Hi there
I just got a Sharp X1 and now I am trying to figure out a way to get a video cable made. It has a DIN 6 pin connector (you can see a screenshot of the original cable here: http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h154391743 (http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h154391743)) and I need to try to figure out how to create a RGB-> SCART or RGB->VGA cable.
Any tips?
Thanks
We had this discussion on the forum before but I can't find the thread. That's a digital cable, the pinout for the monitor end is here:
http://dempa.jp/rgb/heaven/m_dg8.html (http://dempa.jp/rgb/heaven/m_dg8.html)
Digital's useless for your purposes. However, because it's not EGA-style digital, it seems that you can connect this to an analogue 15kHz RGB monitor by adding 150 Ohm resistors to each of the RGB lines, as seen here.
http://web.archive.org/web/20060526184418/http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~craze/X1/x1rgb2.htm (http://web.archive.org/web/20060526184418/http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~craze/X1/x1rgb2.htm)
That link also includes pinouts. =)
Thanks Lawrence. I actually found a RF converter for this computer for a ok price. Should be getting it soon, let's see how it works.
If anyone is interested in making one of these RGB cables let me know - my soldering skills are null so I am ok with paying someone to do the dirt work :-)