Why is the Moku:Pro peak-to-peak voltage limited to 2 Vpp in MiM when the max output is 10 Vpp?
Written by Laura Becerra
Updated at June 29th, 2025
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Summary
The Moku:Pro has two output gain ranges, one covering 2Vpp and one up to 10Vpp. When using one instrument, this range is automatically changed as you change the signal amplitude. In Multi-instrument Mode, the gain needs to be manually set to access the higher range. This is done by selecting the 14dB gain for a DAC output on the Multi-instrument Mode configuration screen.
Details
The Moku:Pro has a maximum output amplitude of 10 Vpp, this is true whether you are using Multi-instrument Mode (MiM) or not. However, in MiM, the Waveform Generator or Arbitrary Waveform Generator does not know whether it's output is being routed to another instrument slot or to the Moku:Pro output.
The maximum amplitude between instrument slots is 2 Vpp, so in the WG/AWG amplitude settings it is limited to 2 Vpp. However, when the signal is routed to the Moku:Pro output, the selected gain is applied after the signal is generated by the DAC.
This means that if you set a sine wave to 2 Vpp in the WG/AWG and route it to a Moku:Pro output with +14 dB gain selected, then the signal generated by the DAC will be a 10 Vpp sine wave. If a 0 dB gain is applied then a 2 Vpp sine wave will be generated.
