NES:Connector Pinouts

From ConsoleMods Wiki
Revision as of 01:43, 4 December 2023 by ApolloBoy (talk | contribs) (→‎Controller Pinout)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

A/V Connector Pinout

Note: This connector is only available on the AV Famicom and a small handful of NES top loaders. It only carries composite video with dual mono audio, but does have the necessary pins present for S-video and RGBS outputs.

Main article:Nintendo Multi Out

Controller Pinout

Note: Male is connector at the console. Female is connector at the controller. Diagram pictured is of the connector at the console end. This connector is only present on non-Japanese hardware and the AV Famicom. Wire colors correspond to the NES-001 controller port wires.

Nescontrollerpins.png
Pin # Description Wire Color
1 GND Brown
2 Clock Red
3 Latch Orange
4 Data Yellow
5 5V White
6 D3 (port 2 only) / Unused (AV Famicom) Blue
7 D4 (port 2 only) / Unused (AV Famicom) Purple

Famicom Cartridge Pinout

Note: Pins 1 through 30 are towards the front and numbered from left to right. Pins 31 through 60 are towards the back and also numbered from left to right. This table is oriented so the front of the port is facing left.

Pin # Name Description Pin # Name Description
1 GND 31 5V
2 CPU A11 32 M2 CPU clock output
3 CPU A10 33 CPU A12
4 CPU A9 34 CPU A13
5 CPU A8 35 CPU A14
6 CPU A7 36 CPU D7
7 CPU A6 37 CPU D6
8 CPU A5 38 CPU D5
9 CPU A4 39 CPU D4
10 CPU A3 40 CPU D3
11 CPU A2 41 CPU D2
12 CPU A1 42 CPU D1
13 CPU A0 43 CPU D0
14 CPU R/W 44 ROMSEL Outputs the logical NAND gate of M2 and CPU A15
15 IRQ 45 2A03 Audio Input Inputs audio from the Famicom into the cartridge
16 GND 46 Audio Output Outputs mixed audio from the cartridge back into the Famicom
17 PPU Read 47 PPU Write
18 PPU RAM A10 48 CE Connected to the PPU RAM
19 PPU A6 49 PPU A13
20 PPU A5 50 PPU A7
21 PPU A4 51 PPU A8
22 PPU A3 52 PPU A9
23 PPU A2 53 PPU A10
24 PPU A1 54 PPU A11
25 PPU A0 55 PPU A12
26 PPU D0 56 PPU A13
27 PPU D1 57 PPU D7
28 PPU D2 58 PPU D6
29 PPU D3 59 PPU D5
30 5V 60 PPU D4

Famicom Expansion Pinout

Note: Male is connector at the console. Female is connector at the controller. Diagram pictured is of the connector at the controller end.

5200controller.png

Pin # Description
1 GND
2 2A03 Audio Out (note that this does not carry cartridge audio)
3 IRQ
4 D4 Controller 2
5 D3 Controller 2
6 D2 Controller 2
7 D1 Controller 2
8 D0 Controller 2
9 Controller 2 OE
10 Digital Output 2
11 Digital Output 1
12 Digital Output 0
13 D1 Controller 1
14 Controller 1 OE
15 5V

FamicomBox Cartridge Port

Note: Pins 1 through 36 are on the top (front on the top loader) and numbered from left to right. Pins 37 through 72 are on the bottom (rear on the top loader) and also numbered from left to right. This table is oriented so the top of the port is facing left.

Pin # Name Description Pin # Name Description
36 5V 72 GND
35 CIC to Motherboard 71 CIC Clock
34 CIC to Cartridge 70 CIC Reset
33 PPU D3 69 PPU D4
32 PPU D2 68 PPU D5
31 PPU D1 67 PPU D6
30 PPU D0 66 PPU D7
29 PPU A0 65 PPU A13
28 PPU A1 64 PPU A12
27 PPU A2 63 PPU A10
26 PPU A3 62 PPU A11
25 PPU A4 61 PPU A9
24 PPU A5 60 PPU A8
23 PPU A6 59 PPU A7
22 PPU RAM A10 58 Unused
21 PPU Read 57 Unused
20 CPU A15 56 PPU Write
19 Slot Index 3 55 GND
18 Slot Index 2 54 GND
17 Slot Index 1 53 GND
16 Slot Index 0 52 5V
15 IRQ 51 5V
14 CPU R/W 50 ROMSEL Outputs the logical NAND gate of M2 and CPU A15
13 CPU A0 49 CPU D0
12 CPU A1 48 CPU D1
11 CPU A2 47 CPU D2
10 CPU A3 46 CPU D3
9 CPU A4 45 CPU D4
8 CPU A5 44 CPU D5
7 CPU A6 43 CPU D6
6 CPU A7 42 CPU D7
5 CPU A8 41 CPU A14
4 CPU A9 40 CPU A13
3 CPU A10 39 CPU A12
2 CPU A11 38 M2 CPU clock output
1 GND 37 Unused

NES Cartridge Port

Note: Pins 1 through 36 are on the top (front on the top loader) and numbered from left to right. Pins 37 through 72 are on the bottom (rear on the top loader) and also numbered from left to right. This table is oriented so the top of the port is facing left. Pins 16 through 19 and pins 52 through 55 are not physically present on the top loader.

An important thing to note about the NES cartridge port is that its pin pitch (the distance between pins) is actually 2.5 mm and is not the industry standard of 2.54 mm. Many clone consoles use the latter and tend to have connection problems because of this.

Pin # Name Description Pin # Name Description
36 5V 72 GND
35 CIC to Motherboard (NES-001) / Unused (NES-101) 71 CIC Clock (NES-001) / PPU D4 (NES-101)
34 CIC to Cartridge (NES-001) / Unused (NES-101) 70 CIC Reset (NES-001) / 5V (NES-101)
33 PPU D3 69 PPU D4
32 PPU D2 68 PPU D5
31 PPU D1 67 PPU D6
30 PPU D0 66 PPU D7
29 PPU A0 65 PPU A13
28 PPU A1 64 PPU A12
27 PPU A2 63 PPU A10
26 PPU A3 62 PPU A11
25 PPU A4 61 PPU A9
24 PPU A5 60 PPU A8
23 PPU A6 59 PPU A7
22 PPU RAM A10 58 PPU A13
21 PPU Read 57 CE
20 EXP 4 (NES-001) / Unused (NES-101) Pin 38 of expansion port 56 PPU Write
19 EXP 3 Pin 39 of expansion port 55 EXP 5 Pin 10 of expansion port
18 EXP 2 Pin 40 of expansion port 54 EXP 6 Pin 9 of expansion port
17 EXP 1 Pin 41 of expansion port 53 EXP 7 Pin 8 of expansion port
16 EXP 0 Pin 42 of expansion port 52 EXP 8 Pin 7 of expansion port
15 IRQ 51 EXP 9 (NES-001) / Unused (NES-101) Pin 6 of expansion port
14 CPU R/W 50 ROMSEL Outputs the logical NAND gate of M2 and CPU A15
13 CPU A0 49 CPU D0
12 CPU A1 48 CPU D1
11 CPU A2 47 CPU D2
10 CPU A3 46 CPU D3
9 CPU A4 45 CPU D4
8 CPU A5 44 CPU D5
7 CPU A6 43 CPU D6
6 CPU A7 42 CPU D7
5 CPU A8 41 CPU A14
4 CPU A9 40 CPU A13
3 CPU A10 39 CPU A12
2 CPU A11 38 M2 CPU clock output
1 GND 37 System Clock

NES Expansion Port

Note: This connector is only found on the original front loading NES.