Cable modules with pogo pins for identification of cable module mounting location on cabled backplane panel

A computing system, comprising:

• a system board comprising a processor;
• a chassis supporting the system board and defining a plurality of bays to removably receive media drives;
• a backplane panel comprising a plurality of cable module mounting locations corresponding to the plurality of bays, respectively, each of the cable module mounting locations comprising a connector receptacle and an identification array which encodes identification information of the cable module mounting location;
• a plurality of cable modules mounted to the backplane panel at the plurality of cable mounting locations, respectively;
• wherein each of the cable modules comprises:
• a connector printed circuit assembly (PCA) comprising:
• a printed circuit board (PCB);
• a connector mounted to the circuit board and received in the cable receptacle of the cable module mounting location at which the respective cable module is mounted, the connector configured to receive a drive connector of a media drive;
• a plurality of pogo pins mounted to the PCB and engaged with the identification array of the cable module mounting location at which the respective cable module is mounted;
• a cable electrically connected to the PCA and to the system board.

A method, comprising:

• providing backplane panel comprising a plurality of cable module mounting locations;
• encoding identification information for each of the cable module mounting locations in identification arrays at the cable module mounting locations, each identification array comprising an array of identification elements;
• mounting a plurality of cable modules to the backplane panel at the plurality of cable mounting locations, respectively;
• identifying the cable module mounting locations to which each of the cable modules are mounted by sensing outputs signals from pogo pins mounted to a printed circuitry board (PCB) of each of the cable modules, the pogo pins of each cable module being engaged with the identification elements of the identification array of the cable module mounting location at which the respective cable module is mounted.