Index: trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am	(revision 17592)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am	(revision 17593)
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 	chiphosts.manoa.config \
 	chiphosts.mhpcc.config \
+	simtest.basic.config \
 	site.manoa.pro \
 	site.mhpcc.pro \
Index: trunk/ippTasks/simtest.basic.config
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/simtest.basic.config	(revision 17593)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/simtest.basic.config	(revision 17593)
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+
+# define the simulated data to be generated
+SEQUENCE MULTI
+
+SEQUENCE METADATA
+  OBSTYPE    STR BIAS
+  CAMERA     STR SIMTEST
+  NIMAGES    S32  20
+END
+
+SEQUENCE METADATA
+  OBSTYPE    STR DARK
+  CAMERA     STR SIMTEST
+  @EXPTIMES  F32  30.0, 300.0
+  @NIMAGES   S32  10,   10
+END
+
+SEQUENCE METADATA
+  OBSTYPE    STR FLAT
+  CAMERA     STR SIMTEST
+
+  FILTERS    STR r,r,i
+  @EXPTIMES  F32 0.1,20.0,20.0
+
+  NSETUP     S32 5
+END
+
+SEQUENCE METADATA
+  OBSTYPE    STR FLAT
+  CAMERA     STR SIMTEST
+
+  FILTERS    STR r,r,r,r,r
+  @EXPTIMES  F32 0.5,1.0,2.0,5.0,10.0
+
+  NSETUP     S32 1
+END
+
+SEQUENCE METADATA
+  OBSTYPE    STR OBJECT
+  CAMERA     STR SIMTEST
+
+  CENTER.RA  F32 150.119167 
+  CENTER.DEC F32   2.205833
+
+  OFFSET.RA  F32 3600.0 # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  OFFSET.DEC F32 3600.0 # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  OFFSET.NR  S32 1
+  OFFSET.ND  S32 1
+
+  DITHER.RA  F32 60.0   # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  DITHER.DEC F32 60.0   # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  DITHER.NR  S32 3
+  DITHER.ND  S32 2
+
+  DVODB      STR /data/alala.0/ipp/ippRefs/catdir.synth.grizy 
+  FILTERS    STR r,i
+  @EXPTIMES  F32 10.00,10.00
+  @SKYMAGS   F32 20.86,20.15
+
+  # XXX use a more realistic IQ distribution...
+  IQ_MIN     F32 0.55
+  IQ_MAX     F32 1.25
+  
+  # rotation sequence
+  POS_MIN    F32 0.0
+  POS_MAX    F32 0.0
+  POS_DELTA  F32 1.0
+
+END
+
+
+SEQUENCE METADATA
+  OBSTYPE    STR OBJECT
+  CAMERA     STR SIMTEST
+
+  CENTER.RA  F32 150.119167 
+  CENTER.DEC F32   2.205833
+
+  OFFSET.RA  F32 3600.0 # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  OFFSET.DEC F32 3600.0 # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  OFFSET.NR  S32 1
+  OFFSET.ND  S32 1
+
+  DITHER.RA  F32 30.0   # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  DITHER.DEC F32 30.0   # linear offset in arcsec (do not include cos(DEC) correction)
+  DITHER.NR  S32 1
+  DITHER.ND  S32 1
+
+  DVODB      STR /data/alala.0/ipp/ippRefs/catdir.synth.grizy 
+  FILTERS    STR r,r,i,i
+  @EXPTIMES  F32 5.0, 240.0, 5.0, 240.0
+  @SKYMAGS   F32 20.86,20.86,20.15,20.15
+
+  # XXX use a more realistic IQ distribution...
+  IQ_MIN     F32 0.55
+  IQ_MAX     F32 1.25
+  
+  # rotation sequence
+  POS_MIN    F32 0.0
+  POS_MAX    F32 0.0
+  POS_DELTA  F32 1.0
+
+END
+
Index: trunk/ippTasks/simtest.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/simtest.pro	(revision 17592)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/simtest.pro	(revision 17593)
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 macro simtest
-  if ($0 != 4)
-    echo "USAGE: simtest (dbname) (hostname) (init)"
+  if ($0 != 5)
+    echo "USAGE: simtest (testroot) (dbname) (hostname) (init)"
     echo " if (init) == 0, just run the analysis tasks"
     echo " if (init) == 1, (re)create the database and (re)inject the images"
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
   end
 
-  $dbname = $1
-  $hostname = $2
+  $testroot = $1
+  $dbname = $2
+  $hostname = $3
  
-  if ($3 > 0)
+  if ($4 > 0)
     # XXX this will fail and exit the script if the db does not exist or is old...
     exec pxadmin -delete -dbname $dbname
@@ -20,12 +21,12 @@
     exec pxadmin -create -dbname $dbname
 
-    if ($3 == 2)
+    if ($4 == 2)
       # the labels "wait" and "proc" are special names used in automate.pro
-      exec ppSimSequence basic.simtest.config basic.simtest.mkimages basic.simtest.inject -path raw -workdir work -dbname $dbname -label wait
-      exec source basic.simtest.mkimages
+      exec ppSimSequence $MODULES:0/$testroot.config $testroot.mkimages $testroot.inject -path raw -workdir work -dbname $dbname -label wait
+      exec source $testroot.mkimages
     end
 
     exec chiptool -dbname $dbname -block -label wait
-    exec source basic.simtest.inject
+    exec source $testroot.inject
   end