TINA is a powerful circuit design and simulation tool. This software allows the user to construct or design circuits and test them with a variety of current and voltage sources. Without having to physically build the circuits, this program can save time and money. Why money?.........because you don’t have to actually purchase the components. Also, if a circuit is badly designed, you don’t risk damaging expensive components like ICs. One of the main advantages of this software is that it isolates the student from electric shock......It’s all software, no hardware. Take a closer look at TINA’s features in the video below:
The program is basic enough to be used by secondary school students in the field of Electronics and Physics as well as tertiary level students. The features of this program actually turn your PC into a virtual Electronic lab. There is a free version called TINA-TI with less functionality which can be downloaded here. The manual can be downloaded here and the FAQ here.
TINA-TI (which is the free version) is ideal for designing, testing, and troubleshooting a wide variety of basic and advanced circuits, including complex architectures, without any node or number of device limitations. Some features of this software are:
1) It provides all the conventional DC, transient and frequency domain analysis of SPICE and much more.
2) It has extensive post-processing capability that allows you to format results the way you want them and
3) Virtual instruments allow you to select input waveforms and probe circuit nodes voltages and waveforms.
This software will certainly be beneficial to all schools interested in Electronics and/or Physics.
References:
SPICE-Based Analogue Simulation Program. Retrieved on 4th March, 2010 from
http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/sbou052a/sbou052a.pdf
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