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| [[File: DB25_Male_Female.jpg |250px|right|"Male" and "Female" DB25 connectors]] | | #redirect[[D-sub connector]] |
| A '''[[wikipedia: D-subminiature | DB25 connector]]''' (D-sub) connector contains two or more parallel rows of pins or sockets usually surrounded by a D-shaped metal shield that provides mechanical support, ensures correct orientation, and may screen against electromagnetic interference. The part containing pin contacts is called the male connector or plug, while that containing socket contacts is called the female connector or socket.
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| The D-sub series of connectors was introduced by [[Wikipedia: Cannon_(ITT_Corporation) | Cannon]] in 1952. Cannon's part-numbering system uses D as the prefix for the whole series, followed by one of A, B, C, D, or E denoting the shell size, followed by the number of pins or sockets, followed by either P (plug or pins) or S (socket) denoting the gender of the part. Each shell size usually (see below for exceptions) corresponds to a certain number of pins or sockets: A with 15, B with 25, C with 37, D with 50, and E with 9. For example, DB-25 denotes a D-sub with a 25-position shell size and a 25-position contact configuration.
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| However, this naming pattern is not always followed. Because personal computers first used DB-25 connectors for their [[Wikipedia: Serial port | serial]] and [[Wikipedia: Parallel port | parallel]] ports, when the PC serial port began to use 9-pin connectors, they were often labeled as DB-9 instead of DE-9 connectors, due to an ignorance of the fact that B represented a shell size. It is now common to see DE-9 connectors sold as DB-9 connectors. DB-9 nearly always refers to a 9-pin connector with an E size shell.
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| The DB25 connector can be found on Tektronix products like the [[2792]], [[2794]], [[2795]] and [[2797]].
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| DB25_Male_Female.jpg | "Male" and "Female" DB25 Connectors
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| D-Sub_Mechanical Drawing.jpg | Mechanical drawing
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