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store time as ISO8601 #17

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@decarlof

Currently we save time in the hdf data generated by areadetector using S:IOC:timeOfDayForm2SI:

caget S:IOC:timeOfDayForm2SI
S:IOC:timeOfDayForm2SI         06/08/20 16:07:14

but we should use ISO 8601 standard instead (see dxfile definition).

The change affects all Attribulte.xml files, replacing:

    <Attribute name="DateTimeStart"                 type="EPICS_PV"     source="S:IOC:timeOfDayForm1SI"                  dbrtype="DBR_STRING"  description="Date and time at start"/>
    <Attribute name="DateTimeEnd"                   type="EPICS_PV"     source="S:IOC:timeOfDayForm1SI"                  dbrtype="DBR_STRING"  description="Date and time at end"/>

with

    <Attribute name="DateTimeStart"                 type="EPICS_PV"     source="S:IOC:timeOfDayISO8601"                  dbrtype="DBR_STRING"  description="Date and time at start"/>
    <Attribute name="DateTimeEnd"                   type="EPICS_PV"     source="S:IOC:timeOfDayISO8601"                  dbrtype="DBR_STRING"  description="Date and time at end"/>

After this change the time will be saved as:

caget S:IOC:timeOfDayISO8601
S:IOC:timeOfDayISO8601         2020-06-08T15:59:06-0500

which is easier to manipulate and do math with.

Let me know if you agree with the change as it might break some tool using this tag.

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