Talk:DIN connector

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Those are absolutely wretched pictures. We need to get some better ones.

I can take pix of Mini-DIN, but I don't have any regular or speaker DIN cables around... -- tooki 16:09, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I took a picture of an old keyboard DIN connector, and also added the picture of a Mini-DIN connector from the S-Video page. Aren't I nice? Boffy b 07:48, 2005 Jan 31 (UTC)

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[edit] DIN connectors photos

Hello !

I got both, 8-pin fullsized DIN and DIN speaker connector. I`m not much into wiki editing so if someone can provide me with proper email addres I will send pictures.

Adrian 'YamroZ' Jamrozik yamroz@tlen.pl

[edit] German Origins

I find it very interesting that DIN connectors, designed to comply with a German national standard, have gone on to become a (defacto?) worldwide standard. The history of this adoption would make a good addition to this article. ---Isaac R 23:15, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Really? Why? There are many US, British and French (and even a few Soviet) standards that have been adapted worldwide... Rsynnott 23:33, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
I don't find it so surprising. A national standard from any decent country means pretty much gauranteed multi-vendor availibility. Going with a manufacturer standard leaves you with a very real chance of being stuck with a single source. Plugwash 15:31, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PIN Order?

It would be very useful to know wich pin should go where, especially when making own connection cables. http://www.vandenhul.com/artpap/wiring-din.htm -zabenoid AT gmail.com

I am pretty sure that sort of information does not have a home in this article, only because the DIN connector is used for such a wide variety of applications. I've seen DIN connectors for all sorts of things, so including any single pinout is incorrect. --Joey Hagedorn 00:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
I think the question of pin NUMBERING is important, even if you dont know which pin is supposed to be power, or ground, etc. It is still good to know how the pins are numbered! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.11.220.20 (talk • contribs) .


Manufacturer's link:

http://www.hirschmann-ac.com/?spr=en

Apparently, the manufacturer got his connectors adopted as standard in Germany ...

[edit] More variants?

IIRC, there are at least 3 different 5 pin sockets and at least 2 different 8 pin ones. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Plugwash (talk • contribs) .

I think you're correct; somebody check a Digi-Key catalog.
Atlant 15:37, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
I know of the 5 "dice" style, I suppose I should make that one. I've seen a 13 pin is this 'official'? Haven't seen a 2nd 8 pin though. Let me know if you would like me to diagram any of them. — Mobius 22:41, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
The second 8 pin variant (offset) has the two lower pins in a slightly different place from the common 7 pin plug compatible 8 pin variant (circ). This info was from a very old maplin catalog though (i haven't had to solder up a din for years) Plugwash 19:13, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] even more

the pin numbers don't stop at 8 - they go all the way up to at least 13. i've got such a plug mated to a cable i can show you sitting in my cupboard, half made, waiting for my soldering skills to improve. making it as a replacement for a beat-up old one... it forms the monitor link between an old computer of mine, and either a proprietary monitor, or (in this case) a composite or component RGB television (e.g. here accessed via a SCART euroconnector). very odd looking thing - the pins are quite small, and arranged in a square pattern. it's devilishly hard to solder due to the size and layout, unlike the easy job i assume the fan-type DINs would be. --tahrey 15/10/06

[edit] DIN standard

Does anybody have the number for the DIN standards? If anybody does manage to find them, addition to the article and List of DIN standards would be appreciated. — Mobius 22:24, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

The original DIN standards for these plugs are no longer available and have all been superseeded by IEC 60130-9. 17:37, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fork out Mini-DIN

Covering both DIN and mini-DIN in the same article is a bit unwieldy. Both are important connectors in their own right, and have different and specific uses. And so I've forked out an article on Mini-DIN in order to better cover each. — Mobius 22:29, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Confused Wording in Intro?

Just read over the intro as revised by 62.56.108.55 diff. Anybody else think the edit hurt more than it helped? — Mobius 22:32, 27 July 2006 (UTC)