diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py
index eb0f3aabb89190d0156b67ac9a1de9539eb9841d..b44759142d359450547664f9ee340a2033a6c966 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ class Beam(lofar_device):
         
         # Convert delays into beam weights
         delays = delays.flatten()
-        HBAT_bf_delays = self.recv_proxy.calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(delays)
-        HBAT_bf_delays = numpy.array(HBAT_bf_delays, dtype=numpy.int64).reshape(96,32)
+        HBAT_bf_delay_steps = self.recv_proxy.calculate_HBAT_bf_delay_steps(delays)
+        HBAT_bf_delay_steps = numpy.array(HBAT_bf_delay_steps, dtype=numpy.int64).reshape(96,32)
 
         # Write weights to RECV
-        self.recv_proxy.HBAT_BF_delays_RW = HBAT_bf_delays
+        self.recv_proxy.HBAT_BF_delay_steps_RW = HBAT_bf_delay_steps
 
         # Record where we now point to, now that we've updated the weights.
         # Only the entries within the mask have been updated
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/recv.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/recv.py
index 587f6dda577112be4b965b470a6a16cc7be4dc1c..f1497362e0a0729e6db1e2d3ef9a0e0c60bdb7b6 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/recv.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/recv.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ class RECV(opcua_device):
     
     # The HBAT beamformer delays represent 32 delays for each of the 96 inputs.
     # The 32 delays deconstruct as delays[polarisation][dipole], and each delay is the number of 'delay steps' to apply (0.5ns for HBAT1).
-    HBAT_BF_delays_R             = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation=["HBAT_BF_delays_R"          ],datatype=numpy.int64  , dims=(32,96))
-    HBAT_BF_delays_RW            = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation=["HBAT_BF_delays_RW"         ],datatype=numpy.int64  , dims=(32,96), access=AttrWriteType.READ_WRITE)
+    HBAT_BF_delay_steps_R        = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation=["HBAT_BF_delay_steps_R"     ],datatype=numpy.int64  , dims=(32,96))
+    HBAT_BF_delay_steps_RW       = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation=["HBAT_BF_delay_steps_RW"    ],datatype=numpy.int64  , dims=(32,96), access=AttrWriteType.READ_WRITE)
     HBAT_LED_on_R                = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation=["HBAT_LED_on_R"             ],datatype=numpy.bool_  , dims=(32,96))
     HBAT_LED_on_RW               = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation=["HBAT_LED_on_RW"            ],datatype=numpy.bool_  , dims=(32,96), access=AttrWriteType.READ_WRITE)
     HBAT_PWR_LNA_on_R            = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation=["HBAT_PWR_LNA_on_R"         ],datatype=numpy.bool_  , dims=(32,96))
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class RECV(opcua_device):
     # --------
     # internal functions
     # --------
-    def _calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(self, delays: numpy.ndarray):
+    def _calculate_HBAT_bf_delay_steps(self, delays: numpy.ndarray):
         """
         Helper function that converts a signal path delay (in seconds) to an analog beam weight,
         which is a value per tile per dipole per polarisation.
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ class RECV(opcua_device):
         calibrated_delays = numpy.add(polarised_delays, self.HBAT_signal_input_delays)
 
         # Find the right delay step by looking for the closest match in property RECV-> HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays
-        HBAT_bf_delays = numpy.zeros((96,32), dtype=numpy.int64)
+        HBAT_bf_delay_steps = numpy.zeros((96,32), dtype=numpy.int64)
         distance = lambda x , y : numpy.absolute(x-y)
         for tile in range(96):
             for at in range(32):
                 delay = calibrated_delays[tile,at]
                 step = min(self.HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays,key=partial(distance,delay))
-                HBAT_bf_delays[tile,at] = numpy.where(self.HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays==step)[0][0]
-        return HBAT_bf_delays
+                HBAT_bf_delay_steps[tile,at] = numpy.where(self.HBAT_bf_delay_step_delays==step)[0][0]
+        return HBAT_bf_delay_steps
 
     # --------
     # Commands
@@ -211,16 +211,16 @@ class RECV(opcua_device):
     @command(dtype_in=DevVarFloatArray, dtype_out=DevVarFloatArray)
     @DebugIt()
     @only_in_states([DevState.ON])
-    def calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(self, delays: numpy.ndarray):
+    def calculate_HBAT_bf_delay_steps(self, delays: numpy.ndarray):
         """ converts a signal path delay (in seconds) to an analog beam weight """
         
         # Reshape the flatten input array
         delays = numpy.array(delays).reshape(96,16)
         
         # Calculate the beam weight array
-        HBAT_bf_delays = self._calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(delays)
+        HBAT_bf_delay_steps = self._calculate_HBAT_bf_delay_steps(delays)
         
-        return HBAT_bf_delays.flatten()
+        return HBAT_bf_delay_steps.flatten()
 
     @command()
     @DebugIt()
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
index ab88651eea7a173c4261f0402c68b67febf1c034..b7e8bc2a732801fdf80cb978e5b558bfc3909623 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ class TestDeviceBeam(AbstractTestBases.TestDeviceBase):
         self.assertEqual(DevState.ON, self.proxy.state())
 
         # Verify attribute is present (all zeros if never used before)
-        HBAT_delays_r1 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delays_RW').value)
+        HBAT_delays_r1 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delay_steps_RW').value)
         self.assertIsNotNone(HBAT_delays_r1)
 
         self.proxy.HBAT_set_pointing(self.pointing_direction)  # write values to RECV
-        HBAT_delays_r2 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delays_RW').value)
+        HBAT_delays_r2 = numpy.array(recv_proxy.read_attribute('HBAT_BF_delay_steps_RW').value)
         self.assertIsNotNone(HBAT_delays_r2)
 
         # Verify delays changed (to be discussed)
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py
index b4154a1467ae3cdbf6771520c3a31dd449f17fd6..80571bd100ee9e29a13024a5b86433cb143bf805 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ class TestRecvDevice(base.TestCase):
             self.init_device(proxy)
             self.assertEqual(3072, len(proxy.get_hbat_signal_input_delays()))     # 96x32=3072
     
-    def test_calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(self):
+    def test_calculate_HBAT_bf_delay_steps(self):
         """Verify HBAT beamforming calculations are correctly executed"""
         with DeviceTestContext(recv.RECV, properties=self.recv_properties, process=True, timeout=10) as proxy:
             self.init_device(proxy)
             delays = numpy.random.rand(96,16).flatten()
-            HBAT_bf_delays = proxy.calculate_HBAT_bf_delays(delays)
-            self.assertEqual(3072, len(HBAT_bf_delays))                             # 96x32=3072
+            HBAT_bf_delay_steps = proxy.calculate_HBAT_bf_delay_steps(delays)
+            self.assertEqual(3072, len(HBAT_bf_delay_steps))                             # 96x32=3072