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e This pin is part of the shell/surround of the male connector. It is often connected to the overall screen in a cheap cable. In equipment, Pin 21 should be connected separately to the chassis, but often it is merely connected to all the other ground pins.
SCART (also known as Péritel or Péritélévision, especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain,EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment. The name SCART comes from Syndicat des Constructeurs d"Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs, "Radio and Television Receiver Manufacturers" Association", the French organisation that created the connector in the mid-1970s. The related European standard EN 50049 has then been refined and published in 1978 by CENELEC, calling it péritelevision, but it is commonly called by the abbreviation péritel in French.
The signals carried by SCART include both composite and RGB (with composite synchronisation) video, stereo audio input/output and digital signalling. The standard was extended at the end of the 1980s to support the new S-Video signals. A TV can be woken from standby mode and automatically switch to the appropriate AV channel when the SCART attached device is switched on. SCART was also used for high definition signals such as 720p, 1080i, 1080p with YPbPr connection by some manufacturers, but this usage is scarce due to the advent of HDMI.
In Europe, SCART was the most common method of connecting AV equipment and was a standard connector for such devices; it was far less common elsewhere.
Before SCART was introduced, TVs did not offer a standardised way of inputting signals other than RF antenna connectors, and these differed between countries. Assuming other connectors even existed, devices made by various companies could have different and incompatible standards. For example, a domestic VCR could output a composite video signal through a German-originated DIN-style connector, an American-originated RCA connector, an SO239 connector or a BNC connector.
The standard was subject to several amendments and at least 2 major revisions, approved by CENELEC on 13 November 1988 (EN 50049-1:1989) and 1 July 1997 (EN 50049-1:1997).
The SCART system was intended to simplify connecting AV equipment (including TVs, VCRs, DVD players and games consoles). To achieve this it gathered all of the analogue signal connections into a single cable with a unique connector, which normally made incorrect connections nearly impossible.
The signals carried by SCART include both composite and RGB (with composite synchronisation) video, stereo audio input/output and digital signalling. The standard was extended at the end of the 1980s to support the new S-Video signals. A TV can be awakened from standby mode, and it can automatically switch to appropriate AV channel, when the device attached to it through a SCART connector is turned on. SCART connection was also used for high definition signals like 720p, 1080i, 1080p with YPbPr connection by some manufacturers, but to the present day this connection is very scarce due to the advent of HDMI.
SCART is bi-directional regarding standard composite video and analogue audio. A TV will typically send the antenna audio and video signals to the SCART sockets all the time and watch for returned signals, to display and reproduce them. This allows "transparent" set-top boxes, without any tuner, which just "hook" and pre-process the TV signals. This feature is used for analogue pay TV like Canal Plus and was used for decoding teletext.
A VCR will often have two SCART sockets, to connect it to the TV ("up", "primary" or "1"), and for video input from a set-top box or other device ("down", "secondary" or "2"). When idle or powered off, VCRs will usually forward the signals from the TV to the set-top decoder and send the processed result back to the TV. When a scrambled show is recorded, the VCR will drive the set-top box from its own tuner and send the unscrambled signals to the TV for viewing or simple recording control. Alternatively, the VCR could use the signals from the TV, in which case it would be inadvisable to change channels on the TV during the recording.
The "down" socket can also be used to connect other devices, such as DVD players or game consoles. As long as all devices have at least one "Down and "up" socket, this allows for connecting a virtually unlimited number of devices to a single SCART socket on the TV. While audio and video signals can travel both "up" to the TV and "down" to devices farther away from the TV, this is not true for RGB (and non-standard YPBPR) signals, which can only travel towards the TV.
"Down" and "up" are conventional. Logically, the TV is the last device of the "up" chain-path (stream) and the first device in the "down" chain path. Physically, the TV is under the device which sits on its top, hence the name "set-top box" for the device. Moreover, some sockets" relative position may enforce the belief that the TV is physically the last in the down direction.
Logically, the TV is on top and ends the "up" chain-path, translating the electrical info into an image and sound. From the same logical point of view the info stream, wherever it originates, may need processing such as decrypting (decoding, descrambling) or adding captioning/subtitles. In this case the info stream is sent logically "down" to dedicated function devices. From the last processing device the info stream is sent logically "up" to the TV, through all the chain-path. Another case is when the info stream is sent "down" and not expected to be sent back "up", for example when sent to a recorder.
As audio and (composite) video use the same pins on "Down and "up" connectors (and require a crosslinked cable), it is also possible to connect two devices directly to each other without paying attention to the type of the socket.
However, this no longer works when S-Video signals are used. As straight links (RGB red and blue up) were re-purposed to carry chrominance information, the S-Video pinouts are different for "Down and "up" SCART connectors.
Paying attention to the type of socket is essential when handling component RGB/YPBPR/S-video. Damage can be caused to devices incorrectly connected as follows:
connecting SCART 1 ("up") from one device to SCART 1 ("up") of another device when both SCARTs are configured for RGB/YPBPR/S-video-up. Pins 7, 11 and 15 are outputs.
connecting SCART 2 ("down") from one device to SCART 2 ("down") of another device when both SCARTs are configured for S-video-down. Pin 7 is an output.
Damaging pins 7, 11 or 15 may result in yellow, purple or blue/green images, due to the missing blue, green or red components respectively. When using S-video, damaging pin 7 or 15 may result in black-white images due to the missing chroma component ("down" and "up" respectively). Similarly, damaging pins 7 and 15 (PB and PR) while leaving pin 11 (Y) undamaged may result in black-white images when using YPBPR. Damaging more than one of these pins may result in combined effects.
SCART enables a device to command the TV to very quickly switch between signals, in order to create overlays in the image. In order to implement captioning or subtitles, a SCART set-top box does not have to process and send back a complete new video signal, which would require full decoding and re-encoding of the color information, a signal-degrading and costly process, especially given the presence of different standards in Europe. The box can instead ask the TV to stop displaying the normal signal and display a signal it generates internally for selected image areas, with pixel-level granularity. This can also be driven by the use of a "transparent" color in a teletext page.
SCART allows a connected device to bring it in and out of standby mode or to switch it to the AV channel. A VCR or other playback device will optimally power on when a cassette is inserted, power on the TV (or switch it to video mode) and then start playing immediately if the cassette"s write protection tab is absent. When turned off, the VCR will ask the TV to power off, which it will do if it had been powered on by the VCR"s request and if it remained in video mode. Only some TVs will do this—most only implement automatic switching to and from the SCART input.
The same signal can be used by a satellite receiver or set-top box to signal a VCR that it is supposed to start and stop recording ("pin 8 recording"). This configuration usually requires that the VCR be farther from the TV than the source, so the signal usually travels "down".
SCART also supports automatic widescreen switching. This is an extension of the functionality of a pin which previously only indicated to the TV that an external signal should be displayed. Ideally, a widescreen source should offer three operating modes in order to deal with widescreen signals:
In the first case, the widescreen pin allows to indicate the current signal format, which allows widescreen TVs to adjust the image width, and widescreen-capable standard TVs to compress the scan lines of the 576i image vertically to a letterbox shape portion of the picture tube. In the second case, the widescreen SCART signal is never active and the signal source performs the adaptations itself so that the image has always a standard format as a result. Some sources assume that the TV is always capable of widescreen functionality and hence never perform the adaptations. Some sources will not even issue the widescreen signal or maintain it at the same level all the time. Other sources might offer the option of truncating the sides, but not of letterboxing, which requires significantly more processing. Notably, the circuitry of the early widescreen MAC standard decoders (e.g. the Visiopass) could not letterbox. The limitations apply mostly to satellite TVs, while DVD players can always at least letterbox and often zoom.
The cables for connecting equipment together have a male plug at each end. Some of the wires such as ground, data, switching and RGB connect to the identical pin number at each end. Others such as audio and video are swapped so that an output signal at one end of the cable connects to an input signal at the other end. The complete list of wires that are swapped are: pins 1 and 2, pins 3 and 6, pins 17 and 18, pins 19 and 20.
The original SCART specification provided for different cable (cordset) types denoted by a key color, but color-coding is rarely used and cables often use different, non-standard configurations.
Due to the relatively high signal voltages used in SCART, "hot plugging" (connecting or disconnecting devices while they are on) is not recommended. Although there is no risk of personal injury, there is the possibility of damaging electronics within the devices if the connector is inserted improperly.Class II (double-insulated) rather than earthed, the large exposed shield on the SCART connector will be held at approximately half mains voltage if it is plugged into a powered TV with the other end unplugged. If the cable is then plugged into an earthed device with a metal case, inadvertent contact with the SCART cable shield while the earthed device is touched with the other hand can cause a painful electric shock. For this reason the device end of the cable should always be plugged in first and the TV end plugged in last.
Quality differences exist in SCART cables. While a proper SCART cable uses miniature coaxial cables for the video signals, cheap SCART cables often use plain wires for all signals, resulting in a loss of image quality and greatly reducing the maximum cable length. A common problem on a cheap SCART cable is that a TV outputs a composite video signal from its internal tuner and this is induced or crosstalked onto an incoming video signal due to inadequate or non-existent screening; the result is ghostly images or shimmering superimposed on the incoming signal. To non-destructively verify if a SCART cable uses coaxial cables, unscrew the strain relief at the SCART connector and fold open the plastic shell.
Using higher-quality cables such as those with ribbon cords that have properly shielded coaxial cables inside might help in reducing a "ghosting" effect, but it does not always eliminate it due to various factors. A more permanent method is to remove pin 19 (Video Out) from the SCART plug that is put into the TV, preventing a signal from being broadcast by the TV into the cable, so it cannot cross-talk with the incoming signal.
The original specification defined pin 16 as a high frequency (up to 3 MHz) signal that blanked the composite video. The RGB inputs were always active and the signal "punches holes" in the composite video. This could be used to overlay subtitles from an external Teletext decoder.
There is no switching signal to indicate S-Video. Some TVs can auto-detect the presence of the S-Video signal but more commonly the S-Video input needs to be manually selected. The same for the rare component YPbPr, which is in many cases implemented over a composite or RGB SCART.
Non-RGB SCART male connector. Only 10 pins (2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20) are available. Some cheap cables or devices (DVD players, TVs) have a 21-pin SCART connector or socket that actually have 10 wires connected and are thus not RGB / S-Video capable, but only CVBS.
The use of the data pins was not standardised in the original SCART specification, resulting in the use of several different protocols, both proprietary protocols and semi-proprietary protocols based on standards such as D²B.
Some of the most creative usages appeared in analogue satellite receivers. The function of decoding hybrid, time-compressed analogue-digital MAC transmissions into RGB and analogue audio was akin to making a digital receiver out of an analogue one. The D²B pins (10 and 12) were used for communicating with satellite dish positioners and for driving magnetic polarisers, before these became incorporated into LNBs. The daisy-chaining features were used to connect both a Pay TV decoder and a dish positioner/polariser to a single Decoder socket on the receiver.
CENELEC EN 50157-1 introduced AV.link as a standardised protocol to carry advanced control information between devices. It is a single-wire serial data bus and allows carrying remote control information and to negotiate analogue signal types (e.g. RGB). AV.link is also known as nexTViewLink or trade names such as SmartLink, Q-Link or EasyLink. It appears as the Consumer Electronics Control channel in HDMI.
The data pins, 10, 12, 14, were used by some manufacturers for DOLBY ProLogic, surround and multichannel on their TV sets (some high end models with built in Dolby decoders, and external surround speakers, both CRT, LCD and plasma sets, and only in Europe (and European versions of Japanese TV Sets and DVD players), and mainly on S/PDIF), in order to connect a DVD player to the TV set and stream the Dolby and DTS to the surround of the TV set. However, this protocol was rarely used, as it was limited only to a certain manufacturer, and the connections were different from a manufacturer to another, and in some cases, it was only commanded by the pin 8. In this case, it was unusable with RCA to SCART adapters. Also, if a Compatible TV with such connection and a compatible DVD with such connection, but from different manufacturers were interconnected, the surround might not work, and only the stereo sound from the DVD player was available to the TV, because some manufacturers did not use SPDIF, but an own protocol. Also, this connection might be also lost, if the connection of the DVD with the TV was made indirectly (through a VCR in daisy chaining mode, for example), however, some VCR allowed the pass-through of these signals. Some DVD player manufacturers on some models offered SPDIF only on SCART, and an adapter in order to extract the digital audio signal to send it to a home cinema. To the present day this connection remains rare, as HDMI, S/PDIF, and TOSLINK can provide multichannel audio, also some TV sets with Surround built in may have an Optical or S/PDIF INPUT, beside Output.
SCART connection was also used, in limited cases, as a high definition connection by using an YPbPr connection over scart by some television and audio video equipment (set top boxes, DVD players, Blu-ray players, etc.) manufacturers. By using an YPbPr connection, SCART could be used for high definition signals, like 720i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p. Some manufacturers were using as Y the video composite connection, while others were using the green connection as Y. With the advent of HDMI, and because the connection was not standardized (as was S-video) and limited only to a certain manufacturer, devices supporting high definition channels over SCART with YPbPr connection became scarce, if not extinct. In many cases, it was implemented over a RGB SCART or CVBS SCART and the YPbPr mode of SCART was manually switched. YPbPr became used as an independent connection, and SCART was left only for standard definition content.
Nearly all modern DVD players and set-top boxes with SCART sockets can output RGB signal, which offers superior picture quality to composite signal. However, many devices do not have RGB output turned on by default, instead defaulting to composite video: RGB often has to be set up manually in the menu or via switches on the back of the device.
The GameCube, Wii, Neo-Geo, Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360 can output RGB, component video, S-Video, or composite video. These consoles come with the standard composite video connector, but the manufacturers and third parties sell connectors for component video hookup and for RGB SCART hookup. Where the Nintendo GameCube and Xbox automatically switch to the proper mode, the PlayStation 2 must be told via a selection in the system menu whether it is to use YPBPR or RGB video. RGB is only available on PAL region GameCube and Wii consoles, while S-Video is only available on NTSC consoles.
Some versions of legacy consoles such as Sega"s Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis and Nintendo"s SNES are capable of outputting RGB signals, and many older home computers (Amstrad CPC, later ZX Spectrum models, MSX, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, BBC Micro and Acorn Archimedes, etc.) output RGB with composite sync suitable for SCART use, but most used varying non-standard DIN plugs. Standard-resolution arcade monitors use RGB signals with a composite sync, which is SCART-compatible.
Besides simple connection of external devices to SCART TVs, RGB SCART is used in the retrogaming scene, even including in North America, for connecting vintage games consoles (including ones internally modified for RGB or 60 Hz RGB where necessary) to:
•the RGB SCART inputs of upscalers / analogue-to-digital converters; these output over HDMI at higher than original resolution, to modern TVs / monitors / projectors / capture cards, or, via further conversion (HDMI to VGA digital-to-analogue) CRT PC monitors
•RGB SCART to S-video converters, for achieving the best video quality on a combination of a TV / monitor with S-video as its best input but with a console that cannot output S-video, but can output RGB as its best output
It was adopted in Japan for the connector"s ability to support RGB output format (no compression nor deterioration of original video signals) but, contrary to SCART in Europe, it never saw widespread use on the consumer market.
When using RGB video, the red channel uses the same pins in both standards, so red video with no audio is indicative of mismatching JP-21 SCART with EuroSCART.
As it was designed to carry analog standard-definition content, the use of SCART has declined with the introduction of new digital standards such as HDMI and DisplayPort, which can carry high-definition content and multichannel audio, though it remains commonly used. HDMI-CEC is derived from SCART"s AV.link.YPbPr connection, but this configuration is rare. The same for multichannel audio, but even this configuration remains rare, as it is not standardized.
New televisions only rarely have a SCART connection. This means that you no longer have a chance to connect your old consoles or video devices, as they do not have the HDMI port required for this. We’ll show you how you can nevertheless connect older hardware to new TVs.
SCART technology (Syndicat des Constructeurs d’Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) was developed in the 1970s and has become the new standard in the European home entertainment sector in the following years. SCART is a connector that transmits analog video and audio signals simultaneously. Thanks to SCART technology, a single connection is sufficient for the reproduction of image and sound.
Since 2002, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) has been jointly developed by television manufacturers such as Sony, Toshiba or Philips and installed as standard in their devices. HDMI is a technology that can receive and play back video and sound signals simultaneously. In its function, the HDMI connector is the modern counterpart of the SCART connector, but with the big difference that HDMI transmits digital signals and not analog like the SCART connector. HDMI has now completely replaced the SCART connection and has established itself as the new standard for video and sound transmission.
To be able to use your old consoles or video equipment equipped with a SCART connector on your new TV equipped with HDMI, you need a so-called ”SCART to HDMI converter”.
The SCART to HDMI converters from deleyCON, Neoteck or Steelplay convert the analog signal of the SCART connector into a digital one, which can then be output via HDMI.
The technology that is used here is not particularly complex. All converters use the same process for converting analog to digital signals, so you won’t see any major quality differences between the individual products. Whichever converter you choose, it must be clear in advance that no improvement of the original image signal can be expected here. The converters convert the analog signal, but do not improve it. The maximum image resolution that SCART can transmit only reaches the PAL standard of 720 x 576 pixels. In times of HDMI, where a picture resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 is possible without any problems, you have to reckon with the converter producing a washed-out picture. Another disadvantage is that you have to reckon with a significant increase in input lag when playing on your old consoles, since an analog signal has to be converted into a digital one and the converters can only accomplish this with a minimal delay.
If you are not comfortable with the above mentioned drawbacks and want to use the SCART to HDMI converter mainly for your old consoles, then there is an alternative that allows you to get rid of the input lag problem.
There are still some TVs on the market that have an analog connection (e.g. Philips Ambilight 55OLED804). Here you don’t need a converter and can use your included SCART cables to connect your old consoles directly to the TV. This way, there is no input lag at all. Those who have lost their old cables don’t need to worry, as you can get them at a reasonable price on Amazon.
In conclusion, the SCART to HDMI converters are well suited for VHS and DVD playback. However, if you’re planning to connect your old consoles, you’d be better off buying a new TV with an analog connection, as this way you won’t be plagued by annoying input lag.
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I have an old SCART tv and i was wondering if it would work on the RasPi? It does say something in the wiki about SCART but I do not know how it is ", directly from board"
I have an old SCART tv and i was wondering if it would work on the RasPi? It does say something in the wiki about SCART but I do not know how it is ", directly from board"
The composite vido connector can be connected, via a simple (and fairly cheap) SCART-Composite connector plug, such as ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/CABLED.....038;sr=8-8 [no guarantee - just included as an example]) which should work. HDMI to SCART is a different matter however, and would need more complex (and expensive) protocol converters – if such a thing is available.
So you can feed our RasPi into a SCART tv. To do this you will need a cable with a SCART connector on one end and an RCA plug on the other. For sound you"ll need one with a 3.5mm jack as well (or three RCA plugs in which case you"ll need a 3.5mm jack to two RCA adapter as well). Your local shop should have them.
Thanks for the answers but I still am confused on how it plugs into the RasPi? I know it has pins on it but i have no clue if they are relevant or not.
EDIT: I have been a complete doofus. I just checked the diagrams of the RasPi and right there is an RCA connector which I never knew existed. Thanks so much for your replies.
I think is was the French (seriously) who tried to protect their home industry with a "special" connector and then found it did not work because all manufacturers where adding SCART to their TVs.
Thanks for the answers but I still am confused on how it plugs into the RasPi? I know it has pins on it but i have no clue if they are relevant or not.
EDIT: I have been a complete doofus. I just checked the diagrams of the RasPi and right there is an RCA connector which I never knew existed. Thanks so much for your replies.
Yes that connects to the round (often yellow) little plug of your TV. At least I assume your TV has a round yellow plug often adjacent to a read a white one of the same type. Most TV"s which have scart have those too.
I feel even more stupid because it took 5 seconds to riffle through a box of cables and wires that i always knew would come handy and i made a RasPi to SCART cable!
I think is was the French (seriously) who tried to protect their home industry with a "special" connector and then found it did not work because all manufacturers where adding SCART to their TVs.
Yep - that was the story I"d heard - and it must be the most unwieldy, impractical connector standard ever - the slightest nudge, they fall out, and colour/vision and/or sound disappear, then as they"re normally somewhere around the back of the TV, VCR, STB, etc, you need very long, flexible arms to get them back in!
And additionally, the French "restricted" imports (of VCRs) by also requiring them to go through a single Customs Point (allegedly) … perhaps because, originally, only they knew what the required SCART connector (which I think is an acronym) looked like??? (allegedly…and retrospectively, as after all, we are now one big common market with equality of sheep and other farm produce…)
(I used to suggest that the Channel Tunnel would have been built a long time ago (like when they first started it), if it was going to any other country
And additionally, the French "restricted" imports (of VCRs) by also requiring them to go through a single Customs Point (allegedly) … perhaps because, originally, only they knew what the required SCART connector (which I think is an acronym) looked like???
SCART: Syndicat des Constructeurs d"Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs, (Radio and Television Receiver Manufacturers" Association) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment together. It is also known as Péritel (especially in France), 21-pin EuroSCART, Euroconector or EuroAV. In America, another name for SCART is EIA Multiport. (thanks Wikipedia!)
I feel even more stupid because it took 5 seconds to riffle through a box of cables and wires that i always knew would come handy and i made a RasPi to SCART cable!
Although SCART was quite horrible in the mechanical sense it did allow the "switch to me" feature which the rest of the world didn"t have with composite, S-video or component. It could be there with HDMI but many devices leave the HDMI output powered up even in standby resulting in HDMI auto switchers not always working as expected.
I used to suggest that the Channel Tunnel would have been built a long time ago (like when they first started it), if it was going to any other country
So the Chunnel is there in case the Germans invade France again. It provides a quick route for us Brits to reinforce the French. And just in case they go into Belgium first, Eurostar goes there as well.
Although SCART was quite horrible in the mechanical sense it did allow the "switch to me" feature which the rest of the world didn"t have with composite, S-video or component. It could be there with HDMI but many devices leave the HDMI output powered up even in standby resulting in HDMI auto switchers not always working as expected.
Yes HDMI is rather a backwards step with regard to the auto switching SCART TV"s used to handle. Has any manufacturer come up with a decent solution to this yet?
- NTSC (Never Twice the Same Colour (or color)) was a technically inferior standard that came about due to the need for backwards compatibility when colour was introduced
- SECAM was the only spec introduced for purely political reasons to protect the French industry. Teh idea was that it would be incompatible with everythign else and so the french would need to buy french tvs. The standard was also used in some of the former soviet bloc countries with the advantage that the tvs could not receive cross-border signals.
Rather than being anti-french (I work for a French company) this discussion on scart and now secam gives an interesting insight into the mechanics of protection in previous decades.
SECAM was actually developed before PAL and was developed specifically to support the terrain of France giving large coverage over sparsly populated areas with few transmitters or repeaters. The Soviet Union picked up on it for the same reason, it also better maintained the picture quality over badly maintained (ie Soviet manufactured) transmission chains.
The Soviet Union did not choose SECAM because it was incompatible to PAL. PAL signals could still be viewed on a SECAM TV although in black and white. The sound channel seperation had a greater effect on making it difficult to view TV signals from the West. In fact, this wasn"t really a problem except for the DDR which had a common language with their next door neighbours. In fact, by the early 80"s even the DDR were manufacturing dual-standard TV"s and most everyone could receive West German TV broadcasts. On the day of re-unification, the old East Germany switched to PAL broadcasts overnight without any major problems.
Where SECAM fell apart was that it was almost impossible to mix or fade between two SECAM signals in the studio, so many studios in SECAM lands were PAL based and only converted to SECAM at the output to the transmitter.
And additionally, the French "restricted" imports (of VCRs) by also requiring them to go through a single Customs Point (allegedly) … perhaps because, originally, only they knew what the required SCART connector (which I think is an acronym) looked like??? (allegedly…and retrospectively, as after all, we are now one big common market with equality of sheep and other farm produce…)
I heard something similar expect that it was a low-staffed factory that removed the plugs of imported products to make sure they were "safe" and the process was so slow that it forced manufacturers to open factories in France and start producing there (thus creating French jobs etc.)
Yeah history rules but back to topic. Does the cable config on the picture really work with the raspberry (i am desperately trying to get my hands on)? I see the input is 2x3,5 mm klinke (=ger dunno whats that in eng sry) which is fine for the audio AFAIK. I thought for connecting to the raspberry a "normal" rca cable would do the job (just like the white,yellow,red ones on the picture but only using one of course for video).
Is 3,5mm klinke for video really needed? I did not found such a cable btw… How is it called? (Obviously a RCA to Scart connector like the one in the picture is still needed)
I feel even more stupid because it took 5 seconds to riffle through a box of cables and wires that i always knew would come handy and i made a RasPi to SCART cable!
Is 3,5mm klinke for video really needed? I did not found such a cable btw… How is it called? (Obviously a RCA to Scart connector like the one in the picture is still needed)
My German being worse than your English, does klinke translate to jack? If so, then the lead in the picture is wrong, the yellow (tip & sleeve) jack needs to be a phono aka RCA plug to plug into the RasPi. The black (tip ring & sleeve) jack is ok for the audio.
Ah thanks a lot to you two! Yes, I guess "jack" should be "klinke". So now – thanks to your help – I think I know the proper way to scart. I shortly sum it up for eng/ger/… people google sends here:
composite video default to NTSC for some obscure reason (even when its a Britisch product), to switch to PAL you need to add an entry in the config.txt file ( to be created if it doesn"t exist) in the SD-cards \boot directory. See R-Pi wiki for details (search for config.txt)
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A SCART connection isn"t as common as it was. But, if you still need to use SCART with your devices, learn more in this guide to SCART cables & connections.
As you can see from the shape of the connector, the design of SCART leads means they will only fit one way round, so make sure you pay attention when plugging it in.
It has 21 pins to transfer video and audio signals – although some cables are not fully wired, so might not be suitable for transferring some types of video – especially RGB.
SCART can actually support analog high-definition video signals; however, with the introduction of digital HDMI connections, there were hardly any devices built for this.
SCART has always had a poor reputation in the AV world because, although it’s pretty versatile in transferring different types of signals, it never fitted very well – making it hard to get a reliable connection.
Simply connect your device’s HDMI output to the converter’s HDMI input port, and it will convert digital MHL or HDMI video and audio to an analog SCART CVBS signal.
A SCART cable connects AV devices that have SCART connections. Older devices, such as DVD players, set-top boxes and game consoles, used SCART to send video and audio signals.
SCART stands for Syndicat des Constructeurs d’Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs – which is the French television manufacturers association that developed this connection type.
If you want to connect an old DVD player with a SCART output to a modern TV, you must buy a converter box. A SCART to HDMI converter will take the SCART output from your DVD player and convert it to HDMI, which you can then connect to any modern TV.
Paul started the Home Cinema Guide to help less-experienced users get the most out of today"s audio-visual technology. He has been a sound, lighting and audio-visual engineer for around 20 years. At home, he has spent more time than is probably healthy installing, configuring, testing, de-rigging, fixing, tweaking, re-installing again (and sometimes using) various pieces of hi-fi and home cinema equipment. You can find out more here.
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