Patent ID: 8597048

Claim:
A connector system comprising: a first connector for coupling a monitoring device and having a plurality of first contact terminals; a second connector ( 4 ) for coupling an electrical component and having a plurality of second contact terminals, wherein between at least two of the plurality of second contact terminals an electrical device is arranged for providing a detectable electrical quantity; wherein the first and second connectors are capable of being coupled in a connecting process; wherein the second contact terminals and the electrical device are arranged such that, while connecting, the first contact terminals come into contact with a first subset of the plurality of second contact terminals in a first connecting stage and while the connecting further proceeds the first contact terminals come into contact with a second subset of the second contact terminals, such that in the first connecting stage an electrical quantity between two of the first contact terminals is detectable which is different from the electrical quantity in an uncoupled condition of the connectors, and in the second connecting stage a further electrical quantity between at least two of the first contact terminals, is detectable which is different from the electrical quantity detected in the first connecting stage.