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+#summary Format for aimcconfig files
+
+The AIM-C configuration file is a simple text file in the format parsed by [http://code.jellycan.com/simpleini/ simpleini]. 
+
+The file describes a tree of modules, with the output of each module feeding into zero, one or more other modules. Each node of the tree is an _instance_ of an AIM-C module. Each node can have a different set of parameters.
+
+== Example ==
+
+{{{
+module1.name = FileInput
+module1.id = file_input
+module1.child1 = PZFCFilterbank
+
+module2.name = PZFCFilterbank
+module2.id = pzfc
+module2.child1 = NAP
+
+module3.name = NAP
+module3.id = hcl
+module3.child1 = Strobes
+
+module4.name = Strobes
+module4.id = local_max
+module4.parameters = <<<ENDPARAMS
+ENDPARAMS
+module4.child1 = SAI
+
+module5.name = SAI
+module5.id = weighted_sai
+module5.child1 = SAIMovie
+
+module6.name = SAIMovie
+module6.id = graphics_time
+module6.parameters = <<<ENDPARAMS
+graph.y.min=0
+graph.y.max=0.5
+graph.freq.label=Cochlear Channel
+graph.x.label=Time Interval
+graph.type=line
+ENDPARAMS
+}}}
+
+Each module has a number. The varaibles {{{module<n>.name and module<n>.id}}} are required for each module. If {{{module<n>.parameters and module<n>.child<m>}}} are specified they will be used. If no parameters are specified for a given module, the defaults are used. Any parameters given for a module override the defaults built in to the module.
+
+=== Module names and identifiers ===
+Each module specified in the tree is an instance of an AIM-C module with a specific set of parameters. By convention each instance of a module is identified by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase camel case] name, and each module is identified by a lowercase name with underscores.
+
+=== Module parameters ===
+
+All AIM-C modules can have a default set of parameters. These can be overridden by parameters in the {{{module<n>.parameters}}} section of the configuration file. 
+
+