Power tool communication system

A method of analyzing metrics of a hydraulic crimper using a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a short-range transceiver of the mobile electronic device, identification signals from a plurality of power tool devices;
• displaying, via a user interface of the mobile electronic device, identification information of the plurality of power tool devices;
• receiving, via the user interface, a selection of a hydraulic crimper to be analyzed from the plurality of power tool devices;
• receiving, via the short-range transceiver, metrics information regarding the hydraulic crimper in response to the selection of the hydraulic crimper to be analyzed;
• and
• displaying, via the user interface, the metrics information of the hydraulic crimper,
• wherein the metrics information includes a total number of cycles and a total number of full pressure cycles.

A method for determining power tool attendance using a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving a list of a first plurality of power tool devices at the mobile electronic device;
• receiving, via a user interface of the mobile electronic device, a selection to detect nearby power tool devices;
• transmitting, via a short-range transceiver of the mobile electronic device, a broadcast message in response to receiving the selection to detect nearby power tool devices;
• receiving, via the short-range transceiver, identification signals from a second plurality of power tool devices in response to the broadcast message;
• determining, using a processor of the mobile electronic device, that a subset of the first plurality of power tool devices is missing based on the identification signals;
• and
• generating, using the processor, an indication that the subset of the first plurality of power tool devices is missing.