What is the DIN connector?

DIN connector is an early type of electronic equipment cable characterized by the fact that it has multiple pins in a protective circular vagina. For the first time it developed in Germany, it was a significant technology for many reasons, including its ability to carry many independent signals. One back signal pin allowed the device to get feedback or otherwise interactively communicate with another device. Around the 90's, with the invention of better technologies, its use began to decrease. In addition to the electronics designation, the shortcut is to measure the speed of the film in the photo. With mass production of consumer electronics explosion around 70. The first audio connector contained one flat cap for or orientation without errors.T as a worldwide standard for almost three decades. Its three pins were arranged on the points of Isosceles's triangle, which prevents their erroneous orientation. The pins of the male plugs were protected and kept perfectly straight by short tubularMetal sleeve measuring diameter 0.52 inches (13.2 mm). The circular sleeve had a slight indentation at the bottom, which also had to correspond to the notch groove in the female stopper built in the facility. Another advantage of the sleeve was that it fits deeply and very safely into the circular slot of the female plug.

This basic design has mostly remained unchanged for the rest of the DIN connectors line. Only at a time when the connectors were developed, did it become widely accepted for all types of consumer electronics. Manufacturers could configure five signal channels according to the needs of their products. The central pin, which carried a reverse signal, proved to be particularly versatile for the connected device to create two -way communication. It can also be a simple electrical connector, so it was sometimes used as a direct current power cord.

The five -pin connector came in several configurations. His introduction was coincident with suchEven products such as: Integrated audiovisual equipment, devices for the digital interface of the musical instrument (MIDI) and the first generation of personal domestic computers. In particular, Apple Computer® enthusiastically accepted it as a standard for connecting peripherals such as a newly invented mouse. As the graphic demand in the home video game console grew, the Nintendo® challenge has used the DIN connector to success on the market.

Although the DIN connector technologically technologically technologically up to six, eight and even more pegs for connecting increasingly complex electronic equipment, its basic design remains unchanged. The exception was the introduction of mini-din, also called PS/2 connectors. They were developed in response to market requirements. In addition to the miniaturization of the plugs to 0.374 inches (9.5 mm), on average, slight changes in the design were made to further protect their potential leveling. In the mid -90s, howeverOr Din to become displaced as an unusual and specialized electronic product.