Index: trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am	(revision 20878)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am	(revision 20879)
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@
 	simtest.detverify.auto \
 	simtest.flatcorr.config \
-	simtest.flatcorr.auto
+	simtest.flatcorr.auto \
+	simtest.stack.config \
+	simtest.stack.auto
 
 pantasksdir = $(datadir)/pantasks
Index: trunk/ippTasks/simtest.stack.auto
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/simtest.stack.auto	(revision 20879)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/simtest.stack.auto	(revision 20879)
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+
+automate MULTI
+
+# we run in the sequence BLOCK -> CHECK -> LAUNCH -> BLOCK -> CHECK
+# success on CHECK -> LAUNCH
+# failure on BLOCK -> CHECK
+
+# XXX these steps all refer to "@DBNAME@"; they need to be more generic, even for the basic simtest analysis
+
+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
+
+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
+ 
+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
+
+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
+
+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
+
+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
+
+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
+
+### Stack automation???
+automate METADATA
+  name       STR STACK
+  regular    STR "stacktool -definebyquery -all -workdir file://@CWD@/stack -min_new 4 -min_frac 2 -select_good_frac_min 0.2 -dbname @DBNAME@"
+END
+
Index: trunk/ippTasks/simtest.stack.config
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/simtest.stack.config	(revision 20878)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/simtest.stack.config	(revision 20879)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
   DVODB      STR /data/alala.0/ipp/ippRefs/catdir.synth.simtest 
-  FILTERS    STR r,r
-  @EXPTIMES  F32 10,300.00
-  @SKYMAGS   F32 21,18
+  FILTERS    STR r,r,r
+  @EXPTIMES  F32 10,300,300
+  @SKYMAGS   F32 21,21,18
 
   # XXX use a more realistic IQ distribution...