Patent ID: 7725294

Claim:
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, 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.