TIMS was designed at the [[University of New South Wales]] by Tim Hooper in 1971. It was developed to run student experiments for electrical engineering communications courses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Manfredini|first=Carlo|date=1987-06-01|title=TIMS: Prize-Winning Learning System for Communications|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-Electronics-Australia-IDX/IDX/80s/EA-1988-01-OCR-Page-0096.pdf|journal=Electronics Australia|pages=96}}</ref>{{npsnon-primary source needed}} Hooper’s concept was developed into the current TIMS model in the late 1980s.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Breznik|first=Alfred|date=2004-01-30|title=Hands-on learning system for Wireless laboratory courses|url=https://peer.asee.org/hands-on-learning-system-for-wireless-laboratory-courses.pdf|journal=Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition|pages=9.658.1–9.658.5}}</ref>{{non-primary source needed}} In 1986, the TIMS project won a competition organized by [[Electronics Australia]] for development work using the [[Texas Instruments TMS320]].<ref name=":0" /> Emona Instruments also received an award for TIMS at the fifth Secrets of Australian ICT Innovation Competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sticisce avstralskih Slovencev - Slovenian network in Australia|url=http://www.glasslovenije.com.au/aktualno/emonaAward2007.htm|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.glasslovenije.com.au}}</ref>
[[File:EMONA ETT101.jpg|thumb|Student using EMONA ETT101]]
