Newnes Guide to Television and Video Technology

Appendix A6: HDMI?DVI Compatibility

All HDMI sources shall be compatible with DVI 1.0 compliant sink devices (i.e. monitors or displays) through the use of a passive cable converter. Likewise, all HDMI sinks shall be compatible with DVI 1.0 compliant sources (i.e. systems or hosts.) through the use of a similar cable converter.

Type A-to-DVI-D Cable Wire Assignment

Type A pin

Signal Name

Wire

DVI-D pin

1

TMDS Data2+

A

2

2

TMDS Data2 Shield

B

3

3

TMDS Data2 ?

A

1

4

TMDS Data1+

A

10

5

TMDS Data1 Shield

B

11

6

TMDS Data1 ?

A

9

7

TMDS Data0+

A

18

8

TMDS Data0 Shield

B

19

9

TMDS Data0 ?

A

17

10

TMDS Clock+

A

23

11

TMDS Clock Shield

B

22

12

TMDS Clock ?

A

24

15

SCL

C

6

16

DDC Data

C

7

17

DDC/CEC Ground

D

15

18

+5V Power

5V

14

19

Hot Plug Detect

C

16

13

CEC

N.C.

14

Reserved (in cable but N.C on device)

N.C.

TMDS Data 4 ?

N.C.

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