Power tool profile sharing and permissions

A method of providing power tool configuration data to an external device, the method comprising:

• establishing, with a network interface, a first communication link with a first external device of a first user, the server including a profile bank that includes mode profiles generated by a plurality of users, the mode profiles including power tool configuration data;
• receiving, with the network interface over the first communication link, a first mode profile, wherein the first mode profile includes a value for a power tool configuration parameter, the value being set via a first user input from the first user on the first external device;
• saving, with a processor of the server, the first mode profile in the profile bank;
• establishing, with the network interface, a second communication link with a second external device of a second user;
• transmitting, from the network interface over the second communication link, a list of mode profiles representing a subset of the mode profiles of the profile bank, wherein the subset of the mode profiles includes the first mode profile generated by the first user;
• receiving, with the network interface over the first communication link, a selection of the first mode profile from the subset of the mode profiles, wherein the selection of the first mode profile is made by the second user via a second user input on the second external device;
• and
• transmitting, from the network interface over the second communication link, the first mode profile, the first mode profile having been generated by the first user,
• wherein, when a motor of the power tool is enabled in response to a trigger pull, operation of the motor is controlled based on the value of the power tool configuration parameter of the first mode profile while the motor continues to be enabled,
• wherein the first mode profile of the power tool is based on a type of the power tool, and
• wherein the second external device is operable to configure performance of the operation of the motor of the power tool by transmitting the first mode profile to the power tool.

A server accessible by an external device, the server comprising:

• a processor;
• a network interface, wherein the network interface establishes a first communication link with a first external device, and wherein the network interface establishes a second communication link with a second external device;
• and
• a memory, wherein the memory includes a profile bank that includes mode profiles generated by a plurality of users, the mode profiles including power tool configuration data;
• wherein the network interface is configured to
• receive, over the first communication link, a first mode profile, wherein the first mode profile includes a value for a power tool configuration parameter, the value being set via a first user input from a first user on the first external device, wherein the processor is configured to save the first mode profile in the profile bank in the memory;
• transmit, over the second communication link, a list of mode profiles representing a subset of the mode profiles of the profile bank, wherein the subset of the mode profiles includes the first mode profile generated by the first user,
• receive, over the second communication link, a selection of the first mode profile from the subset of the mode profiles, wherein the selection of the first mode profile is made by a second user via a second user input on the second external device, and
• transmit, over the second communication link, the first mode profile, wherein the first mode profile was generated by the first user,
• wherein, when a motor of the power tool is enabled in response to a trigger pull, operation of the motor is controlled based on the value of the power tool configuration parameter of the first mode profile while the motor continues to be enabled,
• wherein the first mode profile of the power tool is based on a type of the power tool, and
• wherein the second external device is operable to configure performance of the operation of the motor of the power tool by transmitting the first mode profile to the power tool.