function arr = readimgs(imn,n)
%readimgs('basefilename',n) 
%- A function to load a series of .raw files outputted by 'take'
%and stored in /opt/EDTpdv/JKimg/
%  Inputs: 'basefilename' is a string input (for example, for series of
%   images "testpat####.raw" input 'testpat'). "n" is the number of images,
%   so for testpat0000-testpat0004 input n=5

i=0;
arr=[];
%go into loop for each image
while i<n
    %get iteration # in #### format
    if i<10
        I = ['000' int2str(i)];
    end
    if i>9
        I = ['00' int2str(i)];
    end
    if i>99
        I = ['0' int2str(i)];
    end
    if i>999
        I = [int2str(i)];
    end
    
    %concatenate strings into filename
    fnm=['/opt/EDTpdv/JKimg/' imn I '.raw'];
    
    %load array from that filename
    fid = fopen(fnm,'r');
    singarr = (uint16(fread(fid,[1024,1024],'uint16')))';
    fclose(fid);
    arr = cat(3,arr,singarr);
    
    %add 1 to iteration # and restart loop
    i = i+1;
end

end