Revision as of 19:35, 4 September 2011

External Connectors

The PS3 uses several types of common/standard connectors, with one proprietary connector for backwards compatibility (MultiAV).

Multirange AC power input
See: Power Supply

Note: Not all output connectors support the same resolutions

Vid.Res.	AV Multi Composite	AV Multi Svideo	AV Multi RGB	AV Multi Scart	AV Multi D-terminal	AV Multi Component	AV Multi VGA	HDMI
NTSC
Standard (NTSC) 480i	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
480P	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1080i	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
720P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1080P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PAL
Standard (PAL) 576i	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
576P	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1080i	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
720P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1080P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: 480i/480p is not supported on PAL, just as 576i/576p isn't on NTSC.

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.3

Pin	Signal	Description
1	TMDS Data2+	TMDS Data2+
2	TMDS Data2 Shield	TMDS Data2 Shield
3	TMDS Data2-	TMDS Data2-
4	TMDS Data1+	TMDS Data1+
5	TMDS Data1 Shield	TMDS Data1 Shield
6	TMDS Data1-	TMDS Data1-
7	TMDS Data0+	TMDS Data0+
8	TMDS Data0 Shield	TMDS Data0 Shield
9	TMDS Data0-	TMDS Data0-
10	TMDS Clock+	TMDS Clock+
11	TMDS Clock Shield	TMDS Clock Shield
12	TMDS Clock-	TMDS Clock-
13	CEC	Consumer Electronics Control (CEC)
14	NC	Reserved (N.C. on device)
15	SCL	SCL (I²C Serial Clock for DDC)
16	SDA	SDA (I²C Serial Data Line for DDC)
17	DDC/CEC Ground	DDC/CEC Ground
18	VCC	+5V Power EDID/DDC (max 50mA)
19	Detect	Hotplug detect

CN2401 12P:

Pin	Signal	Description	Composite	S-Video	RGB	PrPbY	VGA
1	Y/Green	Green	NC	NC	Green	NC	Green (with CSync when SoG:sync on green)
2	Cr/Pr/Red	Red	NC	NC	Red	Pr	Red
3	DCOUT +5V	+5 VDC	NC	NC	only with SCART	NC	NC
4	Cb/Pb/Blue	Blue	NC	NC	Blue	Pb	Blue
5	YCGND	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground
6	C (Y/C)	S-Video C (Chroma)	NC	C (Chroma)	NC	NC	NC
7	CVIDEO/SYNC	Composite Video/Sync	Composite Video	NC	Composite Sync	NC	NC when SoG:sync on green (RGsB mode) Composite Sync when seperate sync (RGBS mode)
8	Y (Y/C)	S-Video Y (Luma)	NC	Y (Luma)	NC	NC	NC
9	AUR	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio
10	VIGND	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground
11	AUL	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio
12	AUGND	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground

Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-T (IEEE 802.3ab) 8P8C connector following TIA/EIA-568 wiring standards with support for Auto MDI-X, which means Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables can be used without the need for special crosscables.
See: GbLAN

See: USB

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