An Open Loop, Non-Stop shear is now supported in the XL200CL model. The controller must be configured for a Punch and Non-Stop operation. The feature is enabled with DIP switch 13. It is not compatible with the Alternating Press option.

A summary of the internal code changes include:

1. The Manual Punch code and Manual Shear code were both rather lengthy and had a lot of duplication. The Manual Punch code supported an Open Loop press but the Manual Shear did not. Tthe Manual Punch actually supported a Closed Loop Manual Shear but not an OL manual Shear. Since they were both very similar, the Manual Shear and Manual Punch code were merged together into one routine.
2. A few edits to enable the appropriate parameters for an Open Loop Shear were required.
3. The reference variables required to support both Die Accelerators and the Shear needed modification to remove the assumption that the Shear resided on one of the Die Accelerators. Updating the reference for each Die Accelerator needed additional testing added for the same reason.
4. The Open Loop Encoder Task was modified to test all presses. Closed Loop Presses will not set bits indicating they have OL targets so it is safe to test all presses.

This change is actually only available in the V4 XL2CL project but it is included with the V4 XL2OL, V4 XL220 and the V3 OL and CL projects due to the extensive changes in common code required to implement it. Any bugs caused by these changes will may impact the other project as well.