DVI

Pinouts (Wiring Schemes)

Posted: February 12, 2019

Categories: Ethernet, Serial, DIN, 3.5mm, VGA, DVI, XLR, telephone, Pinouts

Tags: xlr, vga, telephone, serial, pinout, ethernet, dvi, din, 3.5mm

Author: Nicholas Watkins

“Pinout” is a term describing how an electrical cable is wired. Some cables do not have pinouts because they only contain a single internal wire, like coax cables. But if a cable has multiple pins on the end of the cable, it will have a pinout.

Each type of multi-pin cable has a standard pinout or two, but these layouts are not set in stone. Some machines will require non-standard pinouts; this will require users to use a custom cable.

Pinouts also come into play when using a cable with two different ends. For example, going from DB9 (9 pins) to DB25 (25 pins) will mean the DB25 side has 16 unused, “dead” pins.

If you need to know what pinout a cable needs, ideally there will be a spec sheet h

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Audio & Video Cables

Posted: October 02, 2018

Categories: BNC, S-Video, Video Cables, HDMI, Audio Cables, 3.5mm, VGA, DVI, Optical Toslink, XLR, RCA, DisplayPort

Tags: xlr, video, vga, rca, optical toslink, hdmi, dvi, displayport, audio, 3.5mm, 1/4"

Author: Nicholas Watkins
Audio and video cables go hand-in-hand, often being paired together. Some cables can even transmit audio and video on just one line. Over time a lot of new audio and video cables have been introduced, so the cable you need will often depend on the age of the equipment you are using. Most TVs, computers, and other devices can use multiple types of audio and video connections, so it is good to be able to identify them and know your options.

Audio-only cables include:
- 3.5mm
- 2.5mm
- ¼”
- Optical Toslink
- XLR
- SpeakOn
- MIDI
Video-only cables include:
- S-Video
- DB9
- VGA
- DVI
Audio/video cables include:
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DVI

Pinouts (Wiring Schemes)

Audio & Video Cables