Meindert Sprang wrote:
"Len Krauss" wrote in message
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Anyone know how many of the 15 pins/wires of a PC VGA monitor cable are
actually active and which pins numbers they are???

I'm considering running a cable for an auxilliary nav station PC monitor,
and will need to make the cable run without the end connector attached. If

I

can away with using use a thinner cable (implying fewer active wires

needed)

it be a big help.


From the top of my head: Red, Green and Blue each have a screened wire, so
that's 6 pins. Then there's Hsync and Vsync, also screened. another 4 pins
(every screen has it's own pin). Then there are a few pins designated for
identifying the type of monitor. Try to google for VGA connector.

Meindert


R,G,B are on minature coax cables with their associated grounds. Hsync
and Vsync are usually ordinary wires within the overall screen on the
whole cable. There is usually a ground associated with the sync wires
other than the overall screen. The P&P monitor ID is done via an I2C
bus so thats two more wires (although it will work without them, you
would have to manually set all the modes and refresh rates the monitor
can handle. What are you proposing to do about remote mouse and
keyboard connections?

pop the following into Google:

kvm extender "cat 5"

and you will get lots of companies offering products that will do what
you want + keyboard and mouse down a standard piece of computer network
cable. Its a little expensive compared to a VGA extension cable but
assuming you haven't sorted out the keyboard and mouse and dont have the
specialised crimp tooling to put a new end on a VGA cable it would
make the whole installation so easy it should be worth it.

(Dont tell me you plan to solder the VGA connector - I wont touch that
job without a jig in a bench vice, a large magnifier, a fine tip
temperature controlled soldering station, Hellerine sleeving + fitting
tool and lubricant, and a pair of handcuffs to put on the boss so he
can't come and jog my elbow.)

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