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Liquid Instruments launches GenInst Studio to build test instruments by prompt

No FPGA code required. Liquid Instruments just shipped GenInst Studio—build custom test instruments by prompt.

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AI-powered code generation is moving into hardware instrumentation. This is a narrower but concrete example of LLMs automating domain-specific tooling—similar to how Cursor automated software development, but for test/measurement workflows.

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  1. Liquid Instruments launches GenInst Studio

  2. Converts plain-language prompts into custom test instruments

  3. Eliminates need for FPGA code writing

  4. Runs on Liquid Instruments' Moku reconfigurable hardware

  5. Includes validation and ready-to-run output

  6. Chat interface UX

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Publisher excerpt: Software-defined test and measurement startup Liquid Instruments Pty. Ltd. today launched GenInst Studio, software that turns a plain-language description into a custom, ready-to-run test instrument on the company’s reconfigurable Moku hardware. GenInst Studio takes the request through a chat…
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