diff --git a/artiq/examples/master/repository/thumbnail.py b/artiq/examples/master/repository/thumbnail.py
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+import io
+
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+from artiq.experiment import *
+
+
+class Thumbnail(EnvExperiment):
+    def build(self):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self):
+        pass
+
+    def analyze(self):
+        plt.plot([1, 2, 0, 3, 4])
+        f = io.BytesIO()
+        plt.savefig(f, format="PNG")
+        f.seek(0)
+        self.set_dataset("thumbnail", np.void(f.read()))