Index: trunk/ippTasks/simtest.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/simtest.pro	(revision 28767)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/simtest.pro	(revision 42385)
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@
   if (("$init" == "new") || ("$init" == "inject"))  
     # XXX this will fail and exit the script if the db does not exist or is old...
+    # XXX this step is too dangerous and was eliminated
     exec pxadmin -delete -dbname $dbname
 
     # XXX this gives warnings if the db exists...
+    # XXX this step is too dangerous and was eliminated
     exec pxadmin -create -dbname $dbname
 
@@ -74,5 +76,8 @@
       # the labels "wait" and "proc" are special names used in automate.pro
     
-      $ppsim = "ppSimSequence $MODULES:0/$SIMTEST_SEQUENCE simtest.mkimages simtest.inject -path $SIMTEST_RAWDIR -workdir $SIMTEST_WORKDIR -dbname $dbname -label wait -dvodb DVO -tess_id TESS"
+      # make a reference database
+      mkref refcat 10
+
+      $ppsim = "ppSimSequence $SIMTEST_SEQUENCE simtest.mkimages simtest.inject -path $SIMTEST_RAWDIR -workdir $SIMTEST_WORKDIR -dbname $dbname -label wait -dvodb DVO -tess_id TESS -refcat refcat.catdir"
       if ("$PPSIM_RECIPE" != "default") 
          $ppsim = $ppsim -ppsim_recipe $PPSIM_RECIPE
@@ -101,7 +106,11 @@
   module automate.pro
 
-  module.tasks
-
-  add.label proc
+  module chip.pro
+  module camera.pro
+  module register.pro
+  # module.tasks
+
+  # XXX consolidate design of label / state / ?? for processing sequences
+  add.label simtest
 
   if ($SIMTEST_THREADS == 0) 
@@ -115,5 +124,5 @@
   automate.load $SIMTEST_AUTO $SIMTEST_CAMERA $dbname
 
-  tasks.revert.off
+  # tasks.revert.off
 
   run
@@ -159,2 +168,68 @@
   $SIMTEST_AUTO = simtest.flatcorr.auto
 end
+
+# basic options for the these images (filter, location, obstype)
+$BaseOptions = -type OBJECT -filter r -skymags 20.86 -ra 270.70 -dec -23.70 -pa 0.0
+$BaseOptions = $BaseOptions -Df PSASTRO:DVO.GETSTAR.MAX.RHO 50000.0
+$BaseOptions = $BaseOptions -nx 2500 -ny 2500
+
+# options for the reference image
+$RefOptions = $BaseOptions -exptime 100.0 -seeing 1.0
+$RefOptions = $RefOptions -D PSF.MODEL PS_MODEL_GAUSS
+$RefOptions = $RefOptions -Df STARS.SIGMA.LIM 0.5
+$RefOptions = $RefOptions -Db PSF.CONVOLVE T
+
+# create a reference database of fake stars to be used by ppSim below
+macro mkref
+  if ($0 != 3)
+    echo "mkref (refbase) (density)"
+    break
+  end
+
+  local refbase
+  $refbase = $1
+
+  exec rm -rf $refbase.catdir
+  exec rm -f $refbase.fits
+  
+  $RefOptions = $RefOptions -Df STARS.DENSITY $2
+
+  # create an image with fake sources and insert the resulting cmf file into a dvodb
+  $RefConfig = -camera SIMTEST -recipe PPSIM STACKTEST.MAKE -D PSASTRO:PSASTRO.CATDIR $refbase.catdir
+
+  exec ppSim $RefOptions $RefConfig $refbase
+  
+  file synth.photcodes found
+  if (not($found))
+    echo "making photcodes file"
+    mkphotcodes synth.photcodes
+  end
+
+  exec addstar -D CAMERA simtest -D CATDIR $refbase.catdir -accept-astrom -photcode SYNTH.r -D PHOTCODE_FILE synth.photcodes $refbase.cmf -quick-airmass
+  exec relphot -averages -D CATDIR $refbase.catdir -update -region 260 280 -33 -13
+end
+
+# if we run this test as a stand-alone program somewhere, we may need to create a local copy of the photcode file:
+macro mkphotcodes
+  if ($0 != 2)
+    echo "USAGE: mkphotcodes (filename)"
+    break
+  end
+
+  exec /bin/rm -f $1
+  output $1
+  echo "#                                           airmass      color                         astrometry  mag    photom  astrom mask    photom mask"
+  echo "# code  name                type    zero  slope offset c1    c2   slope   zero  equiv  sys scale   scale  sys     poor   bad     poor   bad"
+  echo "  1     g_SYNTH              sec   0.000  0.000 0.000     1     3 0.0000     0    21   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  2     r_SYNTH              sec   0.000  0.000 0.000     2     3 0.0000     0    22   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  3     i_SYNTH              sec   0.000  0.000 0.000     2     3 0.0000     0    23   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  4     z_SYNTH              sec   0.000  0.000 0.000     3     4 0.0000     0    24   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  5     y_SYNTH              sec   0.000  0.000 0.000     4     5 0.0000     0    25   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  3001  SYNTH.g              ref   0.000  0.000 0.000     -     - 0.0000     0     1   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  3002  SYNTH.r              ref   0.000  0.000 0.000     -     - 0.0000     0     2   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  3003  SYNTH.i              ref   0.000  0.000 0.000     -     - 0.0000     0     3   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  3004  SYNTH.z              ref   0.000  0.000 0.000     -     - 0.0000     0     4   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  echo "  3005  SYNTH.y              ref   0.000  0.000 0.000     -     - 0.0000     0     5   0.000 0.000 0.000  0.000   0x0000 0x0000  0x0000 0x0000"
+  output stdout
+end
+