WiiU:Connector Pinouts

The Wii U uses the same pinouts as the predecessor, the Wii.

Wii U Multi A/V Connector Pinout

MODE pins: On PAL systems the default output is RGB + composite, on NTSC the default is S-video + composite. With pins 8 and 10 shorted, systems from both territories will switch to component video.

Pins 14, 15 and 16 are used by the Japanese D-Terminal cable. They are confirmed non-functional on PAL consoles.

Pin #	Name	Description	Pin #	Name	Description
1	AL	Audio Left	2	AR	Audio Right
3	VC	Video Composite	4	PWR	+5v
5	GND	Video Composite Ground	6	GND	Audio Ground
7	R / Luma/ Y	Red (PAL), Luma (NTSC), Analog Component Y	8	Mode	Mode select. If shorted with Pin 10, Pin 7, 9 and 11 will output YPbPr (Analog Component)
9	G / Chroma / Pb	Green (PAL), Chroma (NTSC), Analog Component Pb	10	Mode	Mode select. If shorted with Pin 8, pin 7, 9 and 11 will output YPbPr (Analog Component)
11	B / Pr	Blue (PAL), Analog Component Pr	12	GND	RGB Ground
13	PWR	+12v	14	DATA	Data Line 1 (Used to change number of lines)
15	DATA	Data Line 2 (used to change from interlaced to progressive)	16	DATA	Data Line 3 (Used to change from 4:3 to letterbox and 16:9)

Data Line 1: 0V = 525 lines (default) ; 2.2V = 750 lines ; 5V = 1125 lines

Data Line 2: 0V = 59.94i / 60i ; 5V = 59.94p / 60p

Data Line 3: 0V = 4:3 ; 2.2V = 4:3 letterbox ; 5V = 16:9

Wii U Other Connector Pinouts

The Wii U also has a Wii Sensor Bar connector for backwards compatibility with Wii games. The connector nominally outputs 12v, but the power supply circuitry makes it drop to around 7-7.5v under load.

Pin #	Name
1	Ground
2	Power