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-/*
-$Log$
-Revision 1.69  2002/05/05 21:06:55  nilsen
-Added GetSimulationMoel, and fixed up SetDefaultSimulation to do the
-proper initilization when a simulation has already been defined.
-
-Revision 1.68  2002/05/02 18:51:53  nilsen
-AliITS.h
-   Method MakeBranchR has now a second argument, with a default value:
-       Option_t *opt=" ". Opt="Fast" is to create a separate branch
-       for fast points in TreeR
-   New method MakeBranchRF: it a separate branch in TreeR for Fast Points
-
-AliITS.cxx
-1) TTree->Write() replaced with TTree->AutoSave for TreeS, TreeD and
-   TreeR
-2) Changes in MakeBranchR to allow the creation of a special branch
-   for fast points
-
-Revision 1.67  2002/03/15 17:22:51  nilsen
-Intoduced SDigits2Digits and SDigitsToDigits functions.
-
-Revision 1.66  2001/11/28 01:35:45  nilsen
-Using standard constructors instead of default constructors for Clusterfinder,
-Response, and FastSimulator.
-
-Revision 1.65  2001/11/27 16:27:28  nilsen
-Adding AliITSDigitizer class to do merging and digitization . Based on the
-TTask method. AliITSDigitizer class added to the Makefile and ITSLinkDef.h
-file. The following files required minor changes. AliITS, added functions
-SetHitsAddressBranch, MakeBranchInTreeD and modified MakeBranchD.
-AliITSsimulationSDD.cxx needed a Tree indepenent way of returning back to
-the original Root Directory in function Compress1D. Now it uses gDirectory.
-
-Revision 1.64  2001/11/19 16:17:02  nilsen
-Applyed fixes to bugs found by Rene Brun. With many thanks. Some additonal
-bugs found by Rene require more work to fix. Will be fixed soon.
-
-Revision 1.63  2001/10/24 21:16:34  nilsen
-Removed some dead code and improved comments/documntation.
-
-Revision 1.62  2001/10/21 19:23:21  nilsen
-Added function to allow to limit which detectors to digitize and reconstruct.
-The default is All. This change makes no changes to any root file.
-
-Revision 1.61  2001/10/11 15:26:07  mariana
-Correct HitsToFastRecPoints
-
-Revision 1.60  2001/10/04 22:38:10  nilsen
-Changes made to support PreDigits (SDigits) plus other helpful changes.
-
-Revision 1.59  2001/08/30 09:56:18  hristov
-The operator[] is replaced by At() or AddAt() in case of TObjArray.
-
-Revision 1.58  2001/07/26 15:05:29  hristov
-Use global gRandom generator (M.Ivanov)
-
-Revision 1.57  2001/07/24 14:26:11  mariana
-Introduce the function Digits2Reco() and write the defaults for simulation and reconstruction
-
-Revision 1.56  2001/07/05 12:49:49  mariana
-Temporary patches required by root.v3.01.05
-
-Revision 1.55  2001/06/14 14:59:00  barbera
-Tracking V1 decoupled from AliITS
-
-Revision 1.54  2001/05/31 20:37:56  barbera
-Bari/Salerno model set as defaault SPD simulation
-
-Revision 1.53  2001/05/31 18:52:24 barbera 
-Bari model becomes the default
-
-Revision 1.53  2001/05/30 07:52:24  hristov
-TPC and CONTAINERS included in the search path
-
-Revision 1.52  2001/05/30 06:04:58  hristov
-Changes made to be consitant with changes in TPC tracking classes (B.Nilsen)
-
-Revision 1.51  2001/05/16 14:57:15  alibrary
-New files for folders and Stack
-
-Revision 1.50  2001/05/11 09:15:21  barbera
-Corrected to make fast point creation working with PPR geometry
-
-Revision 1.49  2001/05/11 07:37:49  hristov
-Legacy lines commented
-
-Revision 1.48  2001/05/10 18:14:25  barbera
-A typo corrected
-
-Revision 1.47  2001/05/10 17:55:59  barbera
-Modified to create rec points also for PPR geometries
-
-Revision 1.46  2001/05/10 00:05:28  nilsen
-Allowed for HitsToDigits function to work with versions 5, 7, 8, and 9. This
-should probably be cleaned up to only check to make sure that fITSgeom has
-been properly defined.
-
-Revision 1.45  2001/05/01 22:35:48  nilsen
-Remove/commented a number of cout<< statements. and made change needed by
-SSD code.
-
-Revision 1.44  2001/04/26 22:44:01  nilsen
-Removed dependence on layer 5/6 in AliITS::HitsToDigits. This will be
-done properly in AliITSv???.cxx via SetDefaults.
-
-Revision 1.43  2001/04/26 13:22:52  barbera
-TMatrix and TVector elimininated to speed up the code
-
-Revision 1.42  2001/04/25 21:55:12  barbera
-Updated version to be compatible with actual verion of STEER and TPC
-
-Revision 1.41  2001/04/21 15:16:51  barbera
-Updated with the new SSD reconstruction code
-
-Revision 1.40  2001/03/17 15:07:06  mariana
-Update SDD response parameters
-
-Revision 1.39  2001/03/12 17:45:32  hristov
-Changes needed on Sun with CC 5.0
-
-Revision 1.38  2001/03/07 14:04:51  barbera
-Some vector dimensions increased to cope with full events
-
-Revision 1.37  2001/03/07 12:36:35  barbera
-A change added in the tracking part to manage delta rays
-
-Revision 1.36  2001/03/02 19:44:11  barbera
- modified to taking into account new version tracking v1
-
-Revision 1.35  2001/02/28 18:16:46  mariana
-Make the code compatible with the new AliRun
-
-Revision 1.34  2001/02/11 15:51:39  mariana
-Set protection in MakeBranch
-
-Revision 1.33  2001/02/10 22:26:39  mariana
-Move the initialization of the containers for raw clusters in MakeTreeC()
-
-Revision 1.32  2001/02/08 23:55:31  nilsen
-Removed fMajor/MinorVersion variables in favor of variables in derived classes.
-Set arrays char *det[3] = {"SPD","SDD","SSD"} as const.
-
-Revision 1.31  2001/02/02 23:57:28  nilsen
-Added include file that are no londer included in AliITSgeom.h
-
-Revision 1.30  2001/01/30 09:23:13  hristov
-Streamers removed (R.Brun)
-
-Revision 1.29  2001/01/26 20:01:09  hristov
-Major upgrade of AliRoot code
+/* $Id$ */
 
-Revision 1.28  2000/12/18 14:02:00  barbera
-new version of the ITS tracking to take into account the new TPC track parametrization
-
-Revision 1.27  2000/12/08 13:49:27  barbera
-Hidden declaration in a for loop removed to be compliant with HP-UX compiler
-
-Revision 1.26  2000/11/27 13:12:13  barbera
-New version containing the files for tracking
-
-Revision 1.25  2000/11/12 22:38:05  barbera
-Added header file for the SPD Bari model
-
-Revision 1.24  2000/10/09 22:18:12  barbera
-Bug fixes from MAriana to le AliITStest.C run correctly
-
-Revision 1.23  2000/10/05 20:47:42  nilsen
-fixed dependencies of include files. Tryed but failed to get a root automaticly
-generates streamer function to work. Modified SetDefaults.
-
-Revision 1.9.2.15  2000/10/04 16:56:40  nilsen
-Needed to include stdlib.h
-
-=======
-Revision 1.22  2000/10/04 19:45:52  barbera
-Corrected by F. Carminati for v3.04
-
-Revision 1.21  2000/10/02 21:28:08  fca
-Removal of useless dependecies via forward declarations
-
-Revision 1.20  2000/10/02 16:31:39  barbera
-General code clean-up
-
-Revision 1.9.2.14  2000/10/02 15:43:51  barbera
-General code clean-up (e.g., printf -> cout)
-
-Revision 1.19  2000/09/22 12:13:25  nilsen
-Patches and updates for fixes to this and other routines.
-
-Revision 1.18  2000/07/12 05:32:20  fca
-Correcting several syntax problem with static members
-
-Revision 1.17  2000/07/10 16:07:18  fca
-Release version of ITS code
-
-Revision 1.9.2.3  2000/02/02 13:42:09  barbera
-fixed AliITS.cxx for new AliRun structure. Added ITS hits list to list of hits which will have their track numbers updated
-
-Revision 1.9.2.2  2000/01/23 03:03:13  nilsen
-//fixed FillModule. Removed fi(fabs(xl)<dx....
-
-Revision 1.9.2.1  2000/01/12 19:03:32  nilsen
-This is the version of the files after the merging done in December 1999.
-See the ReadMe110100.txt file for details
-
-Revision 1.9  1999/11/14 14:33:25  fca
-Correct problems with distructors and pointers, thanks to I.Hrivnacova
-
-Revision 1.8  1999/09/29 09:24:19  fca
-Introduction of the Copyright and cvs Log
-
-*/
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
@@ -275,50 +64,77 @@ the AliITS class.
 // futher information.
 //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#include <iostream.h>
-#include <iomanip.h>
-#include <fstream.h>
+
+#include <Riostream.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <TMath.h>
-#include <TRandom.h>
+
 #include <TBranch.h>
-#include <TVector.h>
 #include <TClonesArray.h>
-#include <TROOT.h>
-#include <TObjectTable.h>
 #include <TFile.h>
-#include <TTree.h>
+#include <TMath.h>
+#include <TObjectTable.h>
+#include <TROOT.h>
+#include <TRandom.h>
 #include <TString.h>
+#include <TTree.h>
+#include <TVector.h>
+#include <TVirtualMC.h>
 
-#include "AliMC.h"
+#include "AliConfig.h"
 #include "AliHeader.h"
-
 #include "AliITS.h"
+#include "AliITSClusterFinderSDD.h"
+#include "AliITSClusterFinderSPD.h"
+#include "AliITSClusterFinderSSD.h"
 #include "AliITSDetType.h"
-#include "AliITSresponseSPD.h"
+#include "AliITSLoader.h"
+#include "AliITSRawClusterSPD.h"
+#include "AliITSRawClusterSDD.h"
+#include "AliITSRawClusterSSD.h"
+#include "AliITSRecPoint.h"
+#include "AliITSdigitSPD.h"
+#include "AliITSdigitSDD.h"
+#include "AliITSdigitSSD.h"
+#include "AliITSgeom.h"
+#include "AliITShit.h"
+#include "AliITSmodule.h"
+#include "AliITSpList.h"
 #include "AliITSresponseSDD.h"
+#include "AliITSresponseSPD.h"
 #include "AliITSresponseSSD.h"
-#include "AliITSsegmentationSPD.h"
 #include "AliITSsegmentationSDD.h"
+#include "AliITSsegmentationSPD.h"
 #include "AliITSsegmentationSSD.h"
-#include "AliITSsimulationSPD.h"
 #include "AliITSsimulationSDD.h"
+#include "AliITSsimulationSPD.h"
 #include "AliITSsimulationSSD.h"
-#include "AliITSClusterFinderSPD.h"
-#include "AliITSClusterFinderSDD.h"
-#include "AliITSClusterFinderSSD.h"
-#include "AliITShit.h"
-#include "AliITSgeom.h"
-#include "AliITSpList.h"
-#include "AliITSdigit.h"
-#include "AliITSmodule.h"
-#include "AliITSRecPoint.h"
-#include "AliITSRawCluster.h"
+#include "AliMC.h"
+#include "AliITSDigitizer.h"
+#include "AliITSDDLRawData.h"
+#include "AliRun.h"
 
 ClassImp(AliITS)
 
 //______________________________________________________________________
-AliITS::AliITS() : AliDetector() {
+AliITS::AliITS() : AliDetector(),
+    fITSgeom(0),
+    fEuclidOut(0),
+    fITSmodules(0),
+    fOpt("All"),
+    fIdN(0),
+    fIdSens(0),
+    fIdName(0),
+    fNDetTypes(kNTYPES),
+    fDetTypes(0),
+    fSDigits(0),
+    fNSDigits(0),
+    fDtype(0),
+    fNdtype(0),
+    fCtype(0),
+    fNctype(0),
+    fRecPoints(0),
+    fNRecPoints(0),
+    fSelectedVertexer(0){
     // Default initializer for ITS
     //      The default constructor of the AliITS class. In addition to
     // creating the AliITS class it zeros the variables fIshunt (a member
@@ -335,36 +151,30 @@ AliITS::AliITS() : AliDetector() {
     fIshunt     = 0;   // not zeroed in AliDetector.
 
     // AliITS variables.
-    fEuclidOut  = 0;
-    fITSgeom    = 0;
-    fITSmodules = 0;
-    fOpt        = "All";
 //    SetDetectors(); // default to fOpt="All". This variable not written out.
-
-    fIdN        = 0;
-    fIdName     = 0;
-    fIdSens     = 0;
-
-    fNDetTypes  = kNTYPES;
-    fDetTypes   = 0;
-
-    fSDigits    = 0;
-    fNSDigits   = 0;
-
-    fNdtype     = 0;
-    fDtype      = 0;
-
-    fCtype      = 0;
-    fNctype     = 0;
-    fTreeC      = 0;
-
-    fRecPoints  = 0;
-    fNRecPoints = 0;
-
     SetMarkerColor(kRed);
+    SelectVertexer(" ");
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-AliITS::AliITS(const char *name, const char *title):AliDetector(name,title){
+AliITS::AliITS(const char *name, const char *title):AliDetector(name,title),
+    fITSgeom(0),
+    fEuclidOut(0),
+    fITSmodules(0),
+    fOpt("All"),
+    fIdN(0),
+    fIdSens(0),
+    fIdName(0),
+    fNDetTypes(kNTYPES),
+    fDetTypes(0),
+    fSDigits(0),
+    fNSDigits(0),
+    fDtype(0),
+    fNdtype(0),
+    fCtype(0),
+    fNctype(0),
+    fRecPoints(0),
+    fNRecPoints(0),
+    fSelectedVertexer(0){
     //     The standard Constructor for the ITS class. In addition to 
     // creating the AliITS class, it allocates memory for the TClonesArrays 
     // fHits, fSDigits, fDigits, fITSpoints, and the TObjArray of fCtype 
@@ -386,7 +196,8 @@ AliITS::AliITS(const char *name, const char *title):AliDetector(name,title){
 
     fIshunt     = 0;  // not zeroed in AliDetector
     fHits       = new TClonesArray("AliITShit", 1560);//not done in AliDetector
-    gAlice->AddHitList(fHits);  // Not done in AliDetector.
+    // Not done in AliDetector.
+    if(gAlice->GetMCApp()) gAlice->GetMCApp()->AddHitList(fHits);
 
     fEuclidOut  = 0;
     fITSgeom    = 0;
@@ -408,19 +219,19 @@ AliITS::AliITS(const char *name, const char *title):AliDetector(name,title){
 
     fCtype      = new TObjArray(fNDetTypes);
     fNctype     = new Int_t[fNDetTypes];
-    fTreeC      = 0;
 
     fRecPoints  = new TClonesArray("AliITSRecPoint",1000);
     fNRecPoints = 0;
 
     Int_t i;
     for(i=0;i<fNDetTypes;i++) {
-       fDetTypes->AddAt(new AliITSDetType(),i); 
-       fNdtype[i] = 0;
-       fNctype[i] = 0;
+        fDetTypes->AddAt(new AliITSDetType(),i); 
+        fNdtype[i] = 0;
+        fNctype[i] = 0;
     } // end for i
 
     SetMarkerColor(kRed);
+    SelectVertexer(" ");
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 AliITS::~AliITS(){
@@ -436,39 +247,57 @@ AliITS::~AliITS(){
     // Return:
     //      none.
 
-    delete fHits;
-    delete fSDigits;
-    delete fDigits;
-    delete fRecPoints;
-    if(fIdName!=0) delete[] fIdName;  // Array of TStrings
-    if(fIdSens!=0) delete[] fIdSens;
-    if(fITSmodules!=0) {
-       this->ClearModules();
-       delete fITSmodules;
+    if (fHits) {
+      fHits->Delete();
+      delete fHits;
+      fHits=0;
+    }
+    if (fSDigits) {
+      fSDigits->Delete();
+      delete fSDigits;
+      fSDigits=0;
+    }
+    if (fDigits) {
+      fDigits->Delete();
+      delete fDigits;
+      fDigits=0;
+    }
+    if (fRecPoints) {
+      fRecPoints->Delete();
+      delete fRecPoints;
+      fRecPoints=0;
+    }
+    delete[] fIdName;  // Array of TStrings
+    delete[] fIdSens;
+    if(fITSmodules) {
+        this->ClearModules();
+        delete fITSmodules;
+       fITSmodules = 0;
     }// end if fITSmodules!=0
 
     if(fDtype) {
-       fDtype->Delete();
-       delete fDtype;
+        fDtype->Delete();
+        delete fDtype;
     } // end if fDtype
     delete [] fNdtype;
     if (fCtype) {
-       fCtype->Delete();
-       delete fCtype;
+        fCtype->Delete();
+        delete fCtype;
+       fCtype = 0;
     } // end if fCtype
     delete [] fNctype;
 
     if (fDetTypes) {
-       fDetTypes->Delete();
-       delete fDetTypes;
+        fDetTypes->Delete();
+        delete fDetTypes;
+       fDetTypes = 0;
     } // end if fDetTypes
 
-    if (fTreeC) delete fTreeC;
 
     if (fITSgeom) delete fITSgeom;
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-AliITS::AliITS(AliITS &source){
+AliITS::AliITS(const AliITS &source) : AliDetector(source){
     // Copy constructor. This is a function which is not allowed to be
     // done to the ITS. It exits with an error.
     // Inputs:
@@ -480,7 +309,7 @@ AliITS::AliITS(AliITS &source){
 
     if(this==&source) return;
     Error("Copy constructor",
-         "You are not allowed to make a copy of the AliITS");
+          "You are not allowed to make a copy of the AliITS");
     exit(1);
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -500,21 +329,18 @@ AliITS& AliITS::operator=(AliITS &source){
     return *this; //fake return
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-Int_t AliITS::DistancetoPrimitive(Int_t,Int_t){
-    // Distance from mouse to ITS on the screen. Dummy routine
-    //     A dummy routine used by the ROOT macro display.C to allow for the
-    // use of the mouse (pointing device) in the macro. In general this should
-    // never be called. If it is it returns the number 9999 for any value of
-    // x and y.
+AliDigitizer* AliITS::CreateDigitizer(AliRunDigitizer* manager)const{
+    // Creates the AliITSDigitizer in a standard way for use via AliModule.
+    // This function can not be included in the .h file because of problems
+    // with the order of inclusion (recursive).
     // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t     Dummy screen coordinate.
-    //      Int_t     Dummy screen coordinate.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
+    //    AliRunDigitizer *manager  The Manger class for Digitization
+    // Output:
+    //    none.
     // Return:
-    //      Int_t     Dummy = 9999 distance to ITS.
+    //    A new AliITSRunDigitizer (cast as a AliDigitizer).
 
-    return 9999;
+     return new AliITSDigitizer(manager);
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::Init(){
@@ -534,7 +360,7 @@ void AliITS::Init(){
 
     SetDefaults();
     // Array of TStrings
-    for(i=0;i<fIdN;i++) fIdSens[i] = gMC->VolId(fIdName[i]);
+    if(gMC) for(i=0;i<fIdN;i++) fIdSens[i] = gMC->VolId(fIdName[i]);
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::SetDefaults(){
@@ -545,60 +371,68 @@ void AliITS::SetDefaults(){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
-
-    if(fDebug) printf("%s: SetDefaults\n",ClassName());
-
+    AliITSsegmentation *seg;
+    AliITSresponse    *resp;
     AliITSDetType *iDetType;
 
-    //SPD
-    iDetType=DetType(0); 
-    if (!iDetType->GetSegmentationModel()) {
-       AliITSsegmentationSPD *seg0=new AliITSsegmentationSPD(fITSgeom);
-       SetSegmentationModel(0,seg0); 
-    } // end if
-    if (!iDetType->GetResponseModel()) {
-       SetResponseModel(0,new AliITSresponseSPD()); 
-    } // end if
-    // set digit and raw cluster classes to be used
+    if(fDebug) Info("SetDefauls","%s: SetDefaults",ClassName());
 
-    const char *kData0=(iDetType->GetResponseModel())->DataType();
-    if (strstr(kData0,"real")) {
-       iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigit","AliITSRawClusterSPD");
-    } else iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigitSPD","AliITSRawClusterSPD");
+    //SPD
+    iDetType = DetType(kSPD);
+    if(iDetType){
+        if (!iDetType->GetSegmentationModel()) {
+            seg = new AliITSsegmentationSPD(fITSgeom);
+            SetSegmentationModel(kSPD,seg); 
+        } // end if
+        if (!iDetType->GetResponseModel()) {
+            SetResponseModel(kSPD,new AliITSresponseSPD()); 
+        } // end if
+        // set digit and raw cluster classes to be used
+
+        const char *kData0=(iDetType->GetResponseModel())->DataType();
+        if (strstr(kData0,"real")) {
+            iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigit","AliITSRawClusterSPD");
+        } else iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigitSPD","AliITSRawClusterSPD");
+    } // end if iDetType
 
     // SDD
-    iDetType=DetType(1); 
-    if (!iDetType->GetResponseModel()) {
-       SetResponseModel(1,new AliITSresponseSDD("simulated")); 
-    } // end if
-    AliITSresponse *resp1=iDetType->GetResponseModel();
-    if (!iDetType->GetSegmentationModel()) {
-       AliITSsegmentationSDD *seg1=new AliITSsegmentationSDD(fITSgeom,resp1);
-       SetSegmentationModel(1,seg1); 
-    } // end if
-    const char *kData1=(iDetType->GetResponseModel())->DataType();
-    const char *kopt=iDetType->GetResponseModel()->ZeroSuppOption();
-    if((!strstr(kopt,"2D"))&&(!strstr(kopt,"1D")) || strstr(kData1,"real") ){
-       iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigit","AliITSRawClusterSDD");
-    } else iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigitSDD","AliITSRawClusterSDD");
+    iDetType = DetType(kSDD); 
+    if(iDetType){
+        if (!iDetType->GetResponseModel()) {
+            SetResponseModel(kSDD,new AliITSresponseSDD("simulated")); 
+        } // end if
+        resp = iDetType->GetResponseModel();
+        if (!iDetType->GetSegmentationModel()) {
+            seg = new AliITSsegmentationSDD(fITSgeom,resp);
+            SetSegmentationModel(kSDD,seg); 
+        } // end if
+        const char *kData1 = (iDetType->GetResponseModel())->DataType();
+        const char *kopt = iDetType->GetResponseModel()->ZeroSuppOption();
+        if((!strstr(kopt,"2D"))&&(!strstr(kopt,"1D")) || 
+                                   strstr(kData1,"real") ){
+            iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigit","AliITSRawClusterSDD");
+        } else iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigitSDD","AliITSRawClusterSDD");
+    } // end if iDetType
 
     // SSD
-    iDetType=DetType(2); 
-    if (!iDetType->GetSegmentationModel()) {
-       AliITSsegmentationSSD *seg2=new AliITSsegmentationSSD(fITSgeom);
-       SetSegmentationModel(2,seg2); 
-    } // end if
-    if (!iDetType->GetResponseModel()) {
-       SetResponseModel(2,new AliITSresponseSSD("simulated"));
-    } // end if
-    const char *kData2=(iDetType->GetResponseModel())->DataType();
-    if (strstr(kData2,"real")) {
-       iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigit","AliITSRawClusterSSD");
-    } else iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigitSSD","AliITSRawClusterSSD");
+    iDetType = DetType(kSSD); 
+    if(iDetType){
+        if (!iDetType->GetSegmentationModel()) {
+            seg = new AliITSsegmentationSSD(fITSgeom);
+            SetSegmentationModel(kSSD,seg); 
+        } // end if
+        if (!iDetType->GetResponseModel()) {
+            SetResponseModel(kSSD,new AliITSresponseSSD("simulated"));
+        } // end if
+        const char *kData2 = (iDetType->GetResponseModel())->DataType();
+        if (strstr(kData2,"real")) {
+            iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigit","AliITSRawClusterSSD");
+        } else iDetType->ClassNames("AliITSdigitSSD","AliITSRawClusterSSD");
+    } // end if iDetType
 
     if (kNTYPES>3) {
-       Warning("SetDefaults",
-               "Only the three basic detector types are initialized!");
+        Warning("SetDefaults",
+                "Only the three basic detector types are initialized!");
     }  // end if
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -610,60 +444,59 @@ void AliITS::SetDefaultSimulation(){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
-
     AliITSDetType *iDetType;
     AliITSsimulation *sim;
-    iDetType=DetType(0);
-    sim = iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
-    if (!sim) {
-       AliITSsegmentation *seg0=
-           (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
-       AliITSresponse *res0 = (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
-       AliITSsimulationSPD *sim0=new AliITSsimulationSPD(seg0,res0);
-       SetSimulationModel(0,sim0);
-    }else{ // simulation exists, make sure it is set up properly.
-       ((AliITSsimulationSPD*)sim)->Init(
-           (AliITSsegmentationSPD*) iDetType->GetSegmentationModel(),
-           (AliITSresponseSPD*) iDetType->GetResponseModel());
-//     if(sim->GetResponseModel()==0) sim->SetResponseModel(
-//         (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel());
-//     if(sim->GetSegmentationModel()==0) sim->SetSegmentationModel(
-//         (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel());
-    } // end if
-    iDetType=DetType(1);
-    sim = iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
-    if (!sim) {
-       AliITSsegmentation *seg1=
-           (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
-       AliITSresponse *res1 = (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
-       AliITSsimulationSDD *sim1=new AliITSsimulationSDD(seg1,res1);
-       SetSimulationModel(1,sim1);
-    }else{ // simulation exists, make sure it is set up properly.
-       ((AliITSsimulationSDD*)sim)->Init(
-           (AliITSsegmentationSDD*) iDetType->GetSegmentationModel(),
-           (AliITSresponseSDD*) iDetType->GetResponseModel());
-//     if(sim->GetResponseModel()==0) sim->SetResponseModel(
-//         (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel());
-//     if(sim->GetSegmentationModel()==0) sim->SetSegmentationModel(
-//         (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel());
-    } //end if
-    iDetType=DetType(2);
-    sim = iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
-    if (!sim) {
-       AliITSsegmentation *seg2=
-           (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
-       AliITSresponse *res2 = (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
-       AliITSsimulationSSD *sim2=new AliITSsimulationSSD(seg2,res2);
-       SetSimulationModel(2,sim2);
-    }else{ // simulation exists, make sure it is set up properly.
-       ((AliITSsimulationSSD*)sim)->Init(
-           (AliITSsegmentationSSD*) iDetType->GetSegmentationModel(),
-           (AliITSresponseSSD*) iDetType->GetResponseModel());
-//     if(sim->GetResponseModel()==0) sim->SetResponseModel(
-//         (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel());
-//     if(sim->GetSegmentationModel()==0) sim->SetSegmentationModel(
-//         (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel());
-    } // end if
+    AliITSsegmentation *seg;
+    AliITSresponse *res;
+
+    iDetType = DetType(kSPD);
+    if(iDetType){
+        sim = iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
+        if (!sim) {
+            seg = (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
+            res = (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
+            sim = new AliITSsimulationSPD(seg,res);
+            SetSimulationModel(kSPD,sim);
+        }else{ // simulation exists, make sure it is set up properly.
+            if(sim->GetResponseModel()==0) sim->SetResponseModel(
+                (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel());
+            if(sim->GetSegmentationModel()==0) sim->SetSegmentationModel(
+                (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel());
+            sim->Init();
+        } // end if
+    }// end if iDetType
+    iDetType  = DetType(kSDD);
+    if(iDetType){
+        sim = iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
+        if (!sim) {
+            seg = (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
+            res =  (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
+            sim = new AliITSsimulationSDD(seg,res);
+            SetSimulationModel(kSDD,sim);
+        }else{ // simulation exists, make sure it is set up properly.
+            if(sim->GetResponseModel()==0) sim->SetResponseModel(
+                (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel());
+            if(sim->GetSegmentationModel()==0) sim->SetSegmentationModel(
+                (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel());
+            sim->Init();
+        } //end if
+    }// end if iDetType
+    iDetType = DetType(kSSD);
+    if(iDetType){
+        sim = iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
+        if (!sim) {
+            seg =(AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
+            res =  (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
+            sim = new AliITSsimulationSSD(seg,res);
+            SetSimulationModel(kSSD,sim);
+        }else{ // simulation exists, make sure it is set up properly.
+            if(sim->GetResponseModel()==0) sim->SetResponseModel(
+                (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel());
+            if(sim->GetSegmentationModel()==0) sim->SetSegmentationModel(
+                (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel());
+            sim->Init();
+        } // end if
+    } // end if iDetType
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::SetDefaultClusterFinders(){
@@ -674,47 +507,51 @@ void AliITS::SetDefaultClusterFinders(){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
+    AliITSDetType *iDetType;
+    AliITSsegmentation *seg;
+    AliITSClusterFinder *clf;
+    AliITSresponse *res;
 
     MakeTreeC();
-    AliITSDetType *iDetType;
 
     // SPD
-    iDetType=DetType(0);
-    if (!iDetType->GetReconstructionModel()) {
-       AliITSsegmentation *seg0 =
-           (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
-       TClonesArray *dig0=DigitsAddress(0);
-       TClonesArray *recp0=ClustersAddress(0);
-       AliITSClusterFinderSPD *rec0 = new AliITSClusterFinderSPD(seg0,dig0,
-                                                                 recp0);
-       SetReconstructionModel(0,rec0);
-    } // end if
+    iDetType=DetType(kSPD);
+    if(iDetType){
+        if (!iDetType->GetReconstructionModel()) {
+            seg =(AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
+            TClonesArray  *dig0 = DigitsAddress(0);
+            TClonesArray *recp0 = ClustersAddress(0);
+            clf = new AliITSClusterFinderSPD(seg,dig0,recp0);
+            SetReconstructionModel(kSPD,clf);
+        } // end if
+    } // end if iDetType
 
     // SDD
-    iDetType=DetType(1);
-    if (!iDetType->GetReconstructionModel()) {
-       AliITSsegmentation *seg1 =
-           (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
-       AliITSresponse *res1 = (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
-       TClonesArray *dig1=DigitsAddress(1);
-       TClonesArray *recp1=ClustersAddress(1);
-       AliITSClusterFinderSDD *rec1 =
-           new AliITSClusterFinderSDD(seg1,res1,dig1,recp1);
-      SetReconstructionModel(1,rec1);
-    } // end if
+    iDetType=DetType(kSDD);
+    if(iDetType){
+        if (!iDetType->GetReconstructionModel()) {
+            seg = (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
+            res = (AliITSresponse*)iDetType->GetResponseModel();
+            TClonesArray  *dig1 = DigitsAddress(1);
+            TClonesArray *recp1 = ClustersAddress(1);
+            clf = new AliITSClusterFinderSDD(seg,res,dig1,recp1);
+            SetReconstructionModel(kSDD,clf);
+        } // end if
+    } // end if iDetType
 
     // SSD
-    iDetType=DetType(2);
-    if (!iDetType->GetReconstructionModel()) {
-       AliITSsegmentation *seg2=
-           (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
-       TClonesArray *dig2=DigitsAddress(2);
-       AliITSClusterFinderSSD *rec2= new AliITSClusterFinderSSD(seg2,dig2);
-       SetReconstructionModel(2,rec2);
-    } // end if
+    iDetType=DetType(kSSD);
+    if(iDetType){
+        if (!iDetType->GetReconstructionModel()) {
+            seg = (AliITSsegmentation*)iDetType->GetSegmentationModel();
+            TClonesArray *dig2 = DigitsAddress(2);
+            clf = new AliITSClusterFinderSSD(seg,dig2);
+            SetReconstructionModel(kSSD,clf);
+        } // end if
+    } // end if iDetType
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::MakeBranch(Option_t* option, const char *file){
+void AliITS::MakeBranch(Option_t* option){
     // Creates Tree branches for the ITS.
     // Inputs:
     //      Option_t *option    String of Tree types S,D, and/or R.
@@ -726,18 +563,21 @@ void AliITS::MakeBranch(Option_t* option, const char *file){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
+    Bool_t cH = (strstr(option,"H")!=0);
     Bool_t cS = (strstr(option,"S")!=0);
     Bool_t cD = (strstr(option,"D")!=0);
     Bool_t cR = (strstr(option,"R")!=0);
     Bool_t cRF = (strstr(option,"RF")!=0);
+    
     if(cRF)cR = kFALSE;
+    if(cH && (fHits == 0x0)) fHits  = new TClonesArray("AliITShit", 1560);
+    
+    AliDetector::MakeBranch(option);
 
-    AliDetector::MakeBranch(option,file);
-
-    if(cS) MakeBranchS(file);
-    if(cD) MakeBranchD(file);
-    if(cR) MakeBranchR(file);
-    if(cRF) MakeBranchRF(file);
+    if(cS) MakeBranchS(0);
+    if(cD) MakeBranchD(0);
+    if(cR) MakeBranchR(0);
+    if(cRF) MakeBranchRF(0);
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::SetTreeAddress(){
@@ -748,9 +588,11 @@ void AliITS::SetTreeAddress(){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
-    TTree *treeS = gAlice->TreeS();
-    TTree *treeD = gAlice->TreeD();
-    TTree *treeR = gAlice->TreeR();
+    TTree *treeS = fLoader->TreeS();
+    TTree *treeD = fLoader->TreeD();
+    TTree *treeR = fLoader->TreeR();
+    if (fLoader->TreeH() && (fHits == 0x0)) 
+        fHits = new TClonesArray("AliITShit", 1560);
 
     AliDetector::SetTreeAddress();
 
@@ -759,92 +601,6 @@ void AliITS::SetTreeAddress(){
     SetTreeAddressR(treeR);
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-AliITSDetType* AliITS::DetType(Int_t id){
-    // Return pointer to id detector type.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t id   detector id number.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      returned, a pointer to a AliITSDetType.
-
-    return ((AliITSDetType*) fDetTypes->At(id));
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::SetResponseModel(Int_t id, AliITSresponse *response){
-    // Set the response model for the id detector type.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t id        detector id number.
-    //      AliITSresponse* a pointer containing an instance of AliITSresponse
-    //                      to be stored/owned b y AliITSDetType.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-
-    ((AliITSDetType*) fDetTypes->At(id))->ResponseModel(response);
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::SetSegmentationModel(Int_t id, AliITSsegmentation *seg){
-    // Set the segmentation model for the id detector type.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t id            detector id number.
-    //      AliITSsegmentation* a pointer containing an instance of 
-    //                          AliITSsegmentation to be stored/owned b y 
-    //                          AliITSDetType.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-
-    ((AliITSDetType*) fDetTypes->At(id))->SegmentationModel(seg);
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::SetSimulationModel(Int_t id, AliITSsimulation *sim){
-    // Set the simulation model for the id detector type.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t id        detector id number.
-    //      AliITSresponse* a pointer containing an instance of AliITSresponse
-    //                      to be stored/owned b y AliITSDetType.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-
-   ((AliITSDetType*) fDetTypes->At(id))->SimulationModel(sim);
-
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::SetReconstructionModel(Int_t id, AliITSClusterFinder *reconst){
-    // Set the cluster finder model for the id detector type.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t id             detector id number.
-    //      AliITSClusterFinder* a pointer containing an instance of 
-    //                           AliITSClusterFinder to be stored/owned b y 
-    //                           AliITSDetType.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-
-    ((AliITSDetType*) fDetTypes->At(id))->ReconstructionModel(reconst);
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::SetClasses(Int_t id, const char *digit, const char *cluster){
-    // Set the digit and cluster classes name to be used for the id detector
-    // type.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t id            detector id number.
-    //      const char *digit   Digit class name for detector id.
-    //      const char *cluster Cluster class name for detector id.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-
-    ((AliITSDetType*) fDetTypes->At(id))->ClassNames(digit,cluster);
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::AddHit(Int_t track, Int_t *vol, Float_t *hits){
     // Add an ITS hit
     //     The function to add information to the AliITShit class. See the
@@ -877,37 +633,37 @@ void AliITS::InitModules(Int_t size,Int_t &nmodules){
     //      none.
 
     if(fITSmodules){ 
-       fITSmodules->Delete();
-       delete fITSmodules;
+        fITSmodules->Delete();
+        delete fITSmodules;
     } // end fir fITSmoudles
 
     Int_t nl,indexMAX,index;
 
     if(size<=0){ // default to using data stored in AliITSgeom
-       if(fITSgeom==0) {
-           Error("InitModules","fITSgeom not defined");
-           return;
-       } // end if fITSgeom==0
-       nl = fITSgeom->GetNlayers();
-       indexMAX = fITSgeom->GetModuleIndex(nl,fITSgeom->GetNladders(nl),
-                                           fITSgeom->GetNdetectors(nl))+1;
-       nmodules = indexMAX;
-       fITSmodules = new TObjArray(indexMAX);
-       for(index=0;index<indexMAX;index++){
-           fITSmodules->AddAt( new AliITSmodule(index),index);
-       } // end for index
+        if(fITSgeom==0) {
+            Error("InitModules","fITSgeom not defined");
+            return;
+        } // end if fITSgeom==0
+        nl = fITSgeom->GetNlayers();
+        indexMAX = fITSgeom->GetModuleIndex(nl,fITSgeom->GetNladders(nl),
+                                            fITSgeom->GetNdetectors(nl))+1;
+        nmodules = indexMAX;
+        fITSmodules = new TObjArray(indexMAX);
+        for(index=0;index<indexMAX;index++){
+            fITSmodules->AddAt( new AliITSmodule(index),index);
+        } // end for index
     }else{
-       fITSmodules = new TObjArray(size);
-       for(index=0;index<size;index++) {
-           fITSmodules->AddAt( new AliITSmodule(index),index);
-       } // end for index
+        fITSmodules = new TObjArray(size);
+        for(index=0;index<size;index++) {
+            fITSmodules->AddAt( new AliITSmodule(index),index);
+        } // end for index
 
         nmodules = size;
     } // end i size<=0
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::FillModules(Int_t evnt,Int_t bgrev,Int_t nmodules,
-                        Option_t *option,Text_t *filename){
+                         Option_t *option, const char *filename){
     // fill the modules with the sorted by module hits; add hits from
     // background if option=Add.
     // Inputs:
@@ -923,100 +679,90 @@ void AliITS::FillModules(Int_t evnt,Int_t bgrev,Int_t nmodules,
     // Return:
     //      none.
     static TTree *trH1;                 //Tree with background hits
-    static TClonesArray *fHits2;        //List of hits for one track only
     static Bool_t first=kTRUE;
     static TFile *file;
     const char *addBgr = strstr(option,"Add");
 
+    evnt = nmodules; // Dummy use of variables to remove warnings
     if (addBgr ) {
-       if(first) {
-           file=new TFile(filename);
-           fHits2     = new TClonesArray("AliITShit",1000  );
-       } // end if first
-       first=kFALSE;
-       file->cd();
-       file->ls();
-       // Get Hits Tree header from file
-       if(fHits2) fHits2->Clear();
-       if(trH1) delete trH1;
-       trH1=0;
-
-       char treeName[20];
-       sprintf(treeName,"TreeH%d",bgrev);
-       trH1 = (TTree*)gDirectory->Get(treeName);
-       if (!trH1) {
-           Error("FillModules","cannot find Hits Tree for event:%d",bgrev);
-       } // end if !trH1
-       // Set branch addresses
-       TBranch *branch;
-       char branchname[20];
-       sprintf(branchname,"%s",GetName());
-       if (trH1 && fHits2) {
-           branch = trH1->GetBranch(branchname);
-           if (branch) branch->SetAddress(&fHits2);
-       } // end if trH1 && fHits
+        if(first) {
+            file=new TFile(filename);
+        } // end if first
+        first=kFALSE;
+        file->cd();
+        file->ls();
+        // Get Hits Tree header from file
+        if(trH1) delete trH1;
+        trH1=0;
+
+        char treeName[20];
+        sprintf(treeName,"TreeH%d",bgrev);
+        trH1 = (TTree*)gDirectory->Get(treeName);
+        if (!trH1) {
+            Error("FillModules","cannot find Hits Tree for event:%d",bgrev);
+        } // end if !trH1
+        // Set branch addresses
     } // end if addBgr
 
-    TClonesArray *itsHits = this->Hits();
-    Int_t lay,lad,det,index;
-    AliITShit *itsHit=0;
-    AliITSmodule *mod=0;
-    TTree *iTH = gAlice->TreeH();
-    Int_t ntracks =(Int_t) iTH->GetEntries();
-    Int_t t,h;
-    for(t=0; t<ntracks; t++){
-       gAlice->ResetHits();
-       iTH->GetEvent(t);
-       Int_t nhits = itsHits->GetEntriesFast();
-        if (!nhits) continue;
-       for(h=0; h<nhits; h++){
-           itsHit = (AliITShit *)itsHits->UncheckedAt(h);
-           itsHit->GetDetectorID(lay,lad,det);
-           // temporarily index=det-1 !!!
-           if(fITSgeom) index = fITSgeom->GetModuleIndex(lay,lad,det);
-           else index=det-1;
-           //
-           mod = this->GetModule(index);
-           mod->AddHit(itsHit,t,h);
-       } // end loop over hits 
-    } // end loop over tracks
-
-    // open the file with background
+    FillModules(fLoader->TreeH(),0); // fill from this file's tree.
     
     if (addBgr ) {
-       Int_t track,i;
-       ntracks =(Int_t)trH1->GetEntries();     
-       // Loop over tracks
-       for (track=0; track<ntracks; track++) {
-           if (fHits2)       fHits2->Clear();
-           trH1->GetEvent(track);
-           //   Loop over hits
-           for(i=0;i<fHits2->GetEntriesFast();++i) {
-               itsHit=(AliITShit*) (*fHits2)[i];
-               itsHit->GetDetectorID(lay,lad,det);
-               // temporarily index=det-1 !!!
-               if(fITSgeom) index = fITSgeom->GetModuleIndex(lay,lad,det);
-               else index=det-1;
-               //
-               mod = this->GetModule(index);
-               mod->AddHit(itsHit,track,i);
-           }  // end loop over hits
-       } // end loop over tracks
-       TTree *fAli=gAlice->TreeK();
-       TFile *fileAli=0;
-       if (fAli) fileAli =fAli->GetCurrentFile();
-       fileAli->cd();
+        FillModules(trH1,10000000); // Default mask 10M.
+        TTree *fAli=fLoader->GetRunLoader()->TreeK();
+        TFile *fileAli=0;
+        if (fAli) fileAli =fAli->GetCurrentFile();
+        fileAli->cd();
     } // end if add
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::ClearModules(){
-    // Clear the modules TObjArray.
+void AliITS::FillModules(TTree *treeH, Int_t mask) {
+    // fill the modules with the sorted by module hits; 
+    // can be called many times to do a merging
     // Inputs:
-    //      none.
+    //      TTree *treeH  The tree containing the hits to be copied into
+    //                    the modules.
+    //      Int_t mask    The track number mask to indecate which file
+    //                    this hits came from.
     // Outputs:
     //      none.
+    // Return:
+    //      none.
 
-    if(fITSmodules) fITSmodules->Delete();
+    if (treeH == 0x0)
+     {
+       Error("FillModules","Tree is NULL");
+     }
+    Int_t lay,lad,det,index;
+    AliITShit *itsHit=0;
+    AliITSmodule *mod=0;
+    char branchname[20];
+    sprintf(branchname,"%s",GetName());
+    TBranch *branch = treeH->GetBranch(branchname);
+    if (!branch) {
+        Error("FillModules","%s branch in TreeH not found",branchname);
+        return;
+    } // end if !branch
+    branch->SetAddress(&fHits);
+    Int_t nTracks =(Int_t) treeH->GetEntries();
+    Int_t iPrimTrack,h;
+    for(iPrimTrack=0; iPrimTrack<nTracks; iPrimTrack++){
+        ResetHits();
+        Int_t nBytes = treeH->GetEvent(iPrimTrack);
+        if (nBytes <= 0) continue;
+        Int_t nHits = fHits->GetEntriesFast();
+        for(h=0; h<nHits; h++){
+            itsHit = (AliITShit *)fHits->UncheckedAt(h);
+            itsHit->GetDetectorID(lay,lad,det);
+            if (fITSgeom) {
+                index = fITSgeom->GetModuleIndex(lay,lad,det);
+            } else {
+                index=det-1; // This should not be used.
+            } // end if [You must have fITSgeom for this to work!]
+            mod = GetModule(index);
+            itsHit->SetTrack(itsHit->GetTrack()+mask); // Set track mask.
+            mod->AddHit(itsHit,iPrimTrack,h);
+        } // end loop over hits 
+    } // end loop over tracks
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::MakeBranchS(const char *fl){
@@ -1034,8 +780,11 @@ void AliITS::MakeBranchS(const char *fl){
 
     // only one branch for SDigits.
     sprintf(branchname,"%s",GetName());
-    if(fSDigits && gAlice->TreeS()){
-       MakeBranchInTree(gAlice->TreeS(),branchname,&fSDigits,buffersize,fl);
+    
+
+    if(fLoader->TreeS()){
+        if(fSDigits==0x0) fSDigits = new TClonesArray("AliITSpListItem",1000);
+        MakeBranchInTree(fLoader->TreeS(),branchname,&fSDigits,buffersize,fl);
     } // end if
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -1050,6 +799,7 @@ void AliITS::SetTreeAddressS(TTree *treeS){
     char branchname[30];
 
     if(!treeS) return;
+    if (fSDigits == 0x0)  fSDigits = new TClonesArray("AliITSpListItem",1000);
     TBranch *branch;
     sprintf(branchname,"%s",GetName());
     branch = treeS->GetBranch(branchname);
@@ -1067,29 +817,37 @@ void AliITS::MakeBranchInTreeD(TTree *treeD,const char *file){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
-    Int_t buffersize = 4000;
-    char branchname[30];
-
-    sprintf(branchname,"%s",GetName());
     // one branch for digits per type of detector
-    const char *det[3] = {"SPD","SDD","SSD"};
-    char digclass[40];
-    char clclass[40];
+    const Char_t *det[3] = {"SPD","SDD","SSD"};
+    TString digclass;
     Int_t i;
+    Int_t buffersize = 4000;
+    Char_t branchname[30];
+
+    if (fDtype == 0x0) fDtype = new TObjArray(fNDetTypes);
     for (i=0; i<kNTYPES ;i++) {
-       DetType(i)->GetClassNames(digclass,clclass);
-       // digits
-       if(!(fDtype->At(i))) fDtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(digclass,1000),i);
-       else ResetDigits(i);
+        digclass = DetType(i)->GetDigitClassName();
+        // digits
+        if(!(fDtype->At(i))){
+            fDtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(digclass.Data(),1000),i);
+        }else{
+            ResetDigits(i);
+        } // end if
+        if (kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%s",GetName(),det[i]);
+        else  sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%d",GetName(),i+1);      
+        if (fDtype && treeD) {
+            MakeBranchInTree(treeD,branchname,&((*fDtype)[i]),buffersize,file);
+        } // end if
     } // end for i
+         /*
     for (i=0; i<kNTYPES ;i++) {
-       if (kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%s",GetName(),det[i]);
-       else  sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%d",GetName(),i+1);      
-       if (fDtype && treeD) {
-           MakeBranchInTree(treeD, 
-                            branchname, &((*fDtype)[i]),buffersize,file);
-       } // end if
+        if (kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%s",GetName(),det[i]);
+        else  sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%d",GetName(),i+1);      
+        if (fDtype && treeD) {
+            MakeBranchInTree(treeD,branchname,&((*fDtype)[i]),buffersize,file);
+        } // end if
     } // end for i
+         */
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::SetTreeAddressD(TTree *treeD){
@@ -1100,25 +858,28 @@ void AliITS::SetTreeAddressD(TTree *treeD){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
-    char branchname[30];
     const char *det[3] = {"SPD","SDD","SSD"};
     TBranch *branch;
-    char digclass[40];
-    char clclass[40];
+    TString digclass;
     Int_t i;
+    char branchname[30];
 
     if(!treeD) return;
+    if (fDtype == 0x0) fDtype = new TObjArray(fNDetTypes);
     for (i=0; i<kNTYPES; i++) {
-       DetType(i)->GetClassNames(digclass,clclass);
-       // digits
-       if(!(fDtype->At(i))) fDtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(digclass,1000),i);
-       else ResetDigits(i);
-       if (kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%s",GetName(),det[i]);
-       else  sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%d",GetName(),i+1);
-       if (fDtype) {
-           branch = treeD->GetBranch(branchname);
-           if (branch) branch->SetAddress(&((*fDtype)[i]));
-       } // end if fDtype
+        digclass = DetType(i)->GetDigitClassName();
+        // digits
+        if(!(fDtype->At(i))) {
+            fDtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(digclass.Data(),1000),i);
+        }else{
+            ResetDigits(i);
+        } // end if
+        if (kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%s",GetName(),det[i]);
+        else  sprintf(branchname,"%sDigits%d",GetName(),i+1);
+        if (fDtype) {
+            branch = treeD->GetBranch(branchname);
+            if (branch) branch->SetAddress(&((*fDtype)[i]));
+        } // end if fDtype
     } // end for i
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -1129,26 +890,23 @@ void AliITS::Hits2SDigits(){
     // Outputs:
     //      none.
 
-//    return; // Using Hits in place of the larger sDigits.
-    AliHeader *header=gAlice->GetHeader(); // Get event number from this file.
-    // Do the Hits to Digits operation. Use Standard input values.
-    // Event number from file, no background hit merging , use size from
-    // AliITSgeom class, option="All", input from this file only.
-    HitsToSDigits(header->GetEvent(),0,-1," ",fOpt," ");
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::Hits2PreDigits(){
-    // Standard Hits to summable Digits function.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-
-    AliHeader *header=gAlice->GetHeader(); // Get event number from this file.
-    // Do the Hits to Digits operation. Use Standard input values.
-    // Event number from file, no background hit merging , use size from
-    // AliITSgeom class, option="All", input from this file only.
-    HitsToPreDigits(header->GetEvent(),0,-1," ",fOpt," ");
+    fLoader->LoadHits("read");
+    fLoader->LoadSDigits("recreate");
+    AliRunLoader* rl = fLoader->GetRunLoader(); 
+
+    for (Int_t iEvent = 0; iEvent < rl->GetNumberOfEvents(); iEvent++) {
+        // Do the Hits to Digits operation. Use Standard input values.
+        // Event number from file, no background hit merging , use size from
+        // AliITSgeom class, option="All", input from this file only.
+        rl->GetEvent(iEvent);
+        if (!fLoader->TreeS()) fLoader->MakeTree("S");
+        MakeBranch("S");
+        SetTreeAddress();
+        HitsToPreDigits(iEvent,0,-1," ",fOpt," ");
+    } // end for iEvent
+    
+    fLoader->UnloadHits();
+    fLoader->UnloadSDigits();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::SDigitsToDigits(Option_t *opt){
@@ -1164,54 +922,55 @@ void AliITS::SDigitsToDigits(Option_t *opt){
 
     const char *all = strstr(opt,"All");
     const char *det[3] = {strstr(opt,"SPD"),strstr(opt,"SDD"),
-                         strstr(opt,"SSD")};
+                          strstr(opt,"SSD")};
     if( !det[0] && !det[1] && !det[2] ) all = "All";
     else all = 0;
-    static Bool_t setDef=kTRUE;
-    if (setDef) SetDefaultSimulation();
-    setDef=kFALSE;
+    static Bool_t setDef = kTRUE;
+    if(setDef) SetDefaultSimulation();
+    setDef = kFALSE;
 
     AliITSsimulation *sim      = 0;
     AliITSDetType    *iDetType = 0;
-    TTree            *trees    = gAlice->TreeS();
+    TTree            *trees    = fLoader->TreeS();
     if( !(trees && this->GetSDigits()) ){
-       Error("SDigits2Digits","Error: No trees or SDigits. Returning.");
-       return;
+        Error("SDigits2Digits","Error: No trees or SDigits. Returning.");
+        return;
     } // end if
     sprintf( name, "%s", this->GetName() );
     TBranch *brchSDigits = trees->GetBranch( name );
     
     Int_t id,module;
     for(module=0;module<geom->GetIndexMax();module++){
-       id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
+        id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
         if (!all && !det[id]) continue;
-       iDetType = DetType(id);
-       sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
-       if (!sim) {
-           Error("SDigit2Digits",
-                 "The simulation class was not instanciated!");
-           exit(1);
-       } // end if !sim
-       sim->InitSimulationModule(module,gAlice->GetEvNumber());
-//
-       // add summable digits to module
-       this->GetSDigits()->Clear();
-       brchSDigits->GetEvent(module);
-       sim->AddSDigitsToModule(GetSDigits(),0);
-//
+        iDetType = DetType(id);
+        sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
+        if (!sim) {
+            Error("SDigit2Digits","The simulation class was not "
+                  "instanciated for module %d type %s!",module,
+                  geom->GetModuleTypeName(module));
+            exit(1);
+        } // end if !sim
+        sim->InitSimulationModule(module,gAlice->GetEvNumber());
+        //
+        // add summable digits to module
+        this->GetSDigits()->Clear();
+        brchSDigits->GetEvent(module);
+        sim->AddSDigitsToModule(GetSDigits(),0);
+        //
         // Digitise current module sum(SDigits)->Digits
         sim->FinishSDigitiseModule();
 
         // fills all branches - wasted disk space
-        gAlice->TreeD()->Fill();
+        fLoader->TreeD()->Fill();
         this->ResetDigits();
     } // end for module
 
-    gAlice->TreeD()->GetEntries();
+    fLoader->TreeD()->GetEntries();
 
-    gAlice->TreeD()->AutoSave();
+    fLoader->TreeD()->AutoSave();
     // reset tree
-    gAlice->TreeD()->Reset();
+    fLoader->TreeD()->Reset();
     
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -1222,40 +981,28 @@ void AliITS::Hits2Digits(){
     // Outputs:
     //      none.
 
-    AliHeader *header=gAlice->GetHeader(); // Get event number from this file.
-    // Do the Hits to Digits operation. Use Standard input values.
-    // Event number from file, no background hit merging , use size from
-    // AliITSgeom class, option="All", input from this file only.
-    HitsToDigits(header->GetEvent(),0,-1," ",fOpt," ");
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::HitsToSDigits(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
-                         Option_t *option, Option_t *opt,Text_t *filename){
-    // keep galice.root for signal and name differently the file for 
-    // background when add! otherwise the track info for signal will be lost !
-    // the condition below will disappear when the geom class will be
-    // initialized for all versions - for the moment it is only for v5 !
-    // 7 is the SDD beam test version. Dummy routine. Hits are ITS's Summable
-    // Digits.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t evnt       Event to be processed.
-    //      Int_t bgrev      Background Hit tree number.
-    //      Int_t nmodules   Not used.
-    //      Option_t *option String indicating if merging hits or not. To
-    //                       merge hits set equal to "Add". Otherwise no
-    //                       background hits are considered.
-    //      Test_t *filename File name containing the background hits..
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-//    return; // using Hits instead of the larger sdigits.
+    fLoader->LoadHits("read");
+    fLoader->LoadDigits("recreate");
+    AliRunLoader* rl = fLoader->GetRunLoader(); 
 
-    HitsToPreDigits(evNumber,bgrev,size,option,opt,filename);
+    for (Int_t iEvent = 0; iEvent < rl->GetNumberOfEvents(); iEvent++) {
+        // Do the Hits to Digits operation. Use Standard input values.
+        // Event number from file, no background hit merging , use size from
+        // AliITSgeom class, option="All", input from this file only.
+        rl->GetEvent(iEvent);
+        if (!fLoader->TreeD()) fLoader->MakeTree("D");
+        MakeBranch("D");
+        SetTreeAddress();   
+        HitsToDigits(iEvent,0,-1," ",fOpt," ");
+    } // end for iEvent
+
+    fLoader->UnloadHits();
+    fLoader->UnloadDigits();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::HitsToPreDigits(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
-                         Option_t *option, Option_t *opt,Text_t *filename){
+                             Option_t *option,Option_t *opt,
+                             const char *filename){
     //   Keep galice.root for signal and name differently the file for 
     // background when add! otherwise the track info for signal will be lost !
     // the condition below will disappear when the geom class will be
@@ -1279,7 +1026,7 @@ void AliITS::HitsToPreDigits(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
 
     const char *all = strstr(opt,"All");
     const char *det[3] = {strstr(opt,"SPD"),strstr(opt,"SDD"),
-                         strstr(opt,"SSD")};
+                          strstr(opt,"SSD")};
     static Bool_t setDef=kTRUE;
     if (setDef) SetDefaultSimulation();
     setDef=kFALSE;
@@ -1293,32 +1040,35 @@ void AliITS::HitsToPreDigits(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
     AliITSmodule     *mod      = 0;
     Int_t id,module;
     for(module=0;module<geom->GetIndexMax();module++){
-       id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
+        id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
         if (!all && !det[id]) continue;
-       iDetType = DetType(id);
-       sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
-       if (!sim) {
-           Error("HitsToSDigits",
-                 "The simulation class was not instanciated!");
-           exit(1);
-       } // end if !sim
-       mod      = (AliITSmodule *)fITSmodules->At(module);
-       sim->SDigitiseModule(mod,module,evNumber);
-       // fills all branches - wasted disk space
-       gAlice->TreeS()->Fill(); 
-       ResetSDigits();
+        iDetType = DetType(id);
+        sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
+        if (!sim) {
+            Error("HitsToSDigits","The simulation class was not "
+                  "instanciated for module %d type %s!",module,
+                  geom->GetModuleTypeName(module));
+            exit(1);
+        } // end if !sim
+        mod      = (AliITSmodule *)fITSmodules->At(module);
+        sim->SDigitiseModule(mod,module,evNumber);
+        // fills all branches - wasted disk space
+        fLoader->TreeS()->Fill(); 
+        ResetSDigits();
     } // end for module
 
     ClearModules();
 
-    gAlice->TreeS()->GetEntries();
-    gAlice->TreeS()->AutoSave();
+    fLoader->TreeS()->GetEntries();
+    fLoader->TreeS()->AutoSave();
+    fLoader->WriteSDigits("OVERWRITE");
     // reset tree
-    gAlice->TreeS()->Reset();
+    fLoader->TreeS()->Reset();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::HitsToDigits(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
-                         Option_t *option, Option_t *opt,Text_t *filename){
+                          Option_t *option,Option_t *opt,
+                          const char *filename){
     //   Keep galice.root for signal and name differently the file for 
     // background when add! otherwise the track info for signal will be lost !
     // the condition below will disappear when the geom class will be
@@ -1342,7 +1092,7 @@ void AliITS::HitsToDigits(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
 
     const char *all = strstr(opt,"All");
     const char *det[3] = {strstr(opt,"SPD"),strstr(opt,"SDD"),
-                         strstr(opt,"SSD")};
+                          strstr(opt,"SSD")};
     static Bool_t setDef=kTRUE;
     if (setDef) SetDefaultSimulation();
     setDef=kFALSE;
@@ -1356,39 +1106,29 @@ void AliITS::HitsToDigits(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
     AliITSmodule     *mod      = 0;
     Int_t id,module;
     for(module=0;module<geom->GetIndexMax();module++){
-       id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
+        id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
         if (!all && !det[id]) continue;
-       iDetType = DetType(id);
-       sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
-       if (!sim) {
-           Error("HitsToDigits",
-                 "The simulation class was not instanciated!");
-           exit(1);
-       } // end if !sim
-       mod      = (AliITSmodule *)fITSmodules->At(module);
-       sim->DigitiseModule(mod,module,evNumber);
-       // fills all branches - wasted disk space
-       gAlice->TreeD()->Fill(); 
-       ResetDigits();
+        iDetType = DetType(id);
+        sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
+        if (!sim) {
+            Error("HitsToDigits","The simulation class was not "
+                  "instanciated for module %d type %s!",module,
+                  geom->GetModuleTypeName(module));
+            exit(1);
+        } // end if !sim
+        mod      = (AliITSmodule *)fITSmodules->At(module);
+        sim->DigitiseModule(mod,module,evNumber);
+        // fills all branches - wasted disk space
+        fLoader->TreeD()->Fill(); 
+        ResetDigits();
     } // end for module
 
     ClearModules();
 
-    gAlice->TreeD()->GetEntries();
-    gAlice->TreeD()->AutoSave();
+    fLoader->TreeD()->GetEntries();
+    fLoader->TreeD()->AutoSave();
     // reset tree
-    gAlice->TreeD()->Reset();
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::ResetSDigits(){
-    // Reset the Summable Digits array.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-
-    if (fSDigits) fSDigits->Clear();
-    fNSDigits = 0;
+    fLoader->TreeD()->Reset();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::ResetDigits(){
@@ -1402,8 +1142,7 @@ void AliITS::ResetDigits(){
 
     Int_t i;
     for (i=0;i<kNTYPES;i++ ) {
-       if (fDtype->At(i))    ((TClonesArray*)fDtype->At(i))->Clear();
-       if (fNdtype)  fNdtype[i]=0;
+        ResetDigits(i);
     } // end for i
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -1414,8 +1153,8 @@ void AliITS::ResetDigits(Int_t i){
     // Outputs:
     //      none.
 
-    if (fDtype->At(i))    ((TClonesArray*)fDtype->At(i))->Clear();
-    if (fNdtype)  fNdtype[i]=0;
+    if (fDtype->At(i)) ((TClonesArray*)fDtype->At(i))->Clear();
+    if (fNdtype)       fNdtype[i]=0;
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::AddSumDigit(AliITSpListItem &sdig){
@@ -1461,87 +1200,154 @@ void AliITS::AddSimDigit(Int_t id, AliITSdigit *d){
 
     switch(id){
     case 0:
-       new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSPD(*((AliITSdigitSPD*)d));
-       break;
+        new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSPD(*((AliITSdigitSPD*)d));
+        break;
     case 1:
-       new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSDD(*((AliITSdigitSDD*)d));
-       break;
+        new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSDD(*((AliITSdigitSDD*)d));
+        break;
     case 2:
-       new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSSD(*((AliITSdigitSSD*)d));
-       break;
+        new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSSD(*((AliITSdigitSSD*)d));
+        break;
     } // end switch id
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::AddSimDigit(Int_t id,Float_t phys,Int_t *digits,Int_t *tracks,
-                        Int_t *hits,Float_t *charges){
-    //   Add a simulated digit to the list.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t id        Detector type number.
-    //      Float_t phys    Physics indicator. See AliITSdigits.h
-    //      Int_t *digits   Integer array containing the digits info. See 
-    //                      AliITSdigit.h
-    //      Int_t *tracks   Integer array [3] containing the track numbers that
-    //                      contributed to this digit.
-    //      Int_t *hits     Integer array [3] containing the hit numbers that
-    //                      contributed to this digit.
-    //      Float_t *charge Floating point array of the signals contributed
-    //                      to this digit by each track.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
+                         Int_t *hits,Float_t *charges){
+  //   Add a simulated digit to the list.
+  // Inputs:
+  //      Int_t id        Detector type number.
+  //      Float_t phys    Physics indicator. See AliITSdigits.h
+  //      Int_t *digits   Integer array containing the digits info. See 
+  //                      AliITSdigit.h
+  //      Int_t *tracks   Integer array [AliITSdigitS?D::GetNTracks()] 
+  //                      containing the track numbers that contributed to
+  //                      this digit.
+  //      Int_t *hits     Integer array [AliITSdigitS?D::GetNTracks()]
+  //                      containing the hit numbers, from AliITSmodule, that
+  //                      contributed to this digit.
+  //      Float_t *charge Floating point array of the signals contributed
+  //                      to this digit by each track.
+  // Outputs:
+  //      none.
+  // Return:
+  //      none.
+
+  TClonesArray &ldigits = *((TClonesArray*)fDtype->At(id));
+  AliITSresponseSDD *resp = 0;
+  switch(id){
+  case 0:
+      new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSPD(digits,tracks,hits);
+      break;
+  case 1:
+      resp = (AliITSresponseSDD*)DetType(1)->GetResponseModel();
+      new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSDD(phys,digits,tracks,
+                                                 hits,charges,resp);
+      break;
+  case 2:
+      new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSSD(digits,tracks,hits);
+      break;
+  } // end switch id
+}
+//______________________________________________________________________
+void AliITS::Digits2Raw(){
+    // convert digits of the current event to raw data
+
+  fLoader->LoadDigits();
+  TTree* digits = fLoader->TreeD();
+  if (!digits) {
+      Error("Digits2Raw", "no digits tree");
+      return;
+  }
+  SetTreeAddressD(digits);
+
+  AliITSDDLRawData rawWriter;
+  //Verbose level
+  // 0: Silent
+  // 1: cout messages
+  // 2: txt files with digits 
+  //BE CAREFUL, verbose level 2 MUST be used only for debugging and
+  //it is highly suggested to use this mode only for debugging digits files
+  //reasonably small, because otherwise the size of the txt files can reach
+  //quickly several MB wasting time and disk space.
+  rawWriter.SetVerbose(0);
+    
+  //SILICON PIXEL DETECTOR
+  Info("Digits2Raw", "Formatting raw data for SPD");
+  rawWriter.RawDataSPD(digits->GetBranch("ITSDigitsSPD"));
+    
+  //SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR
+  Info("Digits2Raw", "Formatting raw data for SDD");
+  rawWriter.RawDataSDD(digits->GetBranch("ITSDigitsSDD"));
+    
+  //SILICON STRIP DETECTOR
+  Info("Digits2Raw", "Formatting raw data for SSD");
+  rawWriter.RawDataSSD(digits->GetBranch("ITSDigitsSSD"));
 
-    TClonesArray &ldigits = *((TClonesArray*)fDtype->At(id));
-    switch(id){
-    case 0:
-       new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSPD(digits,tracks,hits);
-       break;
-    case 1:
-       new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSDD(phys,digits,tracks,
-                                                  hits,charges);
-       break;
-    case 2:
-       new(ldigits[fNdtype[id]++]) AliITSdigitSSD(digits,tracks,hits);
-       break;
-    } // end switch id
+  fLoader->UnloadDigits();
 }
+
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::MakeTreeC(Option_t *option){
-    //   Create a separate tree to store the clusters.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Option_t *option  string which must contain "C" otherwise
-    //                        no Cluster Tree is created.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-  TDirectory *cwd = gDirectory;
-  TFile *fileRecPoints = gAlice->GetTreeRFile();
-  if(fileRecPoints)fileRecPoints->cd();
-    const char *optC = strstr(option,"C");
-    if (optC && !fTreeC) fTreeC = new TTree("TC","Clusters in ITS");
-    else return;
+  //   Create a separate tree to store the clusters.
+  // Inputs:
+  //      Option_t *option  string which must contain "C" otherwise
+  //                        no Cluster Tree is created.
+  // Outputs:
+  //      none.
+  // Return:
+  //      none.
+
+  AliITSLoader *pITSLoader = (AliITSLoader*)fLoader;    
+    
+  if (pITSLoader == 0x0) {
+      Error("MakeTreeC","fLoader == 0x0 option=%s",option);
+      return;
+  }
+  if (pITSLoader->TreeC() == 0x0) pITSLoader->MakeTree("C");
+  MakeBranchC();
+}
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+void AliITS::MakeBranchC(){
+    //Makes barnches in treeC
+    AliITSLoader *pITSLoader = (AliITSLoader*)fLoader;    
+    if (pITSLoader == 0x0) {
+        Error("MakeTreeC","fLoader == 0x0");
+        return;
+    }
+    TTree * lTC = pITSLoader->TreeC();
+    if (lTC == 0x0){
+        Error("MakeTreeC","Can not get TreeC from Loader");
+        return;
+    }
 
     Int_t buffersize = 4000;
     char branchname[30];
     const char *det[3] = {"SPD","SDD","SSD"};
     char digclass[40];
     char clclass[40];
-
+    
     // one branch for Clusters per type of detector
-    Int_t i;
+    Int_t i;   
     for (i=0; i<kNTYPES ;i++) {
         AliITSDetType *iDetType=DetType(i); 
         iDetType->GetClassNames(digclass,clclass);
-       // clusters
-        fCtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(clclass,1000),i);
+        // clusters
+        if (fCtype == 0x0) fCtype  = new TObjArray(fNDetTypes);
+        if(!ClustersAddress(i)){
+            fCtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(clclass,1000),i);
+        }
         if (kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sClusters%s",GetName(),det[i]);
-       else  sprintf(branchname,"%sClusters%d",GetName(),i+1);
-       if (fCtype   && fTreeC) {
-           TreeC()->Branch(branchname,&((*fCtype)[i]), buffersize);
-       } // end if fCtype && fTreeC
+        else  sprintf(branchname,"%sClusters%d",GetName(),i+1);
+        if (fCtype  && lTC) {
+            if (lTC->GetBranch(branchname)){
+                Warning("MakeBranchC","Branch %s alread exists in TreeC",
+                        branchname);
+            }else{
+                Info("MakeBranchC","Creating branch %s in TreeC",branchname);
+                lTC->Branch(branchname,&((*fCtype)[i]), buffersize);
+            }
+        } // end if fCtype && lTC
     } // end for i
-    cwd->cd();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::GetTreeC(Int_t event){
@@ -1552,45 +1358,39 @@ void AliITS::GetTreeC(Int_t event){
     //      none.
     // Return:
     //      none.
-    char treeName[20];
     char branchname[30];
     const char *det[3] = {"SPD","SDD","SSD"};
 
+    AliITSLoader *pITSLoader = (AliITSLoader*)fLoader;
+    TTree * lTC = pITSLoader->TreeC();
+
     ResetClusters();
-    if (fTreeC) {
-       delete fTreeC;
-    } // end if fTreeC
-
-    sprintf(treeName,"TreeC%d",event);
-    TFile *fileRecPoints = gAlice->GetTreeRFile();
-    if(!fileRecPoints){
-      fTreeC = (TTree*)gDirectory->Get(treeName);
-    }
-    else {
-      fTreeC = (TTree*)fileRecPoints->Get(treeName);
-    }
+    if (lTC) {
+        pITSLoader->CleanRawClusters();
+    } // end if TreeC()
 
     TBranch *branch;
 
-    if (fTreeC) {
+    if (lTC) {
         Int_t i;
-       char digclass[40];
-       char clclass[40];
-       for (i=0; i<kNTYPES; i++) {
-           AliITSDetType *iDetType=DetType(i); 
-           iDetType->GetClassNames(digclass,clclass);
-           // clusters
-           if(!fCtype->At(i)) fCtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(clclass,1000),i);
-           if(kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sClusters%s",GetName(),det[i]);
-           else  sprintf(branchname,"%sClusters%d",GetName(),i+1);
-           if (fCtype) {
-               branch = fTreeC->GetBranch(branchname);
+        char digclass[40];
+        char clclass[40];
+        for (i=0; i<kNTYPES; i++) {
+            AliITSDetType *iDetType=DetType(i); 
+            iDetType->GetClassNames(digclass,clclass);
+            // clusters
+            if (fCtype == 0x0) fCtype  = new TObjArray(fNDetTypes);
+            if(!fCtype->At(i)) fCtype->AddAt(new TClonesArray(clclass,1000),i);
+            if(kNTYPES==3) sprintf(branchname,"%sClusters%s",GetName(),det[i]);
+            else  sprintf(branchname,"%sClusters%d",GetName(),i+1);
+            if (fCtype) {
+                branch = lTC->GetBranch(branchname);
                 if (branch) branch->SetAddress(&((*fCtype)[i]));
-           } // end if fCtype
-       } // end for i
+            } // end if fCtype
+        } // end for i
     } else {
-       Error("GetTreeC","cannot find Clusters Tree for event:%d",event);
-    } // end if fTreeC
+        Error("GetTreeC","cannot find Clusters Tree for event:%d",event);
+    } // end if lTC
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::AddCluster(Int_t id, AliITSRawCluster *c){
@@ -1608,28 +1408,17 @@ void AliITS::AddCluster(Int_t id, AliITSRawCluster *c){
 
     switch(id){
     case 0:
-       new(lc[fNctype[id]++]) AliITSRawClusterSPD(*((AliITSRawClusterSPD*)c));
-       break;
+        new(lc[fNctype[id]++]) AliITSRawClusterSPD(*((AliITSRawClusterSPD*)c));
+        break;
     case 1:
-       new(lc[fNctype[id]++]) AliITSRawClusterSDD(*((AliITSRawClusterSDD*)c));
-       break;
+        new(lc[fNctype[id]++]) AliITSRawClusterSDD(*((AliITSRawClusterSDD*)c));
+        break;
     case 2:
-       new(lc[fNctype[id]++]) AliITSRawClusterSSD(*((AliITSRawClusterSSD*)c));
-       break;
+        new(lc[fNctype[id]++]) AliITSRawClusterSSD(*((AliITSRawClusterSSD*)c));
+        break;
     } // end switch id
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::ResetClusters(){
-    // Reset number of clusters and the clusters array for ITS.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-
-    Int_t i;
-    for (i=0;i<kNTYPES;i++ ) ResetClusters(i);
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::ResetClusters(Int_t i){
     //    Reset number of clusters and the clusters array for this branch.
     // Inputs:
@@ -1659,12 +1448,16 @@ void AliITS::MakeBranchR(const char *file, Option_t *opt){
     // only one branch for rec points for all detector types
     Bool_t oFast= (strstr(opt,"Fast")!=0);
     if(oFast){
-      sprintf(branchname,"%sRecPointsF",GetName());
+        sprintf(branchname,"%sRecPointsF",GetName());
     } else {
-      sprintf(branchname,"%sRecPoints",GetName());
+        sprintf(branchname,"%sRecPoints",GetName());
     }
-    if (fRecPoints && gAlice->TreeR()) {
-       MakeBranchInTree(gAlice->TreeR(),branchname,&fRecPoints,buffsz,file);
+
+    if(!fRecPoints)fRecPoints = new TClonesArray("AliITSRecPoint",1000);
+    if (fLoader->TreeR()) {
+        if(fRecPoints==0x0) fRecPoints = new TClonesArray("AliITSRecPoint",
+                                                          1000);
+        MakeBranchInTree(fLoader->TreeR(),branchname,&fRecPoints,buffsz,file);
     } // end if
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -1679,18 +1472,18 @@ void AliITS::SetTreeAddressR(TTree *treeR){
     char branchname[30];
 
     if(!treeR) return;
+    if(fRecPoints==0x0) fRecPoints = new TClonesArray("AliITSRecPoint",1000);
     TBranch *branch;
     sprintf(branchname,"%sRecPoints",GetName());
     branch = treeR->GetBranch(branchname);
     if (branch) {
-      branch->SetAddress(&fRecPoints);
-    }
-    else {
-      sprintf(branchname,"%sRecPointsF",GetName());
-      branch = treeR->GetBranch(branchname);
-      if (branch) {
         branch->SetAddress(&fRecPoints);
-      }
+    }else {
+        sprintf(branchname,"%sRecPointsF",GetName());
+        branch = treeR->GetBranch(branchname);
+        if (branch) {
+            branch->SetAddress(&fRecPoints);
+        }
     }
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
@@ -1709,7 +1502,8 @@ void AliITS::AddRecPoint(const AliITSRecPoint &r){
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::HitsToFastRecPoints(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
-                                Option_t *opt0,Option_t *opt1,Text_t *flnm){
+                                  Option_t *opt0,Option_t *opt1,
+                                 const char *flnm){
     // keep galice.root for signal and name differently the file for 
     // background when add! otherwise the track info for signal will be lost !
     // the condition below will disappear when the geom class will be
@@ -1729,11 +1523,12 @@ void AliITS::HitsToFastRecPoints(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
     //      none.
 
     if(!GetITSgeom()) return;
+    AliITSLoader *pITSloader = (AliITSLoader*)fLoader;
     AliITSgeom *geom = GetITSgeom();
 
     const char *all = strstr(opt1,"All");
     const char *det[3] ={strstr(opt1,"SPD"),strstr(opt1,"SDD"),
-                        strstr(opt1,"SSD")};
+                         strstr(opt1,"SSD")};
     Int_t nmodules;
     InitModules(size,nmodules);
     FillModules(evNumber,bgrev,nmodules,opt0,flnm);
@@ -1745,115 +1540,108 @@ void AliITS::HitsToFastRecPoints(Int_t evNumber,Int_t bgrev,Int_t size,
 
     //m.b. : this change is nothing but a nice way to make sure
     //the CPU goes up !
+    
+    if(GetDebug()) cout<<"HitsToFastRecPoints: N mod = "<<
+                       geom->GetIndexMax()<<endl;
     for(module=0;module<geom->GetIndexMax();module++){
-       id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
+        id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
         if (!all && !det[id]) continue;
-       iDetType = DetType(id);
-       sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
-       if (!sim) {
-           Error("HitsToFastPoints",
-                 "The simulation class was not instanciated!");
-           exit(1);
-       } // end if !sim
-       mod      = (AliITSmodule *)fITSmodules->At(module);
-       sim->CreateFastRecPoints(mod,module,gRandom);
-    // gAlice->TreeR()->Fill(); 
-    TBranch *br=gAlice->TreeR()->GetBranch("ITSRecPointsF");
-    br->Fill();
-       ResetRecPoints();
+        iDetType = DetType(id);
+        sim      = (AliITSsimulation*)iDetType->GetSimulationModel();
+        if (!sim) {
+            Error("HitsToFastPoints","The simulation class was not "
+                  "instanciated for module %d type %x!",module,
+                  geom->GetModuleTypeName(module));
+            exit(1);
+        } // end if !sim
+        mod      = (AliITSmodule *)fITSmodules->At(module);
+        sim->CreateFastRecPoints(mod,module,gRandom);
+        cout<<module<<"\r";fflush(0);
+        //gAlice->TreeR()->Fill();
+        TTree *lTR = pITSloader->TreeR();
+        TBranch *br=lTR->GetBranch("ITSRecPointsF");
+        br->Fill();
+        ResetRecPoints();
     } // end for module
 
     ClearModules();
-
-    gAlice->TreeR()->AutoSave();
-    // reset tree
-    gAlice->TreeR()->Reset();
-}
-//______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::Digits2Reco(){
-    // Find clusters and reconstruct space points.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-
-    AliHeader *header=gAlice->GetHeader();
-    // to Digits to RecPoints for event in file, all digits in file, and
-    // all ITS detectors.
-    DigitsToRecPoints(header->GetEvent(),0,fOpt);
+    fLoader->WriteRecPoints("OVERWRITE");
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITS::DigitsToRecPoints(Int_t evNumber,Int_t lastentry,Option_t *opt){
-    // cluster finding and reconstruction of space points
-    // the condition below will disappear when the geom class will be
-    // initialized for all versions - for the moment it is only for v5 !
-    // 7 is the SDD beam test version
-    // Inputs:
-    //      Int_t evNumber   Event number to be processed.
-    //      Int_t lastentry  Offset for module when not all of the modules
-    //                       are processed.
-    //      Option_t *opt    String indicating which ITS sub-detectors should
-    //                       be processed. If ="All" then all of the ITS
-    //                       sub detectors are processed.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Return:
-    //      none.
-
-    if(!GetITSgeom()) return;
-    AliITSgeom *geom = GetITSgeom();
+  // cluster finding and reconstruction of space points
+  // the condition below will disappear when the geom class will be
+  // initialized for all versions - for the moment it is only for v5 !
+  // 7 is the SDD beam test version
+  // Inputs:
+  //      Int_t evNumber   Event number to be processed.
+  //      Int_t lastentry  Offset for module when not all of the modules
+  //                       are processed.
+  //      Option_t *opt    String indicating which ITS sub-detectors should
+  //                       be processed. If ="All" then all of the ITS
+  //                       sub detectors are processed.
+  // Outputs:
+  //      none.
+  // Return:
+  //      none.
+
+  if(!GetITSgeom()) return;
+  AliITSgeom *geom = GetITSgeom();
     
-    const char *all = strstr(opt,"All");
-    const char *det[3] = {strstr(opt,"SPD"),strstr(opt,"SDD"),
-                         strstr(opt,"SSD")};
-    static Bool_t setRec=kTRUE;
-    if (setRec) SetDefaultClusterFinders();
-    setRec=kFALSE;
-
-    TTree *treeC=TreeC();
-    AliITSClusterFinder *rec     = 0;
-    AliITSDetType      *iDetType = 0;
-    Int_t id,module,first=0;
-    for(module=0;module<geom->GetIndexMax();module++){
-       id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
-        if (!all && !det[id]) continue;
-       if(det[id]) first = geom->GetStartDet(id);
-       iDetType = DetType(id);
-       rec = (AliITSClusterFinder*)iDetType->GetReconstructionModel();
-        TClonesArray *itsDigits  = this->DigitsAddress(id);
-       if (!rec) {
-           Error("DigitsToRecPoints",
-                 "The reconstruction class was not instanciated!");
-           exit(1);
-       } // end if !rec
-       this->ResetDigits();
-       if (all) gAlice->TreeD()->GetEvent(lastentry+module);
-       else gAlice->TreeD()->GetEvent(lastentry+(module-first));
-       Int_t ndigits = itsDigits->GetEntriesFast();
-       if (ndigits) rec->FindRawClusters(module);
-    gAlice->TreeR()->Fill(); 
-       ResetRecPoints();
-       treeC->Fill();
-       ResetClusters();
-    } // end for module
-
-    gAlice->TreeR()->GetEntries();
-    treeC->GetEntries();
-    gAlice->TreeR()->AutoSave();
-    // reset tree
-    gAlice->TreeR()->Reset();
-
-    treeC->AutoSave();
-    treeC->Reset();
+  const char *all = strstr(opt,"All");
+  const char *det[3] = {strstr(opt,"SPD"),strstr(opt,"SDD"),
+                        strstr(opt,"SSD")};
+  static Bool_t setRec=kTRUE;
+  if (setRec) SetDefaultClusterFinders();
+  setRec=kFALSE;
+
+  AliITSLoader *pITSloader = (AliITSLoader*)fLoader;
+  TTree *treeC=pITSloader->TreeC();
+  AliITSClusterFinder *rec     = 0;
+  AliITSDetType      *iDetType = 0;
+  Int_t id,module,first=0;
+  for(module=0;module<geom->GetIndexMax();module++){
+      id       = geom->GetModuleType(module);
+      if (!all && !det[id]) continue;
+      if(det[id]) first = geom->GetStartDet(id);
+      iDetType = DetType(id);
+      rec = (AliITSClusterFinder*)iDetType->GetReconstructionModel();
+      TClonesArray *itsDigits  = this->DigitsAddress(id);
+      if (!rec) {
+          Error("DigitsToRecPoints",
+                "The reconstruction class was not instanciated! event=%d",
+                evNumber);
+          exit(1);
+      } // end if !rec
+      this->ResetDigits();
+      TTree *lTD = pITSloader->TreeD();
+      if (all) {
+          lTD->GetEvent(lastentry+module);
+      }else {
+          lTD->GetEvent(lastentry+(module-first));
+      }
+      Int_t ndigits = itsDigits->GetEntriesFast();
+      if(ndigits>0){
+          rec->SetDigits(DigitsAddress(id));
+          rec->SetClusters(ClustersAddress(id));
+          rec->FindRawClusters(module);
+      } // end if
+      pITSloader->TreeR()->Fill(); 
+      ResetRecPoints();
+      treeC->Fill();
+      ResetClusters();
+  } // end for module
+
+  pITSloader->WriteRecPoints("OVERWRITE");
+  pITSloader->WriteRawClusters("OVERWRITE");
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-void AliITS::ResetRecPoints(){
-    // Reset number of rec points and the rec points array.
-    // Inputs:
-    //      none.
-    // Outputs:
-    //      none.
-
-    if (fRecPoints) fRecPoints->Clear();
-    fNRecPoints = 0;
+AliLoader* AliITS::MakeLoader(const char* topfoldername){ 
+    //builds ITSgetter (AliLoader type)
+    //if detector wants to use castomized getter, it must overload this method
+
+    Info("MakeLoader","Creating AliITSLoader. Top folder is %s.",
+         topfoldername);
+    fLoader = new AliITSLoader(GetName(),topfoldername);
+    return fLoader;
 }