Pin | Signal | 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 (+) |
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 | |
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 | |
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. |
19,20 | +12V | Firewire Power 12 VDC (+) |
21 | Accessory Indicator/Serial enable | 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 serial communications Used in Dension Ice Link Plus car interface
- 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.
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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 1) with a 10KOhm resistor. |
28 | TPB (+) | FireWire Data TPB (+) |
29,30 | GND | FireWire Ground (-) |