We recommend cost effective cables made by Monoprice. Here is a list of compatible cables and links where you may purchase them:

Composite & S-video Cables

Component Video Cables

RGB Video – BNC Connector Cables

  • Monoprice VGA HD-15 to 5 BNC RGB Video Cable for HDTV Monitor cable - 6FT

3rd Party Suppliers

  • Retro-Access in the USA builds custom SCART cables for DAC, custom 32x cables and Nt mini SCART cables. You can purchase these cables here.
  • Contact Retro Gaming Cables UK if you are in the UK/EU.

Making your own Analog cables for DAC

Nt Mini / Nt Mini Noir

HD-15 PinFunctionNote
1RedAlso Composite video, and Component R-Y
2Greenalso s-video chroma, and component luma
3Bluealso s-video luma and component B-Y
4Ground
5Detection
6Ground for Pin 1
7Ground for Pin 2
8Ground for Pin 3
9+5v
10Detection
11Ground
12NC
13H synchalso composite synch
14V synchalso composite synch
15Detection

S-Video / Composite Cable

HD-15 PinFunction
1composite signal
6composite ground
2s-video chroma signal
7s-video chroma ground
3s-video luma signal
8s-video luma ground
4connect to 5

Note: Use a separate ground for each signal will simplify wiring. Connecting pins 4 and 5 together will put the system into composite/s-video mode.

Component Cable

HD-15 PinFunction
1R-Y signal
6R-Y ground
2luma signal
7luma ground
3B-Y signal
8B-Y ground

RGB Cable

HD-15 PinFunction
1Red
6Red Ground
2Green
7Green Ground
3Blue
8Blue Ground
4connect to 10
13connect to Hsync
14connect to Vsync
11Ground for Hsync and Vsync

Analogue Nt

D-subFunction
1Red
2Green
3Blue
4Not Connected (NC)
5Ground
6Pr
7Y (Y/luma)
8Pb
9+9V
10Ground
11Not Connected (NC)
12CV (composite)
13CS# (sync)
14Not Connected (NC)
15C (chroma)