Source for 8 Pin male to male DIN cables?

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Sep 22 15:05:18 2000

On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Tony Duell wrote:

> > I've had an Epson HQX-10 with K-B and CP/M 2.2 disk for some
> > time but have never found a monitor for it. It has the 8-pin DIN
> > socket for both the K-B and the monitor.
> > Any idea what the monitor pin-out might be ?
>
> If it's the same as a QX10, then the pinout (from the hardware techincal
> manual) is :
>
> 1: +12V power output to monitor
> 2: Ground
> 3: Not used
> 4: Hsync
> 5: Vsync
> 6: Ground
> 7: Ground
> 8: Video signal
>
> What the manual doesn't show is the layout of the pins, and there are at
> least 2 conventions (one for each type of the DIN connector). I think you
> may be reduced to identifying signals with a voltmeter and 'scope
> (finding the power and ground signals would be a good start, the others
> won't be that hard to distinguish).

See below for the QX-10/16 cable pinouts.
                                                 - don
 
> The same manual gives the specs of the monitor (and schematics of the
> monitor FWIW). They are :
>
> Hfreq : 19.3kHz
> Vfreq : 45.8Hz
> (Dot clock : 16.667MHz, but that one doesn't affect the monitor).
>
> Syncs are TTL level, the video signal is >4V for full brightness, 1.0-3.5V
> for half-brightness, 0-0.8V for black.
>
> -tony
>
>
 
                        QX VIDEO PINOUTS
 
Video pin-outs for: Video pin-ins for:
QX-10 or QX-16 QX-10 / 16 monochrome monitor
 
 *+12V / Intensity 1------------4 +12V / Intensity*
 
  Signal Ground 2--------|---5 Signal Ground
 
  - not used - 3 |---6 Signal Ground
 
  Horiz. Synch. 4------------3 Horiz. Synch.
 
  Vert. Synch. 5------------2 Vert. Synch.
 
  Red 6
 
  Green 7 7 - not used -
 
 %Video / Blue 8------------1 Video
 
  Frame Ground E------------E Frame Ground
 
 
 
Video pin-outs for: Video pin-ins for:
QX-16 CR-6700 monitor
 
 *+12V / Intensity 1------------6 Intensity*
 
  Signal Ground 2------------1 Signal Ground
 
  - not used - 3
 
  Horiz. Synch. 4------------8 Horiz. Synch.
 
  Vert. Synch. 5------------9 Vert. Synch.
 
  Red 6------------3 Red
 
  Green 7------------4 Green
 
 %Video / Blue 8------------5 Blue
 
  Frame Ground E
 
 
 *The QX-10 supplies the 12V to power the QX-10 monitor. The
 
  QX-16 supplies an Intensity signal.
 
 
 %When a monochrome monitor is attached, the Video signal is only
 
  available on the Blue.
 
 
Received on Fri Sep 22 2000 - 15:05:18 BST