Topics

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Programs

XDS
XSCALE
XDSCONV
VIEW (obsolete)
XDS-Viewer open-source VIEW replacement
XDSSTAT (this is not part of the XDS package)
Jiffies (little helpful scripts)
SIM_MX (this is not part of the XDS package)
adxv (this is not part of the XDS package)
XDSGUI (this is not part of the XDS package)

Using XDS

XDS.INP
generate_XDS.INP - quick procedure to obtain XDS.INP for MarCCD, ADSC, Pilatus detectors
Tutorial Quick beginner's walk-through if you just want to get going.
FAQ
Processing
IDXREF with subtopics Obtaining ORGX ORGY, Ice rings, Indexing, Reindexing
CORRECT
Small molecules how to process difficult datasets, or those with few reflections
worked-out examples: see in particular the five projects (2QVO, 3CSL, simulated-1g1c, 1Y13 and 2VB1) at the bottom of Quality Control.
XDSGUI

Typical procedures

Space group determination, see also Reindexing and Indexing
Optimization, subtopics MINIMUM_ZETA, Aliens, see also Ice rings
Determining VALUE_RANGE_FOR_TRUSTED_DETECTOR_PIXELS
Tips and Tricks
Scaling with SCALA

XDS development

INTEGRATE - how does INTEGRATE work?
Quality Control
Known Bugs
Wishlist
Features that are not officially documented

external Links

xia2 Automated Data Reduction