OPTICAL HARNESS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of retrofitting an optical cable harness assembly into an existing platform, the optical cable harness assembly having at least one optical cable harness having a termination end;
- at least one electrical connector having connector pins for transporting electrical signals; and
at least one active connector conversion unit coupled between the termination end of the optical cable harness and the electrical connector;
the method comprising;
removing a legacy wiring harness;
installing the optical cable harness assembly; and
testing the compatibility of the connector pins of the electrical connector with the active connector conversion unit.
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Abstract
An optical cable harness assembly and method are provided. The optical cable harness assembly includes at least one optical cable harness having a termination end; at least one electrical connector having connector pins; and at least one active connector conversion unit coupled between the termination end of the optical harness cable and the electrical connector. A method for retrofitting an optical harness assembly into an existing platform is disclosed. The method includes removing a legacy wiring harness; installing an optical harness assembly having electrical connectors and an active connector conversion unit; and testing the compatibility of connector pins of the electrical connector to the active connector conversion unit.
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1. A method of retrofitting an optical cable harness assembly into an existing platform, the optical cable harness assembly having at least one optical cable harness having a termination end;
- at least one electrical connector having connector pins for transporting electrical signals; and
at least one active connector conversion unit coupled between the termination end of the optical cable harness and the electrical connector;
the method comprising;removing a legacy wiring harness; installing the optical cable harness assembly; and testing the compatibility of the connector pins of the electrical connector with the active connector conversion unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- at least one electrical connector having connector pins for transporting electrical signals; and
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11. A method of retrofitting an optical cable harness assembly into an existing platform, the optical cable harness assembly having at least one optical cable harness having a termination end;
- at least one electrical connector having connector pins for transporting electrical signals; and
at least one active connector conversion unit coupled between the termination end of the optical cable harness and the electrical connector;
the method comprising;removing a legacy wiring harness; installing the optical cable harness assembly; and testing the compatibility of the connector pins of the electrical connector with the active connector conversion unit; wherein, if compatibility fails, then mapping respective connector pins to I/O ports of signal conditioning circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (12)
- at least one electrical connector having connector pins for transporting electrical signals; and
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