Connector health monitoring device

A connector health monitoring device for health assessment testing of an electrical connector, the connector health monitoring device comprising:

• a device housing including a body forming a cavity, the device housing having a first mating end at a first end of the device housing configured for mating with the electrical connector, the device housing including a second mating end at a second side of the device housing, wherein the first mating end has a first layout for mating with a first type of the electrical connector and the second mating end has a second layout for mating with a second type of the electrical connector;
• a first testing probe held by the device housing, the first testing probe including a first mating interface at the first mating end for mating with a testable contact of the electrical connector of the first type;
• a second testing probe held by the device housing, the second testing probe including a second mating interface at the second mating end for mating with a testable contact of the electrical connector of the second type;
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• a control element received in the cavity, the control element being operably coupled to the first testing probe to receive signals from the first testing probe and being operably coupled to the second testing probe to receive signals from the second testing probe, the control element including a processor for performing a health assessment of the electrical connector based on the received signals from the first testing probe or the second testing probe.

A connector health monitoring device for health assessment testing of an electrical connector, the connector health monitoring device comprising:

• a device housing including a body forming a cavity, the device housing having a mating end configured for mating with the electrical connector;
• a testing probe held by the device housing, the testing probe including a mating interface for mating with a testable contact of the electrical connector, the testing probe arranged at the mating end for mating with the testable contact;
• a camera held by the device housing configured to image the testable contact of the electrical connector;
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• a control element received in the cavity, the control element operably coupled to the testing probe to receive signals from the testing probe, the control element operably coupled to the camera to receive images from the camera, the control element including a processor for performing a health assessment of the electrical connector based on the signals from the testing probe and the images from the camera.

A method of monitoring health of a separable connector interface of an electrical connector, the method comprising:

• providing a connector health monitoring device including a device housing including a body forming a cavity and having a mating end configured for mating with the electrical connector, the connector health monitoring device including a testing probe held by the device housing at the mating end including a mating interface for mating with a testable contact of the electrical connector, and the connector health monitoring device including a control element received in the cavity operably coupled to the testing probe to receive signals from the testing probe;
• mating the testing probe with a testable contact of the electrical connector at the separable connector interface;
• measuring a health assessment characteristic of the testable contact with the testing probe using a sensor of the control element;
• generating a health assessment at the control element of the testable contact based on the measured health assessment characteristic.