Graphic-DMM turns PDAs into multimeters

The Graphic-DMM is a little turbonerd device that fits into CF or PCMCIA slots, and acts as a dual-channel Graphic Digital Multimeter. So basically it lets you turn your turbonerd tool into an übergeek tool right quick. It also comes with "Smart Analysis" software to guide user through fault investigation, diagnostics, and other insanely technical things that only our resident How-To wizard Phil Torrone would understand.  The unit includes two independent Digital Multimeters connected to a Compact Flash interface, which are entirely isolated from the CF circuitry in order to keep your PDA from turning into half of a s'mores sandwich. It works with PDAs, laptops, and palmtops;use it wisely for car electric work, or to impress women with your waveforms. Right.

[Steve Mueller @ Dec 19th 2005 2:10AM]

Fabulous, a $200 accessory to turn your $400 PDA into a $40 multimeter. Just like those ever popular FM radio CF and SD card accessories. Just to prove that there's no end to the irony both the multimeter accessry and the FM radio accessories are larger than the less expensive standalone cheaper versions.

[Adam Meltzer @ Dec 19th 2005 2:10AM]

If this works like advertised, this could perform the functions of a $1000+ multimeter. Sure you can buy a $40 multimeter that does the standard voltage and resistance readings, but it looks like this system does a lot of REALLY COOL stuff. Graphing, history, waveform analysis, and with the advantage of being on a PDA format, probably much easier to upgrade and enhance.

If I already had a $400 PDA and didn't want to spend thousands on a Fluke or other expensive mult-meter, this would be a pretty well worth the money.

Of course, this is provided it works as advertised. If it did, it's a steal.

[Rob Edwards @ Dec 19th 2005 2:10AM]

If you have a fluke 189 list price of around $400 or so you could log about 1000 entries. Using this multimeter add-on with your palmtop or other, you potentially have unlimited logging, and considering wi-fi in many handhelds you can dump the data to your office or what-have-you. Data loggin is expensive hardware to purchase, this is a cheaper alternative.

[JJ @ Dec 19th 2005 2:10AM]

Is this the version by National Instruments (NI PCMCIA-4050 Portable 5�-Digit Multimeter, see: sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12912), or something similar?

[Bob from GTS Multimeter Store @ Dec 19th 2005 2:10AM]

Does anyone know of a traditional handheld multimeter that can interface with a PC to allow for unlimited datalogging?