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== Variants ==

* TIMS-301, a basic communications training system capable of simulating modulation schemes such as [[Amplitude modulation|AM]], [[Frequency modulation|FM]], [[Phase-shift keying|PSK]], and others.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last1=Wierer|first1=J.|last2=Chandler|first2=E.|date=2011|title=AC 2011-2298: ANALOG AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS USING EMONA TIMS|url=https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/AC-2011-2298%3A-ANALOG-AND-DIGITAL-COMMUNICATIONS-Wierer-Chandler/a994377561f2371366abb37c5803b92c26d590ca|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-08|website=semanticscholar.org|s2cid=54537460|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journalbook|last1=Sadat|first1=Ali|last2=Nasabi|first2=Mahyar|datetitle=2008 Asia-12-01Pacific Microwave Conference|titlechapter=Characterizing EMONA TIMS-301 Modeling System for digital modulations|date=2008-12-01|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4958468|journal=2008 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference|pages=1–4|doi=10.1109/APMC.2008.4958468|isbn=978-1-4244-2641-6|s2cid=27071775}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journalbook|last=Kanmani|first=B|datetitle=2013-12-01 IEEE International Conference in MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE)|titlechapter=Laboratory implementation of some analog and digital modulation schemes using single circuit|date=2013-12-01 |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6756376|journal=2013 IEEE International Conference in MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE)|pages=399–404|doi=10.1109/MITE.2013.6756376|isbn=978-1-4799-1626-9|s2cid=39699352}}</ref> The TIMS-301 contains a system unit for fixed modules, which simulate amplification and [[electronic oscillation]], and 12 slots for plug-in modules, which simulate single function building blocks.<ref name=Emona101Manual>{{Cite journal|last=Duncan|first=Barry|title=Emona 101 Trainer Sample Lab Manual|url=https://tecnoedu.com/Download/Emona-ETT101-SAMPLE-LabManual-rev1.pdf|journal=Emona Instruments Pty Ltd|volume=1 and 2}}</ref>

* ETT-101 Biskit, a simpler training system with fixed modules and more limited capabilities, suitable for introductory purposes.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=Emona101Manual/><ref>{{Cite journalbook|last1=Chekichev|first1=Angel H.|last2=Shehova|first2=Daniela A.|last3=Lyubomirov|first3=Slavi Y.|last4=Asenov|first4=Stanislav M.|last5=Asparuhova|first5=Katya K.|datetitle=2020-07-01 XI National Conference with International Participation (ELECTRONICA)|titlechapter=Research and Teaching of Line Coding Using OrCador ''Cad'' and Emona Instruments Trainer in Engineering Education|date=2020-07-01 |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9305105|journal=2020 XI National Conference with International Participation (ELECTRONICA)|pages=1–4|doi=10.1109/ELECTRONICA50406.2020.9305105|isbn=978-1-7281-7531-7|s2cid=231600871}}</ref>

* TutorTIMS, a simulation with [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] based on the same modular block diagram as TIMS hardware.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Josef Bc.|first=Jeřábek|date=2008-11-02|title=Optimalizace telekomunikačního výukového prostředí|url=https://www.vutbr.cz/www_base/zav_prace_soubor_verejne.php?file_id=7588|journal=Vysoké učení technické v Brně}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2014-06-05|title=LINKING THEORY AND PRACTICE USING TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONAL MODELLING SYSTEM - TIMS|url=http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.854.564&rep=rep1&type=pdf|journal=Educational Alternatives|volume=12|citeseerx=10.1.1.854.564}}</ref> It contains the same features and modules as the TIMS tutorial system in virtual form.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dobry|first=Lukas|date=2013-07-05|title=Digital Modulation inTelecommunication|url=https://dspace.vsb.cz/bitstream/handle/10084/98934/DOB0016_FEI_B2647_2601R013_2013.pdf?sequence=1|journal=Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky Katedra telekomunikacˇnı ́ techniky}}</ref> Like the TIMS-301, it can be used to simulate [[amplitude modulation]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=CHROMÝ|first=Erik|date=2013-11-13|title=Workshop RTT 2013 poprikonferencii Research in Telecommunication Technologies 2013|url=https://ktto.vsb.cz/opvk/rtt_workshop.pdf#page=25|journal=Stu Fei|isbn=978-80-227-4025-8}}</ref>

* netTIMS, developed to meet the requirements of distance learning. NetTIMS is hardware equipment controlled via a browser across [[Local area network|LAN]] or internet. Students can vary control parameters but cannot change connections except scope points for viewing signals.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last=Silva|first=Mário Marques da|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXOmCwAAQBAJ&q=emona+tims&pg=PP1|title=Cable and Wireless Networks: Theory and Practice|date=2016-01-06|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-4987-4683-0|language=en}}</ref>

* netCIRCUITlabs, a cloud platform that is based on rapid-shaping FPGA technology. It was developed to provide remote access hardware labs in analog & digital electronics introductory courses.<ref>{{Cite journalbook|last1=Rumyancev|first1=Ivan A.|last2=Ivanov|first2=Mark A.|last3=Aivazova|first3=Margarita O.|datetitle=2021-01-01 IEEE Conference of Russian Young Researchers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ElCon ''Rus'')|titlechapter=Multi-user System for Manual and Automated Online Measurements|date=2021-01-01 |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9396707|journal=2021 IEEE Conference of Russian Young Researchers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ElConRus)|pages=1051–1054|doi=10.1109/ElConRus51938.2021.9396707|isbn=978-1-6654-0476-1|s2cid=233226815}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2020-01-15|title=Electronic Technology Curriculum Reform Based on Teaching Experiment Cloud Platform|url=https://www.webofproceedings.org/proceedings_series/ESSP/IETRC%202020/IETRC20173.pdf|journal=2020 2nd International Education Technology and Research Conference (IETRC 2020)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journalbook|last1=Veettil|first1=Binesh Puthen|last2=Payne|first2=David|last3=Bagnall|first3=Darren|last4=Cetin|first4=Ediz|datetitle=2020-12-01 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)|titlechapter=Quantifying and Improving Student Engagement with Remotely Accessible Laboratory Project Hardware (RALPH)|date=2020-12-01 |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9368478|journal=2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)|pages=714–718|doi=10.1109/TALE48869.2020.9368478|isbn=978-1-7281-6942-2|s2cid=229209526}}</ref>

* Freewire, used for remote access labs in introductory telecoms/wireless classes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Electrical Engineering Research|url=http://www.marshall.edu/cecs/ee-ce-lab/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=College of Engineering and Computer Sciences|language=en-US}}</ref>