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The Xite HD 360 Camera system is $3,270 option on some Newmar models including the New Aire. The system consists of 4 HD cameras (front, R/L side and rear) providing a full 360 degree view around the coach. The system is integrated into the Xite XSG3 infotainment system. As integrated into the system there are an addition two normal definition cameras included tied to the turn signals. So the New Aire has a today of 6 external cameras (4HD and 2 ND). There is no way to use the cameras without the Xite XSG3 system.
Newmar integrated the the XSG3 system with the SilverLeaf system in order to allow Rozie to be able to upload images from the coach when it is powered down. Rozie picks off images from the cameras (2 ND and 1 HD) and uploads them to the Rozie web site. For this to all work SilverLeaf and the cameras are powered on 24x7 in the New Aire. All electrical connections to these systems are always on irrespective of the position of the coach power switch.
So the cameras are powered up all the time. I don't think they were designed for continuous use. So far I have lost two HD cameras on my New Aire. So no doubt the other two will go soon. I am now pulling the plug on the Xite HDCMM video switcher when the coach is in storage to depower the cameras. I will figure out a way to put a switch in the circuit.
The last camera to fail was the rear camera. This is obviously the most important camera in the system. Changing out this camera was a challenge. The cameras have a single shielded Fakra terminated cable going from the Xite video switcher to the camera. The rear camera cable comes up from the chassis into the space between the aft wall and the rear cap. The Fakra connector for the camera is that space. There are two bulkheads between the camera connector and the camera on the rear mask. And Newmar stuck the cable down with lots of calking so there was no way to pull out the rear.
The only approach to to gain access to the space between the rear coach wall and the rear mask which in the New Aire is about a foot deep from the engine compartment to the roof. You gain access to this space by pulling the KIB lighting electronic junction box in the closet. Here is the box out with camera cable Fakra plug on top.
Having done all this I know have all sorts of ideas about using this space in the future. There is very little insulation in the space. There needs to be more. But it is also a good place to run wires from the roof, rear mask, cabin or engine compartment.
Here is a shot looking up the space. Fiber glass board on the bottom is the front of the rear mask. Insulation is covering part of the rear cabin wall. Wire at the top is running along the roof at the top of the rear cap.
Newmar integrated the the XSG3 system with the SilverLeaf system in order to allow Rozie to be able to upload images from the coach when it is powered down. Rozie picks off images from the cameras (2 ND and 1 HD) and uploads them to the Rozie web site. For this to all work SilverLeaf and the cameras are powered on 24x7 in the New Aire. All electrical connections to these systems are always on irrespective of the position of the coach power switch.
So the cameras are powered up all the time. I don't think they were designed for continuous use. So far I have lost two HD cameras on my New Aire. So no doubt the other two will go soon. I am now pulling the plug on the Xite HDCMM video switcher when the coach is in storage to depower the cameras. I will figure out a way to put a switch in the circuit.
The last camera to fail was the rear camera. This is obviously the most important camera in the system. Changing out this camera was a challenge. The cameras have a single shielded Fakra terminated cable going from the Xite video switcher to the camera. The rear camera cable comes up from the chassis into the space between the aft wall and the rear cap. The Fakra connector for the camera is that space. There are two bulkheads between the camera connector and the camera on the rear mask. And Newmar stuck the cable down with lots of calking so there was no way to pull out the rear.
The only approach to to gain access to the space between the rear coach wall and the rear mask which in the New Aire is about a foot deep from the engine compartment to the roof. You gain access to this space by pulling the KIB lighting electronic junction box in the closet. Here is the box out with camera cable Fakra plug on top.
Having done all this I know have all sorts of ideas about using this space in the future. There is very little insulation in the space. There needs to be more. But it is also a good place to run wires from the roof, rear mask, cabin or engine compartment.
Here is a shot looking up the space. Fiber glass board on the bottom is the front of the rear mask. Insulation is covering part of the rear cabin wall. Wire at the top is running along the roof at the top of the rear cap.