Systems and methods to provide interfaces for control of welding-type systems

A welding-type power supply, comprising:

• power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to welding-type power;
• a user interface configured to receive two or more inputs associated with corresponding qualitative characteristics of a welding bead created by the welding-type power, wherein the two or more inputs are defined within corresponding ranges of the respective qualitative characteristics;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• in response to a change in a first one of the two or more inputs, determine a corresponding change in a second one of the two or more inputs based on a relationship between the first and second ones of the two or more inputs;
• determine two or more welding-type parameters based on the two or more inputs;
• and
• control the power conversion circuitry based on the determined welding-type parameters, wherein the user interface further includes a locking input for the second one of the two or more inputs, wherein the control circuitry is configured to not implement the change in the second one of the two or more inputs when the locking input is enabled.

A welding interface, comprising:

• a user interface configured to receive two or more inputs associated with corresponding qualitative characteristics of a welding arc, a welding bead, or a combination of the welding arc and the welding bead, wherein the two or more inputs are defined within corresponding ranges of the respective qualitative characteristics;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• in response to a change in a first one of the two or more inputs, determine a corresponding change in a second one of the two or more inputs based on a relationship between the first and second ones of the two or more inputs;
• and
• determine two or more welding-type parameters based on the two or more inputs, wherein the user interface further includes a locking input for the second one of the two or more inputs, wherein the control circuitry is configured to not implement the change in the second one of the two or more inputs when the locking input is enabled.