Index: /trunk/ippconfig/simple.config
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--- /trunk/ippconfig/simple.config	(revision 6777)
+++ /trunk/ippconfig/simple.config	(revision 6777)
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+# 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	simple_format.config
+END
+ 
+ 
+# Description of camera --- all the chips and the cells that comprise them
+FPA     METADATA
+        Chip		STR	Cell
+END
+
+
Index: /trunk/ippconfig/simple_format.config
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--- /trunk/ippconfig/simple_format.config	(revision 6777)
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+# Drop-dead simple camera with single chip with single cell
+
+# How to identify this type
+RULE	METADATA
+	SIMPLE		BOOL	TRUE
+	NAXIS		S32	2
+END
+
+# How to read this data
+FILE	METADATA
+	PHU		STR	FPA	# The FITS file represents an entire FPA
+	EXTENSIONS	STR	NONE	# There are no extensions
+	FPA.NAME	STR	OBJECT	# A PHU keyword for unique identifier within the hierarchy level
+	CHIP.NAME	STR	NAXIS	# A PHU keyword for unique identifier for the chip; this is cheating
+END
+
+# What's in the FITS file?
+CONTENTS	METADATA
+	# chip identifier, chip name: component cells
+	2	STR	Chip:Cell	# This is a cheating way of specifying a chip, using NAXIS
+END
+
+# Specify the cell data
+CELLS	METADATA
+	Cell	METADATA
+		CELL.TRIMSEC.SOURCE	STR	HEADER
+		CELL.BIASSEC.SOURCE	STR	HEADER
+		CELL.TRIMSEC		STR	TRIMSEC
+		CELL.BIASSEC		STR	BIASSEC
+	END
+END
+
+# How to translate PS concepts into FITS headers
+TRANSLATION	METADATA
+	FPA.AIRMASS	STR	AIRMASS
+	FPA.FILTER	STR	FILTER
+	FPA.POSANGLE	STR	POSANG
+	FPA.RA		STR	OBJ-RA
+	FPA.DEC		STR	OBJ-DEC
+	CELL.EXPOSURE	STR	EXPTIME
+	CELL.DARKTIME	STR	DARKTIME
+	CELL.TIME	STR	DATE-OBS TIME-OBS	# Date and time
+	CELL.XBIN	STR	CCDSUM
+	CELL.YBIN	STR	CCDSUM
+END
+
+# Default PS concepts that may be specified by value
+DEFAULTS	METADATA
+	FPA.RADECSYS	STR	ICRS
+	CELL.GAIN	F32	1.0
+	CELL.READNOISE	F32	0.0
+	CELL.SATURATION	F32	65535
+	CELL.BAD	F32	-65535
+	CELL.READDIR	S32	1
+	CELL.TIMESYS	STR	UTC
+	CELL.XPARITY	S32	1
+	CELL.YPARITY	S32	1
+	CELL.X0		S32	0
+	CELL.Y0		S32	0
+END
+
+FORMATS		METADATA
+	FPA.RA		STR	HOURS
+	FPA.DEC		STR	DEGREES
+END