Mini-VGA

Apple Mini-VGA

The Mini-VGA plug on an iBook
Type	Analogue computer video connector
Superseded	VGA connector
Superseded by	Mini-DVI
General specifications
External	yes
Pins	14
Data
Data signal	I²C data channel for DDC information
Pin out
A female Mini-VGA connector
Pin 1	GND	GND
Pin 2	VSync	N.C.
Pin 3	HSync	N.C.
Pin 4	Red Return	GND
Pin 5	Red video	S-Video (C)
Pin 6	Green return	GND
Pin 7	Green video	S-Video (Y)
Pin 8	+5 V	+5 V
Pin 9	Blue video	Composite video
Pin 10	DDC data	DDC data
Pin 11	DDC clock	DDC clock
Pin 12	GND	GND
Pin 13	Cable detect	Cable detect
Pin 14	Blue return	GND
Left column indicates VGA mode, right column indicates television output mode.

Mini-VGA connectors are a non-standard, proprietary alternative used on some laptops and other systems in place of the standard VGA connector, although most laptops use a standard VGA connector. Apple,^[1] HP^[2] and Asus ^[3] have separate implementations using the same name. Apart from its compact form, mini-VGA ports have the added ability to output both composite and S-Video in addition to VGA signals through the use of EDID.

The mini-DVI and now Mini DisplayPort connectors have largely replaced mini-VGA. Mini-VGA connectors are most commonly seen on Apple's iBooks, eMacs, early PowerBooks (12 inch), and some iMacs (e.g. the iMac G5), but has also been included on several laptops manufactured by Sony. HP's versions are found in HP Minis and HP TouchSmarts.

The mini-VGA connector can also be used for video output. In this mode, S-Video chrominance (C) and luminance (Y) signals replace the red and green channels, while an equivalent composite video signal is output on the blue channel. The horizontal and vertical sync pins are unused.

Samsung Chromebooks, available since June 2011, feature their own implementation of Mini-VGA ports.^[4] Various other Samsung laptops, such as the Series 7 and Series 9 versions, also feature this new connector.^[5]

References

External links

• iBook Developer Note: External Display Port