Focus on Variables 1

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We met with DJG and he outlined the first rough cut of how he would like us to approach the variables, how to handle the stepper tables, what situations to expect, etc. So before we forget the action items from this meeting. We'd like to set aside a branch to make these changes:

Within sweep times, each stepper time may jump around:

1.      In L1A store the actual µsec times.
      In L2/Quicklook usec step[0] time + the regular settle times in the stepper table
   

34 Azimuth?
2. In Level 1 put all 34 of the azimuth in each step.
3. I Level 1 don’t divide the azimuth into a separate [en][decl] matrix but accum should read [256][34] for each sweep/sec/skymap
Counter 1 and Counter 2
Indeed these are the number of counts in the skymap but they are counting differently. They should be the same most of the time.
4. Since we have an energy profile, we should have an angle profile too. (but I’m not sure if this goes in L1 or QuickLook)
Stepper Tables may have different lengths
5. Code for arbitrary. number of energies and declinations.
6. Also, it is easier for the hardware to change energies than to change angles BUT we cannot count on this hierarchy.
7. The settle times should be recorded in 1 dimension in the L1A
8. Record to the end of the file even if incomplete…perhaps the beginning too. But in general we will process the data to reach the end of the sweep
9. We need to record the stepper table monicker