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+import unittest
+from CpicImgSim.camera import EMCCD
+import numpy as np
+
+
+class TestEMCCD(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_emccd_normal(self):
+        emccd = EMCCD()
+        emccd.switch['flat'] = True
+        emccd.switch['dark'] = True
+        emccd.switch['stripe'] = True
+        emccd.switch['cic'] = True
+        emccd.switch['cte'] = True
+        emccd.switch['badcolumn'] = True
+        emccd.switch['nonlinear'] = True
+        emccd.switch['cosmicray'] = True
+        emccd.switch['blooming'] = True
+
+        image_focal = np.zeros(emccd.flat_shape) + 1000
+        iamge_cosmic_ray = np.zeros(emccd.dark_shape)
+        emgain = 10
+        expt = 10
+        image = emccd.readout(image_focal, emgain, expt, iamge_cosmic_ray)
+
+        self.assertEqual(image.shape[0], emccd.image_shape[0])
+        self.assertEqual(image.shape[1], emccd.image_shape[1])
+
+    def test_emccd_allclose(self):
+        emccd = EMCCD()
+        emccd.switch['flat'] = False
+        emccd.switch['dark'] = False
+        emccd.switch['stripe'] = False
+        emccd.switch['cic'] = False
+        emccd.switch['cte'] = False
+        emccd.switch['badcolumn'] = False
+        emccd.switch['nonlinear'] = False
+        emccd.switch['cosmicray'] = False
+        emccd.switch['blooming'] = False
+
+        image_focal = np.zeros(emccd.flat_shape) + 1000
+        emgain = 10
+        expt = 10
+        image = emccd.readout(image_focal, emgain, expt)
+
+        self.assertEqual(image.shape[0], emccd.image_shape[0])
+        self.assertEqual(image.shape[1], emccd.image_shape[1])
+
+    def test_emccd_blooming(self):
+        import numpy as np
+        emccd = EMCCD()
+        emccd.switch['flat'] = True
+        emccd.switch['dark'] = True,
+        emccd.switch['stripe'] = True
+        emccd.switch['cic'] = True
+        emccd.switch['cte'] = True
+        emccd.switch['badcolumn'] = True
+        emccd.switch['nonlinear'] = True
+        emccd.switch['cosmicray'] = True
+        emccd.switch['blooming'] = True
+
+        image_focal = np.zeros(emccd.flat_shape) + 1000
+        image_focal[100:200, 100:200] = 500_000
+        iamge_cosmic_ray = np.zeros(emccd.dark_shape)
+        emgain = 10
+        expt = 10
+        image = emccd.readout(image_focal, emgain, expt, iamge_cosmic_ray)
+        self.assertEqual(image.shape[0], emccd.image_shape[0])
+        self.assertEqual(image.shape[1], emccd.image_shape[1])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()