Wireless and powerline communications in a welding-type system

A welding-type system comprising:

• a power supply comprising:
• a wired transceiver configured to both receive power supply commands from a wire feeder and transmit power supply feedback information and wire feeder commands through a power cable through which the power supply supplies power to the wire feeder, wherein the received power supply commands are wirelessly transmitted to the wire feeder, and wherein the power supply feedback information comprises a data signal corresponding to at least one of the output voltage level or the output current level provided by the power supply to the power cable;
• and
• a power controller configured to change a level of power supplied to the wire feeder based at least in part on the received power supply commands.

A welding-type system comprising:

• a wire feeder comprising:
• a wire feed motor;
• a wireless network interface configured to:
• connect the wire feeder to a wireless network;
• and
• receive, via the wireless network, a command in a first format;
• and
• control circuitry having a wired transceiver configured to transmit commands to and receive feedback information from a power supply through a power cable through which the power supply supplies power to the wire feeder, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
• determine whether the command relates to a power level or a wire feed speed;
• if the command relates to the power level, convert the command from the first format to a second format and transmit the command to the power supply via the wired transceiver in the second format;
• and
• if the command relates to the wire feed speed, adjust a wire feed speed of the wire feed motor;
• and
• wherein the power supply feedback information comprises a data signal corresponding to at least one of an output voltage level or an output current level provided by the power supply.