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Re:STM32 Open Source Multimeter by ChuckMcM on Thursday June 20, 2019 @11:10PM (#20239568)
This looks like a fun project but I would hesitate to use it on a regular basis. There are actual "DMM" chips[1][2] which have the correct filter network on the inputs to avoid common pitfalls (like reading the noise level as a DC offset) and while they typically are designed to drive an LCD display it is easier to hook up a microcontroller to demux what they are driving then it is to design analog circuitry that does what their front end does. So its a trade off of where your expertise lies.

Back in the way back times Steve Ciarcia wrote an article on doing this with a BASIC program talking to a board with a DMM chip called "Try an 8 channel DVM Cocktail." It used the MC14433 which Microchip manufactured as the TC14433 (http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/21394d.pdf)

[1] 3 3/4 digit -- https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/maxim-integrated/M...

[2] 4 1/2 digit -- http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/21459E.pdf

Re:STM32 Open Source Multimeter by HeyLaughingBoy on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:22PM (#20245069)
There's also this: https://store.digilentinc.com/dmm-shield-7-function-digital-... from Digilent. Haven't tried it, but it looks interesting.
Re:STM32 Open Source Multimeter by ChuckMcM on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:32PM (#20245168)
That is pretty cool, it uses the HY3131 chip (http://www.hycontek.com/wp-content/uploads/DS-HY3131_EN.pdf) and is another example of an entity that has the resources to design a robust analog front end just using one in a chip.

FWIW I ordered one to see if I can get it working on one of my many ST Micro Nucleo boards.

Re:STM32 Open Source Multimeter by ChuckMcM on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:39PM (#20245215)
FWIW, the Ciarcia article is in the December 77 issue of BYTE magazine and can be read here: https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1977-12/page/n77