Editing VGA connector (section)

{{Short description|15-pin video connector}}
{{For|the graphics standard|Video Graphics Array}}
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{{Infobox connector
| name               = VGA connector (DE-15/HD-15)
| type               = Analog video connector
| image              = Vga-cable.jpg
| logo               = 
| caption            = A female DE-15 output in a laptop computer
| designer           = [[International Business Machines|IBM]] based on [[D-subminiature]]
| design_date        = 1987
| manufacturer       = 
| production_date    = 1987–present
| superseded_by      = [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]]
| superseded_by_date = 1999
| external           = 
| hotplug            = Depends
| length             = 
| width              = 
| height             = 
| audio_signal       = 
| video_signal       = RGB video signal plus option H and V sync
| data_signal        = [[I²C]] data channel for [[Display Data Channel|DDC]] information
| data_bit_width     = 
| data_bandwidth     = 
| data_devices       = 
| data_style         = 
| cable              = 
| physical_connector = DE-15
| num_pins           = 15
| pinout_image       = [[File:VGA Port.svg|300px]]
| pinout_caption     = A female DE15 socket
| pin1               = Red video
| pin1_name          = RED
| pin2               = Green video
| pin2_name          = GREEN
| pin3               = Blue video
| pin3_name          = BLUE
| pin4               = Reserved since E-DDC, formerly monitor id. bit 2
| pin4_name          = ID2/RES
| pin5               = Ground (HSync)
| pin5_name          = GND
| pin6               = Red return
| pin6_name          = RED_RTN
| pin7               = Green return
| pin7_name          = GREEN_RTN
| pin8               = Blue return
| pin8_name          = BLUE_RTN
| pin9               = +5{{nbsp}}V DC (powers EDID EEPROM chip on some monitors), formerly [[Electrical_connector#Keying|key]]
| pin9_name          = KEY/PWR
| pin10              = Ground (VSync, DDC)
| pin10_name         = GND
| pin11              = Reserved since E-DDC, formerly monitor id. bit 0
| pin11_name         = ID0/RES
| pin12              = [[I²C]] data since DDC2, formerly monitor id. bit 1
| pin12_name         = ID1/SDA
| pin13              = Horizontal sync (or Composite sync)
| pin13_name         = HSync
| pin14              = Vertical sync
| pin14_name         = VSync
| pin15              = [[I²C]] clock since DDC2, formerly monitor id. bit 3
| pin15_name         = ID3/SCL
| pinout_notes       = The image and table detail the 15-pin VESA DDC2/E-DDC connector; the diagram's pin numbering is that of a female connector functioning as the [[graphics adapter]] output. In the male connector, this pin numbering corresponds with the cable's wire-and-solder side.
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The '''[[Video Graphics Array]]''' ('''VGA''') '''connector''' is a standard connector used for computer video output. Originating with the 1987 [[IBM PS/2]] and its VGA graphics system, the 15-pin connector went on to become ubiquitous on PCs,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Engst |first1=Adam |author-link1=Adam C. Engst |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNiYBAAAQBAJ&q=vga%20connector&pg=PT168 |title=Crossing Platforms – A Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook: A Dictionary for Strangers in a Strange Land |last2=Pogue |first2=David |author-link2=David Pogue |publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]] |isbn=978-1-4919-1679-7 |date=23 November 1999 |access-date=16 February 2021}}</ref> as well as many monitors, projectors and [[high-definition television|HD television]] sets.

Other connectors have been used to carry VGA-compatible signals, such as [[mini-VGA]] or [[BNC connector|BNC]], but "''VGA connector''" typically refers to this design.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=VGA Cables - A Complete Buyers' Guide |url=https://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=ideas-and-advice/vga-cable-guide |access-date=16 August 2020 |website=RS Components |quote=The terminology here is sometimes used rather interchangeably when it comes to labelling various types of VGA cable and can be a little vague. However, the basic or standard VGA connector type will usually be referred to as some variant of the following: DE-15, HD15, VGA plug, SVGA plug, D-Sub 15 or D-Subminiature, or the more generic RGB connector.}}</ref>

Devices continue to be manufactured with VGA connectors, although newer digital interfaces such as [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]], [[HDMI]] and [[DisplayPort]] are increasingly displacing VGA, and many modern computers and other devices do not include it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Agam |date=31 July 2012 |title=VGA ports bowing out of home computers, lingering in the workplace |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2505263/vga-ports-bowing-out-of-home-computers--lingering-in-the-workplace.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |website=Computerworld}}</ref>