PDF-5+/Web 2024
Data on the Go
PDF-5+/Web 2024 provides portability to the PDF-5+ database via the internet. It enables access to the entire suite of programs and data files so that it is equivalent to PDF-5+ 2024. PDF-5+/Web 2024 contains 1,061,800+ entries. It combines the world’s largest sources of inorganic diffraction data from crystals and powders into a single database. The result is a comprehensive collection of inorganic materials, produced in a standardized format that can be rapidly searched for unknown phase identification. Extensive data mining is facilitated with 137 display fields coupled with 83 searches.
PDF-5+/Web is designed to support automated quantitative analyses by providing key reference data required for these analyses. It also contains an array of tools that supplement conventional analyses, such as a full suite of data simulation programs enabling the analysis of neutron, electron, and synchrotron data, in addition to conventional X-ray data.
PDF-5+/Web features digitized patterns, molecular graphics, and atomic coordinates. These features incorporated into PDF-5+ enhance the ability to do quantitative analysis using third-party software by any of three methods: Rietveld Analysis, Reference Intensity Ratio (RIR) Method, or Total Pattern Analysis.
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Using PDF-5+/Web 2024
Please note: PDF-5+/Web can be used on any computer that meets the specifications and has access to a high-speed internet connection. PDF-5+/Web is delivered as a USB-compatible dongle, which supplies an access key to PDF-5+/Web. The dongle is programmable so that installation and renewals are handled via the internet. Your organization/site must permit TCP/IP communication ports to be opened through any firewall. You will need to check with your third-party software vendor to ensure that their software can interface to PDF-5+/Web. Please note: Capability and speed can be severely compromised if you are not accessing a high-speed internet connection. Please perform a network latency test to make sure PDF-5+/Web is right for you. Click here for instructions.
Key Points
- PDF-5+ database via the internet
- Access to the entire suite of PDF-5+ programs and data files
- Can be used on any computer that meets the specifications
- Requires access to a high-speed internet connection
- Delivered as a USB compatible dongle
- Installation and renewals are handled via the internet.
- One (1) year license serviced by subscription
Identify
- Number of entries – 1,061,800+
- New entries – 42,081
Quantify
- Entries with Simulated Digital Patterns – 1,061,800+
- Entries with Reference Intensity Ratio (I/Ic) – 956,600+
- Entries with Atomic Coordinates – 586,700+
- Entries with Experimental Raw Data Digital Patterns – 19,000+
Data-mining
- 83 types of Search Selections
- 137 types of Display Fields
Database Sources
Our collaborative partners include:
- ICDD Powders (00) – International Centre for Diffraction Data Newtown Square, PA, USA
- ICSD (01) – FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure (FIZ), Karlsruhe, Germany – Inorganic Crystal Structure Database
- NIST (03) – National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
- MPDS (04) – Material Phases Data System, Vitznau, Switzerland – Linus Pauling File (LPF)
- ICDD Single Crystal Data (05) – International Centre for Diffraction Data Newtown Square, PA, USA
Subfiles
Four select subfiles out of 32:
- Metal & Alloys – 174,796
- Mineral & Related Materials – 51,947
- Ceramics – 23,606
- Common Phases – 23,573
All subfiles: Alkaloid , Amino Acid, Peptide & Complex, Battery Material, Bioactive, Carbohydrate, Cement & Hydration Product, Ceramic, Common Phase, Education, Explosive, Forensic, Hydrogen Storage Material, Inorganic, Intercalate, Ionic Conductor, Merck, Metal & Alloy, Metal-Organics Phase, Micro & Mesoporous, Mineral Related, Modulated Structure, NBS, Nucleoside & Nucleotide, Organic, Pharmaceutical, Pigment & Dye, Polymer, Porphyrin, Corrin & Complex, Steroid, Superconducting Material, Terpene, Thermoelectric Material
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Subfile – select filters related to assigned subfiles/subclass.
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Environment – select filters related to the environment (especially temperature and pressure).
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Atomic Coordinates – filters based on entries that contain atomic coordinates or a cross-reference to an entry with atomic coordinates.
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Raw Diffraction Data (PD3) – filters based on entries with high quality raw experimental data that can consist of nano-crystalline materials, semi-crystalline materials, or amorphous materials.
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Status – select filters based on the status of the pattern, which can be Primary, Alternate, or Deleted.
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Quality Mark (QM) – select filters related to the quality evaluation assigned to the data.
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Database – search the entire database or select the data entry source (i.e., ICDD (00) – ICDD’s experimental patterns).
Use your mouse to hover over the interactive elements in the red section of the search window and click to learn more.
Use your mouse to hover over the interactive elements in the red sections of the PDF entry and click to learn more.
A Powder Diffraction FileTM (PDF) entry displays all of the scientific and bibliographic data available for a particular PDF entry and is organized into the following categories:
Temperature Series, Toolbox, Property Sheet, 2D Structure, View 3D Structure, Bond Distances/Angles, Simulated Electron Spot Pattern, Electron Backscattering Pattern, Ring Pattern, Simulated Diffraction Profile, Raw Diffraction Data (PD3)*.
- Equipment factors
- Historic stick pattern and simulated pattern
- Tabular view of reported data: PDF, Experimental, Physical, Crystal, Optical, Structure, Classifications, Cross-references, References, Comments
*Note: The availability of each feature varies by PDF entry.
ICDD’s search indexing software, SIeve+ for PDF-5+ is now included for FREE. SIeve+ is designed to search and identify unknown materials. SIeve+ is integrated into the ICDD databases to allow the use of the extensive data mining interfaces, searches, and sorts available to improve the accuracy and precision of the identification process. For example, users can utilize the extensive permutable searches in each database, then define their own search subfile or use any of the “application or expert-defined” subfiles and subclasses to increase the accuracy of their phase identification. In many cases, this provides a unique capability to analyze the most difficult problems.
SIeve+ offers a variety of algorithms and options that allow users to optimize results for particular chemistries and both standard and non-standard diffraction systems. SIeve+ features automatic rotation of the eight strongest lines (Hanawalt) or the eight longest of the strongest lines (Fink) or the eight longest lines (Long8) to look for entries that exhibit the best Goodness of Match (GOM). In the last few years, new algorithms have been added to identify non-crystalline materials and complex multi-phase specimens. Most of the algorithms were developed and optimized for a particular type of analysis and the options provide the user with a wide breadth of analytical capability. SIeve+ can be complementary to most commercial software programs. This complementary nature demonstrates the strength of SIeve+ in the analysis of minor and trace phases where the full filtering capability of the PDF databases can be applied.
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- Included for FREE
- Match filter algorithms – better results, more accuracy
- Import d-I list, 1D diffraction patterns, and 2D diffraction patterns
- Displays simulated diffraction patterns for phases in graph
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Directly interfaces to all PDF databases for accurate filtering and analysis – full data mining
- Excels at the identification of low concentration phases
- Supports X-ray, synchrotron, electron, and
neutron data - “Intelligent” RIR for semiquantitative analysis
See PDF-5+/Web 2024 in Action
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Access PDF-5+ Database via the internet
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Work remotely from anywhere
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Multiple License Options available
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Combine with JADE Pro for even better results
OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE SPOKEN
“When doing phase ID, I really value the quality marks of the PDF-4+/Web database. These are very valuable in deciding which of several potential matches to consider seriously. Another filter I treasure is the ability to exclude non-ambient and alternate cards. Together these eliminate a large percentage of matches that other databases give no clue how to sift through. In JADE, the ability to check for matches to individual peaks, really helps find additional matches relevant to my current concerns.”
– William Boyer
READY TO PURCHASE PDF-5+/WEB?
Hardware:
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or better
- 4 GB of system memory
- Fully powered USB port
- 600 MB free hard drive space
- 1024 X 768 minimum screen resolution
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows® 7 SP1
- Windows® 8
- Windows® 8.1
- Windows® 10
- Windows® 11
Operating System Account Permissions:
- Installation requires Administrator privileges.
- Running ICDD software requires User privileges.
Compatible Web Browsers:
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32-bit Internet Explorer® 11.0 or newer
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Web Browser must allow the execution of scripts and Java™.
Internet Access
- Bandwidth: Minimum = 50 Mbps Preferred = 100 Mbps or faster
- TCP/IP Ports: 3333 and 22222
- TCP/IP ports require outbound access through all firewalls.
PDF-5+/Web 2024 requires a fully-powered USB port, web browser, and ability to open TCP/IP ports through any existing firewalls. Connectivity speed should be at least 10.0 Mbps or higher.
Note: It is necessary to have Administrator privileges or use the Administrator account and password for your local domain in order to install this product. You can obtain your domain by running the following command line in a Command Prompt window: ipconfig/all. Your local domain will appear next to the “Host” label.
Prior Release Requirements
2023 Release
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- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or better
- 4 GB of system memory
- Fully powered USB port
- 500 MB free hard drive space
- 1024 X 768 minimum screen resolution
2022 Release
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or better
- 4 GB of system memory
- NTFS file system
- Fully powered USB port
- 500 MB free hard drive space
- 1024 X 768 minimum screen resolution
2021 Release
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or better
- 4 GB of system memory
- NTFS file system
- Fully powered USB port
- 500 MB free hard drive space
- 1024 X 768 minimum screen resolution
2020 Release
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or better
- 4 GB of system memory
- NTFS file system
- Fully powered USB port
- 500 MB free hard drive space
- 1024 X 768 minimum screen resolution
2019 Release
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or better
- 4 GB of system memory
- NTFS file system
- Fully powered USB port
- 500 MB free hard drive space
- 1024 X 768 minimum screen resolution
2018 Release
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or better
- 4 GB of system memory
- NTFS file system
- Fully powered USB port
- 500 MB free hard drive space
- 1024 X 768 minimum screen resolution
This product is serviced by subscription only and requires registration. Your automatic renewal for this product is based on the original invoice date. If you cannot take advantage of the automatic subscription contact sales@icdd.com.
The term of the license shall be one (1) year from the license registration key date. Registration is required upon installation. A registration key will be issued within 48 hours (Monday through Friday) of receipt of your information.
The PDF-5+/Web 2024 database contains integrated data mining software and ICDD’s search-indexing software, SIeve+.
Please note: Capability and speed can be severely compromised if you are not accessing a high-speed internet connection. Please perform a network latency test to make sure PDF-5+/Web is right for you. Click here for instructions.
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Pricing –
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Return Policy –
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Warranty Policy –
Customers’ sole remedy for any defective Licensed Product shall be replacement of the Licensed Product, which right must be exercised by written notice given within 30 days of purchase. Defective products will be replaced promptly but must be returned for testing.
Payment Terms –
Wire transfers, credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express), and checks in USD$ and drawn on U.S. banks are acceptable forms of payment. Letters of credit will not be accepted. Payment is due within 30 days from the invoice date. Finance charges of 1.5% per month (annual percentage rate of 18%) may be applied to overdue balances.
Licensing –
ICDD licenses the use of the Powder Diffraction File and software. Licensing for the PDF-5+, PDF-2, and PDF-4 product line are packaged with the DVD, USB, and/or dongle. ICDD’s product licenses are nontransferable and intended for use on a single computer. It is expressly prohibited to access the database over a network or access the database using desktop sharing or screen sharing software*. Please refer to the sales descriptions and product policies for further information on licensing.
*Contact ICDD for PDF-5+/Web licensing.
Site Licensing
Multi-year Licensing
Shipment –
All orders shipped by ICDD are F.O.B. Newtown Square, PA, U.S.A. Import duties and all taxes are not included in pricing and are the sole responsibility of the customer. Shipment will be made by a commercial carrier chosen by ICDD. For your convenience, shipping charges will be added to all invoices. Shipments can be insured upon request; additional charges will apply.
Orders & Delivery –
All orders are handled on a First In, First Out (FIFO) priority queue. Delivery will occur approximately 30 days on items in stock after receipt of the completed order.
Note: Customers in Japan and South Korea must order through an ICDD licensed vendor.
How is PDF-5+/Web priced?
PDF-5+/Web is priced identically to PDF-5+. PDF-5+/Web can be used with site licenses or multi-year licenses. Users can also convert their PDF-5+ or PDF-2 license to PDF-5+/Web using our conversion pricing.
How is PDF-5+/Web licensed?
PDF-5+/Web is licensed for 12 months. Yearly renewals are required.
How do I register my license for PDF-5+/Web?
The dongle must be registered at the licensee’s main address or “home base”. In other words, the registration must be completed at the end user’s organization. Registration must also be in accordance with the end user information (name of end user, organization, address) that was received at ICDD for the initial license purchase.
How will my license renewal be handled the following year?
All PDF products are handled through an automatic subscription service. ICDD will bill you for the new release of your PDF-5+/Web product based on the anniversary of your original invoice date for the license. For instance, if you purchased your initial license for PDF-5+/Web 2024 in September 2023, ICDD will bill you for PDF-5+/Web 2025 renewal in September 2024.
Your license renewal and registration will be handled via the internet, similar to your initial registration. You will be required to download new software, and register your product with each new release of the PDF-5+/Web.
Where can the PDF-5+/Web dongle be used?
The PDF-5+/Web can be used on any computer that meets the specifications and has access to a high-speed internet connection (see Preferred Computer Specifications). You will need to install the software on each computer that you will be using to access the database. The dongle will validate each login after registration. The dongle must always be present on the computer that you will be using to access the database. Access is granted to PDF-5+/Web only from a local computer. The dongle cannot be used on a server.
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