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Installing and Running TINA on macOS

Our tutorials (UK version, US version) show you how to install and run the TINA software on a macOS system. Follow these steps:

1. Download the installer: Download the setup file using the link provided in your email.
2. Unzip the archive: Use Finder to locate the downloaded file and unzip the archive. Some web browsers may do this automatically.
3. Install the software: Double-click the installation package to begin the installation.
4. Launch the application: After installation, go to the Applications folder in Finder and launch TINA.
5. Complete the setup: The program will download additional files and install the main modules and the AI Assistant.
6. Start TINA: Once the setup is complete, the TINA launcher will open. Double-click the TINA icon to start the program.

Registering and Authorizing TINA

To unlock the full version of the software, you’ll need to authorize it with your order number.

1. Find your order number: Copy the order number from your order confirmation email.
2. Authorize the software: In TINA, click the Authorize button.
3. Enter the order number: Paste your order number into the authorization window and click OK.

After this initial setup, you can launch the application directly from the Applications folder in Finder.

Important Note on AI Assistant:To use the AI Assistant feature, you must have the AI software Ollama installed on your system beforehand.

TINA v15 on macOS: Practical Examples

In the following sections, we will use practical examples to demonstrate how to use TINA v15 on macOS, covering:

• Transient Analysis

• PCB Designer

• Using TINA’s AI Assistant

Click here (UK version, US version) to watch our videos.

You can learn more about TINA here: www.tina.com

You can learn more about TINACloud here: www.tinacloud.com

This video will guide you through:

• Installing Wine on SUSE Linux 
• Installing TINA v15 on SUSE Linux 15.6
• Operating TINA v15 on SUSE Linux 15.6

TINA, a Windows-based software, runs seamlessly on Linux by utilizing Wine, a compatibility layer. You can easily install it on SUSE Linux using the YaST Software Manager.

How to Install Wine on SUSE Linux?

To run TINA on Linux, Wine is essential. We recommend using Wine version 9 or later.

Here are the main installation steps:

1. Launch YaST Software Manager: YaST2 (Yet another Setup Tool) is a powerful and user-friendly system administration tool for openSUSE and SUSE Linux, available with both graphical and text interfaces.
2. Search for “wine”: Use the search function within YaST to find the Wine package.
3. Select “wine” for installation: Check the box next to the “wine” package.
4. Accept and install: Click “Accept” to begin the installation.
5. Verify installation: After the process completes, confirm a successful installation in your Terminal.
6. Configure Wine: Launch winecfg to set your preferred font size for optimal display.
7. Start TINA setup: Once Wine is configured, you can proceed with the TINA setup.

How to install TINA v15 on SUSE Linux 15.6?

Up next, we’ll guide you through the installation of TINA v15 on SUSE Linux 15.6:

• Download the setup ZIP file.
• Execute the setup program and allow it to download all necessary components.
• Proceed with the installation steps as prompted.

How TINA v15 Operates on SUSE Linux 15.6?

In conclusion, we’ll demonstrate TINA v15’s functionality on SUSE Linux through practical examples, including:

1. Transient Analysis
2. PCB Designer and Interactive simulation
3. Using TINA’s AI Assistant

For more detailed instructions on running TINA on Linux, please refer to our comprehensive guide: TINA Installation Guide for Linux.

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Content of the video:

00:15 How to install Wine on SUSE Linux?

01:18 How to install TINA v15 on SUSE Linux 15.6?

02:17 How TINA v15 operates on SUSE Linux 15.6?

You can learn more about TINA here: www.tina.com

You can learn more about TINACloud here: www.tinacloud.com

Creating a quiz using the Hartley Oscillator circuit in TINA

This video covers how to create a quiz using the Hartley Oscillator circuit in TINA.

TINA’s AI assists you in generating quizzes for any circuit. Simply provide the circuit’s name if it’s well-known, or add a title and description for circuits that are less familiar. The AI analyzes your request and then provides a detailed summary of your learning progress.
Remember that questions are randomized, so you’ll likely face different questions even when using the same circuit.

Once you’ve answered five questions, you’ll be asked by the TINA AI to either retake or stop the test.

Creating step-by-step solution of simple DC/AC circuits

This video demonstrates step-by-step solutions for simple DC/AC circuits.

You’ll discover how TINA’s AI-powered analysis employs fundamental circuit theory to generate exact analytical results, perfectly aligning with the numerical outputs from TINA’s interactive DC analysis tool.

Our First Example: DC Circuit Analysis

First, we’ll analyze a circuit consisting of four resistors, a voltage source, and a voltmeter. We’ll use both AI and numerical simulation. After adjusting component values as needed, the circuit will be ready. We’ll then instruct the AI to “Calculate the voltage on R2.” The detailed analytical solution will immediately appear in the AI Assistant Window. We’ll compare this with the numerical simulation, confirming the results are identical. As an alternative, we can also have the AI “Calculate the voltage displayed by the Voltmeter.”

Our Second Example: Complex Circuits with Superposition

Next, we’ll analyze a more complex circuit with two sources. We’ll add a current source to our current setup. Our request to the AI will be: “Calculate the VM1 voltage.”

Here, the AI produces the analytical solution using the superposition method, calculating the effect of each source independently. Initially, the current source is considered while the voltage source is short-circuited. Then, the voltage source’s effect is determined, with the IS1 Current Source replaced by an open circuit.

Summing the results from these individual superposition runs yields the final VM1 voltage. We’ll conclude by comparing this result again with the numerical simulation.

TINA’s AI-powered analysis, using fundamental circuit theory, delivers results that precisely match numerical simulations, provided by the interactive DC analysis tool of TINA.

Click here to watch our video.

You can learn more about TINA here: www.tina.com

You can learn more about TINACloud here: www.tinacloud.com

Creating a Quiz using AI

This video demonstrates how TINACloud’s AI can assist in creating interactive quizzes for any circuit. For well-known circuits, simply provide the name; for others, a title and description will suffice. The AI analyzes your request and summarizes your learning progress.

Below, we outline the steps for taking a quiz in TINACloud. Please note that questions are randomly generated, so attempting the same circuit may result in different questions.

First, we instruct TINACloud’s AI to load a Hartley oscillator circuit. Once the circuit is loaded, we’ll enter “Create a Quiz” in the AI Assistant window. The quiz will consist of five questions. Upon completion of these questions, an evaluation of the session will be provided.

Creating step-by-step solution of simple DC/AC circuits

This video demonstrates how TINACloud’s AI-powered analysis uses fundamental circuit theory to derive step-by-step exact analytical results that precisely match the numerical results of TINACloud’s interactive DC analysis tool.

First, we’ll build a circuit consisting of four resistors, a voltage source, and a voltmeter. After adjusting component values, we’ll use TINACloud’s AI to calculate the voltage across R2. The detailed analytical solution will appear in the AI Assistant Window, and we’ll compare it to the numerical simulation to show they are identical. We’ll also have the AI calculate the voltage displayed by the voltmeter.

Next, we’ll tackle a more complex circuit with two sources by adding a current source to our existing circuit and calculating the VM1 voltage. For this, the AI will use the superposition method, analyzing the effect of each source separately. This involves:

• Considering the current source while replacing the voltage source with a short circuit.

• Considering the voltage source while replacing the current source with an open circuit.

Finally, we’ll compare the AI’s analytical result with TINACloud’s numerical simulation by pressing the DC button.

This will again confirm that TINACloud’s AI-powered analysis, using fundamental circuit theory, delivers results that precisely match numerical simulations, provided by the interactive DC analysis tool of TINACloud.

Click here to watch our video.

You can learn more about TINACloud here: www.tinacloud.com

You can learn more about TINA here: www.tina.com

Introduction

AI tools in TINA and TINACloud offer a flexible, user-friendly interface for various engineering tasks, including circuit design, simulation, code generation, and education such as:

• Providing information on circuits
• Designing LDO and SMPS power supply circuits
• Designing active and passive filters
• Designing analog oscillators and digital clock generators
• Selecting and redesigning evaluation circuits from different manufacturers
• Generating Arduino code for rapid prototyping
• Image recognition with Python or MCU
• Creating step-by-step solution of simple DC/AC circuits
• Creating quizzes and riddles and check their solution

Our video summarizes the key general information for using the AI tools in TINA.

Circuit Design, Code Generation and AI-controlled Image Recognition

This video will cover the following:

Redesigning a Switch Mode Power Supply circuit

First, we will redesign a switch-mode power supply circuit by altering its output voltage, using AI to achieve this. The AI Assistant will utilize the Design Tool to automatically calculate and adjust the necessary component values. We will then run a Transient Analysis to verify the result.

Redesigning a Colpitts Oscillator circuit and Providing Information

Next, we will redesign a Colpitts Oscillator circuit. We will instruct the AI to modify the oscillator circuit’s frequency, and subsequently, we’ll verify the waveform by running a Transient Analysis.

Generating Arduino code for rapid prototyping with AI in TINA

In our third example, we’ll ask the AI to generate a simple Arduino code for prime numbers up to 100. We will then demonstrate, step-by-step, how to input the AI-generated code into an Arduino Nano board and utilize TINA’s Serial Monitor Tool.”

AI-controlled image recognition in TINA

Finally, we’ll explore AI-controlled image recognition using TINA.

We’ll demonstrate how the circuit in this example can recognize five different flowers (Daisy, Dandelion, Rose, Sunflower, and Tulip) from a JPEG picture. Our first step involves using the AI image recognition by Python.TSC file from TINA Examples’ AI folder. You’ll simply press the TR button on the top toolbar to initiate the image recognition. We’ll also cover how to swap out the input image. To conclude, we’ll download an image directly from the internet and show the seamless image recognition process by pressing the TR button.

Click here to watch our video.

You can learn more about TINA here: www.tina.com

You can learn more about TINACloud here: www.tinacloud.com