This pin out is used with the Silicon Graphics Inc [SGI] Digital Video
Monitor Port with a DB-9 pin Connector.
This video interface is obsolete and out-dated.
DB-9 connectors are also in decline; D-Sub Connector Manufacturers, or D-Sub Mechanical Drawing
The serial port pinout is included here as a related interface. However this link covers the RS-232 port.
GPI stands for General Purpose Interface.
| Pin | Signal Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1 | Analog Video Genlock In |
| 2 | Analog Video Genlock Gnd |
| 3 | GPI In |
| 4 | GPI In Gnd |
| 5 | NC [No Connect] |
| 6 | Analog Video Genlock loop-through |
| 7 | Analog Video Genlock Gnd |
| 8 | GPI Out |
| 9 | GPI Out Gnd |
| Pin # | Signal name | Signal Description |
| 1 | CD | Carrier Detect |
| 2 | RXD | Receive Data |
| 3 | TXD | Transmit Data |
| 4 | DTR | Data Terminal Ready |
| 5 | SG | Signal Ground |
| 6 | DSR | Data Set Ready |
| 7 | RTS | Request To Send |
| 8 | CTS | Clear To Send |
| 9 | RI | Ring Indicator |
Unlike a serial port which can have only one pin assignment.
A cable may have a different pin assignment on both sides of the cable.
This example is for a SGI Dialbox to O2/Octane connector.
A Dialbox is an obsolete 3D rendering tool, a peripheral component used with computers.
Female End | Female End | |||
| 1 | (DCD) | Carrier Detect | 8 | (DCD) |
| 2 | (RD) | Receive Data | 3 | (RD) |
| 3 | (TD) | Transmit Data | 2 | (TD) |
| 5 | (SG) | Ground | 7 | (GND) |
| 7 | (RTS) | Request To Send | 4 | (RTS) |
| 8 | (CTS) | Clear To Send | 5 | (CTS) |
Silicon Graphics makes Servers and Workstations, among other things.
Related topic; SGI DB-15 Video Interface [also out-dated].
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This product is obsolete or past Phase 6 of the Life Cycle Stages [End-of-Life Definition].
The editor's recommendation is use at your own risk.
Editor Note; The information listed is accurate but the actual interface is obsolete and should not be used for new designs. However; it is possible that there may be legacy systems [fielded systems] which needs to be repaired, reworked, or interfaced to, but other than that it's old technology. As an electrical engineer I would not even use a Dsub connector in a new design. Of course it's understandable that some companies may use a computer until it fails, or that a military system might be fielded for decades.
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