Index: trunk/ippconfig/simquad/camera.config
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--- trunk/ippconfig/simquad/camera.config	(revision 42812)
+++ trunk/ippconfig/simquad/camera.config	(revision 42812)
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Camera configuration file for drop-dead boring camera, consisting of a single chip with single cell.
+
+# File formats that we know about
+FORMATS         METADATA
+	SIMPLE	   STR	simquad/format.config
+END
+
+# Description of camera --- all the chips and the cells that comprise them
+FPA     METADATA
+        Chip		STR	Cell00 Cell01 Cell10 Cell11
+END
+
+# move this elsewhere?  we need a lookup table to go from filter ID to abstract name
+FILTER.ID       METADATA
+	B	STR	B
+	V	STR	V
+	R	STR	R
+	I	STR	I
+	z	STR	z
+END
+
+# Table of strings to use for the class identifier (see ippdb) according to the file level.
+CLASSID		METADATA
+	FPA	STR	fpa
+	CHIP	STR	{CHIP.NAME}
+	CELL	STR	{CHIP.NAME}.{CELL.NAME}
+	fpa	STR	fpa
+	chip	STR	{CHIP.NAME}
+	cell	STR	{CHIP.NAME}.{CELL.NAME}
+END
+
+DVO.CAMERADIR	STR	megacam		# Camera directory for DVO
+
+# convert supplied FPA.OBSTYPE values to abstract exptype names
+OBSTYPE.TABLE METADATA
+  bias 	   STR BIAS
+  zero 	   STR BIAS
+  dark 	   STR DARK
+  flat 	   STR SKYFLAT
+  skyflat  STR SKYFLAT
+  domeflat STR DOMEFLAT
+  object   STR OBJECT
+  science  STR OBJECT
+END
+
+# Recipe options
+RECIPES		METADATA
+#        PPIMAGE         STR     simple/ppImage.config   # Default: all (normal) options on
+#	PSPHOT		STR	simple/psphot.config	# psphot details
+END
+
+PHOTCODE.RULE           STR     {DETECTOR}.{FILTER.ID}.{CHIP.NAME}	# Rule for generating photcode
+
+# reduction classes (recipes which are grouped together)
+REDUCTION	STR	recipes/reductionClasses.mdc
+
+FITSTYPES       STR     recipes/fitstypes.mdc
+
+FILERULES       STR     recipes/filerules-simple.mdc
+
+EXTNAME.RULES METADATA
+  CMF.HEAD STR hdr
+  CMF.DATA STR psf
+  CMF.XSRC STR xsrc
+  CMF.XRAD STR xrad
+  CMF.XFIT STR xfit
+  CMF.DETEFF STR deteff
+  CMF.XGAL STR xgal
+
+  PSF.HEAD  STR hdr
+  PSF.TABLE STR psf_model
+  PSF.RESID STR psf_resid
+END
+
+MASK.FORCE	BOOL	TRUE	# Force reliance on MASKS recipe if headers not present
Index: trunk/ippconfig/simquad/format.config
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippconfig/simquad/format.config	(revision 42812)
+++ trunk/ippconfig/simquad/format.config	(revision 42812)
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# Simulated camera with 4 readout amplifiers on a single chip
+
+# How to identify this type
+RULE	METADATA
+	TELESCOP	STR	SimScope
+	INSTRUME	STR	SIMQUAD
+END
+
+# How to read this data
+FILE	METADATA
+	PHU		STR	FPA	# The FITS file represents an entire FPA
+        EXTENSIONS      STR     CELL       # The extensions represent cells
+	FPA.OBS		STR	FILENAME	# A PHU keyword for unique identifier within the hierarchy level
+	CONTENT	        STR     CHIPNAME	# How to determine content of FITS file
+	CONTENT.RULE	STR	{CHIP.NAME}	# How to derive the CONTENT when writing
+END
+
+# What's in the FITS file?
+CONTENTS	METADATA
+	# File identifier with corresponding file layout name
+	Chip		STR	SimChip:SimCell:
+	Chip		STR	SimChip:SimCell:
+	Chip		STR	SimChip:SimCell:
+	Chip		STR	SimChip:SimCell:
+???
+	Cell00	STR	Cell00:SimCell
+	Cell01	STR	Cell01:SimCell
+	Cell10	STR	Cell10:SimCell
+	Cell11	STR	Cell11:SimCell
+END
+
+# Specify the layout
+CHIPS	METADATA
+	SimChip		METADATA
+		# Extension name, cellName:cellType
+		Cell00	STR	Cell00:SimCell
+		Cell01	STR	Cell01:SimCell
+		Cell10	STR	Cell10:SimCell
+		Cell11	STR	Cell11:SimCell
+	END
+END
+
+# Specify the cell data
+CELLS	METADATA
+	SimCell		METADATA
+		CELL.TRIMSEC.SOURCE	STR	HEADER
+		CELL.TRIMSEC		STR	TRIMSEC
+		CELL.BIASSEC.SOURCE	STR	HEADER
+		CELL.BIASSEC		STR	BIASSEC
+	END
+END
+
+# How to translate PS concepts into FITS headers
+TRANSLATION	METADATA
+	FPA.TELESCOPE	STR	TELESCOP
+	FPA.INSTRUMENT	STR	INSTRUME
+	FPA.OBSTYPE	STR	OBSTYPE
+	FPA.AIRMASS	STR	AIRMASS
+	FPA.FILTER	STR	FILTER
+	FPA.POSANGLE	STR	POSANGLE
+	FPA.RA		STR	RA
+	FPA.DEC		STR	DEC
+	FPA.OBJECT	STR	OBJECT
+	FPA.TIME	STR	DATE-OBS UTC-OBS	# Date and time
+	FPA.EXPOSURE	STR	EXPTIME
+	CELL.EXPOSURE	STR	EXPTIME
+	CELL.DARKTIME	STR	DARKTIME
+#	CELL.TIME	STR	DATE-OBS TIME-OBS	# Date and time
+END
+
+# Default PS concepts that may be specified by value
+DEFAULTS	METADATA
+	CELL.XBIN	S32	1
+	CELL.YBIN	S32	1
+	FPA.TIMESYS	STR	UTC
+	FPA.RADECSYS	STR	ICRS
+	CELL.GAIN	F32	1.0
+	CELL.READNOISE	F32	2.0
+	CELL.BAD	F32	0
+	CELL.SATURATION	F32	65535
+#	CELL.BAD	F32	-65535
+	CELL.READDIR	S32	1
+	CELL.TIMESYS	STR	UTC
+	CELL.XPARITY	S32	1
+	CELL.YPARITY	S32	1
+	CHIP.XPARITY	S32	1
+	CHIP.YPARITY	S32	1
+	CELL.X0		S32	0
+	CELL.Y0		S32	0
+	CELL.X0.DEPEND	STR	CELL.NAME
+	CELL.X0		METADATA
+		Cell00	S32	0
+		Cell01	S32	0
+		Cell10	S32	1024
+		Cell11	S32	1024
+	END
+	CELL.Y0.DEPEND	STR	CELL.NAME
+	CELL.Y0		METADATA
+		Cell00	S32	0
+		Cell01	S32	1024
+		Cell10	S32	0
+		Cell11	S32	1024
+	END
+	CELL.XSIZE	S32	1024
+	CELL.YSIZE	S32	1024
+END
+
+FORMATS		METADATA
+	FPA.RA		STR	HOURS
+	FPA.DEC		STR	DEGREES
+	FPA.TIME	STR	SEPARATE,YEAR.FIRST
+END