DesignSoft TINA - The Complete Electronics Lab

TINA Versionen - Überblick über die Neuheiten

Neu in TINA 12

• 32-Bit- und 64-Bit-Version.
• Verlustleistungs- und Wirkungsgrad-Berechnung.
• IBIS-Modellimport und -analyse.
• Integrierte Cursoranzeige im Diagrammfenster.
• Cursor-Anzeigen für alle Kurven in transienten Diagrammen.
• Syntaxhervorhebung in Spice- und HDL-Editoren.
• Zusammenstellung und Verwaltung der HDL-Bibliothek.
• Globale Parameterschritte.
• Verbesserter Dialog zum Einfügen von HF-Komponenten.
• S-Parameter-Assistent.
• Editor für Spice-Steuerbefehle (.AC,.DC,.NOISE,.TRAN).
• Verbesserte Unterstützung von digitalen Blöcken im PSpice-Format.
• Ausführen der Spice-Simulation von der Kommandozeile aus (externes Tool für das Netzlistenformat).
• Ausführen von TINA von der Kommandozeile aus (.TSC-Format).
• Speichern der letzten Einstellungen der virtuellen Instrumente.
• Steuerung zur automatischen Trennung der Ausgänge im Diagrammfenster.
• Konvergenzverbesserungen
  • Auto-konvergieren (Automatische Lösung von Konvergenzproblemen mit System- oder benutzerdefinierten verschiedenen Parametersätzen).
  • Transiente Simulation mit Null Anfangsspannungen, wenn die Betriebsberechnung fehlschlägt.
• Neue Gerätemodelle
  • Neue Delta-Sigma ADC-Geräte.
  • BSIM3V3.2 Modell.
  • GaAs-Geräte.
  • GaN-Geräte.
• Erweiterte MCU-Unterstützung
  • Mehr als neue 500 MCUs, 1400 MCUs insgesamt.
  • PIC16 Mikrocontroller (222 Geräte).
  • STM32 F4, F7 Mikrocontroller-Unterstützung (227 Geräte).
  • Unterstützung der CAN-Schnittstelle PIC18, PIC32.
  • Texas Instruments Tiva C Serie TM4C123x Cortex-M4 Mikrocontroller-Unterstützung (51 Geräte).
  • MCP23S17 Unterstützung für I/O-Expander.
  • Texas Instruments Sitara AM3358 Prozessorunterstützung.
  • Serial Monitor Fenster zur Überwachung der seriellen Kommunikation.
• Weitere Neuerungen
  • Interpreterfunktionen für Standardwerte für Komponenten (E-Serie).
  • Setzen der Globalparameter als Eingang für die DC-Transferberechnung.
  • Fügt Kommentare zu den Eingabeparametern des Design-Tools hinzu.
  • Hotkey-Editor - definieren Sie benutzerdefinierte Hotkeys.
  • Zeigt das Teilergebnis der transienten Simulation an, wenn die Simulation abgebrochen wird.
  • Erweiterte Analysesteuerungslinks.
• PCB-Design
  • Busanschluss.
  • Design der Übertragungsleitung (Differentialpaar).
  • Blockwiederholung (Makroblockkopie).
• TINACloud
  • Schaltplaneditor im Hauptfenster.
  • Sofortiges Speichern von Schaltungsänderungen.
  • Virtuelle Instrumente.
  • Erweiterte Analysesteuerungslinks.
  • Leiterplattendesign.

Neu in TINA v11

• 8.000+ neue Parts, inkl. Leistungselektronik-Geräten.
• SystemC-Unterstützung.
• Erstellen von digitalen Filtern in SystemC und Ausführen in TINA.
• Fügen Sie MCUs in SystemC zu TINA hinzu.
• Infineon Design-Folder mit Industrie-Designs.
• Industrielle Power, Beleuchtung, Motor-Steuerungen Anwendungsschaltungen.
• XMC-Microcontroller und Anwendungsschaltungen.
• Unterstützung für kostenfreie XMC Code-Generierungsplattform DAVE.
• Wirkungsgrad-, Mittelwert- und Frequenzmesser.
• Analysis Control-Links.
• rweiterte Makrobearbeitung.
• SAR und Sigma-Delta A/D-Wandler.
• D/A-Wandler mit SPI.
• I2C, SPI Bus-Simulation.
• PM-Bus, SM-Bus Simulation und Überwachung.
• Transient Rausch-Analyse.
• Transient Rausch-Generator.
• Popup-Text.
• BSIM4-Modell.
• Microchip XC8-Compiler unterstützt.
• MATRIX FLOWCODE 7 Unterstützung.
• Arduino Unterstützung.
• Smart-Wire.
• Erweiterte E/A-Zuordnung.
• Nachbearbeitung des Fourier-Spektrums.
• Export von Diagrammen im CSD-Format (Common Simulation Data File).
• Erweiterte "Remember Diagramm Einstellungen" -Option, mit der Schaltung gespeichert.
• PCB Design:
  • Import in 3D Gehäuse-Modelle in Industrie-Standard-Formaten.
  • Visualisierung von Leiterplatten-Designs mit Gehäusen in 3D.
  • Export von Leiterplatten mit Gehäusen in Industrie-Standard-Formaten.
  • 3D-Drucker-Unterstützung.
  • Importieren von Footprints in 2D und 3D in Industrie-Standardformaten.

Neu in TINA v10

TINA v10.2

• Windows 10 compatibility.
• Popup text.
• Export of schematic editor and diagram window content in png and gif format.
• gif and png picture import in schematic editor.
• New temperature stepping modes: logarithmic and list.
• Direct load of s1p/s2p files into an S parameter device (1 an 2 ports).
• Default ordering of terminals can be modified in New Macro Wizard dialog autoshape mode.
• Pan and zoom support in the schematic editor for touch screens.
• Diagram Window:
  • Improved diagram settings persistence. Diagrams will “remember” your last axis settings if "Options.Remember diagram settings" is set..
  • New multistep "Zoom out" function.
  • Number of visible separated curves can now be changed by Shift-clicking the scroll up/down button.
• PCB Design:
  • Advanced DRC isolation parameters.
  • Individual isolation settings and Z ordering for copper shapes.

TINA v10.1.30

• New page of the New macro wizard allows to modify the default name and/or position of pins when Autoshape mode is selected in case of a Spice macro.
• New analysis mode: Batch simulation (Analysis.Batch Simulation...).
• Functions (not just numbers) are supported in the attributes of a Spice TABLE function (eg. TABLE in TABLE), new spice functions: FLOOR, CEIL, STATE.
• Option for saving compressed TSC files (View.Options...).
• Nested sweep option in DC Transfer characteristics mode.
• Spice model support in Verilog A designs.

TINA v10.0.50

• Faster MCU simulation, real time simulation of delays.
• Verilog-AMS: analog events in digital context.
• New format at Fourier analysis: D * cos(kwt + fi).
• TINA accepts both M and MEG as mega (1e6), but mega is always displayed as MEG (Spice).
• Macro wizard: Configurable pin order & name at auto generated shapes.
• Zoom or Scroll with mouse wheel, as set at View.Options.
• New features in the HDL editor.

TINA v10.0.40

• Global parameters in Classic, Educational editions.
• Added reference voltage in the Fourier spectrum dialog.
• Added MicroBasic lst file handling support in the hex/lst debugger.

TINA v10.0.00

• Windows 8 compatibility.
• Multilanguage capability, instant language change for licensed languages.
• Open project files with preview of schematics and mechatronics.
• Edif import.
• Global Spice variables.
• Integration with TINACloud, files upload and download.
• Optional Mechatronics extension.
• KLU - a faster linear solver and better convergence on large-size or special circuits.
• Enhanced and accelerated VHDL and Verilog simulation 10x times faster than in v9.
• Xilinx simprim simulation in digital and in mixed mode.
• Verilog A.
• Verilog AMS.
• MCU C compiling on 8051, AVR, PIC16, PIC18, PIC32, ARM.
• Linux simulation on ARM MCU.
• PSpice compatible AD-DA interface.
• Oscilloscope works together with the interactive mode.
• Frequency and waveform parameters are shown with cursors.
• Hotkeys to AC and Transient Analysis.
• Cursor Max and Min functions added to the Process menu.

Neu in TINA v9

TINA v9.3

• Works both on Windows 7 and 8.
• 124 new PIC24 MCU models.
• 24 ARM MCU models.
• 250+ new opamp models from National Semiconductors.
• 300+ new power management (SMPS) and other ICs from Texas Instruments with hundreds of application circuits!
• 800+ new opamp models from Analog Devices.
• More than 1000 new inductor models from Würth Elektronik

New in TINA v9

• Full Vista and Windows 7 compatibility.
• Multi core support.
• Enhanced analysis speed and convergence.
  Up to 10 times higher speed on 1 core, 15x on dual core, 20x on quad core.
• Advanced powerful Spice-VHDL mixed mode analysis.
• Extended catalog with ARM 7, ARM 9 and HCS08 microcontrollers, more SMPS ICs models, realistic ADC and DAC models, LCD display, Bi-color LEDs.
• Extended MCU simulation, USB and other modules.
• Programmable Design Tool where users can implement design procedures for calculating and setting circuit parameters so that the circuits can produce predefined target output values.
• Extended flowchart tool: PIC, AVR, 8051, code box, USART, external interrupt handling.
• Open and save TINA designs, models and libraries directly from the Web.
• Import Spice .CIR and .LIB files directly from the Web.
• Import Libraries, Designs and Examples from any earlier versions of TINA v7 and later.
• Show analysis results on diagrams during analysis.
• Fast diagram drawing and processing speed, even for very large circuits.
• New tool in the View menu of the diagrams for easier hiding and showing curves on diagrams.
• New more effective storing of analysis results, save all analysis results for all circuits without speed compromise.
• Parametrizable output curve filter for even more effective storage of results.
• Scrollbars for browsing multiple diagrams on the same page.
• New diagram cursor tools to find and annotate
  local and global maximum, minimum
  gain and phase margins
  zero crossover frequency
  horizontal and vertical coordinates.
• Combinational and parallel stepping , show stepping cases (test benches) in separate diagrams.
• More advanced tools for addition of parts to TINA from semiconductor manufacturers both from downloaded files and directly from the internet.
• Node list in post processor now displays macro names and local node names in the relevant macros.
• Minimize TINA main window while analysis is running.
• Run two TINA instances on the same computer.
• Multi-level, hierarchical ERC. Checks the main or any subcircuts, or the whole circuit in full depth.
• ERC detects and shows floating nodes in Spice subcircuits.
• Open Examples command in File menu, for easier return to TINAs Examples folder.
• Open .CIR files from Open command in the File menu.
• New arrow button in Open dialog, for easier finding TINA EXAMPLES or User folders.
• Updated and extended examples under the EXAMPLES folder.
• Conversion of circuits to TINA v7 format, for compatibility with TINA v7 and v8 and v9.
• Detailed Transient Statistics from the View menu.
• TINA v9 is now digitally signed by DesignSoft.
• PCB Design:
  • G-Code export of PCB designs for creating control files for milling machines.
  • Extended PCB footprint catalog.

Neu in TINA v8 and TINA Design Suite v8

TINA v8

• Vista style installation and folder scheme.
• Behavioral building blocks, nonlinear controlled sources.
• Powerful Spice-VHDL co-simulation including MCUs.
• Finite State Machine (FSM) editor with VHDL generation.
• Flowchart editor and debugger for controlling MCUs (in v8.0 for PIC MCUs only).
• Any number of MCUs in one circuit.
• Extended MCU catalog including PIC18, CAN and more.
• Execution time measurement and statistics for Transient Analysis.
• Hyperlinks can be added to schematics and to the diagram window.
• Extended semiconductor catalog.
• Application examples from Texas Instruments.
• LabVIEW based virtual instruments.
• Interface to build LabVIEW based virtual instruments.
• Wave (.wav) files can be used as input.
• Play calculated waveforms on PCs multimedia system.
• Export calculated waveforms as a *.wav file.
• New Open Examples command in file menu to open built in examples.
• Autosave. Save your current schematic or PCB design at adjustable time intervals.
• Parameter adding possibility to Spice subcircuits.
• Detection of components or nodes linked with convergence or irregular circuit problems.
• Online update possibility for libraries, program or both.
• Post-processing formulas are stored with schematics, editable later.
• Live 3D Breadboard (displaying and animating circuits with 3D parts on a virtual 3D breadboard).
• 3D virtual instruments to prepare and document lab experiments.
• Integrated electronic design textbook with "live" circuits (optional).
• SMPS design templates from Christophe Basso (optional).

TINA Design Suite v8: (Includes all TINA 8 features plus TINA's advanced PCB designer)

• Creating "flex" PCBs including 3D display.
• Creating PCBs of any shape including round edges.
• Buried and blind vias.
• Extended catalog.
• Improved optimizing autorouter.
• Distance measuring tool.
• Display of complete 3D circuits including parts connected externally to the PCB-

Neu in TINA v7

• Built-in VHDL analysis and VHDL interactive mode.
• User defined VHDL components, modifiable on-the-fly.
• VHDL, Xilinx UCF generation of digital circuits for synthesis, place-and-route and presentations with the TINA FPGA board.
• Microcontroller simulation including PIC processors, and ASM debugging.
• Steady State Solver.
• SMPS (Switching Mode Power Supply) simulation with acceleration.
• Stress (smoke) Analysis.
• Active and passive filter design.
• Logic design (Truth table, Karnaugh table, Quine-McClusky optimization, schematic diagram generation).
• Single click 3D component preview.

TINA Design Suite v7 - Includes all TINA 7 features plus TINA's advanced PCB designer

• Autoplacement and autorouting, rip-up-and-retry.
• Manual and "follow-me" trace placement.
• Forward and backward annotation.
• Pin and gate swapping.
• Keep-in and keep-out areas.
• Thermal relief, fan out.
• Plane layers for multilayer designs.
• Split plane layers.
• Gerber file output.
• Footprint Editor.
• 3D view of PCB boards.

Neu in TINA Pro 6

• Open several projects simultaneously and use copy and paste between projects.
• Run analysis upon any open project.
• New (.TSC) extension for project files to avoid collision with MS Schedule and Accel.
• Store all analysis results (node and component voltages and currents) for post-processing.
• Powerful post-processor for all analysis results.
• XY-plot of any 2 transient or DC transfer results, for example v1(t) vs. v2(t).
• Parameter stepping for any number of parameters.
• Parameter stepping given by list.
• Multiparameter optimization.
• Draw lines, circles, arcs, and arrows in the schematic editor.
• Add frame and title block to schematic diagrams.
• Phasor diagram.
• Voltage arrow to display voltages.
• Diagonal lines for circuits such as bridges, delta, and wye (Y).
• Control switches with the keyboard via hotkeys.
• Switch providing high and low logic levels directly.
• Push button switches.
• Fault insertion in wires.
• Improved Library Manager for adding new models.
• Improved method for changing component values in interactive mode with the mouse or with the keyboard via hotkeys.
• Control the display of component values and labels separately.
• New components: VCO, BSIM 3.3, communication circuits, 74121, 74122, and much more.
• Component searching and listing tool.
• Embedding faults into circuit files for advanced troubleshooting.
• Optional VHDL analysis