DMMEasyControl Software Guide - V1.3.0
DMMEasyControl Software Guide - V1.3.0
Install Driver
1. Before start DMMEasyControl, please download and install the driver from
NIVISA:
http://download.ni.com/support/softlib/visa/NI-VISA/14.0/Windows/NIVISA140
0full.exe
A warning information will pop out if you didn’t install this driver before start.
2. Right click [Computer], you can find it on the desktop, or in [Start] menu. In the
drop down menu, click on [Manage], the “Computer Management” window
opens.
Click on “Device Manager” on the left hand side. On the right hand side, double
click on “USB Test and Measurement Devices”.
If "USB Test and Measurement Devices (IVI)" is displayed, that means the driver
is installed successfully.
3. If "USB Test and Measurement Devices (IVI)" is not displayed, follow the steps
below to install the driver manually.
Right click the unknown device icon, in the drop down menu, click "Update
Driver Software...".
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Select "Browse my computer for driver software".
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Select a directory path for the driver, and click "Next".
Click "Next".
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After installing successfully, click "Close".
In Device Manager, check if "USB Test and Measurement Devices (IVI)" is
displayed under USB Test and Measurement Devices.
Install Software
Install DMMEasyControl.
How to Connect
Bench multimeter support USB or LAN communication with PC.
Connect by USB
1. Start DMMEasyControl.
2. Connection:Use USB cable to connect the bench multimeter USB port with PC
USB port.
3. Connection Setting: Click Control on left-top side of software menu bar, select
Connect on list.
4. Select Via USB and choose the corresponding serial number on list. Click OK.
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Connect by LAN
1. Connection:Use USB cable to connect the bench multimeter LAN port with PC
LAN port.
2. View the network parameters of the computer.
Click on your Start button, and then hitting Run, and type in CMD in the box and
hit Enter to bring up your command prompt.
Type in IPCONFIG after the new prompt that is opened in the Dos window. This
will bring up the network information on your system.
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway
Press the front panel key, press the NET Type softkey to select LAN.
Press the LAN Setting softkey, set the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, port.
IP address: The first three bytes is same as the IP of computer, the last byte
should be different. Here, we set it to 192.168.1.99.
Subnet mask and gateway should be the same as the computer.
Set port as "3000".
Restart the multimeter for the parameter changes to take effect.
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4. Set the network parameters of the Software.
Start DMMEasyControl. Click Control on left-top side of software menu bar,
select Connect.
Select Via LAN, then set the IP to the same as multimeter. Click OK. (The
software port is 3000 by default, can not be edited.)
Click measure button in function area to start measure, they are: DC voltage, AC
voltage, DC current, AC current, Frequency, Period, Resistance, Continuity, Diode,
Capacitance and Temperature.
Dual Display
After selecting measure subject, click Dual, right side drop down list will show the
supported sub-display subject. Select the sub-display subject and begin dual display
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mode.
Note: If Dual is in grey, it means the measure subject doesn’t support dual display.
Statistics
Click Statistics to start the function, the result display under the button line, they are:
Sample amount, Maximum value, Minimum Value, Average value.
Note: If Statistics is in grey, it means the measure subject doesn’t support statistics
mode.
Click Limit to start this function. Set the high and low limit value in parameter area.
Limit result displays under the button line, they are: Low limit, low limit break times,
limit mathematics status (Pass means the readings don’t exceed the limit, Fail means
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exceeding), High limit, High limit break times.
Note: If Limit is in grey, it means the measure subject doesn’t support limit value
mode.
Result
dB/dBm Mathematics
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save path, input the folder name and click save. Data will be saved in this way. Click
the Record and select Stop can stop saving data.
V1.3.0