If you were to ask a random Hackaday reader what their most fundamental piece of electronic test equipment was, it’s likely that they would respond with “multimeter”. If you asked them to ...

What we liked is that the bottom of the display has a bar graph so you get some of the advantages of an analog meter. Despite the prevalence of digital electronics, humans are still analog.

A simple pointer provides a faster reaction to these changes than a digital readout can, and larger analog displays can be very accurate. Analog multimeters don't need to "settle" as digital ones ...

In addition to the measurement symbols, one symbol you must always be aware of when using a multimeter is the Ground (GND) ...