Moku API

# Moku CLI Usage

$ mokucli [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
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# Options

  • --version : Display the version and exit
  • --install-completion: Install auto completion for the current shell.
  • --show-completion: Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or customize the installation.
  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Commands

  • convert: Convert Liquid Instruments binary file to CSV, NPY, MAT and HDF5
  • files: List, download and delete files from the Moku
  • license: List, fetch and reload the license entitlements
  • list: Search for the mokus on network
  • proxy: Run a proxy from local machine to the Moku
  • stream: Stream the LI binary data from Moku onto network port or a file

# mokucli convert

Convert Liquid Instruments binary file to other formats

# Usage

$ mokucli convert [OPTIONS] SOURCE
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# Arguments

  • SOURCE: [required]

# Options

  • --format [csv|npy|mat|hdf5]: [default: csv]
  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Examples

# Convert .li file to csv
$: mokucli convert MokuDataLoggerData_20230114_142326.li
Writing "MokuDataLoggerData_20230114_142326.csv"...
[===========================================================================]

# Convert .li file to npy
$: mokucli convert MokuDataLoggerData_20230114_142326.li --format=npy
Writing "MokuDataLoggerData_20230114_142326.npy"...
[===========================================================================]
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# mokucli files

List, download and delete files from the Moku

# Usage

$ mokucli files [OPTIONS] IP_ADDRESS
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# Arguments

  • IP_ADDRESS: IP Address of the Moku [required]

# Options

  • --action [LIST|DOWNLOAD|DELETE]: Action to perform [default: LIST]
  • --name TEXT: Filter to apply
  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Examples

# list files on the moku
$: mokucli files 192.168.#.#
MokuLockInAmplifierData_20230207_071706.li
MokuDataLoggerData_20230206_155539.li

# download all files
$: mokucli files 192.168.#.# --action DOWNLOAD
Downloading MokuLockInAmplifierData_20230207_071706.li
[##############################] Done!
Downloading MokuDataLoggerData_20230206_155539.li
[##############################] Done!

# download all files where the name contains LockInAmplifier
$: mokucli files 192.168.#.# --action=download --name=*LockInAmp*
Downloading MokuLockInAmplifierData_20230207_071706.li
[##############################] Done!
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# mokucli license

Beta

This functionality is currently in beta and subject to change.

# Usage

$ mokucli license [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
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# Options

  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Commands

  • fetch: Fetch the latest license file from the Liquid Instruments license server and save it locally
  • list: List available licenses for a Moku
  • update: Update license on the Moku with one stored locally

# mokucli license fetch

Fetch the latest license file for a Moku device from the Liquid Instruments license server and save locally.

# Usage

$ mokucli license fetch [OPTIONS] IP_ADDRESS
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# Arguments

  • IP_ADDRESS: IP Address of the Moku [required]

# Options

  • --path PATH: Directory to save the license file [default: .]
  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# mokucli license list

List available licenses for the given Moku device.

# Usage

$ mokucli license list [OPTIONS] IP_ADDRESS
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# Arguments

  • IP_ADDRESS: IP Address of the Moku [required]

# Options

  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Examples

$: mokucli license list 192.168.*.*
Entitlements
============
Oscilloscope
Lock-in Amplifier
Waveform Generator
FIR Filter Builder
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# mokucli license update

Update license on the Moku with the latest from the Liquid Instruments license server, or one stored locally. The local file has typically been retrieved using a previous moku license fetch.

# Usage

$ mokucli license update [OPTIONS] IP_ADDRESS
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# Arguments

  • IP_ADDRESS: IP Address of the Moku [required]

# Options

  • --filename PATH: Path to the license file. If no file is given, the license server is queried.
  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# mokucli list

Search for the mokus on network and display the results

# Usage

$ mokucli list [OPTIONS]
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# Options

  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Examples

$: mokucli list
Name                 Serial  HW     FW     IP
--------------------------------------------------------
MokuGo-000016        16      Go     576    10.1.111.145
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# mokucli proxy

Run a proxy from local machine to the Moku. The proxied Moku is available on localhost using IPv4. This is useful when the actual connection to the Moku uses IPv6 but you wish to use a tool without native IPv6 support. A common example is accessing the Moku web interface when the Moku is connected over USB.

# Usage

$ mokucli proxy [OPTIONS] IP_ADDRESS
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# Arguments

  • IP_ADDRESS: IP Address of the Moku [required]

# Options

  • --port INTEGER: Local port, typically a number between 1024 and 65535 on which nothing else is running [default: 8090]
  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Example

$: mokucli proxy 192.168.1.1
Running a proxy from 192.168.1.1 to localhost:8090
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# mokucli stream

Stream the LI binary data from Moku onto a local network port, stdout, or to a file. This is commonly used inside client packages, or for languages without dedicated client packages, to receive Data Logger streams and make the decoded data available for easy consumption.

# Usage

$ mokucli stream [OPTIONS]
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# options

  • --ip-address TEXT: IP address of the Moku
  • --stream-id TEXT: Stream ID, this is part of start_streaming response.
  • --target TEXT: Target to write data to, port, file, stdout
    • PORT : Local port, typically a number between 1024 and 65535 on which nothing else is running
    • FILE: A valid file name with one of [csv, mat, npy] as extensions. File will always be created in the current working directory.
    • STDOUT: Prints the converted stream to console
  • --help: Show this message and exit.

# Examples

# stream to TCP port 8005
$: mokucli --ip-address=192.168.1.1 --stream-id=logsink0 --target=8005
# stream to stream_data.csv file
$: mokucli --ip-address=192.168.1.1 --stream-id=logsink0 --target=stream_data.npy
# stream to standard out
$: mokucli --ip-address=192.168.1.1 --stream-id=logsink0 --target=-
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