Specifications

Hardware Configuration
2–33
Table 2–25 Video Connector Summary
Name Connector Pins/Type Description
Flat Panel
J3
50-pin
Shrouded
.100
Header
Provides connections for a broad array of
standard flat panel displays. Intended for
standard 50-wire ribbon cable.
LCD Bias
Supply
Option
J4
12-pin
.100
Header
Ampro provides a small add-on board that will
supply the Vee voltage for most common LCD
flat panel displays. It mounts to this
connector. For details about the Vee Supply
Option, refer to its section, below.
CRT
J5
10-pin
Shrouded
.100
Header
Provides connections for a CRT display. To
connect to a standard CRT cable, use a short
“transition cable” to a DB-15 connector.
External
Video
Overlay
J6
60-pin .050
Header
Provides connections for external video
overlay signals (See Chapter 3).
2.11.1 Connecting a CRT (J5)
Analog video signals from the video controller appear on a 10-pin dual-row header, J5. These signals are
compatible with the standard video monitors commonly used with desktop PCs. Specifications for
compatible monitors are provided in Chapter 1.
Normally, signals from J5 are connected to a standard DB-15 video connector by a “transition cable”
made from a ribbon cable connector and a short length of 10-wire ribbon cable. A transition cable can
connect the video signals to a bulkhead-mounted DB-15 connector, allowing any standard CRT to be
easily connected using a standard monitor video cable. Table 2–26 gives the signal pinout of J5 and pin
connections for a DB-15 connector.