An Electronic Multimeter is an instrument, used for measuring electricity interns of volts, amps, ohms. The instrument is available in numerous shapes and sizes.

This electronic measuring instrument combines several functions into one. The most basic multimeter includes an ammeter, voltmeter, and ohmmeter. These instruments are widely used for measuring current, voltage, and resistance.

Types of Electronic Multimeter

• Analog Multimeter: These instruments are not very accurate and hence not widely used. They can give false results because of errors generated during zeroing and reading the analog meter face.
• Digital Multimeter: These instruments are the most widely used because of the accurate and precise results it gives. It also displays the exact measurement on a numeric LCD.

These days, all the multimeters manufactured are exclusively digital and are popularly termed as Digital Multimeter or DMM. These instruments convert a signal under test to a digital voltage. The display is in numbers, there the risk of reading wrong results is eliminated.

Portable and bench-top digital meters feature circuitry or software to accurately measure AC voltages at any frequency. These instruments also have a PC interface allowing the computer to record different measurements.

Use of Multimeter

• Field Instrumentation
• Electronic Components
• Calibration Laboratory
• Educational Institutions