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Connector Pinouts

This connector has 30 pins and has a pin pitch of 2.54 mm (industry standard). Note: Odd-numbered pins are towards the back and numbered from left to right, even-numbered pins are towards the front and also numbered from left to right. The…

1 min readUpdated Oct 9, 2026

Cartridge Port

This connector has 30 pins and has a pin pitch of 2.54 mm (industry standard).

Note: Odd-numbered pins are towards the back and numbered from left to right, even-numbered pins are towards the front and also numbered from left to right. The table is organized with the front of the connector facing to the left.

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Pin # Description Pin # Description
2 Enable Memory Range $C000-$DFFF 1 D2
4 D3 3 D1
6 D4 5 D0
8 D5 7 A0
10 D6 9 A1
12 D7 11 A2
14 A11 13 GND
16 A10 15 A3
18 Enable Memory Range $8000-$9FFF 17 A4
20 A14 19 A13
22 Enable Memory Range $A000-$BFFF 21 A5
24 A12 23 A6
26 A9 25 A7
28 A8 27 Enable Memory Range $E000-$FFFF
30 VCC 29 GND

French RGB Connector

This connector is only found on French ColecoVision consoles.

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

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Pin Number Description
1 Red
2 5V
3 Green
4 12V
5 Blue
6 Unused
7 Composite Sync
8 GND
9 Unused
10 Unused
11 Unused
12 Unused
13 Composite Sync
14 Unused
15 Audio Out

Power Connector

Note: Female is connector at the cable end. Male is connector on the console. Pins are numbered left to right from the console end.

Pin # Description Wire Color
1 5V DC White
2 -5V DC Blue
3 12V DC Red
4 GND Black