| Pinout for:Apple iPod dock Connector Pinout |
Description : 30 pin connector used on the dock station for iPod, iPad and iPhone. Available in all Apple iPod MP3 player (iPod 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and Nano).
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Pinout :
| Pin | Name | Description |
| 1 | GND | Ground (-), internaly connected with Pin 2 on iPod motherboard |
| 2 | GND | Audio and Video ground (-), internaly connected with Pin 2 on iPod 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 (+) |
| 7 | n/c | n/c |
| 8 | Video Out | Composite video output (only when the slideshow mode is active on iPod Photo) |
| 9 | S-Video Chrominance output | for iPod Color, Photo only |
| 10 | S-Video Luminance output | for iPod Color, Photo only |
| 11 | GND | Serial GND |
| 12 | tx | ipod sending line, Serial TxD |
| 13 | rx | ipod receiving line, Serial RxD |
| 14 | nc | 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 | nc |
| 18 | 3.3V | 3.3V Power (+) Stepped up to provide +5 VDC to USB on iPod Camera Connector. If iPod is put to sleep while Camera Connector is present, +5 VDC at this pin slowly drains back to 0 VDC. |
| 19 | +12V | Firewire Power 12 VDC (+) |
| 20 | +12V | Power for connector (3.3 V 500 mA) |
| 21 | Accessory Indicator/Serial ena | Different resistances indicate accessory type: 1KOhm - iPod docking station, beeps when connected .. 10KOhm - Takes some iPods into photo import mode....500KOhm - related to serial communication / used to enable serial |
| 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 (-) |
| 27 | Data (+) | USB Data (+) Pins 25 and 27 may be used in different manner. To force the iPod 5G 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 |
| 28 | TPB (+) | FireWire Data TPB (+) |
| 29 | GND | FireWire Ground (-) |
| 30 | GND | FireWire Ground (-) |
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