[Coco] makeshift converter

[Sylvain Rousseau]

Thank you James,

Interesting, I will check it this weekend.

Sylvain

At 19:53 2006-02-08, you wrote:


>Not sure what the DB23 female end of the setup looks like, but I

>created a mac to VGA patch cord by taking a DB25 male off an old PC

>card, yanking the pins I didn't need and using it as a DB15 male.  If

>there is room on the machine for a little bit of overlap at the plug

>area, you could pull 2 pins out of a DB25 male and have a DB23 male

>with a slightly oversized jacket.

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>or thereabouts.

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>On Feb 8, 2006, at 8:34 AM, Richard E. Crislip wrote:

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>>Hello Sylvain

>>

>>Well I can't help you. I used to have a DB23 to DB9 adaptor, but I

>>can not

>>locate it at the moment. Since I already have an Amiga version of

>>Roy's

>>product, I really do not need it any more. So if I can locate it,

>>it will be

>>yours.

>>

>>On 02/08/2006, Sylvain Rousseau wrote:

>>>Hello Roy,

>>>

>>>This is the pinout for the video connector of an Amiga

>>>500/600/1000/1200/2000/3000 and 4000.  I got it at

>>>http://pinouts.ru/data/AmigaVideo_pinout.shtml

>>>and the connector is a ?/%$?# DB23, yes a DB23 male and I don't know

>>>where  I can find one.  I can hack my A2000 to add it an other

>>>connector to test  the RGB to VGA

>>>adapter and I'm willing to do it but I prefer to use a DB23 if I can

>>>find one.

>>>

>>>Pin     Name            Description

>>>1       /XCLK           Extern Clock

>>>2       /XCLKEN         Extern Clock Enable (47 Ohm)

>>>3       RED             Analog Red (75 Ohm)

>>>4       GREEN   Analog Green (75 Ohm)

>>>5       BLUE            Analog Blue (75 Ohm)

>>>6       DI              Digital Intensity (47 Ohm)

>>>7       DR              Digital Red (47 Ohm)

>>>8       DG              Digital Green (47 Ohm)

>>>9       DB              Digital Blue (47 Ohm)

>>>10      /CSYNC  Composite Sync (47 Ohm)

>>>11      /HSYNC  Horizontal Sync (47 Ohm)

>>>12      /VSYNC  Vertical Sync (47 Ohm)

>>>13      GNDRTN  Digital Ground (for /XCLKEN) Don"t connect with pin

>>>16-20. 14      /PIXELSW        Genlock overlay (47 Ohm)

>>>15      /C1             Clock out (47 Ohm)

>>>16      GND             Video Ground for RED Analog (useful to know

>>>because  some TVs need specific grounds for specific colors when

>>>using

>>>SCART/PERITEL  SECAM video signal)

>>>17      GND             Video Ground for GREEN Analog

>>>18      GND             Video Ground for BLUE Analog

>>>19      GND             Video Ground for CHV SYNC

>>>20      GND             Video Ground

>>>21*     -12V            -12 Volts DC (10 mA max) (A500/A600/A1200)

>>>21*     -5V             -5 Volts DC (10 mA max)

>>>(A1000/A2000/A3000/A4000) 22      +12V            +12 Volts DC

>>>(100 mA

>>>max) 23      +5V             +5 Volts DC (100 mA max)

>>>

>>>Sylvain

>>>

>>>At 14:25 2006-02-08, RJRTTY at aol.com wrote:

>>>

>>>>In a message dated 2/8/06 1:11:02 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time,

>>>>srousseau at comlab.com writes:

>>>>>Hello Roy,

>>>>

>>>>>I  should be on the list to buy you a

>>>>>RGB to VGA adapter for my  Coco.

>>>>

>>>>>Also, I have an Amiga 2000.  When I

>>>>>got the  adapter I am willing to try it

>>>>>with the Amiga and give you some

>>>>>feedback on the mailing list.

>>>>

>>>>>Sylvain

>>>>

>>>>Thanks for the  offer.    You are on the

>>>>list at about 3 weeks down.

>>>>

>>>>I  would need to know the type of connector

>>>>and pinout configuration the Amiga  uses.

>>>>

>>>>thanks

>>>>Roy

>>>>

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>>Regards

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