Data acquisition with deep memory mode
Learn how to use Moku deep memory in the Moku app and with Python and MATLAB
Written by Le Wang
Updated at January 28th, 2025
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Moku:Go
Moku:Go Arbitrary Waveform Generator Moku:Go Data Logger Moku:Go Frequency Response Analyzer Moku:Go Logic Analyzer & Pattern Generator Moku:Go Oscilloscope & Voltmeter Moku:Go PID Controller Moku:Go Spectrum Analyzer Moku:Go Waveform Generator Moku:Go Power Supplies Moku:Go Digital Filter Box Moku:Go FIR Filter Builder Moku:Go Lock-in Amplifier Moku:Go General Moku:Go Logic Analyzer/Pattern Generator Moku:Go Time & Frequency Analyzer Moku:Go Laser Lock Box Moku:Go Phasemeter
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Moku:Lab
Moku:Lab General Moku:Lab Arbitrary Waveform Generator Moku:Lab Data Logger Moku:Lab Digital Filter Box Moku:Lab FIR Filter Builder Moku:Lab Frequency Response Analyzer Moku:Lab Laser Lock Box Moku:Lab Lock-in Amplifier Moku:Lab Oscilloscope Moku:Lab Phasemeter Moku:Lab PID Controller Moku:Lab Spectrum Analyzer Moku:Lab Waveform Generator Moku:Lab Time & Frequency Analyzer Moku:Lab Logic Analyzer/Pattern Generator
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Moku:Pro
Moku:Pro Arbitrary Waveform Generator Moku:Pro Data Logger Moku:Pro Frequency Response Analyzer Moku:Pro Oscilloscope Moku:Pro PID Controller Moku:Pro Spectrum Analyzer Moku:Pro Waveform Generator Moku:Pro Lock-in Amplifier Moku:Pro Digital Filter Box Moku:Pro FIR Filter Builder Moku:Pro Phasemeter Moku:Pro Multi-instrument Mode Moku:Pro General Moku:Pro Logic Analyzer/Pattern Generator Moku:Pro Time & Frequency Analyzer
- Python API
- MATLAB API
- Arbitrary Waveform Generator
- Data Logger
- Digital Filter Box
- FIR Filter Builder
- Frequency Response Analyzer
- Laser Lock Box
- Lock-in Amplifier
- Oscilloscope
- Phasemeter
- PID Controller
- Spectrum Analyzer
- Time & Frequency Analyzer
- Waveform Generator
- Logic Analyzer & Pattern Generator
- Multi Instrument Mode
- Moku Cloud Compile
- Moku general
- LabVIEW
The data capturing capabilities of Moku instruments can be significantly strengthened by the utilization of deep memory mode. With an extended memory depth and high sampling rate, users can export high-resolution data effortlessly via the ‘Export Data’ menu.
The deep-memory acquisition is available in the Oscilloscope and all Moku instruments that have an embedded oscilloscope, including the Lock-in Amplifier, PID controller, Digital Filter Box, FIR Filter Builder, and Laser Lock Box. Table 1 provides a summary of the number of acquired data points at different sampling rates in deep memory mode.
| Moku:Go | Moku:Lab | Moku:Pro | ||
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| 1 | Sampling rate & corresponding time span |
125 MSa/s (time span ≤ 25 ms) |
500 MSa/s (time span ≤ 6.2 ms) |
1.25 GSa/s (time span ≤ 10 ms) |
| Number of acquired data points per channel | 8.4 million | 8.4 million | 33.6 million | |
| 2 | Sampling rate & corresponding time span |
Below 125 MSa/s (time span > 25 ms) |
Below 500 MSa/s (time span > 6.2 ms) |
Below 1.25 GSa/s (time span > 10 ms) |
| Number of acquired data points per channel | 4.2 million | 4.2 million | 16.8 million |
Deep memory acquisition in Moku app
Deep memory mode can be activated under the tab ‘Timebase’, as shown in the screenshot below. To save data, simply click the cloud icon located at the top center of the window. Then toggle the ‘High-res data’ option, select a desired data format, and click ‘Export’.
Data acquisition using APIs
Examples of saving data in the Oscilloscope deep memory mode using MATLAB and Python APIs are available on GitHub. Users are welcome to use these as a starting point to create their own scripts: