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Meterie
Version 1.1.0-alpha · in Tinkerie 1.5.2-alphaAlphaA big, friendly multimeter display, with graphs and logging.
Many multimeters can send their readings to a computer. Meterie shows them in big digits you can read across the room, draws a graph over time, and saves everything to a spreadsheet file. Guided wizards test batteries, sort resistors and check LEDs.
You'll need: A multimeter with a PC link, or try the demo.
Try this first
Connect your meter
Plug in its USB cable, switch the meter's PC link on, then open Meters and press Scan.
No meter? Start a demo
Meters › Demo & manual offers practice signals like a battery discharging.
Watch the Live page
Big digits, a bar graph, statistics and a graph of the last few minutes.
Learn the modes
What am I measuring? shows which jacks to use for each mode, with safety tips.
A closer look
Click any picture to see it bigger.
Features
Live readout
Like a premium bench meter.
- Big seven-segment digits with AUTO, AC/DC, HOLD, REL and low-battery symbols
- A bar graph, plus min, max, average, peak-to-peak and more
- Charge in mAh and energy in Wh when you measure current or power
- REL zeroes a channel, for example to remove test-lead resistance
Graphs and logging
See and keep every reading.
- Every meter and maths channel on one timeline
- Zoom, pan, select a range, add markers
- CSV logging every reading or at a fixed interval, starting or stopping on a threshold
Alarms and maths
Let the PC watch for you.
- High and low limits with a sound and a flashing readout
- A continuity beep on the PC
- Power, resistance, energy, charge, or your own formula
Guided wizards
Step-by-step tests.
- Battery capacity and internal resistance
- Resistor and capacitor sorter (E6 to E96, tolerance bins)
- LED forward voltage, with a colour guess and series resistor
- Solar panel and power supply load test, with I–V curves
Camera mode
For meters with no PC link at all.
- Point a webcam or a phone camera at the display
- Meterie reads the seven-segment digits
- Readings are only accepted when two frames agree
Supported multimeters
| Status | Meters |
|---|---|
| Checked protocol | HoldPeak HP-90EPC, TekPower TP4000ZC, Tenma 72-7745, UNI-T UT60A/E, Voltcraft VC-820/840 and other FS9721 meters |
| Checked protocol | UNI-T UT61B/C/D/E, UT61E+, UT161, UT181A, UT71 series, UT804 |
| Checked protocol | Brymen BM869s / BM867s / BM859s, BM25x; Victor 70C / 86C / 86D |
| Checked protocol | Fluke 287 / 289, 187 / 189, 87-IV / 89-IV; Mastech MAS-345 |
| Community protocol | OWON Bluetooth B35T+, B41T+, OW18E; ANENG / ZOYI / BSIDE Bluetooth meters |
| Any meter | Camera mode, or typing readings in by hand |
Good to know
Meterie shows what your meter measures and adds no protection. Never measure mains or high voltage unless you're trained, and your meter and leads have the right CAT rating.
On Mac, Linux and Raspberry Pi, Meterie works with USB-serial meters like the HoldPeak HP-90EPC. HID-cable meters, Bluetooth and Camera mode are Windows-only for now.
