DB Connector Guide
  DB9


DB9 Male


DB9 Female
  Used for serial applications: mouse, modem, null modem. The DB9 connector has 9-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 5 pins and the lower row has 4 pins.
DB25


DB25 Male


DB25 Female
  Used for parallel, serial or scsi applications: modem, null modem, laplink, printer, scanner, removable storage drive. The DB25 connector has 25-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 13 pins and the lower row has 12 pins.
DB15


DB15 Male


DB15 Female
  Used for game, midi, networking or Apple applications: joystick, gamepad, synthesizer, AUI, Apple video. The DB15 connector has 15-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 8 pins and the lower row has 7 pins.
DB37


DB37 Male


DB37 Female
  Used for serial RS-449 applications: modem. The DB37 connector has 37-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 19 pins and the lower row has 18 pins.
DB50


DB50 Male

   
  Used for early scsi applications: older Sun Sparcstations. The DB50 connector has 50-pins arranged in three rows one on top of the other. The top row has 17 pins, the middle row has 16 pins and the lower row has 17 pins.
HD15


HD15 Male


HD15 Female
  Used for video applications: vga monitor, projector. The HD15 connector has 15-pins arranged in three rows one on top of the other. The top row has 5 pins, the middle row has 5 pins and the lower row has 5 pins.
Micro DB50


Micro DB50 Male

   
  Used for scsi-2 applications: scanner, removable storage drive, controller, external cdr/cdrw. The Micro DB50 connector has 50-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 25 pins and the lower row has 25 pins. Also known as HD(High-Density)50 & HP(Half-Pitch) DB50.
Micro DB68


Micro DB68 Male


Micro DB68 Female
  Used for scsi-3 applications: scanner, removable storage drive, controller, external cdr/cdrw. The Micro DB68 connector has 68-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 34 pins and the lower row has 34 pins. Also known as HD(High-Density)68 & HP(Half-Pitch) DB68.