Third-party Diffractometer Control Software

A desire for cost effective diffractometer hardware upgrades, or general discontent with vendor control software, may make the use of third-party hardware control software desirable (Table 17.1). Third-party software can often be more intuitive and easier to use than the default vendor diffractometer control software. If non-standard methods of data collection are required, a third-party vendor may be more flexible in making this functionality available. Also, if requested, third-party software is more likely to directly write files in the required analysis formats e.g., directly into the Rietveld format of interest). 

ADM connect ADM connect, (2005), RMSKempten, Kaufbeurer Str. 4, D 87437 Kempten, Germany Many different brands including Philips, PANalytical, Siemens, Bruker, ENRAF (including CPS 120) 

MDI DataScan DataScan, Materials Data, Inc., 1224 Concannon Blvd., Livermore, CA 94550, USA Many different brands including upgrades to non digital diffractometers 

Windows/ PC 1800 for Windows PC 1800 for Windows, Mark Raven, (2005) CSIRO Land and Water, Urrbrae South Australia, 5064, Australia PW1800 XRDs 

TXRDWIN TXRDWIN, Omni Scientific Instruments, Inc. (2005) Controls various different XRD hardware 

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Table 17.1 Available third-party powder diffractometer control software.

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