Mini-DIN connector

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The mini-DIN connectors are a family of multi-pin Electrical connectors used in a variety of applications. Mini-DIN is similar to larger, older DIN connector connector. Both are standards of the Deutsches Institut für Normung, the German standards body.

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Mini-DIN connectors are 9.5 mm in diameter and come in seven patterns with any number of pins from three to nine. Each "flavor" is keyed in such a way that a plug with one pattern cannot be mated with any plug of another pattern. (However, some out-of-spec plugs and sockets can intermate with standard versions—for example, the Apple GeoPort was a Mini-DIN 8 socket with an additional pin, and was thus able to accept GeoPort 9-pin plugs as well as the standard 8-pin Macintosh serial connector.)

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4 pin mini-DIN for S-Video

Mini-DIN connectors have found a use in many different applications, most often for audio/visual signals, computer data, or low-voltage DC power.

Apple LocalTalk Network (Mini-DIN 3)
Apple Desktop Bus (Mini-DIN 4)
S-Video (Mini-DIN 4)
PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector (Mini-DIN 6)
Macintosh Serial Port (Mini-DIN 8)
Apple GeoPort (modified Mini-DIN 8 with an additional pin)
DC connector
VIVO port (Mini-DIN 8)
Sega Mega Drive II (Mini-DIN 9)
Sega Saturn (Mini-DIN 10, non-standard)
Commodore Plus/4 (Mini-DIN 7)
Acorn Archimedes (Mini-DIN 9 for mouse, Mini-DIN 6 for keyboard)
Alpine iPod Interface (D-shaped Mini-Din 10, non-standard)
JVC Mini-Din 8 (non-standard)
All-in-Wonder 9700 PRO (Mini-Din 10)
NEC Turbo Duo Controller Port (Mini-DIN 8)
Logitech Z-340 Speakers (Mini-DIN 9)

[edit] See also

DIN connector

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