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#usb3-1_type-c"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/USB3-1_typeC_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Type C</button></span>
|
||
<div id="usb3-1_type-c" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-3.1">USB 3.1 Type C</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3-1_typeC_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/JplrP5OaMw-Qjju0FM-E9SJEPIs=/570x0/2015/12/07/fcf70d65-4104-465e-b017-c5af7e122527/20151203-usb-type-c-001.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/USB3-1_typeC_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/macbook-type-c2.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A reversible, symmetrical design capable of carrying data at 10 Gbit/s (between two USB 3.1-compatible devices), power, and built-in support for DisplayPort video and four channels of audio. Increasingly found as a charging/data port for PC laptops and Apple laptops via the Thunderbolt protocol.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end USB 3.1 Type C -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end USB 3.1 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start USB 3.2 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>USB 3.2</h5>
|
||
<p>"SuperSpeed+ 20Gbps"</p>
|
||
<p>The USB 3.2 specification introduced a new speed and transfer mode, but also, very confusingly, re-named its backwards-compatible transfer modes for older versions of USB. So, "USB 3.2 Gen 1" followed the same specification as USB 3.0 (aka "USB 3.1 Gen 1"), "USB 3.2 Gen 2x1" followed the same specification as USB 3.1 (aka "USB 3.1 Gen 2"), and so forth. Technically, only "USB 3.2 Gen 2x2" devices allowed for the new maximum data transfer rate. Please consult this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0#USB_3.2">breakdown</a> of USB 3.2 if you dare try to sort this out.
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: 2017</b></p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate:</b> 20 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b> No visible changes from USB 3.1 Type C connections.</p>
|
||
|
||
</div> <!--end USB 3.2 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start USB4 protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>USB4</h5>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: 2019</b></p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate:</b> 40 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p>USB4 cables and devices still use the USB Type C connector, but add (optionally) interoperability with Thunderbolt 3 products, and, in certain modes, a higher data transfer rate. There is no visible difference between USB 3.1, USB 3.2, or USB4 cables or ports. You can read more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB4">here</a>. USB4 has broken me. Godspeed.
|
||
|
||
</div> <!--end USB 3.2 well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end USB well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start FireWire protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="firewire_data">FireWire</h4>
|
||
<p>Developed by Apple at roughly the same time as USB, for the similar purpose of consolidating connections and improving data transfer speeds. Unlike USB, FireWire does not require the use of a host controller (FireWire-compatible devices can communicate directly to each other without the use of a computer), but it was more costly to implement than USB and therefore never quite as popular. Sometimes referred to as i.Link (in Sony applications) and Lynx (Texas Instruments), as FireWire is technically just the Apple branding of the IEEE 1394 standard. Used for connections to external hard drives, as well as A/V component communication and control. Two major flavors of FireWire were introduced before Apple phased out development of the standard in favor of Thunderbolt. Ports usually represented by the symbol below.</p>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/firewire_logo.png" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/FireWire_Logo.svg/2000px-FireWire_Logo.svg.png" style="background-color:white; max-height:100px;">
|
||
|
||
<!-- start FireWire 400 cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>FireWire 400</h5>
|
||
<p>"IEEE 1394a"</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>1995</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>400 Mb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- FireWire 400 6-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#firewire400_6-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/firewire_6-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">6-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="firewire400_6-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#6-pin">FireWire 400 6-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/firewire_6-pin_cork.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/firewire_6-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://etc.usf.edu/te_mac/hardware/i/img_1744.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Can carry DC power in addition to data; thus 6-pin connections are usually found on devices that can provide power, e.g. computers.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end FireWire 400 6-pin -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- FireWire 400 4-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#firewire400_4-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Video/firewire_4-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">4-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="firewire400_4-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#4-pin">FireWire 400 4-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Video/firewire_4-pin_cork.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/firewire_4-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.jontrosky.com/images/firewire_4_pin_port.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Can only carry data, no power, thus found on peripherals and devices with their own power supply, such as DV cameras, certain external hard drives.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end FireWire 400 4-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end FireWire 400 well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start FireWire 800 cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>FireWire 800</h5>
|
||
<p>"IEEE 1394b"</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2002</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>800 Mb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- FireWire 800 9-pin -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#firewire800_9-pin"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/firewire_9-pin_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">9-pin</button></span>
|
||
<div id="firewire800_9-pin" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#9-pin">FireWire 800 9-pin</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/firewire_9-pin_cork.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/firewire_9-pin_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://cdn-image.realsimple.com/sites/default/files/styles/rs_main_image/public/image/images/0809/firewire-800-port_300.jpg?itok=UMxZPpBw">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Commonly found on Apple computers. Can be adapted to older 6-pin and 4-pin connectors, but data transfer will be limited to the old 400 Mbit/s rate.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end FireWire 800 9-pin -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end FireWire 800 well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end FireWire well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Thunderbolt protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="thunderbolt">Thunderbolt</h4>
|
||
<p>Developed by Apple as a replacement for FireWire. Combines computer bus data transmission with the DisplayPort digital video interface, as well as DC power, all over one cable/connection. The first two major versions of Thunderbolt shared a physical connector and had compatible wiring/channels, but the introduction of Thunderbolt 3 marked a major shift in physical interface. Ports are usually labelled by the symbol below.</p>
|
||
<img src="images/Data/thunderbolt_logo.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/macpro/thunderbolt_logo.png" style="max-height:100px;">
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Thunderbolt 1 and 2 cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>Thunderbolt 1 and 2</h5>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2011;2013</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>10 Gb/s; 20 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- Thunderbolt 1 and 2 Mini-DisplayPort -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#thunderbolt_mini-displayport"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/thunderbolt_mini-displayport_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">Mini-DisplayPort</button></span>
|
||
<div id="thunderbolt_mini-displayport" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#displayport">Thunderbolt 1 and 2 Mini-DisplayPort</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/thunderbolt_mini-displayport_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/TBOLTMMXMW.D.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/thunderbolt_mini-displayport_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://support.seagate.com/kbimg/004528-1.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>The Thunderbolt protocol was designed to be compatible with the Mini-DisplayPort connections already present since 2008 on many Apple computers. Saved Apple from a major redesign for several years.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Thunderbolt 1 and 2 Mini-DisplayPort -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Thunderbolt 1 and 2 -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Thunderbolt 3 + 4 cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h5>Thunderbolt 3 + 4</h5>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2015; 2020</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>40 Gb/s</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- Thunderbolt 3 USB Type C -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#thunderbolt3_usb_type-c"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/thunderbolt_typeC_cork.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">USB Type C</button></span>
|
||
<div id="thunderbolt3_usb_type-c" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="pinouts.html#usb-3.1">Thunderbolt 3 USB Type C</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/thunderbolt_typeC_cork.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/thunderbolt3-1l.jpg">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/thunderbolt_typeC_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="http://blogs.intel.com/technology/files/2015/08/Lenovo-ports.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>Because of its capability for transferring data, digital video/audio and power all over the same connection, Apple adapted the USB Type C connector to its Thunderbolt protocol and has started using the connection as the single port on its latest MacBook products (c. 2016 forward).</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end Thunderbolt 3 USB Type C -->
|
||
<br>
|
||
<br>
|
||
<p><b>(Note on Thunderbolt 4:</b></p>
|
||
<p>Thunderbolt 4 introduced support for dual 4K displays and compatibility with USB4. Otherwise, the maximum data rate and use of USB Type C connectors remained the same.)</p>
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Thunderbolt 3 -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Thunderbolt well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start HDBaseT protocol cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h4 id="hdbaset">HDBaseT</h4>
|
||
<p>A standard for the transmission of uncompressed HD video, audio, power, and/or networking and Ethernet connections.</p>
|
||
<p><b>Introduced: </b>2010</p>
|
||
<p><b>Max bit depth and rate: </b>10.2 Gbit/s (100 Mbit/s Ethernet)</p>
|
||
<p><b>Connectors and ports:</b></p>
|
||
|
||
<!-- HDBaseT 8P8C -->
|
||
<span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#hdbaset_8p8c"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="images/Data/hdbaset_rj-45_cork.jpeg" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">8P8C/RJ-45</button></span>
|
||
<div id="hdbaset_8p8c" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3>HDBaseT 8P8C/RJ-45</h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/hdbaset_rj-45_cork.jpeg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">
|
||
<img src="images/Data/hdbaset_rj-45_bottle.jpg" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="https://assets.aten.com/product/image/ve901r.professional-audiovideo.video-extenders.rear.jpg">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>A modular connector with 8 pins/conductors. Similar to but wider than the modular connectors used for phone lines.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<!-- end HDBaseT 8P8C -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end HDBaseT well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Serial Data well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end Data well -->
|
||
|
||
<!-- start Power cables -->
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h2 id="power"><u>Power</u></h2>
|
||
<p>From Type A to Type N, the <a href="https://www.iec.ch/world-plugs/" target="_blank">IEC website</a> provides descriptions, images, and supporting countries to plugs and sockets used around the world.</p>
|
||
<p>The <a href="http://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/Overview.html" target="_blank">Museum of Plugs and Sockets</a> is another resource with images, regional support, and descriptions.</p>
|
||
</div> <!-- end Power well -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end class="well col-md-8 col-md-offset-0" -->
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- end class="row" -->
|
||
|
||
|
||
<!-- sample example -->
|
||
<!-- <span data-toggle="modal" data-target="#*****unique name*****"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><img src="****link to image in Github repo****" class="img-responsive" style="max-height:100px; width:auto;">**name of connector**</button></span>
|
||
Change the above data-target field, the link to the corresponding connector image (in the Github repo "images" folder), the button text, and the below div ID
|
||
<div id="*****unique name*****" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
|
||
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
|
||
<div class="modal-content">
|
||
<div class="well">
|
||
<h3><a href="***link to connector pinout in Github repo pinouts.html file***">*****Longer title(protocol + connector)*****</a></h3>
|
||
<div class="sample-image">
|
||
<img src="***link to cork connector image" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="***link to original image URL, if applicable***">
|
||
<img src="***link to bottle connector image" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="***link to original image URL, if applicable***">
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>*****description of connector context, equipment or scenarios where you would see it****</p>
|
||
<p>Audio: ***yes or no?***</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</div> -->
|
||
<!-- ends sample example -->
|
||
|
||
|
||
</div> <!-- class="container" -->
|
||
|
||
</body>
|
||
</html>
|