Rfid-enabled electrical connector

A method of assuring the proper connection of an RFID-enabled electrical connector comprising the steps of

• identifying a socket with CPA features and a housing fabricated from electrically conductive plastic;
• inserting a connector housing with an affixed RFID tag and an attached plug into the socket;
• shielding the RFID tag from being read by positioning it within the electrically conductive plastic of the socket housing;
• pushing the connector housing into the socket until a latch, one of the CPA features of the socket, is enabled;
• depressing the latch to partially retract the connector housing relative to the socket;
• locking the connector housing into a final position with respect to the socket;
• exposing the RFID tag embedded in the connector housing;
• and
• reading the RFID tag embedded in the connector housing.

A method of assuring the proper connection of an RFID-enabled electrical connector comprising the steps of

• identifying a connector housing, fabricated from an electrically conductive polymer, and having an RFID window
• inserting a socket with an affixed RFID tag into the connector housing;
• shielding the RFID tag from being read by positioning it within the electrically conductive plastic of the connector housing;
• pushing the socket into the connector housing until a latch, a CPA feature of the socket, is enabled;
• depressing the latch to correctly position the connector housing relative to the socket;
• locking the connector housing into a final position with respect to the socket;
• exposing the RFID tag in the RFID window;
• and
• reading the RFID tag embedded in the connector housing.