Multimeter comparison
This is an alphabetically ordered table of various multimeters which can log data your PC via USB, RS232, and so on. We do not list devices without PC logging functionality, as those are not really useful for sigrok.
This page lists commercial and non-commercial devices with a short overview of their capabilities. We list all kinds of devices here, not only those supported by sigrok.
You should not use the information here as the sole source for any buying decisions, this is just meant for informational purposes. Please carefully check the vendor websites if you intend to buy any hardware.
Multimeters
| Device | Type | PC interface | PC interface chip | PC protocol | Architecture/chip | Counts | Resources | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent U124xB | handheld | USB/serial | Prolific PL2303 | GPIB/SCPI(-like) | ? | 10000 | $226 | |
| Agilent U1272A | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | ? |
| all-sun EM60006 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2 | ? |
| all-sun EM6001 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Amarad Hellas Electronic VA18B2 | handheld | USB/serial | Prolific PL2303HX | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 6000 | ? | ? |
| Digitek DT4000ZC | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2 | ? |
| Digitek DT80000 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3, 4 | ? |
| Digitek DT9062 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | ? |
| Digitek DT9405 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4000 | ? | |
| Escort 97 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Extech MP510A | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Extech MP530A | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Global Specialties Pro-701 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Greenlee DM-200A | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Greenlee DM-510A | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Greenlee/Klauke DM-820A | handheld | USB | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Maplin Precision Gold N56FU6 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | ? |
| MASTECH MAS3451 | handheld | RS232 | ? | 14-byte ASCII | MASTECH M343-01 | 3999 | list | 29.99€ |
| MASTECH MS8226 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Maxwell MX-253282 | handheld | USB/serial | Prolific PL2303HX | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 6000 | ? | ? |
| McVoice M-345pro1, 3 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 39.95€ | |
| Metex ME-114 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Metex ME-31 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Metex ME-32 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Metex ME-425 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Metex M-3640D | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2 | ? |
| Metex M-3650CR | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3 | ? |
| Metex ME-3830 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Metex ME-3860M | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Metex M-4650CR | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3 | ? |
| Metex ME-4660A | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Metex ME-4660M | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Metex MXD-4660A | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Peaktech 3330 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Peaktech P33752 | handheld | USB/serial | Prolific PL2303HX | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 6000 | ? | ? |
| Peaktech 4370 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Protek 6500 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3 | ? |
| RadioShack 22-812 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | ? |
| Sanwa PC5000a | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Signametrics SMU2055 | bench | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Signametrics SMU2060 | bench | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Signametrics SMU2064 | bench | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Sinometer MAS3451 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Unisource21 DM620 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| UNI-T UT108 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| UNI-T UT109 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| UNI-T UT60E | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | ? |
| UNI-T UT61A | handheld | RS232 or USB/HID | ? | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 4000 | 39.95€ | |
| UNI-T UT61B | handheld | RS232 or USB/HID | ? | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 4000 | 1, 2 | 37.50€ |
| UNI-T UT61C | handheld | RS232 or USB/HID | ? | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 6000 | 47.95€ | |
| UNI-T UT61D | handheld | RS232 or USB/HID | WCH CH9325 | 14-byte LCD segments | Fortune Semiconductor FS9922-DMM4 | 6000 | 43.50€ | |
| UNI-T UT61E | handheld | RS232 or USB/HID | Hoitek HE2325U | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 22000 | 79.95€ | |
| UNI-T UT70B | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| UNI-T UT803 | bench | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| UNI-T UT804 | bench | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| V&A VA18B2 | handheld | USB/serial | Prolific PL2303HX | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 6000 | 39.95€ | |
| Velleman DVM12002 | handheld | USB/serial | Prolific PL2303HX | 14-byte LCD segments | ? | 6000 | ? | ? |
| Velleman DVM345DI1 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Victor 70C | handheld | USB/HID | ? | 14-byte LCD segments | Fortune Semiconductor FS9922-DMM4 | 4000 | 48.16€ | |
| Voltcraft GDM-703 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2 | ? |
| Voltcraft GDM-704 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2 | ? |
| Voltcraft GDM-705 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3 | ? |
| Voltcraft M-3650 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft M-3850 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft M-3860 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft M-4660M | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft ME-425 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-506 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-630 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-635 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-650 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-655 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-670 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-820 | handheld | RS232 or USB | ? | 14-byte LCD segments | Fortune Semiconductor FS9721_LP3 | 4000 | list | 49.95€ |
| Voltcraft VC-840 | handheld | RS232 or USB | ? | 14-byte LCD segments | Fortune Semiconductor FS9721_LP3 | 4000 | list | 79.95€ |
| Voltcraft VC-920 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-960 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1, 2, 3 | ? |
| Voltcraft VC-98 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Wavetek 235 | handheld | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
1MASTECH MAS345 = Global Specialties Pro-70 = Velleman DVM345DI = McVoice M-345pro = Sinometer MAS345
2V&A VA18B = Amarad Hellas Electronic VA18B = Velleman DVM1200 = Maxwell MX-25328 = Peaktech P3375
3McVoice is a brand name of the German ett-online.de import/reseller/rebranding store. They also own the brand names McCheck, Hollywood, McTaattoo, Megakick, McHammer, Marriola, McFun, McDrill, McTrack, McShine, McPower and probably others.1, 2, 3
4Metex ME-11 = RadioShack 22-8051
5Metex ME-42 = Voltcraft ME-42
6all-sun EM6000 = Maplin Precision Gold N56FU
Multimeter ICs
Many multimeters use a special-purpose multimeter IC internally. This table lists those chips, as they're often directly responsible for the protocol and data format of the PC logging functionality of a multimeter.
| Device | Model | Builtin PC interface | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrustek | ES51922 | RS232, TX only, 19230 baud, 7o1 | Data is sent via the SDO pin. Data logging can be en/disabled via RS232 pin. |
| Fortune Semiconductor | FS9721_LP3 | RS232, TX only, 2400 baud, 8n1 (?) | Data is sent via the TXD pin. Data logging can be en/disabled via ENTX pin. |
| Fortune Semiconductor | FS9922_DMM4 | RS232, TX only, 2400 baud, 8n1 (?) | Data is sent via the TXD pin. Data logging can be en/disabled via TXEN pin (?) and the REL/RS232 pin (?). |
| Intersil | ICL7139/ICL7149 | none (?) | |
| MASTECH | M343-01 | ? | |
| Maxim | MAX133/134 | ? | |
| New Japan Radio | NJU9207 | none |
Multimeter PC interface ICs
On some multimeters, there are additional ICs for the PC connectivity of the device. This table lists such ICs.
| Device | PC interface | Datasheet | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prolific PL2303HX | USB/serial | PL2303HX.pdf | ... |
| Sunplus SPCP825 | USB/serial | DS_SPCP825A_En.pdf | ... |
| WCH CH9325 | USB/HID | ... | ... |
| Hoitek HE2325U | USB/HID | ... | ... |
Multimeter PC interface cables
| Device | PC interface | PC interface chip | Supported devices | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent U1173A | USB/serial | Prolific PL2303* | Agilent U1230/U1240/U1250/U1270 series | For the U1240 series, the additional U1179A IR bracket is required.1 |
| Brymen BU-86X | USB | ? | Brymen BM867/BM869 | ... |
| GreenLee DMSC-9U | USB | ? | GreenLee DM-800 series, DML-430A | ... |
| MASTECH MAS34X cable | RS232 | ? | MASTECH MAS345, others | ... |
| UNI-T UT-D01 | RS232 | none | UNI-T UT61D/..., Voltcraft VC820/VC840/... | ... |
| UNI-T UT-D04 | USB/HID | WCH CH9325 | UNI-T UT61D/..., Voltcraft VC820/VC840/... | ... |