Connector system for connecting a first part and a second part, connector assembly and device board

A method of manufacturing an electrical connector comprising:

• providing a structure adapted to mount the electrical connector to an electrical cable;
• providing an electronic assembly connected to the structure and having contacts, wherein the contacts comprise signal contacts and non-signal contacts, wherein the non-signal contacts comprise a ground contact and a power contact arranged in a predetermined arrangement,
• wherein the electronic assembly is configured for a first type of transmission and a second different type of transmission, wherein the electronic assembly is adapted to receive an active signal conditioning element between the ground contact and the power contact corresponding to the first type of transmission, and wherein the electronic assembly is adapted to alternatively receive a passive electrical component between the ground contact and the power contact corresponding to the second type of transmission.

Connector assembly comprising:

• a first connector having a plurality of first signal contacts and at least one first non-signal contacts in a predetermined arrangement;
• a second connector having a plurality of second signal contacts and at least one second non-signal contacts in the same predetermined arrangement, wherein the second connector is adapted to be connected to the first connector, and wherein the second connector comprises a circuit trace element,
• wherein the circuit trace element has at least one non-signal trace connected to the at least one second non-signal contact and a ground structure, wherein the non-signal trace is adapted to be connected to serve to power a signal conditioning element within the second connector, and wherein the non-signal trace is adapted to be alternatively connected to the ground structure without the signal conditioning element therebetween.