Global InformationDB13W3 information
 Male 13W3 plug | |||
| Type | Computer video connector | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Superseded by | Analog interfaces such as VGA and DVI-A and digital interfaces such as DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort | ||
| General specifications | |||
| Hot pluggable | Yes | ||
| External | Yes | ||
| Video signal | Analogue RGB or monochrome | ||
| Pins | 13 | ||
| Pinout | |||
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| Pin | Sun[1] |
SGI/ DCC[2] | |
| Pin 1 |
Ground/ DDC-SCL |
Monitor ID bit 3/ Data clock (SCL) | |
| Pin 2 |
Vertical sync/ NC |
Monitor ID bit 0/ Bi-directional data (SDA) | |
| Pin 3 |
Sense #2/ NC |
Composite sync/ Composite sync | |
| Pin 4 |
Sense ground/ DDC ground |
Horizontal drive/ Horizontal sync | |
| Pin 5 | Composite sync |
Vertical drive/ Vertical sync | |
| Pin 6 |
Horizontal sync/ DDC-SDA |
Monitor ID bit 1/ DDC (+5V input) | |
| Pin 7 |
Ground/ VSYNC |
Monitor ID bit 2/ DDC ground | |
| Pin 8 |
Sense #1/ NC |
Digital ground/ Ground | |
| Pin 9 | Sense #0 /NC |
Digital ground/ Ground | |
| Pin 10 | Composite ground |
Sync ground/ Ground | |
| A1 | Red | Red | |
| A2 |
Green (gray for monochrome) |
Green (gray for monochrome) | |
| A3 | Blue | Blue | |
DB13W3 (13W3) is a style of D-subminiature connector used for analog video interfaces. The 13 refers to the total number of pins, the W refers to workstation and the 3 refers to the number of high-frequency pins. The connector was something of a pseudo-standard for high-end graphical workstations from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.
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