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Connector Pinout For Apple Ipod - Iphone Dock - ImageEvent

The 30 pin connector is used to connect iPods and iPhones to docks, computers, and other accessories. It provides connections for audio, video, power, and serial communication using both USB and FireWire protocols. Specific pins are assigned for ground, power, audio/video outputs, serial data and accessory identification. This universal dock connector was widely used from 2003 to 2012 on iPod and early iPhone models before being replaced by the Lightning connector.

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Connector Pinout For Apple Ipod - Iphone Dock - ImageEvent

The 30 pin connector is used to connect iPods and iPhones to docks, computers, and other accessories. It provides connections for audio, video, power, and serial communication using both USB and FireWire protocols. Specific pins are assigned for ground, power, audio/video outputs, serial data and accessory identification. This universal dock connector was widely used from 2003 to 2012 on iPod and early iPhone models before being replaced by the Lightning connector.

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Connector pinout for: Apple iPod - iPhone dock

30 pin connector used on the dock station for iPod and iPhone.
Available in all Apple iPod MP3 player (iPod 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and Nano).

This connector is used on iPod (starting from 3rd generation) and iPhone. It is used to connect the
iPod or iPhone to various devices: PC (via USB or FireWire IEEE1394), audio amplifier, serial
device (controlled via the Apple Accessory Protocol).

Pin Signal Description


1 GND Ground (-), internaly connected with Pin 2 on iPod motherboard
Audio and Video ground (-), internaly connected with Pin 2 on iPod
2 GND
motherboard
3 Right Line Out - R (+) (Audio output, right channel)
4 Left Line Out - L(+) (Audio output, left channel)
5 Right In Line In - R (+)
6 Left In Line In - L (+)
Composite video output (only when the slideshow mode is active on
8 Video Out
iPod Photo)
S-Video
9 Chrominance for iPod Color, Photo only
output
S-Video
10 for iPod Color, Photo only
Luminance output
11 GND Serial GND
12 Tx ipod sending line, Serial TxD
13 Rx ipod receiving line, Serial RxD
14 NC
15 GND Ground (-), internaly connected with pin 16 on iPod motherboard
16 GND USB GND (-), internaly connected with pin 15 on iPod motherboard
17 NC
3.3V Power (+)
Stepped up to provide +5 VDC to USB on iPod Camera Connector.
18 3.3V
If iPod is put to sleep while Camera Connector is present, +5 VDC at
this pin slowly drains back to 0 VDC.
19,20 +12V Firewire Power 12 VDC (+)
Different resistances indicate accessory type:

• 1KOhm - iPod docking station, beeps when connected


• 10KOhm - Takes some iPods into photo import mode
• 68kOhm - makes iPhone 3g send audio through line-out without
any messages
• 500KOhm - related to serial communication / used to enable
Accessory
serial communications Used in Dension Ice Link Plus car
21 Indicator/Serial
interface
enable
• 1MOhm - Belkin auto adaptor, iPod shuts down automatically
when power disconnected Connecting pin 21 to ground with a
1MOhm resistor does stop the ipod when power (i.e.
Firewire-12V) is cut. Looks to be that when this pin is grounded
it closes a switch so that on loss of power the Ipod shuts off.
Dock has the same Resistor.
22 TPA (-) FireWire Data TPA (-)
23 5 VDC (+) USB Power 5 VDC (+)
24 TPA (+) FireWire Data TPA (+)
25 Data (-) USB Data (-)
26 TPB (-) FireWire Data TPB (-)
USB Data (+)
Pins 25 and 27 may be used in different manner. To force the iPod 5G
27 Data (+) to charge in any case, when 'USB Power 5 VDC' (pin 23) is fed, 25
must be connected to 5V through a 10KOhm resistor, and 27 must be
connected to the Ground (for example: pin 1) with a 10KOhm resistor.
28 TPB (+) FireWire Data TPB (+)
29,30 GND FireWire Ground (-)

Notes

• Signals with grey background may not exist on some docking stations.
• Apple serial devices (i.e. iTalk and remote control) communicate with iPod (3rd
generation or more) using the Apple Accessory Protocol.
• The serial connection uses a standard 19200 baud 8N1 protocol (the speed can be
increased up to 57600 but tends to become unstable).

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