Plumbing control device

A system for controlling a fluid passing therethrough, the system comprising:

• a plumbing control devices (“PCD”) configured to have fluid pass therethrough and modify passage of the fluid therethrough using an adjustment feature;
• a sensor coupled to the PCD and configured to generate a first signal indicative of at least one characteristic of the fluid;
• a microcontroller linked to the sensor for controlling operation of and providing power to the sensor;
• and
• an antenna board linked to the microcontroller and configured to:
• provide power to the microcontroller;
• wirelessly receive power from a mobile device, separate from the PCD for transmission of power to the microcontroller;
• and
• wirelessly receive the first signal and send a second signal to the mobile device based on the first signal,
• wherein the mobile device is configured to generate an output display based on the second signal in real-time to allow evaluating the at least one characteristic to properly set the adjustment feature of the PCD for a desired value of the at least one characteristic.

A system for evaluating a characteristic of fluid passing through a plumbing control device (“PCD”) comprising:

• a sensor configured to measure the characteristic of the fluid flowing through the PCD to obtain measured data when the sensor is activated, wherein the sensor is normally deactivated;
• a passive transponder operatively connected to the sensor and configured to:
• selectively provide power to the sensor;
• receive the measured data from the sensor;
• and
• wirelessly transmit the measured data;
• a mobile device including:
• an active transponder;
• a display screen;
• a microcontroller operatively connected to the active transponder and the display screen;
• and a computer program loaded on the microcontroller and configured to:
• establish a wireless data link with the passive transponder upon being located in close proximity to the passive transponder;
• wirelessly receive the measured data from the passive transponder;
• process the measured data;
• and
• display the processed measured data on the display screen for review and, in turn, evaluation of the characteristic.

A system for controlling a fluid passing therethrough, the system comprising:

• a plumbing control devices (“PCD”) configured to have fluid pass therethrough and modify the fluid passing therethrough using an adjustment feature;
• a sensor coupled to the PCD and configured to generate a first signal indicative of at least one characteristic of the fluid;
• a microcontroller assembly linked to the sensor for controlling operation of the sensor, the microcontroller assembly being configured to wirelessly receive the first signal and send a second signal based on the first signal;
• and
• a mobile device configured to:
• receive the second signal;
• and generate an output display based on the second signal for properly setting the adjustment feature of the PCD.