The blocky rectangular plugs, molded of clear plastic and holding gold-plated contacts, are known broadly as modular connectors. They and their socket counterparts have become ubiquitous ...
When reading about cool projects and products, it’s common to see wiring plugs labelled “JST connector.” This looks fine until we start getting hands-on and begin hacking things together.
Modular connectors and RJ connectors include two similar, yet distinct styles of connectors. Modular connectors are made of "plug-in units" that can be added together to make the system larger, ...
(D-SUBminiature connectors) A family of plugs and sockets widely used in communications and on earlier PCs. For example, the analog VGA monitor interface uses a D-sub 15-pin plug and socket.
Wire-to-board connectors connect components to computer circuit boards. Board-to-board connectors connect two circuit boards. Wire-to-wire connectors are used to join two wire-terminated cables. (left ...
A plug and socket for coaxial cable. RCA connectors are used for analog audio signals (see analog audio). They are also used for digital audio (see S/PDIF) and analog video (see composite video).