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- From: vidworks@ix.netcom.com(Bob Bennett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Using EGA monitors with an Amiga
- Date: 7 Mar 1996 14:04:16 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
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- In <4hmlfl$g72@osfb.aber.ac.uk> dbt3@aber.ac.uk (DOMINIC TRISTRAM) writes:
- >
- >
- >>Dave Burrows wrote:
- >>>
- >>> A friend wishes to use an old EGA mnoitor with his Amiga. Is this
- >>> possible? Does anyone know how to connect the 9pin and 23pin
- >>> connectors together?
- >
- >>It is not possible, at least not in a practical way. EGA is a digital
- >>system, whereas Amiga uses rgb-analog signals. There is no easy way to
- >>convert digital signals to analog signals, that is the reason why you
- >>cannot connect an EGA-monitor to an VGA-adaptor (On IBM-machines).
- >
- >That's funny, I'm *sure* I remember a digital video output on my
- >A500... I'll have to check again I guess...
- >
- >Dominic
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- DB23 Amiga Video Connector Pinout
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- This information was taken from the Amiga 3000T manual, but should be universal for Amigas.
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- Pin Name Description
- 1 XCLK External Clock
- 2 XCLKEN External Clock Enable
- 3 RED Analog Red
- 4 GREEN Analog Green
- 5 BLUE Analog Blue
- 6 DI Digital Intensity (47 Ohm)
- 7 DB Digital Blue (47 Ohm)
- 8 DG Digital Green (47 Ohm)
- 9 DR Digital Red (47 Ohm)
- 10 CSYNC Composite Sync
- 11 HSYNC Horizontal Sync (47 Ohm)
- 12 VSYNC Vertical Sync (47 Ohm)
- 13 GNDRTN Return for XCLKEN
- 14 ZD Zero Detect (47 Ohm)
- 15 C1 Clock Out
- 16 GND
- 17 GND
- 18 GND
- 19 GND
- 20 GND
- 21 -12V -12 Volts DC (50ma)
- 22 +12V +12 Volts DC (100 mA)
- 23 +5V +5 Volts DC (100mA)
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