Custom Instrument

Test equipment you can tailor to your exact application. Run custom DSP or your own unique instruments using Moku hardware, no complex design required.

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From logic to hardware in four steps

No FPGA expertise required.

Step 1

Design your instrument

Write your instrument logic in Moku Compile using VHDL or Verilog.

Moku Cloud Compile — code editor

Step 2

Compile your instrument

Run synthesis, routing, and bitstream generation — locally or in the cloud. No FPGA toolchain setup required.

Moku Cloud Compile — build pipeline

Step 3

Deploy to Moku hardware

Browse and load bitstreams onto the user-programmable FPGA your Moku device using Custom Instrument. Deploy and run your design in seconds.

For full-rate or local bitstreams, use Custom Instrument+.

Moku:Delta — multi-instrument routing

Step 4

Validate alongside other instruments

Run your custom instrument in parallel with the built-in Moku suite for real-time validation.

Moku — real-time instrument output

Coming soon: Generate custom bitstreams through natural language prompts.

Describe the measurement you need, and deploy the custom design in minutes.

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FPGA Specifications

					Moku:Delta	Moku:Pro	Moku:Lab	Moku:Go
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FPGA	RFSoC	Ultrascale+	Zynq 7020	Zynq 7020
Core clock	312.5 MHz	312.5 MHz	125 MHz	31.25 MHz
Slots	3 Slots5 Slots8 Slots	4 Slots	2 Slots3 Slots	2 Slots3 Slots
LUTs	50,00040,00020,000	48.400	19,60012,000	20,00012,000
Flip-flops	100,00080,00040,000	96,800	39,20024,000	40,00024,000
Block RAM (36k)	10010050	154	6040	5040
DSP	500350200	432	10060	10060
Custom Instrument sampling rate	312.5 MSa/s	312.5 MSa/s	125 MSa/s	31.25 MSa/s
Custom Instrument Interlaced sampling rate	5 GSa/s1.25 GSa/s625 MSa/s*	1.25 GSa/s*	500 MSa/s250 MSa/s	125 MSa/s62.5 MSa/s

All specifications are per slot.
*May be subject to export control.

Hardware you can customize.

Build the instrument you need. Modern engineers require a broad range of tools, instruments, and software tools to test and validate their designs. Custom Instrument allows you to deploy custom designs on the user-programmable FPGA in your Moku, with no additional hardware design or low-level FPGA programming required.

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Run alongside built-in instruments.

Use Multi-Instrument Mode to integrate your custom instrument alongside predefined instruments. Debug your prototype, analyze your instrument output, or stimulate your design–no intermediary development boards or manual interface configuration required.

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You’re in good company

No software installations required

“From opening the box, I just pulled the code up and it only took me 15 minutes to implement this. So I was very happy with this — it was amazing.”

-Noah Kurinsky, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Greater flexibility in test than ever before

“Previously this would have taken us months to years to accommodate all of our unique requirements, but now with Moku Cloud Compile, it’s weeks to days.”

-Global aerospace company

Design, deploy, and test on one device

“We love the Moku platform because we can reduce the system footprint and the cost while still meeting our performance requirements.”

-Defense contractor

FAQ

What if I need higher custom instrument speeds?

Custom Instrument Interlaced takes care of the low-level FPGA programming required to enable full-rate designs. To build bitstreams to run at the full hardware sampling rate, use Moku Compile premium.

Need help configuring? View the configuration guide.

How can I build custom FPGA designs?

Moku Cloud Compile allows you to deploy custom DSP directly onto the Moku FPGA in Multi-Instrument Mode. Write code using a web browser and compile it in the cloud; download and deploy the bitstream to your Moku device through the app. Moku Cloud Compile is free to use, included in the Base Moku Compile tier.

To build bitstreams locally with no cloud access, contact us.

Coming soon, use Generative Instrumentation to build custom instruments with no coding required.

What is HDL?

HDL, or hardware description language, refers to a family of programming languages used to describe digital logic circuits and program FPGAs. The most commonly used hardware description languages are VHDL and Verilog. Moku Compile supports both, while Generative Instrumentation builds Verilog designs.

How do I configure Moku Compile and Custom Instrument together?

Custom Instrument and Custom Instrument+ are how you deploy bitstreams to your Moku and run them, while Moku Compile is where you write your code, synthesize, and compile.

Need help configuring? View the configuration guide.

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