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VGA: Usually, there are 5 important signals coming out from a VGA card. The colors
(Red, Green,Blue) and Sync (H-Sync and V-Sync). The voltage on the color signals is
proportional at the brightness of the color at a given moment. The Sync signals are
generally kept high, with short low pulses when retrace must occur.
Composite Sync (C-SYNC): Some monitors support or need Composite Sync (C-
Sync). C-Sync is both H-Sync and V-Sync pulses combined together with a simple
circuit(dont try connecting the 2 wires together). The monitor can differentiate between
H-Sync and V-Sync by looking at the pulse width. The V-Sync pulse is longer. Old sun
monitors required C-Sync, and I guess that's why C-Sync comes out of my Ultra 10
instead of V/HSync.
For some info about how to convert H/V-Sync to C-Sync, consult this page: VGA to
RGB + composite sync -converter
Schematic Since I knew my Sun was already outputting C-Sync, I was able to
simplify this already simple schematic:
Original schematic:
100 uF
! !
Green ----! !---------------------------------
-! !+ !
!
680E !
BC548 !
HSync ------------- __---------/\/\------o--------- CSync on
Green
\ /!
\ /
---------
!
1k !
VSync ----/\/\----------
Simplified Schematic:
100 uF
! !
Green ----! !---------------------------------
-! !+ !
!
680 ohms !
!
HSync/CSync ------------------------/\/\------o--------- CSync on
Green
[note by the poster: for those guys who know exactly as much about electronics
This one works perfectly without _ANY_ logical circuits and thus needs _NO_ 5 Volts or
anything else ... ;)
Note: This works only with syncs that are active low, but since this is the default for
_any_ sync signal, you would not have to expect any problems with this circuit.
Note2: when you build this with SMD you can put the whole circuit in the VGA
connector of the cable. ;)
Pictures
I reused the cable from an old VGA monitor. It is important to use a good quality cable,
otherwise you might obtain a blurry image, noise, etc...
The picture shows the test cable. Better test before tightly packing everything in a small
case...