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TINA and TINA Design Suite version comparison	TINA Industrial	TINACloud Industrial	TINA Educational	TINACloud Educational	TINA Classic	TINACloud Classic	TINA Basic Plus	TINA Basic	TINACloud Basic	TINA Student	TINACloud Student
32-bit and 64-bit version	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Circuit Entry	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Schematic Editor	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Open designs, models & libraries from Web	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Undo	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Redo	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Automatic/manual wire routing and drag support	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Instruments as standard schematic symbols	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Subcircuits	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
BOM	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bus	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Integrated Schematic Symbol Editor	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Integrated Netlist Editor	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Component Toolbar Editor	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Excitation Editor for arbitrary waveforms	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
PCB export to major packages (note 5)	Altium, ORCAD, and more	Altium, ORCAD, and more	+	Spice netlist	+	Spice netlist	+	+	Spice netlist	+	Spice netlist
Global Parameters	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	–	–	–
HDL extension (Verilog, Verilog A & AMS, SystemC)	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	–	–	–
Hierarchical and Team Design with Version Control	+	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Parameter Extractor/Model Maker	+	–/+ Note6	+	–/+ Note6	–	–/+ Note6	–	–	–/+ Note6	–	–/+ Note6
PCB Design (in Design Suite only)
Number of pads	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	800	200	200	100	100
Analyses
Multi core support	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Enhanced analysis speed & convergence	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Max. number of external nodes and nodes in macros	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	800	200	200	100	100
DC, AC, Transient, Digital, Mixed mode Simulation	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Transient Noise Analysis	+	+	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Power dissipation and efficiency calculation	+	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
IBIS model import and analysis	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Auto converge Automatic solution of convergence problems	+	+	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Steady State Solver (SMPS analysis)	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
RF Simulation	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
RF models given by S-parameters	+	+	+	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
S-block wizard	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Separated nonlinear controlling components (Note 4)	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nonlinear controlled source wizard (Note 4)	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Network Analysis	+	+	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Number of components and models	34,000	34,000	34,000	34,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000
Digital Simulation	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
VHDL Simulation	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	max 5000 lines	max 5000 lines	max 5000 lines	max 5000 lines	max 5000 lines
Verilog	unlimited	unlimited	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	–	–	–	–	–
Verilog-A	unlimited	unlimited	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	–	–	–	–	–
Verilog-AMS	unlimited	unlimited	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	max. 1000 lines	–	–	–	–	–
HDL debugger	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
MCU simulation and debugging	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Interactive Mode	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Circuit changes while a simulation is running	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Symbolic Analysis (closed formulas)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Fourier Analysis (harmonics)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Fourier Analysis (spectrum)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Noise, Monte Carlo, Worst Case	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Stress (Smoke) Analysis	+	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Group Delay	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Number of Optimization Targets & Parameters	any	any (DC only)	1	any (DC only)	1	any (DC only)	1	1	any (DC only)	1	any (DC only)
Number of Parameters in Parameter Stepping	any	any	1	any	1	any	1	1	any	1	any
Parameter Sweeping	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Analysis directly from Netlist	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Output Capabilities
Scaled Diagrams	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Multiple Axes	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Full Scaled Smith Diagram	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	–	+	–	+
Nyquist Diagram	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Pole-Zero Diagram	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Drawing tools to enhance diagrams	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Post Processing Tools	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Built in DTP tools	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
MathCAD and Excel export	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Virtual Instruments
XY Recorder	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Oscilloscope	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Function Generator	+	Note 7	+	Note 7	+	Note 7	+	+	Note 7	+	Note 7
Multimeter	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Signal Analyzer/Bode Plotter (Note 2)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Network Analyzer	+	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Spectrum Analyzer (Note 3)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Logic Analyzer	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Digital Signal Generator	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	–	+	–
Spectrum Analyzer	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Window functions for Spectrum Analyzer	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Real-time Test and Measurement
Analog and digital data acquisition	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	–	+	–	+
Analog and digital signal generator	+	Note 7	+	Note 7	–	Note 7	–	–	Note 7	–	Note 7
Educational Features
Software fault simulation	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Real-time (hardware) fault simulation	+	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Experiment modules	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	–	+	–	+
Problem solver tool with simulation checking	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Teacher utilities for problem construction	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	–	–	–
Class and student evaluation	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	–	–	–
Training and Examination Mode	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	–	+	+
Note 2 The Bode Plot is just one of the functions of TINA’s modern Signal Analyzer
Note 3 The Spectrum Analyzer is part of TINA’s Signal Analyzer
Note 4 Any Spice controlled sources are allowed as Spice code in all versions
Note 5 ORCAD can open Altium export files of TINA and TINACloud
Note 6 The models created by the Parameter Extractor/Model Maker in any offline version of TINA are useable in TINACloud
Note 7 Generators on schematics are used for real time measurements

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