Re: Sun Video Monitors & VGA adapter cards

Erik Mouw (J.A.K.Mouw@its.tudelft.nl)
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 15:22:18 +0100 (MET)


On Thu, 02 Dec 1999 16:02:10 +0200, Alan Watson wrote:
> Has anyone out there ever tried to connect a Sun
> Monitor to a VGA adapter? Is it possible? Is there
> an adapter plug, or maybe a standard pin re-wiring
> that is easy to do?

It's not too difficult, but it depends a bit if it is a fixed frequency or
a multi frequency monitor. It also depends a bit on you, of course ;-).
Have a look at Marc Joosen's page:

http://historia.et.tudelft.nl/~marcj/fixed_freq/

Marc also managed to connect a 20" Silicon Graphics monitor to his PC, but
that's not yet on his page.

> The VGA plugs seem to have 12 connected pins; the Suns
> have 13 (or is it 16 - the three "big" pins each have an
> inner and an outer contact).

That's a 13W3 connector. Kind of hard to get, so try to get the original
monitor cable with it and cut that to pieces or mount 5 BNC connectors on
the back of the monitor rewire R, G, B, Hsync and Vsync.

Erik

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