Power machine diagnostic system and method
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1. A power machine diagnostic system and power machine assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a power machine including;
a machine connector,a data storage configured to store machine information, anda machine controller coupled to the machine connector and the data storage, andconfigured to transmit the machine information from the data storage, andto receive data through the connector;
a portable diagnostic tool configured to be coupled to the power machine, the tool including;
a first connector configured to be removably coupled to the machine connector,a processor configured to receive at least a first portion of the machine information through the first connector, and to send at least a second portion of the machine information,a second connector configured to relay the at least a second portion of the machine information, and to receive data to be processed by the processor, anda removable computer-readable medium receptacle configured to record at least a third portion of the machine information;
an external computing device configured to be removably coupled to the second connector, to receive the at least a second portion of the machine information, to identify a type of machine coupled to the first interface based on the received machine information, and to instruct the processor to record at least a fourth portion of the machine information.
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Abstract
A power machine diagnostic system. The diagnostic tool system includes a first interface removably coupled to a power machine, a computer to identify a type of the power machine coupled at the first interface, and a second interface between the tool and the computer.
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1. A power machine diagnostic system and power machine assembly, the assembly comprising:
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a power machine including; a machine connector, a data storage configured to store machine information, and a machine controller coupled to the machine connector and the data storage, and configured to transmit the machine information from the data storage, and to receive data through the connector; a portable diagnostic tool configured to be coupled to the power machine, the tool including; a first connector configured to be removably coupled to the machine connector, a processor configured to receive at least a first portion of the machine information through the first connector, and to send at least a second portion of the machine information, a second connector configured to relay the at least a second portion of the machine information, and to receive data to be processed by the processor, and a removable computer-readable medium receptacle configured to record at least a third portion of the machine information; an external computing device configured to be removably coupled to the second connector, to receive the at least a second portion of the machine information, to identify a type of machine coupled to the first interface based on the received machine information, and to instruct the processor to record at least a fourth portion of the machine information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of diagnosing various, distinct power machines with a portable diagnostic tool, the power machine having an machine interface configured to communicate with a controller of the machine, the method comprising:
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removably coupling a first interface of the tool to the machine interface of the power machine; communicating data from the controller of the machine to the first interface of the tool through the machine interface; receiving the data at a processing module of the tool through the first interface of the tool; relaying at least a portion of the data from the processing module, through a second interface of the tool, to an external computing device coupled to the second connector; identifying at the external computing device a type of machine coupled to the first interface of the tool based on the data received at the external computing device from the processing module; receiving at the processing module of the tool, from the external computing device and through the second interface, a plurality of control instructions based on the identified machine; communicating at least a portion of the control instructions from the processing module of the tool to the controller of the power machine through the respective first interface and machine interface; and recording at the tool data indicative of the machine in response to the control instructions from the external computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable diagnostic tool configured to be removably connected to a power machine having a machine controller configured to store machine information, and further having a machine connector, and the tool further configured to be removably connected to a computer, the tool comprising:
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a first interface connector configured to be removably connected to the machine connector; a tool controller configured to communicate with the machine controller through the first interface connector, to retrieve the machine information, and to communicate the machine information to the computer; a second interface connector configured to be removably connected to the computer, to relay data including the machine information to the computer, and to receive instructions including data relating to the machine information from the computer to the tool controller and the machine controller, the instructions from the computer including an identification of a type of machine coupled to the first interface connector determined based on the relayed data including machine information, the instructions from the computer also including a first portion of the instructions which instruct the tool controller to record at least a portion of the machine information; and a removable computer-readable medium receptacle configured to record operating parameters of the machine in response to the instructions from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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