diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/JetFinderMethods.h b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/JetFinderMethods.h
index 21e117932222d..78be5525ca580 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/JetFinderMethods.h
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/JetFinderMethods.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace l1t {
   int deltaGctPhi(const CaloRegion & region, const CaloRegion & neighbor);
   void slidingWindowJetFinder(const int, const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> * regions,
 			      std::vector<l1t::Jet> * uncalibjets);
+  void passThroughJets(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> * regions,
+		       std::vector<l1t::Jet> * uncalibjets);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/PUSubtractionMethods.h b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/PUSubtractionMethods.h
index f9cbcbe938e89..d425ba9a94aca 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/PUSubtractionMethods.h
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/PUSubtractionMethods.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ namespace l1t {
   void HICaloRingSubtraction(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> & regions,
 			     std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> *subRegions);
 
+  void simpleHWSubtraction(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> & regions,
+			   std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> *subRegions);
+
   void RegionCorrection(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> & regions,
 			const std::vector<l1t::CaloEmCand> & EMCands,
 			std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> *subRegions,
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImp.h b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImp.h
index 98adc5d3cc66f..5ebff9421437f 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImp.h
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/interface/Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImp.h
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ namespace l1t {
     CaloParamsStage1* const params_;
     //double regionLSB_;
   };
+
+  class Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImpSimpleHW : public Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithm {
+  public:
+    Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImpSimpleHW(CaloParamsStage1* params);
+    virtual ~Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImpSimpleHW();
+    virtual void processEvent(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> & regions,
+			      const std::vector<l1t::CaloEmCand> & EMCands,
+			      std::vector<l1t::Jet> * jets);
+  private:
+    CaloParamsStage1* const params_;
+    //double regionLSB_;
+  };
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/JetFinderMethods.cc b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/JetFinderMethods.cc
index d71586dacd164..38129371c87a9 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/JetFinderMethods.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/JetFinderMethods.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@ namespace l1t {
     return diff;
   }
 
+  // turn each central region into a jet
+  void passThroughJets(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> * regions,
+		       std::vector<l1t::Jet> * uncalibjets)
+  {
+    for(std::vector<CaloRegion>::const_iterator region = regions->begin(); region != regions->end(); region++) {
+      if( region->hwEta() < 4 || region->hwEta() > 17) continue;
+
+      int jetET = region->hwPt();
+      int jetEta = region->hwEta();
+      int jetPhi = region->hwPhi();
+      int jetQual = 0;
+      
+      ROOT::Math::LorentzVector<ROOT::Math::PxPyPzE4D<double> > jetLorentz(0,0,0,0);
+      l1t::Jet theJet(*&jetLorentz, jetET, jetEta, jetPhi, jetQual);
+      uncalibjets->push_back(theJet);
+    }
+  }
+
   void slidingWindowJetFinder(const int jetSeedThreshold, const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> * regions,
 			      std::vector<l1t::Jet> * uncalibjets)
   {
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/PUSubtractionMethods.cc b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/PUSubtractionMethods.cc
index 3096febd024dd..a04370896f838 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/PUSubtractionMethods.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/PUSubtractionMethods.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@ namespace l1t {
     }
   }
 
+  void simpleHWSubtraction(const std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> & regions,
+			   std::vector<l1t::CaloRegion> *subRegions)
+  {
+    for(std::vector<CaloRegion>::const_iterator region = regions.begin();
+	region != regions.end(); region++){
+      int subPt = region->hwPt();
+      int subEta = region->hwEta();
+      int subPhi = region->hwPhi();
+
+      ROOT::Math::LorentzVector<ROOT::Math::PxPyPzE4D<double> > ldummy(0,0,0,0);
+
+      CaloRegion newSubRegion(*&ldummy, 0, 0, subPt, subEta, subPhi, 0, 0, 0);
+      subRegions->push_back(newSubRegion);
+    }
+  }
+
 
   /// --------- New region correction (PUsub, no response correction at the moment) -----------
 
diff --git a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc
index 25d367c59fd6b..154dfd69fd0e4 100644
--- a/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc
+++ b/L1Trigger/L1TCalorimeter/src/firmware/Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1.cc
@@ -41,16 +41,24 @@ void Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1::processEvent(const std::vector<CaloE
     m_jetAlgo = new Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImpPP(m_db); //fwv =2 => PP algo
     m_tauAlgo = new Stage1Layer2TauAlgorithmImpPP(m_db);
   }
+  else if ( m_fwv == 3 )
+  { // hw testing algorithms
+    m_jetAlgo = new Stage1Layer2JetAlgorithmImpSimpleHW(m_db);
+  }
   else{ // undefined fwv version
     edm::LogError("FWVersionError")
       << "Undefined firmware version passed to Stage1Layer2MainProcessorFirmwareImp1" << std::endl;
     return;
   }
 
-  m_jetAlgo->processEvent(regions, emcands, jets); // need to run jets before egammas and taus for rel. isol. cuts
-  m_egAlgo->processEvent(emcands, regions, jets, egammas);
-  m_tauAlgo->processEvent(emcands, regions, jets, taus);
-  m_sumAlgo->processEvent(regions, emcands, etsums);
+  if(m_jetAlgo)
+    m_jetAlgo->processEvent(regions, emcands, jets); // need to run jets before egammas and taus for rel. isol. cuts
+  if(m_egAlgo)
+    m_egAlgo->processEvent(emcands, regions, jets, egammas);
+  if(m_tauAlgo)
+    m_tauAlgo->processEvent(emcands, regions, jets, taus);
+  if(m_sumAlgo)
+    m_sumAlgo->processEvent(regions, emcands, etsums);
 
   delete m_jetAlgo;
   delete m_egAlgo;