Rigaku SmartStudio central software platform for X-ray analysis

Rigaku Corporation has announced SmartStudio software, which acts as a centralised command centre for operating the company’s SmartLab X-ray diffractometer, as well as carrying out all of the post-measurement analysis calculations from a centralised user interface. The platform seamlessly integrates the software modules that operate the diffractometer as well as analysing the device’s data. It enhances the communication between the application software modules and increases ease of use.

Data generated from one application module can be sent to another software module with a single mouse click using the Launcher, an interface that serves as the starting point for application software modules. When the user selects a data file, the applications available for launch will be displayed. Various processes from measurement to analysis are automatically executed by use of a recipe function. Using SmartStudio as the central point of all data measurement and analysis allows for an efficient workflow and fewer possibilities for errors.

With the data acquisition module Guidance, the user only has to select the type of measurement to be made. The software then suggests the hardware configuration to be installed, checks that the proper configuration is actually installed, sets data acquisition parameters, performs an automatic instrument alignment, aligns the sample, makes a preliminary measurement to finetune the data measurement settings and then makes the measurement.

For data analysis, the product supports a multitude of modules for powder diffraction and thin film analysis. The command centre makes it easy for a user to move among the various analysis modules, saving time and reducing errors.