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Installing Jade 6
Jade 6 is a 32-bit Windows application that runs on Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT4(SP4)/2000/XP OS

environments. We recommend a 400 MHz or faster Win-2000 or XP PC with 128 MB memory and a 17 inch or
larger monitor. A display desktop of 1024x768 pixels or more with high/true colors is also recommended to run
Jade. You can run Jade on less capable systems but you will compromise performance. For example, on a
smaller screen, there is the disadvantage of not seeing the full layout of its main windows. Minimum hard disk
space to install Jade is around 20 MB. If you have access to ICDD PDF, FIZ ICSD, and/or NIST Crystal
database, more hard disk space is required to create and store the index files after Jade is installed.
Installing the Local Hardware License Key:
Among the materials supplied with this program is a hardware license key that activates MDI programs on your
PC when it is installed properly. This hardware device is provided by MDI in either one of the following types:
· A small 25-pin adapter in beige color, which has the label 'MDI-R#####' on it. It must be installed on the parallel
printer port between the computer and the printer cable before you can install and run Jade. You should turn off
your computer and printer for this operation. If you have other Non-MDI keys already installed, this key can be
connected as the last in the chain although you may need to experiment with the placement if the key is not
recognized by Jade. This hardware key will not affect the printer port in any way and is transparent to your
printing operations.
· A small USB (Universal Serial Bus) token in purple color, which has the label 'MDI-U#####' on it. You should
not plug this key into the USB port before you run the installation program 'setup.exe' to be described later.
Installing Jade 6:
Before you install Jade, you should close all running applications if possible. On Win-95/98/Me, you can list all
running apps by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys. On Win-XP/2000/NT4(SP4), you must log on to the
administrator account to install Jade 6. Note: this installation will not interfere with earlier versions of Jade. You
do not need to remove them in order to install Jade 6 on the same computer, and you can run it together with
Jade 6 if desired. If you have previously installed Jade 6 on the same computer, the installer will automatically
uninstall it before proceeding with a new installation.
Insert the Jade CD into the CD-ROM drive and wait for the installing program to start. If it does not start, you can
start it by running the 'setup.exe' in the root folder of the CD. After a brief display of an initialization screen, the
following dialog should appear:
If you accept the stated MDI license agreement, the following dialog will appear:
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Please fill in the 'User ID' and the 'Institution ID'. The former should be the program licensee and the latter will be
used by Jade on all printouts and reports. You can later change both IDs from the system registry and the
institution ID on user preferences dialog without reinstalling Jade. Click the 'Install' button to begin the installation
process. The installer will first install the Rainbow license key driver, which enables Jade 6 to access the MDI
license key. If you have multiple copies of Jade 6 with different license key numbers, make sure that the key
number being installed matches that shown on the title bar of the above dialog. You may have to restart the
computer in order to load the new license key driver, and the installation will resume if an automatic reboot is
initiated by the installer. If you have the USB key described earlier, you can plug it into the USB port when the
following message appears and then click the 'Retry' button:
Windows will detect the new USB key and configure it automatically. If the license key is still not recognized by
the installer, reboot your computer and start the installation again. If the license key or server is still not found
after a reboot, you should run the 'Add/Remove Programs...' applet on Windows control panel and remove all
entries of 'Sentinel System Driver' from the installed list before reinstalling Jade 6.
Should you encounter any warning messages regarding file copying failure, you can ignore them only if all non-
system applications have been shut down before you start the Jade installation. If you encounter a message
regarding obsolete/read-only system files under Win-NT, you may have to boot into the VGA mode in order for
the installation to update those files. Please call MDI for help if you are not sure what to do. If you check the
'Register Non-MDI Pattern File Types' box, files with the extensions of *.RAW, *.RD, *.SD, *.PD3, and *.CIF will
be associated with the 'MDI-Jade', and be opened by Jade 6 when you browse them in the Explorer.
Creating a Shortcut Icon on Your Desktop to Run Jade:
Although you can start Jade from the 'Start | Programs | MDI Jade 6.0' menu, it's easier to do so from a Jade
shortcut icon on your desktop. If the 'Create a Shortcut to Jade on Desktop' is checked, an 'MDI Jade 6.0' icon
will be placed on your desktop as well as in Windows 'Programs' folder at the end of installation. You can also
create such a shortcut by locating the 'Jade6.exe' file with the Explorer under the default folder of 'C:\Program
Files\MDI Jade 6.0', then dragging it from the file list and dropping it to the desktop. The additional advantage
with a Jade icon on the desktop is its ability to accept XRD pattern files you may drag & drop on it from other
applications (such as the Explorer or the File Finder). See drag & drop data files for more information. You may
also create more Jade icons to run Jade in 'stealth mode' with the help of task macros. See auto processing with
task macros for more information.
Uninstalling Jade 6:
If you need to remove Jade from your PC, you should do so using the 'Add / Remove Programs' utility from the
Control Panel, rather than using the Explorer directly to delete Jade's program folder. The uninstaller will not
remove the Jade 6 folder from your hard drive since there will be program setting files created after the
installation. You can delete the Jade 6 folder altogether from the Explorer yourself if you do not place raw pattern
files as well as report files created by Jade in this folder.
Installation of Jade 6 under Microsoft Windows Network:
If you have a network version of Jade, which enables concurrent access of limited Jade licenses over a network
by a greater number of users, you should follow the steps outlined below to install it:
· Attach the network hardware license key to the printer port of a server PC on the local network. This installation
only supports Microsoft Windows local area network with TCP/IP or IPX/SPX network protocols. This PC is the
one that will run the Rainbow license server program but not necessarily the Jade program. We recommend a
Win-2000 PC to service the MDI license key. This server PC must be located on the same subnet as the clients
who will be running Jade 6.
· Insert the Jade 6 CD and wait for the installer to start. If the 'Key-Server' option is selected on the following
dialog, the installer will install the Rainbow license key server as well as the license key driver on this server PC
with the MDI license key attached.
· On Win-XP/2000/NT4(SP4), the following dialog will then appear and you must click the 'Install Service' button
to install the license server as an NT service (note: you must log on to an acount with administrator access for
this):
· With the license server running on the server PC, you can now take the Jade 6 CD and install it on any PC on
the same network (and same subnet) if the 'Net-Client' option is selected on the following dialog. The installer will
contact the MDI license server over the local network to obtain the license for this installation. To speed up
license access and allocation, you can provide the computer name or IP address of the license server on the
installation dialog. If you do, this server name or IP address will be saved in the system registry as
'hkey_local_machine\software\mdi\license\server' . If you later move the license server to another PC, make
sure your client's registry is updated accordingly. On Win-NT, you can use an environment variable 'NSP_HOST'
to set the license server for a client instead of the entry in the system registry (note: the registry entry supersedes
the 'NSP_HOST' variable if both are defined). If you have a large local network, you may have to specify the
server name or IP address in order for Jade to find the server before the search is timed out.
Please note that Jade cannot be installed on a server PC to be run from another PC on the network. In other
words, Jade and its dependent files must reside and be registered on individual PC, but Jade can seek out the
license key across the network and allocate the license as long as the license server program is running on the
network. Nevertheless, you can copy the entire content of the Jade 6 CD to a shared folder so that it can be
installed from another PC across the network.
· Normally an allocated license is released when Jade is closed down. To make a good use of the limited
licenses, the license server will terminate an allocated license if Jade is left to idle for more than 15 minutes or
crashes. If you re-activate Jade after its license has been revoked (such as by moving the mouse), Jade will try
to obtain a new license from the license server if a free license is still available. You can monitor the usage of
Jade licenses by running the 'monitor.exe' program located in the 'c:\Program Files\Rainbow Technologies'
folder.
· You can run Jade in dual modes, i.e. accessing both a local key and network license. By default, Jade will look
for a local key first even if it's installed as a network client, and allocate a network license only when the local key
is not found on a client pc. In order for Jade to find the local key, you must also install it as a key-server so that
the Rainbow license server and driver are installed.
Contact MDI if you would like to know more about network licensing of Jade. Licensed Options in Jade 6
Various optional functions (plug-in's) are available for Jade 6 at extra cost, as described below. If certain features
are not accessible on your version, this may explain why.
· Features in Option 'Jade Plus': cell refinement ; pattern indexing ; d-spacing and Miller indices generator ;
lattice constant calculator ; cell data graphing ; crystallite size & strain analysis ; residual stress analysis ; 3D
viewing of pattern overlays ; sort-on-similarity ) (for customers who do not have the search/match option); Data
Filters Listed in Others (FFT, Film...); FIZ-ICSD access to create PDF index files from your ICSD CD if you have
one for retrieval and search/match; 'Deja vu' identification from your own pattern archive; Userfile S/M using line-
based method.
· Features in Option ' Easy Quant ': Profile-based RIR analysis with counting statistics; Brindley particle-
absorption and preferred orientation corrections; Amorphous content determination with internal standards; 2/3-D
pie & bar charts and presentation reports; Generalized internal standard calibration plot; Generalized external
calibration curve; Spiking calibration plot; Procedure file creation and application.
· Features in Option ' Search/Match ' (the 'Identify' menu): Whole pattern phase identification with major, minor,
trace, and residual phase S/M; Solid solution and preferred orientation S/M; S/M filters such as PDF subfiles,
chemistry and crystallography; Factor analysis of S/M hits with isotypical pattern finder and suppression; ICSD-
aware filters with ICDD cross reference (for PDF release of 1998 and later).
· Features in Option ' XRD Simulation ': Calculate (simulate) XRD powder patterns from crystal structures;
Support 230 space groups with more than 600 different settings; Allow atomic thermal tensors with 'full' physics
simulation; Totally integrated into Jade with interactive dialogs and graphical displays; Built-in structure database
manager with direct-access to your FIZ-ICSD CD database; Calculate your own PDF subfiles from all ICSD
entries for d-I overlays and phase identification in Jade.
· Features in Option ' WPF Refinement ': Whole Pattern Fitting and Rietveld Refinement with structure and/or
structureless phase data; All new code, designed with advanced optimization algorithms and totally integrated
into Jade with interactive dialogs and graphical displays; Automated refinement setup for precise lattice constant
determination; Quantitative analysis with/out internal standard and amorphous content; Structure refinement with
intelligent constraints on atomic coordinates; Extensive output with presentation printouts and reports; This
option also includes the ' XRD Simulation ' features described above.
Contact MDI if you need more information regarding the above options. A Simple Example of Processing an
XRD Pattern
In the following example, you will read a demo pattern file into Jade, fit its background and strip K a 2, find peaks
and produce a peak listing report, and, if you have access to ICDD PDF database, overlay a PDF reference
pattern and print the PDF card. If you are a new user of Jade, you may find the following exercise helpful in
learning the Jade interface and some of its basic functions.
Double-click the Jade icon on your desktop to start Jade. Refer to Installing Jade topic if you don't see the icon
on your desktop. After a brief display of Jade's splash screen, the main window of Jade should appear. Select
the 'File | Patterns...' menu, and the following dialog window should appear:
Jade will automatically list the installed demofile files on the above dialog when initialized. You can find these
files in the demofile folder under Jade's program folder if you see a different file list on the above dialog. Double-
click the 'demo06.mdi' file and an XRD pattern should appear in the upper 'pattern window' as well as the larger
'zoom window' below.
You can now examine this pattern using Jade's zoom & pan tools. For example, suppose you want to select a
portion of the pattern in the top window to zoom. You can move the mouse pointer into the top window and, while
holding down on the left mouse button, drag the mouse pointer to a new location. A 'rubberband' box will appear,
showing the region that will be zoomed and moved into the bottom window when the mouse button is released.
Experiment with this simple operation several times. Notice that Jade ties the rubberband box to the bottom of
windows so you don't have to start out from the very bottom in dragging, and you can do rubberband zooms in
the bottom window as well.
By the right lower side of the zoom window are nine icons arranged vertically. These are the zoom & pan
buttons. When you place the mouse pointer over one of them, a yellow text label (called a tooltip) will appear
describing briefly what the button will do. Some of these buttons have a unique behavior: they generate
continuous actions like the scroll bar while being depressed; both mouse buttons are used with the right button
reversing the action of the left button. The speed of zoom & pan depends on the complexity of display as well as
on the power of your PC. On a fast PC, you can speed up or slow down the scrolling on the Display tab of user
preferences dialog. Jade will beep when you reach the limits of zoom & pan. You are encouraged to experiment
with these buttons. If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel between the buttons, you can pan the display in the
zoom window by scrolling the mouse wheel.
Let's now strip K a 2 and find the K a 1 peaks. In order to strip K a 2, we need to fit the pattern with a
background curve. Select the 'Analyze | Fit Background...' menu and the following dialog window will appear:
Click the Apply button and you should see a background curve already fitted through a number of background tie
points (BG dots) which have been sampled automatically. You can examine how well the BG dots have been
sampled using the zoom & pan tools described earlier. In the above figure, the region from about 30 to 52
degrees of the pattern is zoomed in to show more details.
If you are not satisfied with the placement of these BG dots, you can move & erase existing ones or insert new
ones manually with the mouse. This can be done by selecting the background editing cursor (i.e., depressing the
'B.E.' button) on edit & cursor toolbar . Notice that a short help label appears automatically in the upper-left
corner of zoom window to give you some tips on how to edit the BG dots, and you don't have to close the BG
fitting dialog in order to click the editing toolbar. The mouse pointer should now turn into a small crosshair when
you move it into the zoom window. You can then click any one of these dots and drag it up or down or left or
right. Notice that Jade 'lights up' the dot when the cursor is near it and refits the BG curve as you drag it. You can
insert a new BG dot simply by clicking the left mouse button at a desired spot, and erase it by clicking it with the
right mouse button. The very first & last BG dots can be moved vertically but not erased.
When you are satisfied with the fitted BG curve, click the 'Strip K a 2' button on the above dialog, and the K a 2
components will be stripped from the demo pattern. It should be pointed out that the pattern is altered only from a
copy of data in the memory. Jade does not save the altered pattern back to the original file under any
circumstance, and it will simply be discarded when you close Jade. But you can always save the modified data
into a new pattern file in Jade if desired.
Now select the 'Analyze | Find Peaks...' menu, and the following dialog will appear:
Click the Apply button and an automatic peak search will be carried out on the K a 2 stripped pattern. The
located peaks will be marked with dotted vertical lines in both windows. Like the BG fitting, you can examine the
results of peak search with the zoom & pan tools, and edit the located peaks manually using the peak editing
cursor from the cursor toolbar (see the above figure). To move a peak marker, click it and drag it to the left or
right. To mark a new peak, click under its apex. Jade will determine the peak background, locate the precise
peak top, and compute the peak area. To mark a peak exactly where you want rather than where Jade decides it
should be, hold down the Ctrl key while you click the mouse button. To erase a peak marker, click it with the right
mouse button.
Notice that (1) you can do all the above without closing the peak search dialog, and (2) there are no OK and
Cancel buttons to dismiss it. The behavior of this kind of dialog in Jade is called a 'modeless' operation, as
indicated by the thumbtack icon on the title bar of the dialog window. The word 'modeless' means that the
program is not constrained into a particular mode of operation from which it needs to be released. With
experience you should find features such as this in the Jade interface extremely flexible in helping you
accomplish more things quickly. See Jade's dialog windows for more information.
If you click the 'Labeling' tab on the peak search dialog, you can display the desired labels or markings on the
located peaks in the zoom window. Click the 'Report...' button and the following peak listing will appear:
When you highlight a peak on the list, Jade displays a short vertical blinker in the zoom window along the
baseline of the plot indicating where it comes from. If the selected peak is outside the current zoom window,
Jade will pan the window to bring it into view. You can resize this report window to see a longer or shorter list.
You can customize the peak listing if you click the Customize button on the report dialog before you print and
save the report. You can send the listing to the clipboard with the Copy button, and paste it into a spreadsheet
program such as Excel. You can export the listing to a plain text file for data archival or e-mail to colleagues. You
can also print the image of marked peaks in the zoom window by selecting the 'File | Print | Zoom Window Image'
menu.
Accessing PDF Database and Overlaying a PDF Reference Pattern:
This demo pattern consists of three phases: hematite, rutile, and anatase. If you have access to an ICDD PDF
database, you can overlay their PDF d-I line list as a set of colored vertical line markers in Jade. These markers
appear on the 2 q axis at points where XRD peaks are expected to occur and with heights corresponding to the
expected peak intensities. This can be accomplished simply by entering the mineral name 'rutile' for example into
the PDF input box on the main toolbar ( ). If this is the first time you have
done so, the following message & prompt should appear:
If you choose [Yes], the following dialog will appear:
This dialog will allow you to create the PDF index files which are classified into a number of PDF subfiles and are
required by Jade to access the PDF database in a fast and efficient manner. You can click on the first button
to let Jade find the PDF database files on your system, or click on the button to find it yourself if it's located
on the network. If you have multiple PDF databases from different years, make sure that you select the latest
release from the drop-down list.
You should always select the mineral subfile as one of your choices since it enables you to retrieve common
mineral phases by their names. MDI recommends creating index files for Inorganics, Minerals, Organics, and
ICSD patterns from your PDF database. Note all other subfiles are mostly subsets of the Inorganics. If you have
created the index files previously, they will be indicated by their creation dates shown to the right of the subfile
name. If you click the Create button after you have checked the desired subfiles, Jade will start the PDF indexing
and allow you to continue exploring other parts of Jade's interface in a time-share mode. The indexing process
will take some time to complete, depending upon the speed of your PC and the number of PDF subfiles you
choose to create.
Once the desired PDF subfiles have been created, you can enter the name 'rutile' again on the main toolbar and
see the colored sticks of Rutile's d-I list overlaid in the zoom window, and the PDF overlay toolbar should appear
on the main window. You can label the d-I lines in a number of different ways either using the ' quick annotation
toolbar ' located at the bottom right corner of the main window or from the following PDF overlay list dialog which
can be viewed by clicking the # button on the PDF overlay toolbar :
If you click the 'PDF Card' button on the overlay toolbar, a dialog window showing the PDF data (like the classic
JCPDS card) will appear:
You can print this view with the printer button on the same dialog. You can also recall a PDF card by its PDF
number and retrieve a group of them by their chemistry information, etc. See PDF access & retrieval for more
information.
We hope this exercise gives you a taste of Jade's powerful user interface. So far you have seen only 'the tip of
the iceberg' with regard to what Jade can do for you. Explore and discover for yourself! You can learn a great
deal about Jade by reading the tooltips that appear when you leave the mouse pointer over a screen object such
as a tool button. Other parts of this on-line help and the manual will have more comprehensive documentation of
the Jade interface and its functions. If you have any difficulty, don't hesitate to contact MDI for technical support.
E-mail messages with file attachment are preferred and quickly handled by MDI tech-support sometimes even
during non-business hours. Direct the messages to mdi@materialsdata.com. If necessary, we can be reached by
phone at (925)449-1084 during the business hours of 9 am to 5 pm Pacific time or fax at (925)373-1659. When
phoning, please be sure to be at your computer and have the serial number of your license key available to
assist us in identifying the same version of Jade that tech-support personnel should use. Features Introduced
in Jade 5
The following summary of new and improved features in Jade 5 will be useful to previous Jade 2/3/4 users,
although this is by no means a complete list.
· 32-bit Windows architecture with supports for long file names and direct access of network drives, folders &
files.
· Support of multiple user and project environments with automatic 'log-on' user identification on Win95/98/NT.
· Support of multiple monitors with Win98. You can place a dialog window on another monitor by pressing the
Alt+arrow-keys. Note: This requires multiple video boards in the PC.
· Support of ICDD release '98 PDF2 CD with ICSD(FIZ) subfiles and ICDD/ICSD cross-reference. Intelligent
filters for duplicate and similar phases are available in search/match .
· New PDF retrievals using data such as chemical groups , Pearson symbols , subfiles in subfiles , and ICSD
numbers.
· A new option (plug-in) is available for profile-based RIR Quantitative Analysis with counting statistics and
presentation reports. You can also build internal & external standard calibration plots, and perform spiking
(standard additions) analyses .
· Automatic peak painting and integration with least-squares fitted baseline.
· Quick Annotation Toolbar for labeling peaks and reflection markers. You can easily offset and scale overlays of
scan patterns and PDF d-I lists in the zoom window by point and drag .
· Improved peak search algorithm with 4th-order polynomial and longer filters. You can now customize the data
listing of peak search reports . You can use colors for different phases in the peak id reports . You can also
choose different font sizes, print orientation, and margins for most report printouts.
· Improved search/match algorithm and display with new features such as S/M on the residual peaks, similar
pattern finder and suppression, dynamic pattern simulation of positive hits with profiles, and automatic tracking of
frequent hits.
· You can now search your own archive of pattern files for similar patterns ( Deja vu S/M ) with automatic
thumbnails.
· Improved profile fitting with automatic refinement of all peaks and crystallinity estimates.
· Crystallite size and strain analysis can be performed from peak broadening with profile fitting and counting
statistics.
· A new option (plug-in) is available for performing surface residual stress analysis from peak shifts in the y -
scans using automatic profile fitting.
· High resolution vector images (plots) can be exported via the clipboard and Windows metafiles.
· The goniometer radius can be specified so Jade can compute and report sample displacement value in
millimeters rather than in 2 q degrees.
· Peak intensities can be corrected for detector dead-time .
· Lattice constants can be calculated from a few located peaks with known Miller indices. You can also include
an internal standard peak to calibrate the peak positions in the lattice calculator .
· It is possible to do a cell refinement using the PDF line list rather than all possible reflections generated from
the initial cell. Jade will now compute the Smith-Snyder figure-of-merit for a refined cell.
· You can plot and least-squares fit unit cell data produced from cell refinement using the built-in cell data
graphing dialog .
· Pattern indexing using a specific space group and constraints of Miller indices is supported. You can also look
up similar PDF cells from the indexing dialog.
· d-I lists can be imported directly from d-I listing files created by other XRD applications.
· You can drag and drop XRD pattern files and Jade's output files from the Explorer or the File Finder. Jade can
now auto-detect pattern file types from different XRD hardware vendors.
· A new file copying dialog makes it easy to archive analysis files to removable media and/or across the LAN,
and for casual users (such as students) to process their data and walk away with results.
· New status-bar functions for easy recalls of saved work and analysis report files.
· New dialog view of thumbnail browsing with notepads for easier review and editing of notes.
· Improved Ascii file import dialog-- you can easily point and click to set up an Ascii import filter.
· Improved generic file browser for binary files with hex view and character substitution.
· Improved data filtering functions such as spike removal and pattern smoothing with longer filters.
· Completely redesigned task macro interface with extensive list of macro tasks. You can now create specific
analysis setting files for certain tasks and assemble them into a task macro. Among the new macro capabilities
are, for example, (a) automate cell refinement of multiple patterns, (b) run Jade in stealth mode for QA and
production environments.
· You can now tell Jade to write detailed processing logs for record keeping and QA purposes.
· HTML help browsing as well as context sensitive on-line help.
Features Introduced in Jade 6
The following summary of new and improved features in Jade 6 will be useful to previous Jade 5 users although
this is by no means a complete list. If you are a Jade 2/3/4 user, refer to What's New in Jade 5 for more new
features.
· You can now calculate (simulate) XRD powder patterns from crystal structures. This is an optional feature (See
the licensed options for more information), which is totally integrated into Jade's interface and supports direct-
access to FIZ ICSD structure database (ICSD stands for Inorganic Crystal Structure Database).
· You can perform whole pattern fitting and Rietveld refinement with structure and/or structureless phase data.
This is an optional feature (See the licensed options for more information), which is all new code, designed with
advanced optimization algorithms and is also totally integrated into Jade's interface.
· You can now search your own archive of pattern files to find those containing a specific sample or scan id. Look
for the 'Find...' button on the read pattern files dialog on how to use this feature. An alternative view of Explorer-
Like folder tree listing is also implemented on this dialog for easier access to shared folders on the local area
network.
· You can tell Jade to automatically overlay its related pattern files when a particular pattern file is read. This
feature may be handy for those who analyze clay samples. See auto-overlay of related pattern files for more
information.
· Some new pattern file types are added to the list of readable pattern files on read pattern files dialog. This
includes a generic x-y column file type to read simple x-y column pattern data. Improvements have been made to
existing pattern file readers. You can now show scan parameters in addition to the scan/sample id in the listing of
all supported pattern files.
· New industrial-standard XML support for data input and output, which is a great option for (a) data exchange
and archive, (b) generating compound reports and web documents, (c) interfacing to your laboratory information
management system (LIMS).
· New Xplorer utility for browsing all XRD-related and Jade-Created files on your computer and local area
network. This utility can also be used to view common image files or load XRD pattern files into Jade for
processing.
· New and improved multi-user support on Win-NT/2000/XP (NTFS) with different access controls for power and
casual users.
· New background fitting function to handle amorphous background removal. You can now strip peaks above the
background curve if desired. See background fitting dialog for more.
· New peak search for pattern overlays and peak comparison report of all pattern overlays. See peak search
dialog for more. You can now compare observed patterns by tabulating peak listings from multiple pattern
overlays.
· You can now include plot of pattern traces on most report printouts (see the user preferences dialog for the
option).
· You can now perform triclinic indexing to obtain unit cell data to an unknown pattern. You can also save the
indexing results and restore them at a later time without the need of time-consuming re-indexing. You can also
start the WPF refinement of an indexed cell from the indexing dialog or from the cell refinement dialog.
· New tetragonal and hexagonal lattice cursors, new multi-orders cursor for examining layer structures, and
improved cubic indexing cursors. See Bravais lattice cursors for more information. d-Scales can now be printed
in zoom window.
· You can use the mouse scroll wheel to pan and zoom in the pattern windows. You can also pan and zoom by
right-dragging directly in the zoom window.
· You can now specify lattice strain as well as crystallite size in pattern simulation from the d-I lists . You can also
perform dynamic simulation with changing crystallite size and lattice strain (fast PC strongly recommanded).
· You can now tell Jade not to refine a specific profile parameter in profile initialization. You can also fit peak
profiles to all pattern overlays automatically - a great time saver if you need to process a large number of scan
data. See profile fitting dialog for more information.
· Improved PDF access and indexing dialog. You can now create PDF index files from ICDD level-1 as well as
level-2 PDF database (MDI previously had to create PDF index files for users of level-1 databases). You can
also convert index files (such as userfiles) created by Jade to PDF1 or PDF2 database files.
· Support for ICDD PDF4-RDB (relational database) using ODBC data source connection. With the exception of
index file creation (subfiles are prefixed with 'RDB'), access to PDF4-RDB for boolean retrievals and s/m is
identical to PDF2.
· You can now retrieve PDF data by literature references. Soundex algorithm allows recalls of mis-spelled
mineral names. X-Y scatter-plot can be performed on PDF phases for cluster analysis. Multiple windows of PDF
cards can now be viewed side by side. Persistent reflection markers can be rendered in zoom window when
viewing a list of PDF hits, and I%-threshold can be set to eliminate d-I stick labels of weak reflections. You can
now customize the PDF hit list to show or hide certain columns of PDF data, and color hits by PDF categories
such as quality marks, data sources, and crystal symmetries.
· Access to NIST Crystal Data is again supported. You can create index files to retrieve NIST Crystal Data in
Jade just like you can with ICDD PDF data.
· New strong line marker dialog for quick overlay and identification of routine phases (such as clay samples).
· Improved search/match dialog and algorithms for phase identification of unusual powder patterns. Ribbon plot
(like the DNA markers) of checked hits is now supported in search/match display window. Hit list can be placed
at the left or right side of pattern window. PDF hits can be accessed as secondary list side by side to the S/M hit
list.
· Improved Deja vu search of your pattern archive. See find similar patterns with thumbnail for more information.
· Program setting files for wavelength data, FWHM and theta calibration curves, Ascii and d-I import filter files
are now made global (i.e. shared) to all user id's created in Jade. They are no longer specific to a particular user
ID.
· You can now idealize a noisy and broad scan pattern using the ' focus scan pattern ' filter, a data treatment that
proves useful in phase identification for such patterns.
· You can generate a summary report of pattern statistics on zoom window data & display dialog.
· You can now view XRD plots and dialog graphs with gradient-fill background colors for enhanced presentation.
You can now reverse display order of 3D pattern overlays with a single checkbox.
· You can now have 'water mark' with your own id information or institution logo on printouts of plots and reports.
See print setup dialog for more information.
· You can now launch other routine applications and browse your favorite web sites directly from customizable
drop-down menus in Jade. See interface to other programs topic for more information.
· Important files to be deleted in Jade will now go to the Windows Recycle Bin so that they can be recovered if
you later change your mind.
· You can place the overlay toolbar in between the pattern the zoom windows, and dock the editing toolbox on it.
You can have 'marginless' windows to maximize the view areas of patterns on small laptop screens. You can
also dock the zoom & pan toolbar at the left side of the zoom window if you need more vertical space for the
color palette.
· You can list pattern files and all output files from the active data folders in the main window for easy access.
· You can list peak reports and PDF hits from retrievals and search/match in the top window for quick access.
· You can load a pattern in another instance of Jade if you hold down the Shift key while selecting a file from the
MRU list or double-clicking a file on a list of pattern files. This makes it easy to view and process multiple
patterns from the same folder. The number of instances of Jade you can run depends on the free system
resources on a Win-95/98/Me PC.
If you are a Jade 5 user, you can choose between the new Jade 6 and the old Jade 5 layouts from the 'View |
Screen Layout | Jade 5/6' menu. We have addressed issues in previous releases of Jade that have been brought
to our attention by our users. For a program as complex as Jade, it is expected that an adventurous user may
encounter some feature that doesn't perform in an expected manner. We greatly appreciate your report of any
problem (no matter how trivial) in all releases of Jade. May the adventurous spirits be with you - happy exploring
and discovering!

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Jade 6 is a 32-bit Windows application that runs on Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT4(SP4)/2000/XP OS

Installing the Local Hardware License Key:

Creating a Shortcut Icon on Your Desktop to Run Jade:

Installation of Jade 6 under Microsoft Windows Network:

Accessing PDF Database and Overlaying a PDF Reference Pattern:

If you choose [Yes], the following dialog will appear:

· Automatic peak painting and integration with least-squares fitted baseline.

· Peak intensities can be corrected for detector dead-time .

· HTML help browsing as well as context sensitive on-line help.

Features Introduced in Jade 6

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