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{{Infobox multimeter
| name            = APPA Multimeters
| status          = in progress
| source_code_dir = appa-dmm
| connectivity    = Infrared (USB), Bluetooth LE
| website        = [http://www.appatech.com/en/product.html appatech.com]
}}
Hand multimeters, bench versameters and current clamps with optical serial (USB) and BLE interface supported by the "'''appa-dmm'''" driver.
Hand multimeters, bench versameters and current clamps with optical serial (USB) and BLE interface supported by the "'''appa-dmm'''" driver.


The driver supporting these APPA-based devices ("appa-dmm" in sigrok) has been created and will be included in mainline sigrok once it passes acception (see developement repository [https://github.com/Cymaphore/libsigrok github.com/Cymaphore/libsigrok branch appa-dmm]).
The driver supporting these APPA-based devices ("appa-dmm" in sigrok) has been created and will be included in mainline sigrok once it passes acception (see developement repository [https://github.com/Cymaphore/libsigrok github.com/Cymaphore/libsigrok branch appa-dmm]).


= Series =
= Supported Series =


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Revision as of 15:48, 10 November 2020

APPA Multimeters
Status in progress
Source code appa-dmm
Connectivity Infrared (USB), Bluetooth LE
Website appatech.com

Hand multimeters, bench versameters and current clamps with optical serial (USB) and BLE interface supported by the "appa-dmm" driver.

The driver supporting these APPA-based devices ("appa-dmm" in sigrok) has been created and will be included in mainline sigrok once it passes acception (see developement repository github.com/Cymaphore/libsigrok branch appa-dmm).

Supported Series

Series Type Optical RS232/USB Bluetooth LE Comments
APPA 150B Series Clamp Multimeter X
APPA 170 Series Clamp Multimeter X
APPA 200 Series Bench Multimeter X X*
APPA 500 Series Handheld Multimeter X X*
APPA A Series Clamp Multimeter X
APPA S Series Handheld Multimeter X
APPA sFlex Series Clamp Multimeter X

Note: * BLE-Support on individual models

Examples: Establish data connection between sigrok and MM 12 (APPA 506B)

Important: Driver is not (yet) part of mainline sigrok - see this repository in github if you want to use it already.

Serial/USB

Assuming the meter is turned on, plugged in and the usb-serial driver is loadad and up (should happen automatically). /dev/ttyUSB0 is used as an example.

List devices, if unsure what the serial port is:

 # sigrok-cli --list-serial
 /dev/ttyUSB0  CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller - 2020y000231

Scan for MM 12 with USB/Serial connection:

 $ sigrok-cli -d benning-dmm:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0 --scan

Show readings from connected meter:

 $ sigrok-cli -d benning-dmm:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0 --continuous

Open in SmuView:

 $ smuview --driver benning-dmm:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0

Bluetooth LE

Assuming the meter is turned on and bluetooth activated on the meter and the PC. Important: Your Bluetooth-Controller must support BLE.

Scan for BLE devices:

 # sudo sigrok-cli --list-serial
 bt/appa-dmm/18-7A-93-BF-47-62   BENNING MM12 (BLE)

If your OS / UI supports it, you can also use the Bluetooth scanning capability from the system tray and pick the MAC address from the details there.

"18:7A:93:BF:47:62" acts as an example for the device address you will find. For sigrok the ":" must be replaced by "-" for now. That device address is used for the following examples, just replace it by the address of your own meter.

The full connection string then would look like this, as seen in the scanning result: bt/appa-dmm/18-7A-93-BF-47-62

Scan for MM 12 with BLE connection:

 $ sigrok-cli -d benning-dmm:conn=bt/appa-dmm/18-7A-93-BF-47-62 --scan

Show readings from connected meter:

 $ sigrok-cli -d benning-dmm:conn=bt/appa-dmm/18-7A-93-BF-47-62 --continuous

Open in SmuView:

 $ smuview --driver benning-dmm:conn=bt/appa-dmm/18-7A-93-BF-47-62