Serviceability Strategy for Machine Control System

A remote control system for a machine, comprising:

• an identification device storing a first identification code;
• and
• a controller module comprising:
• an identification device reader to read the first identification code stored on the identification device, and
• a processor, coupled to the identification device reader, adapted to:
• receive the first identification code from the identification device reader,
• receive a wireless message, including a second identification code, from a control console,
• compare the first and second identification codes, and
• process the wireless message if the first and second identification codes match.

A machine control method, comprising:

• coupling removeably, at an on-board controller module of a machine, a first identification device;
• reading, using a reader in the on-board controller module, a code stored in the first identification device;
• receiving, at the on-board controller module, a wireless message including another code from a control console;
• comparing, using a processor in the on-board controller module, the code with the received another code;
• and
• processing, at the processor, the wireless message based on the comparing to determine pairing with a second external wireless identification device of the control console to the machine if the code and the received another code match.