Adapter for power tool devices

A power tool communication system comprising:

• an external device including a first controller including a first electronic processor and a first memory, wherein the first controller is configured to
• set, based on received input at a user interface on the external device, a first value of an operational parameter of a first mode of operation of a power tool and a second value of the operational parameter of a second mode of operation of the power tool, wherein the first value and the second value of the operational parameter is different, and
• transmit, via wireless communication to the power tool, first information corresponding to the first mode including the first value of the operational parameter and second information corresponding to the second mode including the second value of the operational parameter;
• the power tool including
• a housing having an upper main body, a handle, and a device receiving portion, wherein the handle is connected to the upper main body and to the device receiving portion, wherein the device receiving portion is configured to receive and couple to a battery pack,
• a brushless direct current (DC) motor within the upper main body and having a rotor and a stator,
• a trigger configured to be actuated to activate the brushless DC motor;
• a mode selection pad located on an upper surface of the device receiving portion and including a push button, and
• a second controller including a second electronic processor and a second memory and configured to
• receive the first information and the second information from the external device,
• store the first information corresponding to the first mode and the second information corresponding to the second mode in the second memory,
• control the power tool to operate in accordance with the first mode in response to the trigger being actuated,
• receive a second input from the push button to select the second mode, and
• control the power tool to operate in accordance with the second mode in response to receiving the second input from the push button and in response to the trigger being actuated.

A method of selecting a mode of operation of a power tool, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a wireless transceiver of the power tool, first information corresponding to a first mode of operation of the power tool, the first information including a first value of an operational parameter from an external device, the first value of the operational parameter being adjustable via a user interface on the external device before being received by the wireless transceiver;
• storing, in a memory of the power tool, the first information corresponding to the first mode;
• receiving, by the wireless transceiver of the power tool, second information corresponding to a second mode of operation of the power tool, the second information including a second value of the operational parameter from the external device, the second value of the operational parameter being adjustable via the user interface on the external device before being received by the wireless transceiver;
• storing, in the memory of the power tool, the second information corresponding to the second mode;
• controlling, with a controller of the power tool, the power tool to operate in accordance with the first mode in response to a trigger of the power tool being actuated;
• receiving an input, from a push button on a mode selection pad located on an upper surface of a device receiving portion of a housing of the power tool, to select the second mode, the device receiving portion being configured to receive and couple to a battery pack;
• and
• controlling, with the controller, the power tool to operate in accordance with the second mode in response to receiving the input from the push button and in response to the trigger being actuated, the first value of the operational parameter of the first mode being different than the second value of the operational parameter of the second mode.