Wireless function monitor

A monitor operable to process a workpiece, the machine comprising:

• a detector operable to electrically respond to pressure within a hydraulic system of the machine;
• a transmitter electrically coupled with the detector, and operable to indicate the detector's status;
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• a base unit mounted at a separation distance from the transmitter and operable to substantially continuously power the transmitter over a wireless connection and discern the detector's status over the wireless connection.

A function monitor capable of detecting a condition and reporting the condition over a wireless connection, the monitor comprising:

• an adjustable pressure switch operable to electrically respond when pressure within a hydraulic system reaches an adjustable set-point;
• a position switch operable to sense when a workpiece is properly positioned;
• a position switch operable to sense when a clamp is properly positioned;
• a level switch operable to sense a fluid level of the hydraulic system;
• a transmitter electrically coupled with the switches, and operable to transmit a status signal indicative of the switches'status over a wireless connection;
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• a base unit mounted within eight inches of the transmitter and operable to substantially continuously transmit electromagnetic energy over the wireless connection which powers the transmitter, receive the status signal, and actuate at least one output according to the switches'status as indicated by the status signal received from the transmitter.