mhorne@ka7axd.WV.TEK.COM (Mike Horne) (10/01/90)
I need some pinout information on the standard VGA connector (you know, the funky 15-pin connector that's about the size of a DB-9). I have the actual pinout standard, but I need information on the following: - There are 3 bits of monitor ID on the interface. What purpose does this serve? Could someone tell me what each of the 8 possible configurations mean? Many thanks in advance! Mike Horne mhorne@orca.wv.tek.com
kevino@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Kevin Owen) (10/03/90)
/ hpspcoi:comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware / mhorne@ka7axd.WV.TEK.COM (Mike Horne) / 7:50 am Oct 1, 1990 / >I need some pinout information on the standard VGA connector (you know, the >funky 15-pin connector that's about the size of a DB-9). I have the >actual pinout standard, but I need information on the following: > > - There are 3 bits of monitor ID on the interface. What purpose does > this serve? Could someone tell me what each of the 8 possible > configurations mean? > >Many thanks in advance! > >Mike Horne >mhorne@orca.wv.tek.com >---------- These three bits of monitor ID are defined by IBM. They are discussed in the Technical Reference manual for the IBM 8514/A and in "Jake and Buds" book on the 8514/A (references given below). In case you don't have either of these on hand the bits are : Bits 654 Description --- ----------- 000 Reserved 001 IBM 8507 (monochrome, 1024 x 768 interlaced) 010 IBM 8514 (color, 1024 x 768 interlaced) 011 Reserved 100 Reserved 101 IBM 8503 (monchrome, 640 x 480 noninterlaced) 110 IBM 8512 and IBM 8513 (color, 640 x 480 noninterlaced) 111 Reserved The bit numbers correspond to how they are stored internally in register 42e8 on an 8514/A. The corresponding pin numbers on the VGA connector are : Pins --- |||----- Pin #11 MID0 ||------ Pin #12 MID1 |------- Pin #4 MID2 The references are : Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Technical Reference p/n 68x2248 Cost ~$10 Call the IBM Technical Books Ordering Dept. (800) IBM-PCTB Use your major credit card to order Graphics Programming for the 8514/A Jake Richter and Bud Smith M&T Publishing, Inc. Redwood City, CA 1990 Cost ~$40 w/disk I hope this information is helpful. _______________________________________________________________________________ _ , __ Kevin Owen @ Hewlett-Packard ' ) / / ') Sunnyvale, California /-< _ , __o ____ / / , , , _ ____ Phone : (408) 720-3845 / ) </_\/ <__/ / < (__/ (_(_/_</_/ / <_ UN*X Mail ...hplabs!hpcc01!kevino _______________________________________________________________________________