Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/gpc1/psphot.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/gpc1/psphot.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/gpc1/psphot.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -49,4 +49,14 @@
   DIFF_STATS			    BOOL TRUE	       # Calculate diff-specific stats
   OUTPUT.FORMAT		            STR  PS1_DV2       # Format of output file
+
+  PSPHOT.EXT.NSIGMA.LIMIT	    F32	 0.0
+  PSPHOT.EXT.DIFF.ALTERNATE	    BOOL TRUE
+  PSPHOT.EXT.DIFF.ALTERNATE.THRESH  F32	 1.25
+END
+
+SSTF_DIFF METADATA
+  PSPHOT.EXT.NSIGMA.LIMIT	    F32	 0.0
+  PSPHOT.EXT.DIFF.ALTERNATE	    BOOL TRUE
+  PSPHOT.EXT.DIFF.ALTERNATE.THRESH  F32	 1.25
 END
 
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/gpc1/pswarp.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/gpc1/pswarp.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/gpc1/pswarp.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -1,1 +1,4 @@
 ASTROM.SOURCE		STR	PSASTRO.OUTPUT	# Source file rule for astrometry, or NULL
+BACKGROUND.MODEL	BOOL	TRUE
+BKG.XGRID		S32	50
+BKG.YGRID		S32	50
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-mef.mdc
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-mef.mdc	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-mef.mdc	(revision 34840)
@@ -120,4 +120,5 @@
 PSWARP.SKYCELL          INPUT    @FILES        CHIP       IMAGE
 PSWARP.ASTROM           INPUT    @FILES        CHIP       CMF
+PSWARP.BKGMODEL		  INPUT	   @FILES	 CHIP	    IMAGE
 
 ## files used by ppsub
@@ -138,4 +139,5 @@
 PPSTACK.INPUT.PSF       INPUT    @FILES        CHIP       PSF
 PPSTACK.INPUT.SOURCES   INPUT    @FILES        FPA        CMF
+PPSTACK.INPUT.BKGMODEL	  INPUT	   @FILES	 FPA	    IMAGE
 
 ## files used by ppstamp
@@ -296,4 +298,5 @@
 PSWARP.BIN2             OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.fits                  IMAGE     COMP_IMG   FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PSWARP.CONFIG           OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.pswarp.mdc               TEXT      NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PSWARP.OUTPUT.BKGMODEL	OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.mdl.fits		      IMAGE	      NONE	 FPA	    TRUE      NONE
                                                                                      
 SKYCELL.STATS           OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.stats                    STATS     NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
@@ -342,4 +345,6 @@
 PPSTACK.OUTPUT.JPEG1    OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b1.jpg                   JPEG      NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PPSTACK.OUTPUT.JPEG2    OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.jpg                   JPEG      NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSTACK.OUTPUT.BKGMODEL OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.mdl.fits		 IMAGE	   NONE	      FPA	 TRUE      NONE
+PPSTACK.OUTPUT.BKGREST  OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.bkgrest.fits		 IMAGE	   	  NONE	     FPA	TRUE      NONE
 PPSTACK.CONFIG          OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.ppStack.mdc              TEXT      NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
                                                                                      
@@ -370,4 +375,6 @@
 PPSKYCELL.BIN1    	OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{FILE.INDEX}.b1.fits     IMAGE     NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PPSKYCELL.BIN2    	OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{FILE.INDEX}.b2.fits     IMAGE     NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN1.MASK    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{FILE.INDEX}.b1.mk.fits     MASK     COMP_MASK       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN2.MASK    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{FILE.INDEX}.b2.mk.fits     MASK     COMP_MASK       FPA       TRUE      NONE
 
 LOG.IMFILE              OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{CHIP.NAME}.log          TEXT      NONE       CHIP       TRUE      NONE
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-simple.mdc
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-simple.mdc	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-simple.mdc	(revision 34840)
@@ -90,4 +90,5 @@
 PSWARP.SKYCELL            INPUT    @FILES        FPA        IMAGE     
 PSWARP.ASTROM             INPUT    @FILES        FPA        CMF
+PSWARP.BKGMODEL		  INPUT	   @FILES	 CHIP	    IMAGE
 
 ## files used by ppsub
@@ -108,4 +109,5 @@
 PPSTACK.INPUT.PSF         INPUT    @FILES        CHIP       PSF
 PPSTACK.INPUT.SOURCES     INPUT    @FILES        FPA        CMF
+PPSTACK.INPUT.BKGMODEL	  INPUT	   @FILES	 FPA	    IMAGE
 
 ## files used by ppstamp
@@ -251,4 +253,5 @@
 PSWARP.BIN2                  OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.fits              IMAGE           NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PSWARP.CONFIG                OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.pswarp.mdc           TEXT            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PSWARP.OUTPUT.BKGMODEL	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.mdl.fits		  IMAGE	      	  NONE	 FPA	    TRUE      NONE
                                                      
 SKYCELL.STATS                OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.stats                STATS           NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
@@ -300,4 +303,6 @@
 PPSTACK.OUTPUT.JPEG1         OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b1.jpg               JPEG            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PPSTACK.OUTPUT.JPEG2         OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.jpg               JPEG            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSTACK.OUTPUT.BKGMODEL      OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.mdl.fits		  IMAGE	   	  NONE	     FPA	TRUE      NONE
+PPSTACK.OUTPUT.BKGREST       OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.bkgrest.fits	  IMAGE	   	  NONE       FPA	TRUE      NONE
 PPSTACK.CONFIG               OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.ppStack.mdc          TEXT            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
                                              
@@ -327,4 +332,6 @@
 PPSKYCELL.BIN1    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{FILE.INDEX}.b1.fits     IMAGE     NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PPSKYCELL.BIN2    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{FILE.INDEX}.b2.fits     IMAGE     NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN1.MASK    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b1.mk.fits     MASK     COMP_MASK       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN2.MASK    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.mk.fits     MASK     COMP_MASK       FPA       TRUE      NONE
 
 LOG.IMFILE                   OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.imfile.log           TEXT            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-split.mdc
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-split.mdc	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/filerules-split.mdc	(revision 34840)
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@
 PSWARP.SKYCELL            INPUT    @FILES        FPA        IMAGE
 PSWARP.ASTROM             INPUT    @FILES        CHIP       CMF
+PSWARP.BKGMODEL		  INPUT	   @FILES	 CHIP	    IMAGE
                           
 ## files used by ppsub    
@@ -126,4 +127,5 @@
 PPSTACK.INPUT.PSF         INPUT    @FILES        CHIP       PSF
 PPSTACK.INPUT.SOURCES     INPUT    @FILES        FPA        CMF
+PPSTACK.INPUT.BKGMODEL	  INPUT	   @FILES	 FPA	    IMAGE
                           
 ## files used by ppstamp  
@@ -278,4 +280,5 @@
 PSWARP.CONFIG                OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.pswarp.mdc               TEXT            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PSWARP.OUTPUT.UNCOMPRESSED   OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.fits		      IMAGE	      NONE	 FPA	    TRUE      NONE
+PSWARP.OUTPUT.BKGMODEL	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.mdl.fits		      IMAGE	      NONE	 FPA	    TRUE      NONE
                                                                                                    
 SKYCELL.STATS                OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.stats                    STATS           NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
@@ -333,4 +336,6 @@
 PPSTACK.OUTPUT.JPEG1         OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b1.jpg                   JPEG            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 PPSTACK.OUTPUT.JPEG2         OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.jpg                   JPEG            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSTACK.OUTPUT.BKGMODEL      OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.mdl.fits		      IMAGE	      NONE	 FPA	    TRUE      NONE
+PPSTACK.OUTPUT.BKGREST       OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.bkgrest.fits	      IMAGE	      NONE	 FPA	    TRUE      NONE
 PPSTACK.CONFIG               OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.ppStack.mdc              TEXT            NONE       FPA        TRUE      NONE
 
@@ -360,6 +365,8 @@
 PPSKYCELL.JPEG1              OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.0.b1.jpeg     JPEG            NONE       CHIP       TRUE      NONE
 PPSKYCELL.JPEG2              OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.0.b2.jpeg     JPEG            NONE       CHIP       TRUE      NONE
-PPSKYCELL.BIN1    	OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.0.b1.fits     IMAGE     COMP_IMG       FPA        TRUE      NONE
-PPSKYCELL.BIN2    	OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.0.b2.fits     IMAGE     COMP_IMG       FPA       TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN1    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b1.fits     IMAGE     COMP_IMG       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN2    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.fits     IMAGE     COMP_IMG       FPA       TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN1.MASK    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b1.mk.fits     MASK     COMP_MASK       FPA        TRUE      NONE
+PPSKYCELL.BIN2.MASK    	     OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.b2.mk.fits     MASK     COMP_MASK       FPA       TRUE      NONE
 
 LOG.IMFILE                   OUTPUT {OUTPUT}.{CHIP.NAME}.log          TEXT            NONE       CHIP       TRUE      NONE
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/jpeg.mdc
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/jpeg.mdc	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/jpeg.mdc	(revision 34840)
@@ -260,5 +260,5 @@
 	SCALE.MIN	F32	 -8.0
 	SCALE.MAX	F32	 +8.0
-	OPTIONS		STR	+SB,-X,+Y
+	OPTIONS		STR	+SB,+X,+Y
 END
 
@@ -268,5 +268,5 @@
 	SCALE.MIN	F32	 -8.0
 	SCALE.MAX	F32	 +8.0
-	OPTIONS		STR	-SB,-X,+Y
+	OPTIONS		STR	-SB,+X,+Y
 END
 
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/nightly_science.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/nightly_science.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/nightly_science.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -229,4 +229,5 @@
   DIFFABLE  BOOL TRUE
   REDUCTION STR SWEETSPOT
+  ADDITIONAL_STACK_LABEL STR ecliptic.rp
 #  REDUCTION STR SSTF_4SIG
 #  WARP      S16 60
@@ -240,4 +241,5 @@
   DIFFABLE    BOOL TRUE
   REDUCTION STR SWEETSPOT
+  ADDITIONAL_STACK_LABEL STR ecliptic.rp
 #  REDUCTION STR SSTF_4SIG
 END
@@ -250,4 +252,5 @@
   DIFFABLE    BOOL TRUE
   REDUCTION STR SWEETSPOT
+  ADDITIONAL_STACK_LABEL STR ecliptic.rp
 #  REDUCTION STR SSTF_4SIG
 END
@@ -260,4 +263,5 @@
   DIFFABLE    BOOL TRUE
   REDUCTION STR SWEETSPOT
+  ADDITIONAL_STACK_LABEL STR ecliptic.rp
 #  REDUCTION STR SSTF_4SIG
 END
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppBackground.mdc
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppBackground.mdc	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppBackground.mdc	(revision 34840)
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 # Recipe options for ppBackground
 
+BINNING_RECIPE	STR	PSPHOT
+BINNING_XNAME	STR	BACKGROUND.XBIN
+BINNING_YNAME	STR	BACKGROUND.YBIN
+
+DEFAULT    METADATA
+END
+
+
+STACK	    METADATA
+  BINNING_RECIPE	STR	PSWARP
+  BINNING_XNAME	STR	BKG.XGRID	
+  BINNING_YNAME	STR	BKG.YGRID
+END
+	    
 
 BACKGROUND	 METADATA
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStack.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStack.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStack.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -103,4 +103,6 @@
 STACK.TYPE      STR     DEEP_STACK
 
+DEFAULT.EXPTIME  F32    NAN
+
 # Recipe overrides for STACK
 STACK	METADATA
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStats.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStats.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStats.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -127,4 +127,8 @@
   HEADER	STR	IMAGE_V
   HEADER	STR	STREAK_V
+  
+  HEADER        STR     NDET            # sources->n
+  HEADER        STR     NDET_EXT
+  HEADER        STR     NDET_FRC
 
   ANALYSIS      MULTI   # metadata blocks to search in chip/cell/readout->analysis
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStatsFromMetadata.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStatsFromMetadata.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/ppStatsFromMetadata.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -544,4 +544,7 @@
   ENTRY  VAL  DT_ASTR             F32  CONSTANT         -dtime_astrom      
   ENTRY  VAL  NASTRO              S32  CONSTANT         -n_astrom          
+  ENTRY  VAL  NDET                S32  CONSTANT         -n_detections
+  ENTRY  VAL  NDET_EXT            S32  CONSTANT         -n_extended
+  ENTRY  VAL  NDET_FRC            S32  CONSTANT         -n_forced
 
   ENTRY  VAL  ZPT_OBS             F32  CONSTANT         -zpt_obs
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/psphot.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/psphot.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/psphot.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -345,4 +345,6 @@
 PSPHOT.EXT.NSIGMA.LIMIT             F32   3.0  # sources with extNsigma greater that this get tagged as likely extended sources
 PSPHOT.EXT.NSIGMA.MOMENTS           F32   3.0  # sources with extNsigma greater that this get tagged as likely extended sources
+PSPHOT.EXT.DIFF.ALTERNATE	    BOOL  FALSE           # use alternate extended source calculation; designed for diff trails
+PSPHOT.EXT.DIFF.ALTERNATE.THRESH    F32	  1.5		  # threshold for alternate extended source calculations
 PSPHOT.CR.GROW                      S32   1               # Number of pixels to grow CR mask
 PSPHOT.CR.NSIGMA.SOFTEN             F32   0.0025          # Softening parameter for weights
@@ -382,11 +384,11 @@
 # Note: if an input has a filter not in this list it will be processed after all of the others with MATCH.ALL = FALSE
 PSPHOT.STACK.MATCH.FILTERS   METADATA
-    TYPE        PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER FILTER.ID ORDER MATCH.ALL
-    gband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   g        4       FALSE
-    rband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   r        2       FALSE
-    iband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   i        1       FALSE
-    zband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   z        3       FALSE
-    yband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   y        5       TRUE
-    wband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   w        0       FALSE
+    TYPE        PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER FILTER.ID ORDER MATCH.ALL Y.RATIO.MAX
+    gband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   g        4       FALSE      0
+    rband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   r        2       FALSE      1.7
+    iband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   i        1       FALSE      1.6
+    zband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   z        3       FALSE      1.65
+    yband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   y        5       TRUE       0
+    wband       PSPHOT_STACK.MATCH.FILTER   w        0       FALSE      0
 END
 
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/pswarp.config
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/pswarp.config	(revision 34755)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121130/ippconfig/recipes/pswarp.config	(revision 34840)
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
 MASKSTAT.ADVISORY   U32 0x080
 
+BACKGROUND.MODEL    BOOL   FALSE             # Construct a warped version of the chip stage background
+BKG.XGRID              S32    4               # These need to be tuned
+BKG.YGRID              S32    4
 
 # Default recipe for warping
