This pilot uses the documented view for Dell P2016 display signal cable. It is not a general pinout, device compatibility check, wiring instruction or fabrication drawing.
Three abstract numbered rows in the specified CABLE-side view. This is neither a monitor receptacle face nor a termination/solder-side diagram.
Source scopeP2016 User’s Guide Rev. A02
Reading directionNumbered 15-pin side of the connected signal cable
Contact mappingNumbered layout, within exact cited view
Verify next: Read the exact equipment pin assignment. Dell-specific reserved or powered positions must not be transferred to another VGA device.
Show source locator, claim and unresolved limitations
C016B · open this page’s canonical claim — Dell P2016 Rev. A02, page 15, assigns its VGA example as follows: 1 red video, 2 green video, 3 blue video, 4 ground, 5 self-test, 6 red return, 7 green return, 8 blue return, 9 computer 5 V / 3.3 V, 10 sync ground, 11 ground, 12 DDC data, 13 horizontal sync, 14 vertical sync, 15 DDC clock.
Source location: Printed page 15 (PDF page 15), VGA port pin assignments and numbered connector view; revision on PDF page 2.
Limitations: An exact-device example, not a universal HD15 assignment. Pin 9 wording is retained as a source label, not an instruction to apply a voltage. No PCB footprint or fabrication tolerances.
Profile unknowns: A different monitor, projector or VGA adapter may assign some pins differently; do not transfer the Dell pin 9 or pin 11 labels to another device.
Rights: Linked primary evidence and original factual paraphrase only. No manufacturer artwork, document pages, logos or source files redistributed. The indexed schematic is original, not a tracing of the source drawing.
Source-scoped reference · No independent technical or rights certification claimed · Physical fit, polarity, voltage and device modes: not inferred.
Orientation
How to read this profile
Use the numbered view on Dell page 15, titled “15-pin side of the connected signal cable”: top row 5→1, middle 10→6 and bottom 15→11 from left to right. This text is not a solder-side view; verify the actual mating face against the source before interpreting pin labels.
Source-scoped identification facts
Each value retains its exact example, role and measurement axis. Facts from different parts must not be combined into an invented component.
Documented examples; not a mating drawing or compatibility approval
Nominal contacts
15S393 · S393 · S394 · S394 · S394Fifteen-contact VGA interface; exact Dell P2016 manual example; nominal engineering count, not automatically positions, population or a device wiring map. Fifteen-contact VGA interface; exact Dell P2016 manual example
Contact rows
3 (Claim C016A); 3 (HD15 three-by-five grid)S018Recorded source-scoped values; named examples do not describe every family variant or establish compatibility. The familiar VGA-style HD15 connector has three rows of five contact positions. | Consumer identification / documented standard or product class only Consumer identification / documented standard or product class only
Contact pitch
2.29 mm manufacturer-reported centerline or mating-interface pitch (216164-1)S867Separate exact examples; retain each value’s source, role, axis and part scope. Exact named example 216164-1: 15-position shell-size1 high-density D-sub receptacle housing. Exact example only; no universal geometry, electrical compatibility, fabrication approval or wiring instruction. Housing positions are not loaded contacts; this exact mechanical example does not specify VGA signal wiring.
Connector role
socket housing (216164-1)S867Separate exact examples; retain each value’s source, role, axis and part scope. Exact named example 216164-1: 15-position shell-size1 high-density D-sub receptacle housing. Exact example only; no universal geometry, electrical compatibility, fabrication approval or wiring instruction. Housing positions are not loaded contacts; this exact mechanical example does not specify VGA signal wiring.
Manufacturer
TE Connectivity (216164-1)S867Separate exact examples; retain each value’s source, role, axis and part scope. Exact named example 216164-1: 15-position shell-size1 high-density D-sub receptacle housing. Exact example only; no universal geometry, electrical compatibility, fabrication approval or wiring instruction. Housing positions are not loaded contacts; this exact mechanical example does not specify VGA signal wiring.
Series
AMPLIMITE HDP-22 (216164-1)S867Separate exact examples; retain each value’s source, role, axis and part scope. Exact named example 216164-1: 15-position shell-size1 high-density D-sub receptacle housing. Exact example only; no universal geometry, electrical compatibility, fabrication approval or wiring instruction. Housing positions are not loaded contacts; this exact mechanical example does not specify VGA signal wiring.
Exact part / implementation
216164-1 (216164-1)S867Separate exact examples; retain each value’s source, role, axis and part scope. Exact named example 216164-1: 15-position shell-size1 high-density D-sub receptacle housing. Exact example only; no universal geometry, electrical compatibility, fabrication approval or wiring instruction. Housing positions are not loaded contacts; this exact mechanical example does not specify VGA signal wiring.
Not recorded: Positions / cavity span, Populated contacts, Dimensions / axis, Contact gender / arrangement, Mounting, Coupling / latch, Keying / polarization, Shell / form, Recorded markings, View convention. Unknown fields stay unknown; illustrations supply no measurements or pin assignments.
Recorded variant and source limits
A different monitor, projector or VGA adapter may assign some pins differently; do not transfer the Dell pin 9 or pin 11 labels to another device.
Pin numbers do not establish cable continuity, source/sink direction, enabled modes, timings or audio routing.
The cited nominal connector identity supplies no mating tolerances, PCB layout, current limits or fabrication approval.
Do not apply a voltage or remove a pin on the basis of this reference. Exact device and cable documentation is required.
Dell P2222H/P2422H/P2722H monitor: Female receptacle mating-face convention, broad edge above: 5→1 in the top row, 10→6 in the middle, 15→11 below. The Dell monitor and Panasonic figures show this sequence; it is mirrored at a male plug face or at the rear.
Dell Embedded Box PC 3000: Female receptacle contact-number convention; web image's left/right arrangement remains unverified.
Panasonic TH-PF11EK series — RGB input setting: Female receptacle mating-face convention, broad edge above: 5→1 in the top row, 10→6 in the middle, 15→11 below. The Dell monitor and Panasonic figures show this sequence; it is mirrored at a male plug face or at the rear.
Panasonic TH-PF11EK series — Component input setting: Female receptacle mating-face convention, broad edge above: 5→1 in the top row, 10→6 in the middle, 15→11 below. The Dell monitor and Panasonic figures show this sequence; it is mirrored at a male plug face or at the rear.
Dell P2016 Rev. A02, page 15, assigns its VGA example as follows: 1 red video, 2 green video, 3 blue video, 4 ground, 5 self-test, 6 red return, 7 green return, 8 blue return, 9 computer 5 V / 3.3 V, 10 sync ground, 11 ground, 12 DDC data, 13 horizontal sync, 14 vertical sync, 15 DDC clock.
Dell Inc. · Dell P2016 Monitor User’s Guide — September 2015, Rev. A02 ↗ Printed page 15 (PDF page 15), VGA port pin assignments and numbered connector view; revision on PDF page 2. · An exact-device example, not a universal HD15 assignment. Pin 9 wording is retained as a source label, not an instruction to apply a voltage. No PCB footprint or fabrication tolerances.
C016Csource checked
The NEC VT37 manual, page 55, differs from the Dell P2016 example: pin 5 is ground rather than self-test, pin 9 is not connected rather than a computer-supply label, and pin 11 is SCART sync rather than ground.
Dell Inc. · Dell P2016 Monitor User’s Guide — September 2015, Rev. A02 ↗ Printed page 15 (PDF page 15), VGA port pin assignments and numbered connector view; revision on PDF page 2. · An exact-device example, not a universal HD15 assignment. Pin 9 wording is retained as a source label, not an instruction to apply a voltage. No PCB footprint or fabrication tolerances.
NEC VT37 page 14 documents separate RGB/VGA and audio cables for its computer connection. Its page-55 COMPUTER connector table contains video, sync and control assignments rather than an audio channel.
NEC VT37 page 16 documents a component source connected to its COMPUTER input through the ADP-CV1 15-pin-to-three-RCA adapter and a three-RCA component cable. The manual separately identifies composite VIDEO input and audio connections.
Page scope: No new drawing. Existing unnumbered identification artwork is unchanged and must not be used as a numbered mating-face or fabrication drawing.
Assessment 2026-10-22 · earliest scheduled source review 2027-01-05. This is a recorded-date assessment, not a live source check. Page-level independent review is not established by this panel.
Not established / limitations: An exact-device example, not a universal HD15 assignment. Pin 9 wording is retained as a source label, not an instruction to apply a voltage. No PCB footprint or fabrication tolerances.
Locator: Printed page 15 (PDF page 15), VGA port pin assignments and numbered connector view; revision on PDF page 2.
NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (Sharp NEC official archive) · Unclassified publisher domain · inspected 2026-10-07 · due 2027-01-05
Within inspection window
Scoped support: Exact VT37 connector role and mode example; contrasts with the Dell P2016 assignment, and documents a component-capable HD15 input with the named adapter.
Not established / limitations: The inspected device has extra modes. Its SCART and component functions do not transfer to another VGA port. No universal conversion, adapter wiring, mode-selection or timing guarantee.
Locator: Printed pages 14, 16 and 55 (PDF pages 21, 23 and 62): separate audio, component-input example and COMPUTER input assignments.
Scoped support: Exact named pinout variant only; not capability or compatibility approval.
Not established / limitations: Source scope and unresolved evidence are preserved in the engineering variant.
Locator: p. 28, Pin assignments > VGA connector, 15-row table and numbered face drawing; p. 29, Pin assignments > DisplayPort connector, numbered figure and 20-row table; p. 30, Pin assignments > HDMI connector, numbered face figure and 19-row table
Scoped support: Exact named pinout variant only; not capability or compatibility approval.
Not established / limitations: Source scope and unresolved evidence are preserved in the engineering variant.
Locator: p. 9, PC Input Terminals connection, Signal Names for Mini D-sub 15P Connector table, face diagram and Component/RGB-in select note
Trace 8 claims to their source records
C016B · P016
Dell P2016 Rev. A02, page 15, assigns its VGA example as follows: 1 red video, 2 green video, 3 blue video, 4 ground, 5 self-test, 6 red return, 7 green return, 8 blue return, 9 computer 5 V / 3.3 V, 10 sync ground, 11 ground, 12 DDC data, 13 horizontal sync, 14 vertical sync, 15 DDC clock.
Claim scope: Exact manual assignment and numbered source view only; not a universal VGA wiring map, supply instruction or authorization to modify a cable.
The NEC VT37 manual, page 55, differs from the Dell P2016 example: pin 5 is ground rather than self-test, pin 9 is not connected rather than a computer-supply label, and pin 11 is SCART sync rather than ground.
Claim scope: Comparison of two named device manuals only. Differences are not reconciled into one universal pinout or a manufacturing defect diagnosis.
NEC VT37 page 14 documents separate RGB/VGA and audio cables for its computer connection. Its page-55 COMPUTER connector table contains video, sync and control assignments rather than an audio channel.
Claim scope: Conventional RGB/VGA role illustrated by this exact device; do not infer that a proprietary combined cable has no separate audio conductors.
NEC VT37 page 16 documents a component source connected to its COMPUTER input through the ADP-CV1 15-pin-to-three-RCA adapter and a three-RCA component cable. The manual separately identifies composite VIDEO input and audio connections.
Claim scope: Named component-capable input example, not evidence that arbitrary VGA outputs generate component or composite video, or that a connector-only adapter converts signal formats.
Recorded evidence only. An inspection date, publisher label, source link or generated packet is not independent technical review, hardware testing, fabrication approval or a compatibility verdict.
