Antenna for communicating with a motor

An electric machine comprising:

• a motor assembly including:
• a motor;
• and
• a motor controller coupled to said motor and configured to control operation of said motor, said motor controller including a processor including a first memory;
• a motor housing defining an interior space and enclosing said motor assembly within the interior space;
• and
• an NFC component including an NFC antenna and a second memory, said NFC antenna configured to emit a magnetic field at a selected frequency, wherein said NFC component is configured to send signals to said motor controller including information from said second memory for storage on said first memory.

A method of using an NFC antenna to communicate with a motor, the method comprising:

• emitting a magnetic field at a selected frequency using the NFC antenna, wherein the magnetic field is configured to induce an electric current in an NFC tuned circuit of a motor controller connected to the motor;
• transmitting signals between the NFC antenna and the motor controller via the magnetic field, wherein the signals include information for storage on a memory coupled to the NFC tuned circuit of the motor controller;
• and
• storing the information on the memory.