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VGA HD-15 Connector

VGA (HD-15) is the 15-pin high-density D-sub analog video connector used from 1987 through the 2010s. Despite being replaced by HDMI and DisplayPort, VGA remains in use in projectors, older monitors, and KVM switches.

// connector diagram 15 pins
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// Specifications
Standard
VESA VGA HD-15
Pin Count
15 (3 rows of 5)
Signals
RGB analog HSYNC VSYNC DDC
Voltage
0.7V RGB analog
Status
Legacy still widely used
Use Case
Projectors older monitors KVM switches
// Pin Reference Table
PinNameFunctionType
1 RED Red video signal 0.7V ADC
2 GREEN Green video signal 0.7V ADC
3 BLUE Blue video signal 0.7V ADC
4 RES Reserved ID2 I/O
5 GND Ground GND
6 RED_GND Red ground GND
7 GREEN_GND Green ground GND
8 BLUE_GND Blue ground GND
9 KEY Key pin no connect I/O
10 SYNC_GND Sync ground GND
11 ID0 Monitor ID bit 0 I/O
12 SDA DDC data I2C BUS
13 HSYNC Horizontal sync BUS
14 VSYNC Vertical sync BUS
15 SCL DDC clock I2C BUS

VGA (HD-15) is the 15-pin high-density D-sub analog video connector used from 1987 through the 2010s. Despite being replaced by HDMI and DisplayPort, VGA remains in use in projectors, older monitors, and KVM switches.