Circuit board based cable connector

An electrical connector for use with a sensor plug, said sensor plug having a plurality of signal contacts and a lock at an insertion end, said connector comprising:

• a housing having a passageway configured to accept at least the insertion end of the sensor plug;
• a stop positioned within the housing passageway and prevented insertion of the sensor beyond a limit;
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• a locking mechanism releasably secured the sensor plug in the connector, the locking mechanism comprising a pair of buttons disposed on opposite sides of the connector and having a flexible bar extending therebetween, and a latch pin fitting into a sensor plug lock, said latch pin extending from the flexible bar;
• wherein the flexible bar bows when the buttons are urged toward each other, and bowing of the bar linearly moves the latch pin out of the sensor plug lock.

An electrical connector for use with a sensor plug having a plurality of signal contacts, said connector comprising:

• a housing having a passageway configured to accept at least an insertion end of the sensor plug;
• a circuit board disposed in the housing adjacent the passageway;
• contacts extending from the circuit board, each contact having a contact end adapted to make electrical contact with at least one of said signal contacts;
• an electromagnetic shield encircling the circuit board;
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• the shield has a main body covering a first side of the circuit board, and wings extending from the main body and wrapping around the circuit board and partially covering a second side of the circuit board.