diff --git a/applications/apertif/commissioning/set_bf_reorder.py b/applications/apertif/commissioning/set_bf_reorder.py
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+# Author: Daniel van der Schuur
+# Purpose: Set pre-multiplier reorder stage in fn_beamformer
+
+###############################################################################
+# beamformer input:
+# . 16 streams carrying frames 4 Signal Paths * 24 SubBands each (96 words per stream)
+# . Example for 1 timesample:
+#   . 0 - SP[0]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . .
+#   . .
+#   . 15 - SP[60]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+###############################################################################
+
+###############################################################################
+# Reorder input = beamformer input copied 4 times
+# . Remark: all signal paths still available, hence no reordering between streams
+###############################################################################
+# . 64 streams carrying frames 4 Signal Paths * 24 SubBands each (96 words per stream)
+# . Example for 1 timesample:
+#   . 0 - SP[0]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . 1 - SP[0]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . 2 - SP[0]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . 3 - SP[0]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . .
+#   . .
+#   . 60 - SP[60]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+#   . 61 - SP[60]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+#   . 62 - SP[60]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+#   . 63 - SP[60]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+
+###############################################################################
+# Reorder output = 64 streams of 256 words (user selectable from 96 input words)
+# . We want 2 blocks of 96 
+
+# . Example for 1 timesample [SP,SB]:
+#   . 0 - (0,0), (1,0), (0,1), (1,1), (0,1), (1,1),
+
+
+#   . 0 - SP[0]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . 1 - SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . 2 - SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . 3 - SP[3]SB[0..23], SP[1]SB[0..23], SP[2]SB[0..23], SP[3]SB[0..23] 
+#   . .
+#   . .
+#   . 60 - SP[60]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+#   . 61 - SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+#   . 62 - SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+#   . 63 - SP[63]SB[0..23], SP[61]SB[0..23], SP[62]SB[0..23], SP[63]SB[0..23]
+
+###############################################################################
+
+sp_sb_256_words = []
+#for beam in range(4): # 4 beams (SP) per bf_unit
+for sb in range(24): # 24 subbands per SP (beam)
+    for sp in range(2): # 2 interleaved SP (beams) per bf_unit
+        sp_sb = tuple([sp, sb])
+        sp_sb_256_words.append(sp_sb)
+
+print sp_sb_256_words
diff --git a/applications/apertif/commissioning/set_bf_weights.py b/applications/apertif/commissioning/set_bf_weights.py
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..41f9330333d0bc2136edc1bec672776b53ea9752
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+++ b/applications/apertif/commissioning/set_bf_weights.py
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+
+
+# Given the reorder block output, we want to use the weights to enable/disable
+# the reorder output blocks in time.
+
+
+#  0 - SP 0:3, SB 0:23 : output cycles 0:95  on bf_unit[0]
+#  1 - 0
+#  2 - 0
+#  3 - 0
+#  4 - SP 4:7, SB 0:23 : output cycles 96:191 on bf_unit[0]
+#  5 - 0
+#  6 - 0
+#  7 - 0
+#  8 - SP 8:11, SB 0:23 : output cycles 0:95 on bf_unit[1]
+#  9 - 0
+# 10 - 0
+# 11 - 0
+# 12 - SP 12:15, SB 0:23 : output cycles 96:191 on bf_unit[1]
+# 13 - 0
+# 14 - 0
+# 15 - 0
+# 16 - SP 16:19, SB 0:23 : output cycles 0:95  on bf_unit[2]
+# 17 - 0
+# 18 - 0
+# 19 - 0
+# 20 - SP 20:23, SB 0:23 : output cycles 96:191 on bf_unit[2]
+# 21 - 0
+# 22 - 0
+# 23 - 0
+# 24 - SP 24:27, SB 0:23 : output cycles 0:95 on bf_unit[3]
+# 25 - 0
+# 26 - 0
+# 27 - 0
+# 28 - SP 28:31, SB 0:23 : output cycles 96:191 on bf_unit[3]
+# 29 - 0
+# 30 - 0
+# 31 - 0
+# 32 - 0
+# .  - 0
+# .  - 0
+# 63 - 0