Addressable vehicle monitoring system and method

A method of addressing a plurality of sensors, each sensor having an address input and a bus input, the method comprising:

• providing a harness, the harness having at least two connectors, a common bus line, and at least one address line;
• physically configuring each connector of the harness such that the at least one address line is assigned a value;
• connecting one sensor to each connector such that the address input is coupled to the at least one address line and the bus input is coupled to the common bus line;
• and
• determining an address for each sensor based on the value of the at least one address line.

An addressable tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a plurality of initiators, each initiator having at least one address input;
• a plurality of tire pressure sensors, each of the plurality of tire pressure sensors operable to be in wireless communication with each of the plurality of initiators;
• a harness having a common bus line and at least one address line and a plurality of connectors, each initiator operable to assign itself an address based upon a connection between the initiator and one of the plurality of connectors;
• and
• a controller operable to send a signal on the common bus line, the signal having a command information and an address information.