Getting Started with TINA-TI™

1 1 OverviewQuickStartGuideSBOU052A August2007 RevisedAugust2008 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI Thisquick-startuser'sguidepresentsanover viewofTINA-TI , ,testing,andtroubleshootingabroadvariety ofbasicandadvancedcircuits,includingcomp lexarchitectures, , ,apowerfulcircuitsimulationtoolthatiswel l-suitedforsimulatinganalogandswitched-m odepowersupply(SMPS) simulationsoftwareoverotherSPICE-basedsi mulatorsforitscombinationofpowerfulanaly siscapabilities,simpleandintuitivegraphi cs-basedinterface,andeaseofuse, , , , , , August2007 RevisedAugust2008 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI , , ; : IBMPC-compatiblecomputerrunningMicrosoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP Pentiumorequivalentprocessor 64 MBofRAM Harddiskdrivewithatleast100 MBfreespace Mouse VGAadaptercardandmonitor2 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI SBOU052A August2007 , ,analyticaloperations,testandmeasurement equipmentselection, ,semiconductors, , ,ahigh-output, ' , ;ourexamplerequires 5V(10V).SBOU052A August2007 RevisedAugust2008 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI (seeFigure3,step1)andthentheopampsymbol( step2) ,scrolldownandclickontheOPA743(step3).

2 ,dragthesymbolintoposition(step4). > ,macrosandawidevarietyofpre-builtanaloga ndSMPS circuitscanbeaccessedthroughtheInsertmen u.(Insert-> >Examples).4 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI SBOU052A August2007 :Basic,Switches,Meters, ,sources,meters,relays,semiconductors, ,showninFigure4,weselectaresistorfromthe Basictabgroup(step1andstep2), , (step3). ,forexample, , ,sources,semiconductors, , ,relatedcircuitfunctionssuchasV+,V , August2007 RevisedAugust2008 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI , (Thexlooksmoreliketwosmalllinesatthewiri ngnodethanthealphacharacter.) , , suchasac,dc,transient,ornoise (ERC).Selectingthisfeaturerunsthischecko nthecircuit; , SBOU052A August2007 , , ; , ,provideatableofdcvoltageandcurrentresul ts,generateadcsweepofthecircuit, >Mode> (illustratedinFigure6) , August2007 RevisedAugust2008 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI ,aswellastransient, ,scales,backgroundgridcolor,andsoforth, (markedinFigure7) , 8 SBOU052A August2007 , ,thesoftwarecanbeplacedinapseudo-real-ti mesimulationmodewherevirtualinstrumentsc anbeusedtoobservetheoutput(s) , , ,selectT&M(step1inFigure8),andthenOscill oscope(step2).

3 Placethecursorattheoutputofthesimulatedc ircuit,andadjustthecontrolsinthevirtualo scilloscopedialogboxasneeded(step3).TheT &Mselectionoptionsalsoincludeavirtualac/ dcmultimeter,functiongenerator, August2007 RevisedAugust2008 GettingStartedwithTINA-TI ,youwillbeabletotakeadvantageofthesecapa bilitiestobuildcircuitsmorerapidly,perfo rmmoresophisticatedsimulations, ,anddisplaysmouse-overdescriptionsforman yiconsandareasoftheworkspace, ,orhelpwithsettingtheactivecomponentpara meters, ,activecomponents, SBOU052A August2007 RevisedAugust2008 SubmitDocumentationFeedbackIMPORTANTNOTI CET exasInstrumentsIncorporatedanditssubsidi aries(TI)reservetherighttomakecorrection s,modifications,enhancements,improvement s, , , ,eitherexpressorimplied,isgrantedunderan yTIpatentright,copyright,maskworkright,o rotherTIintellectualpropertyrightrelatin gtoanycombination,machine, , ,conditions,limitations, (suchaslifesupport)whereafailureoftheTIp roductwouldreasonablybeexpectedtocausese verepersonalinjuryordeath, ,andacknowledgeandagreethattheyaresolely responsibleforalllegal,regulatoryandsafe ty-relatedrequirementsconcerningtheirpro ductsandanyuseofTIproductsinsuchsafety-c riticalapplications, , "enhancedplastic.

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