What kind of cable? 6-pin to VGA?

[Thedog]

Hello,

This cable runs from a dentist chair and I think that the other end is attached to a monitor by VGA. Anyone seen this type of cable and what adapter do I need to plug it into a computer? It looks like some kind of special S-video but it has 6 pins.

It seems to be this one but wikipedia states no usage scenarios for graphics/monitors:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector

 

[Larry Sabo]

It's a PS2 connector. Are you sure it leads to a monitor?

BTW, I suggest downloading this hardware chart for easy determination of connector names.

 

[nlinecomputers]

Is the "monitor" an all in one computer?

 

[NETWizz]

It looks like a female PS/2 connector, which would generally be used as an extension cord for an old keyboard or mouse...

In the days past, they looked like this:

 

[Markverhyden]

Yep, mini-din is a serial and not VGA connection. You can get a PS2 to serial adapter to connect it to a computer. Of course you need a serial port as well. That all being said, back in the pre-historic day of IT, most displays, like the VT-100, were driven by serial communications. What is the make and model of the monitor?

 

[mr m]

That all being said, back in the pre-historic day of IT, most displays, like the VT-100, were driven by serial communications.

A trip down memory lane! What I remember the most is that they were about 50% lighter than the VT-52 they replaced.

 

[Thedog]

Actually the monitor is from 2007, don't have the exact model name but it's an ag neovo which looks like this:
http://global.agneovo.com/global/content/sx-17p.asp

The setup looks similiar to this:
http://www.dentplex.com.au/images/LasM23.jpg

The monitor is attached to an arm and the cords run inside the machine, however that was the only cord I found (I did not find any loose VGA end) so that's why I figured that it was vga in the monitor and then some kind of extension that requires some adapter. PS2 makes no sense unless the idea was to being able to run a keyboard from the chair or something like that. The two arrows that indicates input / output? They make sense to anyone?

 

[mr m]

The arrows might indicate bi-directional data flow but that is a given with a serial cable.

There are adapters to convert the PS2 connector to other serial pinouts such as DB9, DB25, USB.

I'd look for a service manual for the equipment you are working on. It could be an X-ray machine or some other type of digital imaging system.

What are you trying to do?