Paint sprayer distributed control and output volume monitoring architectures

A method for paint spraying volume tracking, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a network server, respective information indicative of an amount of fluid sprayed from one or more sprayers for spraying fluid for a plurality of jobs, each sprayer of the one or more sprayers comprising:
• a spray gun having a trigger, the spray gun configured to spray paint upon actuation of the trigger;
• a hose that supplies the paint to the spray gun;
• a frame;
• a pump supported by the frame, the pump having a piston that outputs the paint under pressure to the spray gun via the hose;
• a motor that drives the pump, the motor supported by the frame;
• a memory configured to store information indicative of the amount of fluid sprayed;
• and
• a wireless module configured to transmit information indicative of the amount of fluid sprayed;
• and
• updating, with the network server, respective spray volume logs based on respective information indicative of amounts of fluid sprayed, wherein the spray volume logs are respectively associated with the plurality of jobs and each spray volume log includes respective information indicative of the amount of fluid sprayed at a respective job of the plurality of jobs.