EEVblog 1701 - Australian Made Moku:Go Instrument REVIEW - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 13, 2025, 01:55:39 am
content: The Moku:Go from Liquid Instruments is an Australian designed and manufactured USB/Ethernet/WiFi instrument, with 14 instruments in 1, and a 4 channel power supply.Oscilloscope, Voltmeter, Logic Analyser, Waveform generator, Frequency Response Analyser, Lock in Amplifier, Laser Lock Box, Spectrum Analyser, PID Controller, Digital Filter, FIR Filter Builder, Data Logger, Pattern Generator.https://liquidinstruments.com/products/hardware-platforms/mokugo/00:00 - The Moku:Go from Liquid Instruments02:56 - Teardown07:06 - Designed and manufactured in Australia10:32 - Cooling and heatsinking12:57 - Detailed look at the power supply16:00 - The OPA547 high voltage high current opamp19:36 - The analog front end22:15 - Optional Extras24:13 - The software26:17 - The Oscilloscope29:43 - Not your traditional oscilloscope interface31:12 - Where is the mixed signal capability?32:15 - Why can't you use multiple instruments as the same time?33:06 - Export options look good33:47 - The fan noise isn't good34:35 - The waveform generator38:38 - Tongue action38:59 - I had to resort to using another oscilloscope, LOL39:30 - Are you KIDDING ME?41:24 - Wait, THAT'S how you use two instruments at once?43:56 - Why are they duplicating code?44:49 - Spectrum analyser45:33 - Another way to use two instruments at once?46:50 - Wait, yet ANOTHER way to use two instruments...48:33 - Low frequency spectrum analyser49:10 - Where is the user manual for multi-instrument mode?51:29 - They might have been thinking too hard...52:18 - Frequency Response Analyser53:20 - The Arbitrary Waveform Generator looks good54:01 - The Power Supply56:57 - The value here isn't in general instrumentation57:36 - Building a system, a simple digital filter...1:02:17 - Another hidden way to view waveforms...1:06:05 - Conclusion

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2025, 07:02:55 am
content: No mechanical relays? How will I know it works OK if i don't hear the clickety-clack?Alexander.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2025, 02:22:59 pm
content: Apart from the entry-level product that you tested, they have pretty expensive ones. They look reasonably well designed, but the software, while looking "cute", seems to have many usability issues.The products themselves look like they have too many features and maybe none of them done exactly quite right. Although I applaud the intiative.If I'm going to be a bit harsh, I might say that this looks a bit like a software company getting into hardware.

author: EvgenyG
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 07:16:01 am
content: Another Australian product that you can't buy in Australia

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 07:23:01 am
content: Quote from: EvgenyG on August 15, 2025, 07:16:01 amHuh?

author: EvgenyG
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 07:47:57 am
content: There is no Australia in the list of countries

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 08:45:37 am
content: Quote from: EvgenyG on August 15, 2025, 07:47:57 amThey probably sell it here some other way.

author: EvgenyG
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 11:25:53 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 15, 2025, 08:45:37 amLike, Jaycar?

author: snoopy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 02:30:55 pm
content: They got 12 mill funding for this ??I don't think I'm going to get rid of any of my test equipment any time soon !!

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 10:26:19 pm
content: I think the board you got is made in China:The PCB has a SYE logo, Shengyi Electronics Co China:https://www.sye.com.cn/en/gywm/index.aspx2721 date code, and "NCAB group" logo.Then starting June 2025 they partnered with SRXGlobal/Scanfil to manufacture in Dandenong, Melbourne:https://biopharmaboardroom.com/news/13/3483/liquid-instruments-partners-with-scanfil-to-onshore-moku-platform-production-in-australia.htmlIts definitely targeted at USA sales, as they have a warehouse in NA somewhere (1 day shipping to USA/CAD). 1 year warranty is a bit shit for something this expensive though.Quote from: snoopy on August 15, 2025, 02:30:55 pmIts not for you, their high end product is why they would have got the funding.https://liquidinstruments.com/news-updates/liquid-instruments-secures-12m-in-funding-from-breakthrough-victoria-and-other-investors-to-expand-manufacturing-and-accelerate-technology-development-in-australia/

author: snoopy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2025, 12:23:16 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on August 15, 2025, 10:26:19 pm60k would get you a lot more bang for the buck with conventional test equipment than this thing. Just look at dave fumbling around with the user interface tells you this certainly wasn't aimed at your average engineer or tech

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 16, 2025, 12:46:46 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on August 15, 2025, 10:26:19 pmAh, old stock before the switch to Australia perhaps.Quote from: snoopy on August 15, 2025, 02:30:55 pmAh, that might be why they switched manufacturing here. Interesting.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2025, 08:37:18 pm
content: Quote from: snoopy on August 16, 2025, 12:23:16 amIts not aimed directly at engineers no, its primarily for physicists, microbiologists, etc.https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/13403/3051358/A-new-principle-memristive-device-parameter-control-system-based-on/10.1117/12.3051358.short

author: David Aurora
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2025, 01:21:33 am
content: Watching that reminded me of trying to use Picoscope a couple years back. In both cases the thing I wondered the most was if anyone at either company had ever sat down with the product for a day and tried to do some actual work with it.I can't help but think that just sitting down and actually connecting the things to the outside world to do a job could have flagged all the issues with it in 10 seconds flat.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 19, 2025, 11:53:12 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on August 18, 2025, 08:37:18 pmThat's the background of the founder and the original market for it.This new Moko:Go seems to their push into the general purpose instrument market.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 01:46:30 am
content: That makes complete sense to me.Maximise your ROI by taking all the hard work and condensing it into more affordable versions for the mass market. So long as they land it properly**, it will be a new sources of revenue.**Mass markets tend to have far more diverse interests and applications, not to mention the potentially "outside the box" efforts that have been cobbled together by creative minds in the past that will find new ways to amaze us.

author: CChin254
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2025, 06:51:42 am
content: Are there any plans on posting the high resolution photos of this device or some of the previous teardowns such as the Fluke 17B MAX, Uni-T UTE310, or even the Aneng 626?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 29, 2025, 07:22:23 am
content: Quote from: CChin254 on August 29, 2025, 06:51:42 amhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/54750852782/in/dateposted-public/