/***************************************************************************/ /* MATCH! - Phase Analysis using Powder Diffraction */ /* Version 4.0 Build 306 for Windows 64-bit */ /*** ***/ /* (C) Copyright 2003-2024 Crystal Impact, H.Putz & K.Brandenburg GbR, */ /* Bonn, Germany. */ /* All rights reserved. */ /* Author: Dr. Holger Putz */ /*** ***/ /* Latest update of this Readme File: July 15, 2024 */ /***************************************************************************/ Contents of this Readme File: 1. Installing Match! on Windows PCs 2. Time-limited license 3. License Purchasing 4. License Installation 5. Installation of FullProf software 6. Reference Pattern Database 7. Videos and Documentation 8. Online Update 9. Uninstalling Match! 10. Unregister license 11. Support 12. Contacting Crystal Impact 1. Installing Match! on Windows 64-bit PCs (Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11 required) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- You need administrator privileges to install Match!. Please download and run the corresponding installer from https://www.crystalimpact.de/match/v4_download_beta.htm Please note the terms of the "End User License Agreement", which will appear in the second dialog box of the installer! When the installation has finished, please run Match! (you can select to do so on the final screen of the installation program). 2. Time-limited license ----------------------- As long as no license is installed, Match! will run in the "60 days evaluation mode", which basically means that it will stop working 60 days after it has first been installed. You have to purchase a license to continue working with Match! afterwards. 3. License Purchasing ----------------------- You can get all information about the various licensing and pricing options for Match! here: https://www.crystalimpact.de/match/sales.htm Licenses can also be purchased in our online store (e.g. for credit card or PayPal payments): https://shop-crystalimpact.de/en/c/match 4. License Installation ----------------------- Once you have purchased and obtained a license file for Match!, you can install it as follows: If the demonstration version has already expired, Match! will ask you to install a license. otherwise please run the "Install new license..." command from the "Help" menu. You will be asked to select the license file (either "license_Match!.zip" or "yourlicense.lic") that you have received by e-mail after purchasing the license. Please confirm elevation (you may have to enter your administrator password). Your license will now be installed and registered automatically. Next time you run Match!, your license data should be displayed at the bottom of the splash screen (at program startup), in the status bar at the bottom, and finally in the "About Match!" dialog which can be opened from the "Help" menu. 5. Installation of FullProf software ------------------------------------ Match! can use the well-known software "FullProf" (J. Rodriguez-Carvajal, Physica B. 192, 55 (1993); https://www.ill.eu/sites/fullprof) to run Rietveld refinement calculations. If you would like to use this feature, you have to install FullProf (at least if it is not already present on your machine): Match! requires FullProf release January 2018 (or later) for Rietveld refinement. You can download and install FullProf from the Crystal Impact web page https://www.crystalimpact.de/match/download.htm#download_fp As an alternative, you can also do this directly from the FullProf web page (where you will also find detailed installation instructions): https://www.ill.eu/sites/fullprof/php/downloads.html Simply follow the download and installation instructions given for the Windows platform. 6. Reference Pattern Database ----------------------------- Match! identifies phases in a sample by comparing its powder diffraction pattern to reference patterns of known phases. Hence, it needs a so-called "reference database" in which these reference patterns are provided. There are several options for obtaining a reference database: Match! is by default installed along with the COD-Inorganics reference database. This database contains powder diffraction patterns calculated from inorganic crystal structure data (compounds without C-H-bonds)), taken from the COD ("Crystallography Open Database", https://www.crystallography.net ). This reference database is especially appropriate if you are typically analyzing inorganic or mineral samples. If you are rather working with organic compounds, you can download and install the full COD reference database from https://www.crystalimpact.de/match/download.htm#refdb All entries of the COD reference databases contain atomic coordinates, based on which the corresponding powder diffraction patterns have been calculated. Besides this, for all entries, I/Ic-values have been calculated, so that a semi-quantitative analysis can be performed straight away. As an alternative to the COD reference databases, you can of course also use any of the well-known and proven ICDD PDF database products (license needs to be purchased separately). Finally, it is also possible to apply your own diffraction or crystal structure data in phase identification, by importing them into a so-called "user database" (https://www.crystalimpact.de/match/help/idh_userdatabase.htm ). This user database can then be used for the creation of a new reference database, either alone or in combination e.g. with the standard COD reference database. 7. Videos and Documentation --------------------------- Tutorial videos in which the most common operations are demonstrated are available at https://www.crystalimpact.de/match/videos.htm or on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@crystal_impact A comprehensive online help can either be displayed on the web https://www.crystalimpact.de/match/help/idh_toc.htm or using the "Help" menu from within the software. Likewise, you can download a comprehensive manual either from the web https://www.crystalimpact.de/download/match4/Manual.pdf from within Match! using the menu ("Help-Manual"), or directly by double-clicking on the file "Manual.pdf" in Match!'s program directory. Finally, there are two basic keyboard shortcuts you should always keep in mind: (Cmd+? on the Mac) will open the online help at the index page, so that you can easily search for information about a given keyword/issue. will display a table of all mouse operations and keyboard shortcuts that can be used. Using these two shortcuts, you should be able to clarify most issues and questions. 8. Online Update ---------------- By default, Match! automatically checks the Crystal Impact web server for a more recent version each time it is executed. If a new version is found, you will be informed and guided to the corresponding web page from which you can download the new version. You can also manually check for a more recent version, simply by selecting the "Check for updates..." command from the "Help" menu. 9. Uninstalling Match! ---------------------- If you would like to uninstall Match!, please open the Windows "Control Panel", click on "Software" ("Add/Remove Programs" on more recent Windows versions). Please mark "Match! 4", then click "Change/Remove". You will be asked if you would like to unregister your license from the current computer. If you click "Yes", your license will be removed, if you click "No", it will be kept and used automatically when installing Match! again later on. 10. Unregister license ---------------------- Normally, you unregister your license when uninstalling Match! from the computer (see above). If you would like to manually unregister your license but keep your Match! installation, please do the following: Right-click on the Windows "Start" button, then select "Windows PowerShell (Administrator)" or "Terminal (Administrator)". Confirm or enter the Administrator password. In the "PowerShell" terminal window, please run the command start-process -verb runAs "C:\Program Files\Match4\Match!.exe" -argumentlist "unregister" 11. Support ----------- In case of any trouble with Match!, please send an e-mail to putz@crystalimpact.de Describe the issue in detail, and attach any files that may be required to reproduce your matter of concern to your e-mail. 12. Contacting Crystal Impact ----------------------------- To contact Crystal Impact, either * send an e-mail to info@crystalimpact.de * fax to +49-228-9813644 * call +49-228-9813643 * or write to: Crystal Impact GbR, Kreuzherrenstr. 102, D-53227 Bonn, Germany.