Index: trunk/psModules/src/concepts/pmConcepts.c
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--- trunk/psModules/src/concepts/pmConcepts.c	(revision 30049)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/concepts/pmConcepts.c	(revision 36834)
@@ -578,2 +578,26 @@
 }
 
+int pmConceptsChipNumberFromName (pmFPA *fpa, char *name) {
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < fpa->chips->n; i++) {
+        pmChip *chip = fpa->chips->data[i];
+        if (!chip) continue;
+        char *thisone = psMetadataLookupStr (NULL, chip->concepts, "CHIP.NAME");
+        if (!thisone) continue;
+        if (!strcmp (name, thisone)) return (i);
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+pmChip *pmConceptsChipFromName (pmFPA *fpa, char *name) {
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < fpa->chips->n; i++) {
+        pmChip *chip = fpa->chips->data[i];
+        if (!chip) continue;
+        char *thisone = psMetadataLookupStr (NULL, chip->concepts, "CHIP.NAME");
+        if (!thisone) continue;
+        if (!strcmp (name, thisone)) return (chip);
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+