Pinout

Videotype: Analogue.

15 PIN HIGHDENSITY D-SUB FEMALE at the videocard.

15 PIN HIGHDENSITY D-SUB MALE at the monitor cable.

Pin Name Dir Description Impedance/Level
1 RED --> Red Video 75 Ω, 0.7 V p-p
2 GREEN --> Green Video 75 Ω, 0.7 V p-p
3 BLUE --> Blue Video 75 Ω, 0.7 V p-p
4 RES - Reserved
5 GND --- Ground
6 RGND --- Red Ground
7 GGND --- Green Ground
8 BGND --- Blue Ground
9 +5V --> +5 VDC
10 SGND --- Sync Ground
11 ID0 <-- Monitor ID Bit 0 (optional)
12 SDA <-> DDC Serial Data Line
13 HSYNC or CSYNC --> Horizontal Sync (or Composite Sync)
14 VSYNC --> Vertical Sync
15 SCL <-> DDC Data Clock Line

Note: Direction is Computer relative Monitor.

Shrink Dsub 15P Pin Assignment
Pin No. Standard VGA DDC1 Host DDC2B Host DDC2B+or
DDC2AB Host
DDC1/2 Display
1 Red video
2 Green video
3 Blue video
4 Monitor ID bit 2 Optional
5 Test (ground) Return
6 Red video return
7 Green video return
8 Blue video return
9 No connection
(mechanical key)
+5volt supply
(mandatory supply)
+5volt load
(optional use)
10 Sync. return
11 Monitor ID bit 0 Optional
12 Monitor ID bit 1 Data from display Bi-directional data (SDA)
13 Horizontal sync.
14 Vertical sync..
15 Monitor ID bit 3 Open Data clock(SCL)