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 U1231A USB/serial or BT/SPP Prolific PL2303HX / CSR ... GPIB/SCPI(-like) Renesas 78K0/Lx3 (?) 6000 $101
Agilent U1232A USB/serial or BT/SPP Prolific PL2303HX / CSR ... GPIB/SCPI(-like) Renesas 78K0/Lx3 6000 $138
Agilent U1233A USB/serial or BT/SPP Prolific PL2303HX / CSR ... GPIB/SCPI(-like) Renesas 78K0/Lx3 (?) 6000 $168
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
APPA 506 USB/Serial
RS232 		APPA-Protocol 40000 Specs €282
APPA 506B USB/Serial
RS232
Bluetooth LE 		APPA-Protocol 40000 Specs
Batronix BXM2808 USB/serial SiLabs CP210x ASCII-based ? 4000 1 €83
Beha HDT 210102 RS232 ? ? ? 500000 ? €308
BENNING MM 12 USB/Serial
RS232
Bluetooth LE 		APPA-Protocol 40000 Specs €357
Brymen BM525 + BM521 USB ? ? ? 10,000 Specs 200 €
Brymen BM867 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2 €131
Circuit Specialists CSI3451 ? ? ? ? ? ? $36
Digitech QM1350 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digitech QM1462 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Digitech QM1537 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digitech QM1538 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Digitek DT4000ZC10 RS232 — FS9721 14 byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9721_LP3 (?) 4000 list €29
Digitek DT80000 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4 ?
Digitek DT9062 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ?
Digitek DT9062R ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Digitek DT9405 ? ? ? ? 4000 ?
Digitek INO2513 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
EEVBlog 121GW Bluetooth LE BLE122 module proprietary HY3131, STM32 50000 see the device wiki page AUD 300, EUR 240
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 FS9922 14-byte HID report F.S. FS9922-DMM4 4000 ? ?
Fluke 187/189 ? ? ? ? 50000 ? ?
Fluke 287/289 ? ? ? ? 50000 ? ?
Fluke 789 ? ? ? ? 50000 ? ?
Global Specialties Pro-701 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gossen Metrawatt Metrahit 30M USB or RS232 ? ? ? 1200000 1 €993
Gossen Metrawatt Metrahit Ultra BT USB or Bluetooth ? GPIB/SCPI(-like) ? 610000 1 €849
Gossen Metrawatt Metraclip 87 Bluetooth ? ? ? 10000 ? ?
Greenlee DM-200A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Greenlee DM-510A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Greenlee/Klauke DM-820A USB ? ? ? ? ?
HoldPeak HP-90EPC USB ? ? ? 4000 PrInfo 40 €
ISO-TECH IDM103N RS232 — ES51978 11-byte, 2400/7o1 Cyrustek ES51978 4000 list ?
ISO-TECH IDM73 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Maplin Precision Gold N56FU6 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ?
MASTECH MAS343 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MASTECH MAS3451 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 600/7n2 MASTECH M343-01 4000 list €29
MASTECH MS8226 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Maxwell MX-253282 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? ?
McVoice M-345pro1, 3 ? ? ? ? ? €39
Metex ME-114 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex ME-21 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 2400/7n2 UM7106 3 1⁄2 Digit 2000 ? €49
Metex ME-22 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex ME-3111 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 600/7n2 ? 4000 1 €29
Metex ME-32 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex ME-425 RS232 ? ? ? 4000 ? ?
Metex M-3360D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex M-3610D RS232 ? ? ? 2000 1 ?
Metex M-3640D12 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 1200/7n2 ? 2000 1, 2 ?
Metex M-3650D RS232 ? ? ? 2000 1 ?
Metex M-3650CR14 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII alt., 1200/7n2 ? 2000 1, 2, 3 ?
Metex M-3660D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex ME-3830 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex M-3830D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex M-3850D ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Metex M-3850M RS232 ? ? ? 4000 ? €56
Metex M-3860M ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex M-4650CR ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Metex ME-4660A RS232 ? ? ? 20000 1 ?
Metex ME-4660M ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Minipa ET-2230 RS232 ? ? ? 4000/6000 ? $52
Metex ME-4660M ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
OWON B35T Bluetooth ? ? ? 6000 6_digital_multimeter_with_bluetooth OWON] 50 € Pollin
Norma DM950 RS232 Microcontroller GPIB/SCPI-like Microcontroller 21000 list ?
PCE PCE-DM32 RS232 — FS9721 14 byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9721_LP3 (?) 4000 list ?
PeakTech 3330 RS232 ? ? ? 4000 ? ?
PeakTech P33752 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? ?
PeakTech 341011 RS232 ? Metex 14-byte ASCII, 600/7n2 ? 4000 ? ?
PeakTech 4360 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
PeakTech 437012 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 1200/7n2 ? 2000 1 ?
PeakTech 438015 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 1200/7n2 ? 4000 - ?
PeakTech 4390 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
PeakTech 451 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Protek 506 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Protek 6500 ? ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
RadioShack 22-8054 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 600/7n2 ? 4000 ? ?
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 22-168 RS232 Metex KS57C2016 Metex 14-byte ASCII, 1200/7n2 Metex KS57C2016 2000 1 $100
RadioShack 22-168A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sanwa PC5000a ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sinometer MAS343 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sinometer MAS3451 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Tecpel DMM-806113 RS232 or USB ? FS9721 14 byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9721_LP3 4000 list €69
TekPower TP4000ZC10 RS232 — FS9721 14 byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9721_LP3 (?) 4000 list $29
Tenma 72-7745 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Testboy 311 RS232 (optical) ? ? ? 6000 Specs €80
Testboy 312 16 USB ? ? ? 60000 1 €405
Unisource21 DM620 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT108 RS232 or USB/HID ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT109 RS232 or USB/HID ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT30A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT30E ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UNI-T UT60E RS232 or USB/HID ? FS9721 14 byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9721_LP3 4000 list ?
UNI-T UT61B RS232 or USB/HID ? 14-byte LCD segments ? 4000 1, 2, 3, 4 €37
UNI-T UT61C RS232 or USB/HID ? 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 1, 2 €47
UNI-T UT61D RS232 or USB/HID WCH CH9325 FS9922 14-byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9922-DMM4 6000 list €43
UNI-T UT61E 17 RS232 or USB/HID Hoitek HE2325U ES51922 14-byte LCD, 19230/7o1 Cyrustek ES51922 22000 list €79
UNI-T UT70B RS232 ? ? ? 4000 1 Specs ?
UNI-T UT71C RS232 or USB/HID TI MSP430 (?) UT71x 11-byte, 2400/7o1 Cyrustek ES51966P 40000/4000 list €135
UNI-T UT71E RS232 or USB/HID TI MSP430F149 + MSP430FE425 UT71x 11-byte, 2400/7o1 Cyrustek ES51966P(F?) 40000/4000 Specs, Teardown €146
V&A VA18B2 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? €39
V&A VA40B USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? €39
Velleman DVM12002 USB/serial Prolific PL2303HX 14-byte LCD segments ? 6000 ? ?
Velleman DVM345DI1 RS232 ? ? ? 4000 1 ?
Victor 70C9 USB/HID Unmarked SO-20 FS9922 14-byte HID report F.S. FS9922-DMM4 4000 ? €48
Victor 86B USB/HID ? ? ? 4000 ? ?
Victor 86C USB/HID Unmarked SO-20 FS9922 14-byte HID report F.S. FS9922-DMM3 4000 ? €36
Victor 86D7 USB/HID ? ? ? 6000 ? ?
Victor 86E USB/HID ? ? ? 22000 1 ?
Victor 98A8 USB/serial SiLabs CP210x (?) ASCII-based (?) ? 4000 (?) ? ?
Voltcraft GDM-703 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1, 2 ?
Voltcraft GDM-704 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1, 2 ?
Voltcraft GDM-705 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Voltcraft M-3610D RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-3640D RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-3650 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft M-3650CR14 RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII alt., 1200/7n2 ? 2000 1, 2, 3 ?
Voltcraft M-3650D RS232 — Metex 14-byte ASCII, 1200/7n2 ? 2000 list ?
Voltcraft M-3830 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-3850 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft M-3850M RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-3860 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft M-3860M RS232 ? ? ? 4000 Manual $200
Voltcraft M-3890D USB ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-4650CR RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-4660 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-4660A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft M-4660M RS232 ? ? ? 20000 1 ?
Voltcraft ME-11 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft ME-22 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft ME-22T ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft ME-32 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft ME-425 RS232 ? Metex 14-byte ASCII, 600/7n2 ? 4000 ? €40
Voltcraft VC-350e17 RS232 (METEX-type) SAF350E proprietary MAX134 4000 Manual ?
Voltcraft VC-506 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-608 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-630 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-635 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-650 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-655 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-670 RS232 ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-675 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-820 RS232 or USB/HID ? FS9721 14 byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9721_LP3 4000 list €49
Voltcraft VC-830 RS232 or USB/HID ? FS9922 14-byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9922-DMM4 6000 list €77
Voltcraft VC-84013 RS232 or USB/HID ? FS9721 14 byte LCD, 2400/8n1 F.S. FS9721_LP3 4000 list €79
Voltcraft VC-920 RS232 or USB/HID TI MSP430F149 Cyrustek ES51966P UT71x 11-byte, 2400/7o1 40000/4000 1, 2, 3 €155
Voltcraft VC-940 RS232 or USB/HID TI MSP430F149 + MSP430FE425 Cyrustek ES51966F UT71x 11-byte, 2400/7o1 40000/4000 list €179
Voltcraft VC-950 USB/Serial
RS232 		APPA-Protocol (legacy) 100000 Specs €350
Voltcraft VC-960 RS232 or USB/HID ? ? ? ? 1, 2, 3 ?
Voltcraft VC-92 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-94 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft VC-96 RS232 ? ? ? 4000 1 ?
Voltcraft VC-98 ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Wavetek 235 ? ? ? ? ? 1 info ?

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
11Metex ME-31 = PeakTech 3410
12Metex M-3640D = PeakTech 4370
13Voltcraft VC-840 = Tecpel DMM-8061
14Metex M-3650CR = Voltcraft M-3650CR
15Metex M-3860D = PeakTech 4380
16MASTECH MS8218 = Testboy 312
16UNI-T UT61E = PCE-UT61E
17Voltcraft VC-350e = Saftec SAF350e

Bench multimeters

Device PC interface PC interface chip PC protocol Architecture/chip Counts Resources Price
Agilent 34405A GPIB, USBTMC ? ? ? 120.000 see device wiki page discontinued
Fluke 8840A IEEE-488 ? ? ? 200.000 Fluke PDF 24MB 220,- ebay
Fluke 8845A/8846A ? ? ? ? ? Fluke Fluke ?
MASTECH M9803R ? ? ? ? 4000 1, 2

3

€89
MASTECH M-980T ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
MASTECH MS8050 1 RS232 ? ? ? 53000 ? €239
McVoice M-980T ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?
Metex MXD-4660A RS232 ? ? ? 20000 1, 2 $279
Metex Universal System MS-9140 RS232 ? ? ? 20000 Anleitung
Metex Universal System MS-9150 RS232 ? ? ? 4000 Features ?
Metex Universal System MS-9160 RS232 od. USB ? ? ? 4000 Features Manual 250€
PeakTech 4010 (Voltcraft MXD-4010) RS232 ? ? ? 20.000 pdf €
PeakTech 4015A RS232 ? ? ? 40.000 Datenblatt ?
Rigol DM3058 GPIB, USBTMC, RS232, LXI Class C Various GPIB command sets 240000 1 €568
Signametrics SMU2055 USB ? ? ? ? ? $695
Signametrics SMU206 USB ? ? ? ? ? $1295
Signametrics SMU2064 USB ? ? ? ? ? $1895
UNI-T UT801 (?) ? ? ? ? 2000 1 ?
UNI-T UT803 RS232 and USB ? ? ? 6000 1 ?
UNI-T UT804 RS232 and USB ? ? ? 40000 1 ?
Unisource US-9170A RS232 ? ? ? 80000 1 870 €
VICHY VC8145 ? ? ? ? 80000 ? ?
Voltcraft MXD-4660A RS232 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Voltcraft Universal System MS-9160 RS232 ? ? ? 4000 1 €333
Voltcraft VC650BT USB/serial SiLabs CP2110 (HID2UART) custom, 9600/8n1 ? 40000 1, 2, SW €213

1MASTECH MS8050 = Sinometer MS8050

Clamp-on multimeters

Device PC interface PC interface chip PC protocol Architecture/chip Counts Resources Price
BENNING CM 9-2 Bluetooth LE APPA-Protocol 6000 Specs €515
BENNING CM 10-1 Bluetooth LE APPA-Protocol 6000 Specs €359
BENNING CM 10-PV Bluetooth LE APPA-Protocol 6000 Specs €389
BENNING CM 12 Bluetooth LE APPA-Protocol 9999 Specs €337
Mastech MS2205 RS232 ? ? ? ? ? $599

See also

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