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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+###############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012
+# ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy) <http://www.astron.nl/>
+# P.O.Box 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+"""Utility to set the weights in the ARTS SC4 tabs beamformer
+    Replicate Stefan Wijnhold's Matlab script (BFWeights.m)
+    Then apply the weights using Pieter Donker's script 
+    $UPE/peripherals/pi_arts_tab_beamformer_weights.py
+
+   Usage:
+     python arts_sc4_tabs_weights.py
+
+"""
+
+
+
+
+
+import math
+import pi_arts_tab_beamformer_weights
+
+num_dish = 10
+num_tabs = 12
+#phases = [num_dish][num_tabs] * 0
+norm_factor = 255.0/math.sqrt(num_dish)
+
+tab_index = range( -int(math.floor(num_tabs/2)), int(math.floor((num_tabs)/2)) )
+beta = [float(eachelement) / float(num_tabs) for eachelement in tab_index]
+dishes = range(num_dish)
+phase_n = [[eachtab * float(eachdish) for eachdish in dishes] for eachtab in beta]
+
+for tab in range(num_tabs):
+    for dish in range(num_dish):
+        weightre = norm_factor * math.cos( 2 * math.pi * phase_n[tab][dish])  
+        weightim = norm_factor * math.sin( 2 * math.pi * phase_n[tab][dish])  
+        print "tab ", tab , "   dish ", dish , "    phase ", 2 * math.pi * phase_n[tab][dish],  "    weight re, im ", weightre, weightim
+
+#print tab_index, beta, dishes
+#print phase_n
+