Remote programming of a power tool

A method for controlling operation of a power tool having an electric motor drivably connected to an output spindle to impart rotary motion thereto, comprising:

• entering, in a computer device remote from the power tool, one or more descriptors for a fastening application, where the descriptors are indicative of a fastening application to be performed by the power tool and the descriptors include a fastener diameter;
• receiving, by a controller residing in the power tool, the descriptors for a fastening application, I and where the descriptors are received via a wireless data link from the computing device;
• translating, by the controller, the descriptors into a threshold value used by a fastener setting algorithm, where the translating occurs in response to receiving the one or more descriptors by the controller;
• updating, by the controller, a data store with the threshold value, where the data store resides on the power tool;
• sampling periodically, by the controller, current delivered to the electric motor;
• evaluating, by the controller, the current delivered to the electric motor in accordance with the fastener setting algorithm, including the threshold value;
• further comprising, evaluating, by the controller, the current delivered to the electric motor in accordance with the fastener setting algorithm when a clutch setting of an electronic clutch is in a drive mode;
• disregarding, by the controller, torque applied to the output spindle when the clutch setting of the electronic clutch is a drill mode, the clutch setting being selectable from a drill mode and a drive mode;
• and
• setting, by the controller, the clutch setting to a drill mode, where the setting occurs in response to receiving the one or more descriptors by the controller.