Multimeter comparison

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This is an alphabetically ordered table of various multimeters which can log data to 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

Handheld multimeters

Device PC interface PC interface chip PC protocol Architecture/chip Counts Resources Price
Agilent U123xA USB/serial or BT/SPP Prolific PL2303HX / CSR ... GPIB/SCPI(-like) Renesas 78K0/Lx3 6000 $138
Agilent U124xB USB/serial Prolific PL2303 GPIB/SCPI(-like) ? 10000 $226
Agilent U1272A ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ?
all-sun EM60006 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2 ?
all-sun EM6001 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Amarad Hellas Electronic VA18B2 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? ?
Amprobe AM-140-A 50000 1 $161
Amprobe 38XR-A 10000 $138
Amprobe AM-270 5000 1 $85
Batronix BXM2407 USB/HID ? ? ? 6000 ? €57.98
Batronix BXM2808 USB/serial SiLabs CP210x ASCII-based ? 4000 1 €83.19
Brymen BM867 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2 €131
Circuit Specialists CSI3451 ? ? ? ? ? ? $36.95
Digitech QM1350 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digitech QM1462 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Digitech QM1537 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digitech QM1538 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Digitek DT4000ZC10 RS232 — FS9721 14 byte LCD F.S. FS9721_LP3 (?) 4000 list €29.95
Digitek DT80000 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4 ?
Digitek DT9062 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ?
Digitek DT9062R ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digitek DT9405 ? ? ? ? 4000 ?
Digitek INO2513 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
ELV VC98B8 USB/serial SiLabs CP210x ASCII-based ? 4000 ? ?
Escort 95 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Escort 97 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Escort 179 RS232 ? ? ? 10000 ? ?
Extech MP510A ? ? ? ? 5000 ? ?
Extech MP530A ? ? ? ? 5000 ? ?
EZA EZ-7359 USB/HID Unmarked SO-20 14-byte HID report F.S. FS9922-DMM4 4000 ? ?
Fluke 187/189 ? ? ? ? 50000 ? ?
Fluke 287/289 ? ? ? ? 50000 ? ?
Fluke 789 ? ? ? ? 50000 ? ?
Global Specialties Pro-701 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Greenlee DM-200A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Greenlee DM-510A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Greenlee/Klauke DM-820A USB ? ? ? ? ?
ISO-TECH IDM73 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Maplin Precision Gold N56FU6 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ?
MASTECH MAS343 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MASTECH MAS3451 RS232 none 14-byte ASCII MASTECH M343-01 3999 list €29.99
MASTECH MS8226 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Maxwell MX-253282 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? ?
McVoice M-345pro1, 3 ? ? ? ? ? €39.95
Metex ME-114 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex ME-22 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex ME-31 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex ME-32 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex ME-425 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex M-3360D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex M-3640D ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2 ?
Metex M-3650CR ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Metex M-3660D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex ME-3830 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex M-3830D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex M-3850D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex M-3850M ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex ME-3860M ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex M-4650CR ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Metex ME-4660A ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex ME-4660M ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Peaktech 3330 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Peaktech P33752 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? ?
Peaktech 4360 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Peaktech 4370 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Peaktech 4390 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Peaktech 451 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Protek 6500 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
RadioShack 22-8054 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
RadioShack 22-812 RS232 Unmarked plastic blob 9-byte LCD segment Unmarked plastic blob 4000 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 $70
RadioShack RS22-168A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sanwa PC5000a ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sinometer MAS343 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sinometer MAS3451 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
TekPower TP4000ZC10 RS232 — FS9721 14 byte LCD F.S. FS9721_LP3 (?) 4000 list $29.99
Tenma 72-7745 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Unisource21 DM620 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT108 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT109 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT30A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT30E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT60E ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ?
UNI-T UT61B RS232 or USB/HID ? 14-byte LCD segments ? 4000 1, 2 €37.50
UNI-T UT61C RS232 or USB/HID ? 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 €47.95
UNI-T UT61D RS232 or USB/HID WCH CH9325 14-byte LCD segments F.S. FS9922-DMM4 6000 list €43.50
UNI-T UT61E RS232 or USB/HID Hoitek HE2325U 14-byte LCD segments Cyrustek ES51922 22000 list €79.95
UNI-T UT70B ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
V&A VA18B2 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 €39.95
Velleman DVM12002 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? ?
Velleman DVM345DI1 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Victor 70C9 USB/HID Unmarked SO-20 14-byte HID report F.S. FS9922-DMM4 4000 ? €48.16
Victor 86B USB/HID ? ? ? 4000 ? ?
Victor 86C USB/HID Unmarked SO-20 14-byte HID report F.S. FS9922-DMM3 4000 ? €36.60
Victor 86D7 USB/HID ? ? ? 6000 ? ?
Victor 86E USB/HID ? ? ? 22000 1 ?
Victor 98A8 USB/serial SiLabs CP210x (?) ASCII-based (?) ? 4000 (?) ? ?
Voltcraft GDM-703 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2 ?
Voltcraft GDM-704 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2 ?
Voltcraft GDM-705 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Voltcraft M-3610D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-3650 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft M-3650D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-3830 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-3850 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft M-3860 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft M-4650CR ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-4660 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-4660A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-4660M ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft ME-11 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft ME-22T ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft ME-32 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft ME-425 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-506 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-630 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-635 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-650 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-655 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-670 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-820 RS232 or USB ? FS9721 14 byte LCD F.S. FS9721_LP3 4000 list €49.95
Voltcraft VC-840 RS232 or USB ? FS9721 14 byte LCD F.S. FS9721_LP3 4000 list €79.95
Voltcraft VC-920 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Voltcraft VC-940 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-960 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Voltcraft VC-92 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-96 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-98 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Wavetek 235 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?

1MASTECH MAS345 = Circuit Specialists CSI345 = 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
7Batronix BXM240 = Victor 86D
8Batronix BXM280 = Victor 98A = ELV VC98B. Note: We're not completely certain whether there is a Victor 98B and/or whether the ELV VC98B is the same as Victor 98A or Victor 98B (if it exists).
9EZA EZ-735 = Victor 70C
10Digitek DT4000ZC = TekPower TP4000ZC

Bench multimeters

Device PC interface PC interface chip PC protocol Architecture/chip Counts Resources Price
Fluke 8845A/8846A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MASTECH M9803R ? ? ? ? 4000 1, 2 €89.95
MASTECH M-980T ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
MASTECH MS8050 RS232 ? ? ? 53000 ? €239.95
McVoice M-980T ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex MXD-4660A ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex Universal System MS-9160 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Peaktech 4010 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rigol DM3058 GPIB, USBTMC, RS232, LXI Class C Various GPIB command sets 240000 1 €568
Signametrics SMU2055 USB ? ? ? ? ? $695.-
Signametrics SMU2060 USB ? ? ? ? ? $1295.-
Signametrics SMU2064 USB ? ? ? ? ? $1895.-
UNI-T UT801 (?) ? ? ? ? 2000 ? ?
UNI-T UT803 RS232 and USB ? ? ? 6000 ? ?
UNI-T UT804 RS232 and USB ? ? ? 40000 ? ?
VICHY VC8145 ? ? ? ? 80000 ? ?
Voltcraft MXD-4660A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Clamp-on multimeters

Device PC interface PC interface chip PC protocol Architecture/chip Counts Resources Price
Mastech MS2205 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? $599.95

Multimeter ICs

Many multimeters use a special-purpose multimeter IC internally, which are often directly responsible for the protocol and data format of the PC logging functionality of a multimeter.

See Multimeter ICs for more information about the chips and protocols.

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
Hoitek HE2325U USB/HID ... ...
Prolific PL2303HX USB/serial PL2303HX.pdf ...
Sunplus SPCP825 USB/serial DS_SPCP825A_En.pdf ...
Unmarked SO-20 chip USB/HID ... Found e.g. in the Victor 70C DMM, or the Victor 86C cable.
WCH CH9325 USB/HID ... ...

Multimeter PC interface cables

See Device_cables#Multimeters.


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