Techniques for implementing universal commands in a welding or cutting system

A welding system comprising at least one processor and at least one network interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

• receive a command over a communication interface of a welding system;
• parse the command into a command identifier;
• register the command with a control module;
• assign the registered command with a sequence number;
• execute the command based upon the assigned sequence number;
• store the results of the command into an output buffer;
• and
• send the results of the command via the communication interface to a node of the welding system.

An article including a computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable storage media storing instructions, that, when executed by one or more processors, performs the steps of:

• receiving a command over a communication interface of a welding system;
• parsing the command into a command identifier;
• registering the command with a control module;
• assigning the registered command with a sequence number;
• executing the command based upon the assigned sequence number;
• storing the results of the command into an output buffer;
• and
• sending the results of the command via the communication interface to a node of the welding system.