Patent ID: 7042494

Claim:
A wire harness apparatus for remote use with a camera node array having a plurality of camera nodes sharing a common set of conductors on a cable, and which electrically converts signals from and to the camera node array over a relatively long cable length, comprising: conductor means for carrying power, video, and control signals over a relatively long distance; remote signal conversion means, connected to one end of said conductor means, for connection to a general-purpose remote interface to access and control the plurality of camera nodes, and for conversion between single-ended signals at said general purpose remote interface and differential signals on said conductor means; and, local signal conversion means, connected to the opposite end of said conductor means, for interface to said plurality of camera nodes for conversion between differential signals at said conductor means and single-ended signals at said camera node array; wherein said remote signal conversion means converts a single-ended input transmit control signal to a differential output control signals, converts a differential input receive control signal to a single-ended output control signal, converts a differential input video signal to a single ended output video signal, and passes through alternating current power wherein each of said differential signals are connected to said conductor means and each of said single ended signals define said general purpose remote interface.