SCART

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Available at VCRs, DVD-players and TVs. Very common in Europe. Also known as Euro connector or Péritel (in France).

Contents

Pinout

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21 PIN SCART FEMALE at the Video/TV.

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21 PIN SCART MALE at the Cable.

Pin Name Description Signal Level Impedance
Normal (RGB) YPbPr S-Video
1 AOR Audio Out Right 0.5 V rms <1 kΩ
2 AIR Audio In Right 0.5 V rms >10 kΩ
3 AOL Audio Out Left + Mono 0.5 V rms <1 kΩ
4 AGND Audio Ground
5 B GND RGB Blue Ground
6 AIL Audio In Left + Mono 0.5 V rms >10 kΩ
7 B RGB Blue In Pb 0.7 V 75 Ω
8 SWTCH Audio/RGB switch / 16:9
  • 0-2 V=TV
  • 5-8 V=WideScreen
  • 9.5-12 V=AV Mode
>10 kΩ
9 G GND RGB Green Ground
10 DATAIN D²B In
11 G RGB Green In Y 0.7 V 75 Ω
12 DATAOUT D²B Out
13 R GND RGB Red Ground Chrominance Input Ground
14 DATAGND D²B Ground
15 R RGB Red In Pr Chrominance Input 0.7 V (Chrom.: 0.3 V burst) 75 Ω
16 BLNK Blanking Signal
  • 1-3 V=RGB
  • 0-0.4 V=Composite
75 Ω
17 VGND Composite Video Ground
18 BLNKGND Blanking Signal Ground Luminance Input Ground
19 VOUT Composite Video Out 1 V 75 Ω
20 VIN Composite Video In Luminance Input 1 V 75 Ω
21 SHIELD Ground/Shield (Chassis)

D²B

D²B=Domestic Digital Bus

Pin 10, 12 and 14 was used for a databus by Philips, now called IEC 61030. Not used anymore?

D²B is a multi-master bus. Collision detect with CDMA/CD.

Blanking

Pin 16 is used to select between RGB & composite video. Input impedance is 75 Ω, so use 180 Ω resistor from +5V to activate RGB. This should give +1.5VDC at pin 16. Tip: Pin 9 at VGA connectors is +5V. 

+5V ----[===]-----o----[===]---- GND
        180 Ω  Pin 16  75 Ω

See also

Standards

  • SCART: CENELEC EN 50 049-1:1989
  • SCART: IEC 60933-1:1988 (old name: IEC 933-1:1988)
  • D²B: CENELEC EN 61030
  • D²B: IEC 61030:1991 (old name: IEC 1030:1991)

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