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It intended to be taken on the road to test old VGA monitors, whether it&#8217;s for touchscreen countertop games, or old PCs. It supports the 15.7kHz video mode (320&#215;240 non-vga standard) to help you find those elusive LCD panels that can be used for console and arcade gaming natively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1523\" height=\"1145\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3687-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3687-1.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3687-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_3687-1-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the features of the VGA Test Dongle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tiny &#8211; about the size of a VGA cable plug and fits in your pocket<\/li><li>Battery Operated &#8211; about 5 hours battery life on a crappy CR2032<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Supports the following video modes:<ul><li>15kHz &#8211; (320&#215;240) originally for arcade monitors<\/li><li>31kHz &#8211; (640&#215;480) original VGA resolution<\/li><li>38kHz &#8211; (800&#215;600) original SVGA resolution<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Supports the following tests in each mode:<ul><li>Grid &#8211; for geometry and convergence checks<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Checkerboard &#8211; for geometry and contrast checks<\/li><li>Color Bars &#8211; for color check and adjustment<\/li><li>Solid Color &#8211; for burn in and degaussing<\/li><li>Running Color Bars &#8211; bloom and color uniformity<\/li><li>Hollow \/ Filled Box &#8211; for bloom artifact check<\/li><li>Text &#8211; Raster direction \/ yoke check<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To operate the dongle, plug it directly into the monitor side VGA port and turn in on. Press the MODE button to cycle through the available video modes, and TEST to cycle through the tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some images of the VGA test dongle board and the tester in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1535\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_4696.jpg\" alt=\"VGA test dongle attached to the back of a TV with a VGA input\" data-id=\"33774\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/video-testers\/vga-test-dongle\/img_4696\/\" class=\"wp-image-33774\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">VGA test dongle attached to the back of a TV with a VGA input<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information on this and other video testers please check out the following video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monitor testers \/ video signal generators.\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5u_kHG0BiNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/video-testers\/testing-and-adjusting-video-with-video-testers\/\">guide<\/a> on how to use to tests to confirm proper operation of a monitor and adjustments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a battery operated signal generator \/ tester for VGA monitors. It intended to be taken on the road to test old VGA monitors, whether it&#8217;s for touchscreen countertop games, or old PCs. It supports the 15.7kHz video mode (320&#215;240 non-vga standard) to help you find those elusive LCD panels that can be used &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/projects\/video-testers\/vga-test-dongle\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;VGA Test Dongle&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":14008,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12368","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12368"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34944,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12368\/revisions\/34944"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcbjunkie.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}