
 task name		period	mode	number

 get table list		10	B	1
 get table pending	1	B	1
 copy table		1	P	Ntable

 get exp list		10	B	1
 get exp pending	1	B	1
 get imfile list	1	B	Nexp
 get imfile pending	1	B	1
 copy imfile		1	P	Nexp * Nchip

 ** the tasks for copy table, get imfile list, and copy imfile could
    be run less frequently if a single task pass could launch multiple
    jobs...

 p0search pending	10	B	1
 p0search update	1	P	Nexp

 p1search pending	1	B	1
 ppImage (p1)		1	P	Nexp
 
