From the taxan/kaga RGB vision I, II, III manual (thanks to Joost for the scans):
These also apply to other monitors:
Note that the pin numbers refer to the actual numbers printed on the plugs and connectors, so don't worry about inside/outside view when soldering.
Connecting to a BBC computer
Using the TTL input (8 pin DIN plug): connect the BBC's sync (=composite sync)
to the HSYNC/COMPOSITE SYNC, 0V to ground, R/G/B to R/G/B, and 0V to I/XRGB8
(intensity).
BBC: 6 pin DIN monitor: 8 pin DIN --- ------------------ 0 V (5) ------------- (6,5) ground, intensity red (1) ------------- (2) red input green (2) ------------- (3) green input blue (3) ------------- (4) blue input sync (4) ------------- (7) horizontal sync/composite sync 5 V (6) X X (8) vertical sync
Using the TTL/linear input (EIAJ plug): connect the BBC's sync (=composite sync) to the HSYNC/COMPOSITE SYNC, 0V to ground, R/G/B to R/G/B.
Does anyone have the connection details? (voltage levels/pinouts for TTL & analog RGB modes)
Scart connector: +------------------------------------+ \ 20 2 | \ | | | | | | | | | | | \ | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 1 | +--------------------------------+ 21 = shielding
BBC SCART --- -- 0 V (5) ------------- ground (blue), ground (green), ground (red), ground (blanking), ground (RGB switching control) (5,9,13,14,18) red (1) -- Rrgb ----- red input (15) green (2) -- Rrgb ----- green input (11) blue (3) -- Rrgb ----- blue input (7) sync (4) -- 330 ohm -- video input (composite) (20) 5 V (6) -- 82 ohm --- RGB switching control (16)
Rrgb is e.g. 330 ohm.
Notes:
On the SCART side, the above inputs always have 75 ohm impedance. This means one can easily lower voltage outputs to those required by the SCART device by placing a resistor before the SCART input, thus creating a voltage divider.
The BBC computer outputs are:
R,G,B: TTL (ca. 3.6V for 'on'), with 68 Ohm impedance. sync: >= 4V
SCART input ranges are:
R,G,B: 0 - 0.7 V video input: 0 - 1 V RGB switching control: high (1-3V) for RGB, low (0-0.4V) for composite
We want to use the BBC's (TTL) RGB signals, so 'RGB switching control' should get in the range of 1-3 V. We can use the 5V signal from the BBC for this, using a resistor of say 82 Ohm to give ca. 2.5 V.
The sync signal from the BBC is more than 4 V (5 V peaks?); 330 Ohm is large enough to reduce it to less than 1 V (a much larger resistor also works fine).
The RGB output from the BBC is TTL (0 V is off, >=3.5 V is on; the actual value in this case is around 3.6V) which we can reduce using resistors of at least ca. 330 Ohm.
(3.6V/0.7V=5.14, so total resistance should be 4.14*75=311 Ohm at the very minimum; minus the 68 Ohm for the outputs gives a Rrgb of 243 Ohm. However, this gives the maximum intensity for the computer image, which is almost certainly not what you want and you'll have to turn down the brightness each time you use the computer on the TV)
The resistors are best placed inside the SCART connector where there's plenty of room for them.
NOTE: Some people suggest using voltage level convertor ICs to get around any reflections that accur at the places where resistance changes. I've used the simple method on various BBCs and various TVs without seeing any of the effects of reflections like ghosting/blurred pixels. So I would not bother with it. If your TV set gives problems, you may want to try using a voltage level convertor IC.
There is a whole host of extra information available at Wouter's BBC micro scans and pictures
Last edit: 10th Apr 2016 at 4:55pm (3108 days ago) |
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