Vga to hdmi for mac mini manual#
This converter switch offers control and flexibility by auto switching between video sources or via the manual push button located conveniently on the front. With a single HDMI output and auto switching there is no need to toggle between multiple inputs on a display. This converter switch eliminates the need for additional adapters, and allows the projector or display to remain on the same input for all connected devices.
Vga to hdmi for mac mini portable#
Cutting adapter cover and final casing.(6) VGA2HDU VGA to HDMI Adapter with USB Audio & Power - Portable VGA to HDMI Converter - 1080pġ x VGA (15 pin High Density D-Sub) Male Put the cover back to close adapter casing, all done. Last thing to do was to cut the adapter’s cover to make a small hole approximately the same diameter as USB cable. Locating GND/5V pins and soldering USB cable Finishing touch Now it was just the matter of connecting USB power lines to the board with soldering iron. Here again, HDMI pin-out schematics helped me to select the right pins on the plug and then multimeter showed me on the board which contacts circulate the power. On the adapter electronics board I had to identify where are the power contacts. Opening adapter case and preparing USB cable Electronics board
The unused USB data lines were cut in different length and isolated with tape from the rest. Using the screwdriver I removed adapter cover, then cut the USB cable, cleaned it and prepared power lines with soldering iron. The colors of the lines confirmed that Ground (GND) is flowing on the black line and and +5 Volt (5VDC) on the red one. I had to find a cable with USB plug that I could sacrifice, after cutting it on required length I checked USB pin-out and then used multimeter to locate which lines map to the power pins. Powering HDMI-VGA adapter from USB USB cable This is the way I explored and it worked. The other solution was to try to power the adapter electronics from USB port. Helas, our Mac Mini’s have a single Thunderbolt port and it is already used for 10 GbE networking.
The quick fix here would be to abandon HDMI-VGA adapter and to use instead Apple’s mini-display (Thunderbolt) port with corresponding adapter to get the required VGA signal. Connecting a VGA monitor to new Mac Mini?.There is a discussion in Apple Support Communities forums on the subject: And apparently Mac Mini’s HDMI port is not suplying the required power or supplied power is not sufficient. As it turns out these adapters have active electronic components that need power. The only problem was that the HDMI to VGA adapters for rack console were not working. Some companies even do business with it, they build enclosures designed to house Mac Mini machines in a rack. These mini machines are small and fit well in DataCenter racks. The solution, adopted by many people is to turn to Mac Mini’s. But what when you still have some applications that need to run on Mac server ? There comes the problem, Mac Pro’s are difficult, voir impossible to rack in a DataCenter. Buy Wanmingtek Mini DisplayPort to HDMI VGA Adapter, 2 in 1 Mini DP (Thunderbolt) to HDMI VGA Converter Compatible MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, MacBook Air. And it fits nice and looks unique on a desktop. Apple Mac Pro’s are great machines with quality and powerful hardware.
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