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As the Amiga continues to age displays available to connect it up for a good picture are becoming harder to find.  A good alternative to a dedicated monitor is to use a TV that has an RGB enabled SCART socketThis will accept the raw RGB signal output from an Amiga and give you a much crisper image with more accurate colours compared to an Amiga connected to the same display using composite.
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As the Amiga continues to age displays available to connect it up for a good picture are becoming harder to find.  Most of the Amiga's screenmodes are not compatible with modern PC VGA and SVGA monitors as it is designed to mainly output TV frequency signals which are much lower than a PC monitor can handleYou can use an Amiga with a PC monitor using something called a Flicker Fixer, but these are very expensive (£130) and hard to get hold of.
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An RGB to SCART connection will also be very close to an Amiga connected to a dedicated 15Hz Amiga monitor, and obviously you also open up the ability to connect to much larger displayed than the old 14" Amiga monitors that were available.  Another additional advantage is the ability to connect big box and older Amigas without modulators or componsite connectors directly to a TV.
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A good alternative to a dedicated monitor is to use a TV that has an RGB enabled SCART socket.  This will accept the raw RGB signal output from an Amiga and give you a much crisper image with more accurate colours compared to an Amiga connected to the same display using composite, and far superior to one connected using a modulator.
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An RGB to SCART connection will also be very close to an Amiga connected to a dedicated 15KHz Amiga monitor, and obviously you also open up the ability to connect to much larger displayed than the old 14" Amiga monitors that were available.  Another additional advantage is the ability to connect big box and older Amigas without modulators or composite connectors directly to a TV.
As you probably know SCART cables can carry both the image and audio signals through the same cable.  To achieve this you will need to split two of the wires from the cable at the Amiga end and connect Audio Phono plugs to them.  You can then connect these to the Amiga's Left/Right audio connectors on the back of the Amiga to provide audio though the SCART cable into the TV.  But if audio isn't needed then you could just miss that out and not wire up the audio pins to the SCART.
As you probably know SCART cables can carry both the image and audio signals through the same cable.  To achieve this you will need to split two of the wires from the cable at the Amiga end and connect Audio Phono plugs to them.  You can then connect these to the Amiga's Left/Right audio connectors on the back of the Amiga to provide audio though the SCART cable into the TV.  But if audio isn't needed then you could just miss that out and not wire up the audio pins to the SCART.
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==Schematic==
==Schematic==
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[[Image:.jpg|600px|Cable Schematic]]
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[[Image:Amiga-rgb-to-scart_sc1.jpg|600px|Cable Schematic]]
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===An alternative pinout (if the above one doesn't work)===
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[[Image:conn_dsub23f.gif|23 PIN D-SUB FEMALE]]<br />
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23 PIN D-SUB FEMALE to the Amiga
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[[Image:conn_scartm.gif|21 PIN SCART MALE]]<br />
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21 PIN SCART MALE to the T
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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! colspan="2"| Amiga
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! colspan="2"| TV
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|-
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| Analog Red
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| 3
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| 15
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| RGB Red In
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|-
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| Analog Green
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| 4
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| 11
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| RGB Green In
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|-
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| Analog Blue
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| 5
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| 7
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| RGB Blue In
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|-
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| Composite Sync
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| 10
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| 20
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| Video In
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|-
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| Video GND
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| 17
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| 17
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| Video GND
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|-
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| GND
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| 19
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| 18
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| Blanking GND
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|-
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| +12V
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| 22
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| 16
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| Blanking (Connect via a 150 Ohm resistor)
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|-
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| +12V
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| 22
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| 8
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| Audio/RGB switch (Connect via a 1 kOhm resistor)
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|-
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| colspan="4"|
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|-
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| Phono Right
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|
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| 2
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| Audio IN Right
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|-
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| Phono Right GND
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|
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| 4
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| GND
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|-
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| colspan="4"|
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|-
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| Phono Left
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|
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| 6
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| Audio IN Left
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|-
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| Phono Left GND
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|
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| 4
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| GND
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|}
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==Project Gallery==
==Project Gallery==
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<gallery caption="Amiga RGB to SCART cable" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
<gallery caption="Amiga RGB to SCART cable" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Amiga-rgb-to-scart.jpg|RGB to SCART cable
Image:Amiga-rgb-to-scart.jpg|RGB to SCART cable
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</gallery>
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==Reference==
==Reference==
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* http://pspemulation.pspuae.com/ Anemos; Forum.
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* AllPinouts.org - [http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/Amiga_to_SCART_Cable Amiga to SCART Cable Pinout]; Wiki.
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[[Category:Video - Monitor Cables]]

Current revision

Amiga RGB to SCART cable

Amiga RGB to SCART cable
Created 2008
Creator Harrison
Based On n/a

As the Amiga continues to age displays available to connect it up for a good picture are becoming harder to find. Most of the Amiga's screenmodes are not compatible with modern PC VGA and SVGA monitors as it is designed to mainly output TV frequency signals which are much lower than a PC monitor can handle. You can use an Amiga with a PC monitor using something called a Flicker Fixer, but these are very expensive (£130) and hard to get hold of.

A good alternative to a dedicated monitor is to use a TV that has an RGB enabled SCART socket. This will accept the raw RGB signal output from an Amiga and give you a much crisper image with more accurate colours compared to an Amiga connected to the same display using composite, and far superior to one connected using a modulator.

An RGB to SCART connection will also be very close to an Amiga connected to a dedicated 15KHz Amiga monitor, and obviously you also open up the ability to connect to much larger displayed than the old 14" Amiga monitors that were available. Another additional advantage is the ability to connect big box and older Amigas without modulators or composite connectors directly to a TV.

As you probably know SCART cables can carry both the image and audio signals through the same cable. To achieve this you will need to split two of the wires from the cable at the Amiga end and connect Audio Phono plugs to them. You can then connect these to the Amiga's Left/Right audio connectors on the back of the Amiga to provide audio though the SCART cable into the TV. But if audio isn't needed then you could just miss that out and not wire up the audio pins to the SCART.

Contents

Parts required

  • DB23 Female Connector
  • SCART plug
  • 8-core cable
  • 2 phono connectors (optional for audio)

Schematic

Cable Schematic


An alternative pinout (if the above one doesn't work)


23 PIN D-SUB FEMALE
23 PIN D-SUB FEMALE to the Amiga

21 PIN SCART MALE
21 PIN SCART MALE to the T


Amiga TV
Analog Red 3 15 RGB Red In
Analog Green 4 11 RGB Green In
Analog Blue 5 7 RGB Blue In
Composite Sync 10 20 Video In
Video GND 17 17 Video GND
GND 19 18 Blanking GND
+12V 22 16 Blanking (Connect via a 150 Ohm resistor)
+12V 22 8 Audio/RGB switch (Connect via a 1 kOhm resistor)
Phono Right 2 Audio IN Right
Phono Right GND 4 GND
Phono Left 6 Audio IN Left
Phono Left GND 4 GND


Project Gallery

Reference

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