Index: trunk/ippTasks/simtest.flatcorr.auto
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--- trunk/ippTasks/simtest.flatcorr.auto	(revision 19330)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/simtest.flatcorr.auto	(revision 19330)
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+
+automate MULTI
+
+# we run in the sequence BLOCK -> CHECK -> LAUNCH -> BLOCK -> CHECK
+# success on CHECK -> LAUNCH
+# failure on BLOCK -> CHECK
+
+# wait until 20 bias frames are registered, then define a new bias run
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR BIAS
+  check      STR "regtool -processedexp -exp_type BIAS -inst @CAMERA@ -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  ncheck     S32 20
+  launch     STR "dettool -definebyquery -workdir file://@CWD@/detwork -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type BIAS -select_exp_type BIAS -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  block      STR "dettool -runs -active -det_type BIAS -dbname @DBNAME@"
+END
+
+# wait until the master bias frame is registered, then define a new dark run
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR DARK
+  check      STR "detselect -search -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type BIAS -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  launch     STR "dettool -definebyquery -workdir file://@CWD@/detwork -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type DARK -select_exp_type DARK -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  block      STR "dettool -runs -active -det_type DARK -dbname @DBNAME@"
+END
+ 
+# wait until the master dark frame is registered, then define a new shutter run
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR SHUTTER
+  check      STR "detselect -search -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type DARK -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  launch     STR "dettool -definebyquery -workdir file://@CWD@/detwork -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type SHUTTER -filter r -select_exp_type FLAT -select_filter r -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  block      STR "dettool -runs -active -det_type SHUTTER -dbname @DBNAME@"
+END
+
+# wait until the master shutter frame is registered, then define a new flat-r run
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR FLAT-r
+  check      STR "detselect -search -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type SHUTTER -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  launch     STR "dettool -definebyquery -workdir file://@CWD@/detwork -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type FLAT -filter r -select_exp_type FLAT -select_filter r -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  block      STR "dettool -runs -active -det_type FLAT -filter r -dbname @DBNAME@"
+END
+
+# wait until the master shutter frame is registered, then define a new flat-i run
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR FLAT-i
+  check      STR "detselect -search -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type SHUTTER -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  launch     STR "dettool -definebyquery -workdir file://@CWD@/detwork -inst @CAMERA@ -det_type FLAT -filter i -select_exp_type FLAT -select_filter i -dbname @DBNAME@"
+  block      STR "dettool -runs -active -det_type FLAT -filter i -dbname @DBNAME@"
+END
+
+# wait until the master flat-r frame is registered, then unblock the r-band data for chip-level processing
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR OBJECT-i
+  check      STR "detselect -dbname @DBNAME@ -search    -inst @CAMERA@ -filter i -det_type FLAT"
+  launch     STR "chiptool  -dbname @DBNAME@ -updaterun -inst @CAMERA@ -filter i -label wait -set_label proc"
+  block      STR NONE
+END
+
+# wait until the master flat-i frame is registered, then unblock the i-band data for chip-level processing
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR OBJECT-r
+  check      STR "detselect -dbname @DBNAME@ -search    -inst @CAMERA@ -filter r -det_type FLAT"
+  launch     STR "chiptool  -dbname @DBNAME@ -updaterun -inst @CAMERA@ -filter r -label wait -set_label proc"
+  block      STR NONE
+END
+
+# wait until the r-band is done with camera, then define a new flat-correction run
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR FLATCORR-i
+  check      STR "camtool -dbname @DBNAME@ -search -inst @CAMERA@ -filter r"
+  ncheck     S32 8
+  launch     STR "chiptool  -dbname @DBNAME@ -updaterun -inst @CAMERA@ -filter i -label wait -set_label proc"
+  block      STR NONE
+END
+