Use of ramp protocol for the calculation of steady state voltage

[anilbey]

@AurelienJaquier and I are wondering why a ramp protocol with the same start and stop step levels is used here in the calculation of the steady state voltage.

cell.add_ramp(500, 5000, step_level, step_level)

Wouldn't the following achieve the same?

cell.add_step(500, 5000, step_level)

Do you know why ramp is preferred here @wvangeit ?

BlueCelluLab/bluecellulab/tools.py

Line 188 in e617823

cell.add_ramp(500, 5000, step_level, step_level)

[bbpgithubcells]

i'm not sure. Maybe you could check the exact current/time trace generated using these protocols. Maybe there is a small difference that hinders reproducibility?