Electronic Connectors: With Pinouts and Typical Prices

Here’s a reference book that hobbyists, inventors, designers and serious computer users will find invaluable for years to come. It addresses the ports and plugs that are the connectors we use to interface with peripheral devices such as printers, displays, laptops, notebooks, digital cameras, set-top boxes, control machines, instrumentation and data communication equipment.

How often have you found yourself wondering what type of connector you need to interface your computer with a peripheral device? How often have you wished you knew the pin assignments for that port on the side of your notebook computer? Now you can quickly get the answer.

Electronic Connectors is a critical asset for your electronic toolbox. It describes these common connectors:

DB9
DB15
DB25
DB37
DIN
FireWire
HDMI
J1708
J1939
M8
M12
MC3
MC4
Micro D
Micro-HDMI
MicroSD Card
Mini-DIN
Mini-HDMI
Nano-D
Phone Connector
Radox
RCA
RJ11
RJ12
RJ14
RJ45
RS232
RS422
SATA
SCSI
SD Card
S/P/DIF
T4
TOSLINK
Tyco Solarlok
USB 1
USB 2
USB 2a
USB 3.0
USB 3.1
USB 3.2
USB 3.4
USB 4C
USB Mini
USB Micro
USB Type A
USB Type B
USB Type C
VGA
VIVO
XLR3
XLR4

Then it describes these connector adapters:

DB9 to DB25
DB15 VGA to 15-Pin Breakout Board
DB25 to RS232
HDMI to M12
Micro USB to HDMI
RJ45 to CAT 5/6/7
Solar 1-to-4
Solar Single to Parallel Y
USB 2.0 to DB9
USB A to USB B
USB Serial TTL to Audio Jack
USB Standard to USB Type B
USB to Serial RS232 DB25
USB Type C to Bare Wire

Power plugs, sockets and adapters round out the information provided in this book. Typical prices are listed so you can see what the market charges.

Using over 256 figures and 17 tables, Electronic Connectors shows you all you need to know about interface connectors.

It also includes an extensive glossary to provide more research notes. And links are provided to manufacturers and suppliers so you can research even deeper. Finally the book concludes with a section on using existing products to create custom connectors to control your environment.