Multimeter comparison

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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 Type PC interface PC interface chip PC protocol Architecture/chip Counts CAT Specs Price
Mastech VA18B commercial handheld USB/serial Prolific PL2303 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 CAT II (1000V) list ?
UNI-T UT61D commercial handheld USB/HID ? ... IC Fortune FS9922-DMM4 6000 CAT II (600V) / CAT III (300V) list ?
Victor 70C commercial handheld USB/HID ? 14-byte LCD segments IC Fortune FS9922-DMM4 4000 ? list ?
Voltcraft VC-820 commercial handheld RS232 ? 14-byte LCD segments ? 4000 CAT III (1000V) / CAT IV (600V) list ?
Voltcraft VC-840 commercial handheld RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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 PC interface Datasheet Comments
IC Fortune FS9922_DMM4 ... PDF ...
JRC NJU9207 ... ... ...
Cyrustek ES51922 ... PDF ...

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 PL2303 USB, virtual serial port ... ...
Sunplus SPCP825 USB, ? ... ...