<s>
The	O
VESA	B-Protocol
Enhanced	I-Protocol
Video	I-Protocol
Connector	I-Protocol
(	O
EVC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
VESA	O
standard	O
that	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
cables	O
around	O
a	O
computer	O
by	O
incorporating	O
video	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
into	O
a	O
single	O
cable	O
system	O
,	O
terminating	O
in	O
a	O
35-pin	O
Molex	O
MicroCross	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Video	O
Electronic	O
Standards	O
Association	O
(	O
VESA	O
)	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
VGA	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
for	O
analog	O
video	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
EVC	O
physical	O
standard	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
pinout	O
and	O
signal	O
standard	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EVC	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
few	O
products	O
,	O
perhaps	O
most	O
commonly	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
HP9000	B-Device
B/C/J	O
-class	O
workstations	B-Device
introduced	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
EVC	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
favour	O
with	O
computer	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
it	O
evolved	O
into	O
the	O
somewhat	O
more	O
popular	O
VESA	B-Protocol
Plug	I-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Display	I-Protocol
(	O
P&D	O
)	O
standard	O
using	O
a	O
physically	O
identical	O
35-pin	O
interface	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
shell	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
transmitting	O
video	O
(	O
both	O
analog	O
and	O
digital	O
)	O
and	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Protocol
Visual	I-Protocol
Interface	I-Protocol
(	O
DVI	B-Protocol
,	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
essentially	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
P&D	O
stripped	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
signals	O
with	O
higher	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
by	O
adding	O
a	O
second	O
,	O
three-pair	O
digital	O
video	O
channel	O
,	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
for	O
digital	O
video	O
connections	O
and	O
achieved	O
widespread	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VESA	O
EVC	O
connector	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
carrying	O
analog	O
video	O
(	O
VGA-based	O
)	O
output	O
,	O
video	O
input	O
(	O
composite	O
or	O
S-video	O
)	O
,	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
,	O
analog	O
stereo	O
audio	O
(	O
input	O
and	O
output	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
signals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analog	O
video	O
is	O
carried	O
by	O
the	O
C1	O
–	O
C4	O
pins	O
surrounding	O
the	O
C5	O
crossed	O
ground	O
plane	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
13W3	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
typically	O
fitted	O
to	O
high-end	O
workstations	B-Device
and	O
had	O
three	O
miniature	O
coaxial	O
terminals	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
arrangement	O
of	O
the	O
EVC	O
pins	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
newer	O
VESA	B-Protocol
Plug	I-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Display	I-Protocol
(	O
P&D	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
carries	O
digital	O
video	O
over	O
the	O
pins	O
used	O
in	O
EVC	O
to	O
carry	O
analog	O
audio	O
(	O
input	O
and	O
output	O
)	O
and	O
video	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connectors	O
can	O
be	O
distinguished	O
by	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
shell	O
:	O
the	O
shell	O
of	O
the	O
EVC	O
connector	O
is	O
shaped	O
like	O
an	O
isosceles	O
trapezoid	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
shell	O
of	O
a	O
D-subminiature	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
the	O
P&D	O
connector	O
instead	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
D	O
"	O
-shaped	O
shell	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
DVI	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
