Advanced Saw User Interface System
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1. A table saw comprising:
- a base housing including a workpiece support surface, the workpiece support surface defining a blade opening;
a cutting assembly supported by a cutting assembly carriage within the base housing and including a saw blade that extends upwardly through the blade opening;
a power supply configured to supply power to the cutting assembly;
a saw control unit operably coupled to the power supply for controlling the supply of power to the cutting assembly;
a wireless communication module dock defining a docking position and including first electrical terminals at the docking position, the first electrical terminals being operably connected to the saw control unit; and
a wireless communication module configured to be removably received in the docking position of the wireless communication module dock, the wireless communication module having second electrical terminals configured to be operably connected to the first electrical terminals when the wireless communication module is received in the docking position,wherein the wireless communication module includes an antenna and a wireless transceiver, the antenna and the wireless transceiver being configured to implement a first wireless communication protocol.
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Abstract
A table saw includes a saw control unit and a wireless communication module dock defining a docking position. A wireless communication module is configured to be removably received in the docking position, the wireless communication module being operably connected to the saw control unit when received in the docking position. The wireless communication module includes an antenna and a wireless transceiver, the antenna and the wireless transceiver being configured to implement a first wireless communication protocol.
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1. A table saw comprising:
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a base housing including a workpiece support surface, the workpiece support surface defining a blade opening; a cutting assembly supported by a cutting assembly carriage within the base housing and including a saw blade that extends upwardly through the blade opening; a power supply configured to supply power to the cutting assembly; a saw control unit operably coupled to the power supply for controlling the supply of power to the cutting assembly; a wireless communication module dock defining a docking position and including first electrical terminals at the docking position, the first electrical terminals being operably connected to the saw control unit; and a wireless communication module configured to be removably received in the docking position of the wireless communication module dock, the wireless communication module having second electrical terminals configured to be operably connected to the first electrical terminals when the wireless communication module is received in the docking position, wherein the wireless communication module includes an antenna and a wireless transceiver, the antenna and the wireless transceiver being configured to implement a first wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A table saw comprising:
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a power supply; a saw control unit operably coupled to the power supply; a human machine interface including at least one output device configured to provide output feedback from the saw control unit to an operator of the table saw; a wireless communication module dock defining a docking position; and a wireless communication module configured to be removably received in the docking position, the wireless communication module being operably connected to the saw control unit when received in the docking position, wherein the wireless communication module includes an antenna and a wireless transceiver, the antenna and the wireless transceiver being configured to implement a first wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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