Talk:Mini-DIN connector

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[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 22:19, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

It looks like DIN 45322 might cover DIN connectors, both fullsize and Mini, but another source should be used to verify. Joey Hagedorn 04:06, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Do not know the number but there is a (new?) 10-pin mini-DIN plug that is used by Clarion for its auto DVD player and Yaesu on its new HF transceiver (FT-450) for connection to an amplifier. This should be listed. Jimc76 14:33, 15 August 2007 (UTC) [User:jimc76] 15 August 2007

[edit] Non-standard laptop video out

I've added a diagram that matches my acer Aspire 5570. I notice that http://www.technick.net/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=pinconhav_s_video_7pin has a diagram that looks mirror-image to this one... look closely at the spacing of pins 6 and 7, that's the main difference. Andrewa (talk) 18:23, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Geoport

http://www.indopedia.org/Geoport.html says that the 9-pin geoport connector accepts standard 8- or 9-pin Mini-DIN connectors. Is this true? Apple owners, please? Andrewa (talk) 18:56, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

It seems the answer is yes, but the pin numbering is completely different. I'll see if I can find a complete mapping. Andrewa (talk) 08:10, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


Done. Andrewa (talk) 02:31, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed refactored section

I think that all the information from this section is now included in more specific sections. I've accepted most of it at face value; Some citations would be good! Andrewa (talk) 08:10, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Applications

Mini-DIN connectors have found a use in many different applications, most often for audio/visual signals, computer data, or low-voltage DC power.

[edit] Diagram polarity

The original diagrams from Commons are of plugs (male connectors) as viewed when unplugged (rather than as viewed from the back when soldering the connections). Same view as from the back of a socket when soldering the connections.

This only matters for the 5-pin plug, which is quite assymetrical, and more subtly for the 8 and 9 pin plugs, where the spacing of the centre row of pins is not even. This gets confusing because for many diagrams of the Macintosh 8 pin serial port and 9 pin GeoPort, the spacing looks even. But it's not quite even when you actually sight the connectors.

See http://realm-online.com/images/every/projectors/550ports.jpg for a clear picture of a 5-pin socket, which shows the polarity of the connector clearly... assuming this is a standard and not a mirror-image connector! OEMs have an understandable but frustrating habit of making standard-looking connectors which ain't. Only a matter of time before this happens to the 5-pin mini-DIN I'm sure.

Anyway, I think I've got the polarities straight now, and have corrected the diagram of the connector on my laptop, which was originally of the socket (female) connector on the machine itself. All diagrams are now of plugs (male connectors). Andrewa (talk) 09:48, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How to make a bodgey 5-pin plug

Of course, 6-pin plugs are a dime a dozen, every broken PS2 mouse and keyboard has one. 5-pin plugs are rarer. So to quote http://www.realm-online.com/epanelbook.htm

I made the power cord out of a PS2 Extension Cable. It's only 26awg wire but it seems to work fine. I had to remove one pin and the plastic center to make it fit.

Food for thought. I only hope that nobody ever plugs this power supply into a PS2 mouse or keyboard port! I guess that's not all that likely. But with the key removed from the plug, all sorts of nightmares are possible! Andrewa (talk) 10:04, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Alpine iPod Interface

If the Alpine iPod Interface uses a D-shaped connector, why is this described as a mini-DIN? It sounds to me like it's from a completely different series of connector. Andrewa (talk) 10:20, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

In that nobody speaks, and I can't find any reason to regard this as a DIN connector, I've removed

from the list of 10-pin mini-DIN connectors. All the others have a 9.5mm mini-DIN body. Andrewa (talk) 02:28, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] April 2008 Section Overhaul (New Listings & Diagrams Added)

Hi folks. After experiencing what it feels like to have a Mini-DIN connector I know nothing about and having to research it (the VIVO connector for video cards), I decided to take it upon myself to overhaul this section and make it easier to find (more relevant articles and article sections need to link to this page) as well as trying to comprehensively get as many Mini-DIN connection types and uses listed. I guess these fall into about 5 categories: (1) "Standard" (how do we know what is the standard set? where is it defined?), (2) the Not-So-Standard but in Popular Use, (3) Standard but Obsolete/Replaced, (4) Not-So-Standard and Obsolete/Replaced, and (5) Variations in positions of the same pin number. Basically I'll do my best to research and add everything I can, and I'll make more bitmap-based versions of the diagrams (saved in .PNG format (continuing Andrewa's work), hopefully with transparent backgrounds when I can get that working)... if someone would like to eventually make .SVG versions of all of these some time that would be great. I will also do my best to get a link to pinout info for each application, as best I can. Radical Mallard 5:17pm EST, April 23, 2008

Okay, I figured out why I was not properly able to reproduce alpha-textures/transparent backgrounds in my .PNG files, and I also finally realized why there are 7 standard plugs, and they all must look totally different from each other, and all other miniDIN configurations are nonstandard. I also realized why Andrewa had named his PNG files "Pseudo miniDIN-#", so I changed names back to the standard and re-organized everything properly. So now we have the proper STANDARD mini-DIN (approved by the D.I.N.) set of 7, and then a set of nonstandard male connectors bellow that. People should now be able to very quickly look at this page and determine exactly what application their mystery mini-DIN socket/jack or connector/plug is for! If anyone needs to make changes or additions please do! And always keep an eye open for more nonstandard plug types or esoteric (or brand new) applications to add. Radical Mallard 8:41pm EST, April 23, 2008