DVI-Digital Visual Interface

| pin 1 - TMDS Data 2- pin 2 - TMDS Data 2+ pin 3 - TMDS Data 2/4 Shield pin 4 - TMDS Data 4- pin 5 - TMDS Data 4+ pin 6 - DDC Clock pin 7 - DDC Data pin 8 - Analog Vertical Sync pin 9 - TMDS Data 1- pin 10 - TMDS Data 1+ pin 11 - TMDS Data 1/3 Shield | pin 12 - TMDS Data 3- pin 13 - TMDS Data 3+ pin 14 - +5 V Power pin 15 - Ground (+5 V, Analog H/V Sync) pin 16 - Hot Plug Detect pin 17 - TMDS Data 0- pin 18 - TMDS Data 0+ pin 19 - TMDS Data 0/5 Shield pin 20 - TMDS Data 5- pin 21 - TMDS Data 5+ | pin 22 - TMDS Clock Shield pin 23 - TMDS Clock+ pin 24 - TMDS Clock- pin C1 - Analog Red Video Out pin C2 - Analog Green Video Out pin C3 - Analog Blue Video Out pin C4 - Analog Horizontal Sync pin C5 - Analog Common Ground Return (R, G, B Video Out) |
Digital Visual Interface is a high quality digital video connectivity standard developed by DDWG - Digital Display Working Group. This connection standard offers two different connectors: DVI-D, with 24 pins for digital video signals only, and DVI-I with 29 pins for both digital and analog video signals. A third connector style, DVI-A, is occasionally used for analog-only connections with DVI-I cables. To support different resolution requirements, the DVI specification provides for one or two video links per connector, commonly known as single link or dual link, respectively.
DVI-D Single Link - Provides for a maximum pixel rate of 165 MHz, corresponding to 4.95 Gbps, sufficient for resolutions of WUXGA 1920x1200 and HDTV 1080p/60.
DVI-D Dual Link - Provides for a maximum pixel rate of 330 MHz, corresponding to 7.92 Gbps, allowing for greater color depths and high resolutions up to 2560x1600.
HDMI- High Definition Multimedia Interface

HDMI is a digital AV interface that supports high resolution computer-video and HDTV as well as multiple channels of audio on a single cable. It is backward compatible with DVI. The most common connector is the 19-pin Type A. Other connector variations include Type B for dual link applications, and Type C and Type D for small, portable equipment such as consumer camcorders and smart phones.
Signal Type: digital
DisplayPort Connector - DP

DisplayPort is a digital display interface developed by VESA. It is used primarily between a computer and its display, or between a computer and an AV presentation system. DisplayPort revision 1.1a supports data rates up to 8.64 Gbps data rate over a 2 meter cable.
Signal Type: digital
VESA - E-DDC

This is identical to the standard VGA port and delivers RGB computer-video through the same pin assignments, but also incorporates the appropriate data channels for EDID communications between a display and the source.
Signal Type: analog
| pin 1 - Red | pin 2 - Green | pin 3 - Blue | pin 4 - ID Bit | pin 5 - GND |
| pin 6 - Red Ret. | pin 7 - Green Ret. | pin 8 - Blue Ret. | pin 9 - DDC 5V supply | pin 10 - Sync Return |
| pin 11 - ID Bit | pin 12 - Bi-directional Data (SDA) | pin 13 - Horizontal Sync | pin 14 - Vertical Sync | pin 15 - Data Clock (SCL) |
XGA/XGA-2

| pin 1 - Red pin 2 - Green pin 3 - Blue pin 4 - ID Bit 2 pin 5 - Self Test | pin 6 - Red Ret. pin 7 - Green Ret. pin 8 - Blue Ret. pin 9 - No Pin pin 10 - Gnd | pin 11 - ID Bit 0 pin 12 - ID Bit 1 pin 13 - H Sync pin 14 - V Sync pin 15 - ID Bit 3 |
IBM developed XGA/XGA-2 (Extended Graphics Array) to provide a means to offer higher frequencies and resolutions in the "VGA" domain. These standards utilize software and ID bit termination to achieve these changes.
| VGA/XGA 1- | 640 x 350 | 31.5 kHz, 70 Hz | ||||
| VGA/XGA 2- | 640 x 400 | 31.5 kHz, 70 Hz | ||||
| VGA/XGA 3- | 640 x 480 | 31.5 kHz, 60 Hz | ||||
| VGA/XGA 4- | 1024 x 768 | 35.5 kHz, 87/43 Hz (Interlaced) | ||||
| VGA/XGA 5- | 1024 x 768 | 57.0 kHz, 70 Hz | ||||
| VGA/XGA 6- | 1024 x 768 | 61.1 kHz, 75.8 Hz | ||||
| Custom VGA* | Up to 1600 x 1200 | 31-117 kHz, 60-110 Hz |
*Many graphic card manufacturers offer super high resolution modes that are not necessarily a standard (like XGA or VESA). Thus, a customer running one of these non-standard modes can be displaying a graphics resolution up to 1600 x 1200 at 117 kHz (horizontal).
Signal Type: analog
VGA

| pin 1 - Red pin 2 - Green pin 3 - Blue pin 4 - ID Bit pin 5 - N/C | pin 6 - Red Ret. pin 7 - Green Ret. pin 8 - Blue Ret. pin 9 - No Pin pin 10 - Gnd | pin 11 - ID Bit pin 12 - ID Bit pin 13 - H Sync pin 14 - V Sync pin 15 - ID Bit |
In 1987 IBM developed VGA as one of the first computer video types to use analog signals. The ability to display sharper images with high color depth is something that, even today, is being constantly expanded upon.
Signal Type: analog
13W3-SGI-Silicon Graphics

| pin A1 - Red/R-Gnd pin A2 - Green/G-Gnd pin A3 - Blue/B-Gnd pin 1 - Monitor Type 3 pin 2 - Monitor Type 0 | pin 3 - C -Sync pin 4 - H Drive pin 5- V drive pin 6 - Monitor Type 1 pin 7 - Monitor Type 2 | pin 8 - Digital Gnd pin 9 - Digital Gnd pin 10 - Sync 2 |
Silicon Graphics manufacturers high end computers that are used in graphic rendering and CAD/CAM applications. This computer generally operates at two different frequencies (48 kHz and 64 kHz), which is determined upon boot up. This computer type outputs sync RsGsBs, RGsB, RGBS and RGBHV.
Signal Type: analog
13W3-Sun Color

| pin A1 - Red/R-Gnd pin A2 - Green/G-Gnd pin A3 - Blue/B-Gnd pin 1 - N/C pin 2 - N/C | pin 3 - Sense 2 pin 4 - Sense Ret. pin 5 - C-Sync pin 6 - N/C pin 7 - N/C | pin 8 - Sense 1 pin 9 - Sense 0 pin 10 - C-Sync Ret. |
Sun manufactures high end computers that are capable of very high resolutions. They are able to output these various resolutions from the same card, this is determined at boot up by the manner in which sense lines (ID Bits) are terminated within the local monitor.
Signal Type: analog
13W3-IBM PowerPC

| pin A1 - Red/R-Gnd pin A2 - Green/G-Gnd pin A3 - Blue/B-Gnd pin 1 - ID Bit 2 pin 2 - ID Bit 3 | pin 3 - Self Test pin 4 - Digital Gnd pin 5 - H Sync pin 6 - ID Bit 0 pin 7 - ID Bit 1 | pin 8 - N/C pin 9 - V Sync pin 10 - Digital Gnd |
Some versions of the IBM PowerPC computer come equipped with a 13W3 video connector. This connector is utilized to maintain the signal integrity at the high frequencies at which this computer is capable of operating. Maximum resolution: 1600 x 1200.
Signal Type: analog
Mac II/Quadra/PowerMac
640 x 480 to 1152 x 870
35-68 kHz, 66.7-70 Hz

| pin 1 - Red Gnd pin 2 - Red pin 3 - C. Sync pin 4 - Sense 0 pin 5 - Green | pin 6 - Green Gnd pin 7 - Sense 1 pin 8 - N/C pin 9 - Blue pin 10 - Sense 2 | pin 11 - C/V Grd pin 12 - V Sync pin 13 - Blue Gnd pin 14 - H Gnd pin 15 - H Sync |
Use of analog video signals allows for unlimited colors to be produced. Macintosh graphic cards are unique in a couple of different regards. First, the variety of sync formats. In the past, sync has been available three different ways, and in some cases all from one card. Those formats are RGsB, RGBS, and RGBHV. Macintosh graphic cards also offer multiple line rates and resolutions. These rates and resolutions are determined at boot up by the manner in which the sense lines (ID Bits) are terminated within the local monitor.
Signal Type: analog
| Apple II- | 560 x 192 | 15.7 kHz, 60 Hz | ||||||
| Mac 12"- | 512 x 384 | 24.5 kHz, 60 Hz | ||||||
| Mac 13"- | 640 x 480 | 35.0 kHz, 60 Hz | ||||||
| Mac 14"- | 640 x 480 | 35.0 kHz, 67 Hz | ||||||
| E-Mac- | 832 x 624 | 44.9 kHz, 67 Hz | ||||||
| Super Mac- | 1024 x 768 | 48.0 kHz, 60 Hz | ||||||
| Radius- | 1024 x 768 | 48.0 kHz, 60 Hz | ||||||
| Mac 16"- | 832 x 624 | 49.7 kHz, 75 Hz | ||||||
| Mac 19"- | 1024 x 768 | 60.2 kHz, 75 Hz | ||||||
| Mac 21"- | 1152 x 870 | 68.7 kHz, 75 Hz | ||||||
DFP - Digital Flat Panel

| pin 1 - TX Data 1+ pin 2 - TX Data 1- pin 3 - Shield 1 pin 4 - Shield Clock pin 5 - TX Clock + pin 6 - TX Clock - pin 7 - Logic Ground | pin 8 - Logic +5VDC pin 9 - NC pin 10 - NC pin 11 - TX Data 2+ pin 12 - TX Data 2- pin 13 - Shield 2 pin 14 - Shield 0 | pin 15 - TX Data 0+ pin 16 - TX Data 0- pin 17 - NC pin 18 - Hot Plug Detect pin 19 - DDC2B Data pin 20 - DDC2B Clock |
The DFP connector is a 20 pin connector. It and the DVI connector carry the same type of digital signal (TMDS. Transition Minimized Differential Signaling). The DFP connector was created before the DVI, by VESA, and is only designed to carry digital video, so there is no provision to carry analog.
Signal Type: digital
CGA/EGA
CGA - 320 x 200, 15.7 kHz, 60 Hz
EGA - 640 x 350, 15.7/21.8 kHz, 60 Hz

| pin 1 - Gnd | pin 4 - Green | pin 7 - Blue Int | ||
| pin 2 - Gnd/Red Int | pin 5 - Blue | pin 8 - H. Sync | ||
| pin 3 - Red | pin 6 - Green Int | pin 9 - V. Sync |
CGA/EGA uses a digital signal, referred to as TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic), for the transmission of its video signal. TTL is a signal that operates in an on or off state only, thus limiting the amount of displayable colors. Intensity bits are used to expand available colors up to four times the original amount. Commonly used in low resolution computers.
Signal Type: TTL
ECL
Sun & Apollo Mono (Black & White Workstations)

| pin 1 - ECL Video | pin 4 - V Sync | pin 7- ECL Video Ret | |||
| pin 2 - ECL Video Ret | pin 5 - 5 Volts | pin 8 - Sync Return | |||
| pin 3 - H Sync | pin 6 - ECL Video | pin 9 - 5V Return |
ECL (Emitter Coupled Logic) uses a high speed digital signal. It is commonly found in high to extremely high resolution computers where the displays are generally monochrome.
Signal type: ECL

