The VGA-RCA adapter cable is used forconnect audio and video devices. For example, you can use it to connect a DVD player, a satellite tuner that has an analog component video output, to a multimedia projector with a component video input. Quite often, users of consumer equipment are faced with a choice: buy a VGA-RCA adapter (or an extension cable) or make it yourself. This is due to the fact that the cost of long original cables from leading manufacturers is quite high. And money, and labor costs for the hand-making of such a device are very small. In this article, we will look at what the VGA-RCA adapter is, and also its pinout. Thanks to this information, you can manufacture the cable yourself.
To make the subject of our conversationit is recommended to use (as a conductor) a computer cable of the twisted pair type CAT5 (it is better to use a shielded one), since it is capable of transmitting video signals without loss of quality for a distance of up to 50 meters. The VGA-RCA adapter contains three RCA-type "tulip" connectors ("dad" or "mother", depending on the purpose) and a D-Sub (15-pin) connector.
Pinout of the D-Sub connector for this adapter:
Thus, for the VGA-3 RCA adapteronly six pins are required. If you are using a twisted pair cable, then take the colored wires to unscrew each "tulip". For greater rigidity, the ends to which the RCA connectors are soldered are recommended to be crimped with a shrink tubing. Here, in fact, and the whole description. The resulting RCA-VGA adapter supplies the component video signal to the VGA input.
Very often the VGA-RCA adapter is attemptedUse to feed the component video signal to a computer monitor. However, this can not be done, the adapter will not work. This is due to the fact that the computer monitor does not accept the color-difference component signals output by the DVD player, but the RGB component. To ensure the operability of such a connection requires the use of a special transcoder.
The described method of manufacturing an adapter can beapply for other similar products: 3 x RCA - 3 x RCA, VGA to VGA extender, etc. For example, you can make an adapter for both an S-Video cable or a "Scart", the most important thing is to use the correct pinout of these connectors. The use of a twisted pair makes such adapters andExtensions are very cheap in production. If you need a short adapter, you can use an unshielded cable, this will further reduce your costs. And if you need an extension cable from 10 meters or more, it's better to take a twisted pair with a copper screen. This will ensure high quality of the transmitted component video signal. On this element it is better not to save, because nobody will like to watch the film, while on the screen there will be "snow" or stripes that distort the picture. It is better to do once good than to remodel and eliminate shortcomings.
