PC meter for Dv monitoring

[ColorMaker]

Does anyone know a good PC based Volt meter to monitor charger. I want to monitor -Dv on charger system. There has been a few threads with graphs but the device (meter) used was not listed.

JM

 

[Mr Happy]

I believe in many cases people are using a Radio Shack digital multimeter that has an RS232 computer interface and the software that comes with it. The meter appears to cost about $70 or so, and I have been considering whether to get one myself.

The downside is that the software might be a little limited in what you can do with it.

 

[JimmyM]

Does anyone know a good PC based Volt meter to monitor charger. I want to monitor -Dv on charger system. There has been a few threads with graphs but the device (meter) used was not listed.

JM

There are several units available. Some DMMs have a port to connect your PC.
Basically you want a data logger. Something that will measure and record a voltage over time. Something more than that can be had in the form of a USB oscilloscope ($200).
See eBay under "USB Oscilloscope"
For a USB connected DMM see eBay item number: 190204781074

 

[ColorMaker]

Here is a graph of a system called Meter View V1.0
Anyone know what hardware was used ?

This was a post

 

[Mr Happy]

I believe Meter View is what comes with the Radio Shack meter I referenced above.

 

[ColorMaker]

Here is the link on the meter system they were using

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332073

JM

 

[Raymond]

I saw that bessiebenny uses this datalogging DMM for his reviews of budget lights.