Digitek DT4000ZC / TekPower TP4000ZC software - Page 1
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author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2015, 10:16:30 pm
content: Hi all.I've just bought a Digitek DT4000ZC multimeter with data logging capabilities. But the crappy Chinese software cd only contains software up to windows me, and neither of them can be installed on windows 7.I was kinda expecting that and thought that I would just use a virtual machine in xp mode. This I can't get to work either.I can't find out where the problem lies.The steps I've taken is:Downloaded and installed Windows virtual mode.Installed xp mode.Installed the meter software (win 98 I think. The only one that worked).Linked the virtual machines com port to the physical port where the meter is connected.Chosen the right com port in the meter software.The connection is detected in the virtual machine, and i can attach or unattached the the divide without the meter software ever detects the meter.Does anybody have this meter and can tell me how to get it working without buying a new (Old as fuck) operation system? or many use some different software?And why in the world is there not in the least software for xp? Even the website does not have any software. Joke's on me though, I didn't ask beforehand

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2015, 10:21:51 pm
content: Tryhttp://www.ultradmm.com/Download.aspxhttp://www.ultradmm.com/About.aspxhttp://www.ultradmm.com/SupportedMeters.aspx

author: Electro Fan
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2015, 10:34:44 pm
content: Quote from: retiredcaps on October 26, 2015, 10:21:51 pmI saw something that indicated that UltraDMM works with Windows 7 and 8 - not sure if this if correct, or if it works with Windows 10. Anyone know from experience?

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2015, 10:51:13 pm
content: Quote from: Electro Fan on October 26, 2015, 10:34:44 pmBig thread about it belowhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/ultradmm-software-project/

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2015, 11:22:19 pm
content: If your willing/able to run Linux or MacOS then you can useQtDMMwith this meter. It is excellent.Also from that website - it looks like Sigrock is now involved. Perhaps Sigrock - which I believe runs on Windows - will work?

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 06:23:55 am
content: Quote from: Electro Fan on October 26, 2015, 10:34:44 pmYep it works, used it with the UT61E on Windows 8 and 10 (plugged straight into RS232).

author: Electro Fan
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 07:24:37 am
content: Quote from: crispy_tofu on October 27, 2015, 06:23:55 amThanks - I got it working on Win10 with the TP4000ZC.

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 01:14:51 pm
content: Thanks for all the answers. You guys are awesome.Finally I got the Ultradmm software to work. It seems to work just fine.The Qtdmm software I can't get to work. Even with serial protocol settings from this site:http://www.multimeterwarehouse.com/TP4000ZC/TP4000ZC_serial_protocol.pdf

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 02:56:41 pm
content: The QTdmm software might not work because I have not downloaded version 0.9.0. But but but.The installation of this version requires me to do some computer gymnastics I'm not familiar with."QtDMM comes in a source-only distribution. Compilation is simple.1. Untar the tarball2.Enter the directory QtDMM3.call qmake4.call make and wait a few momentsNow you'll find the executable qtdmm in the QtDMM/bin directory. Put it into your $PATH and you are done."This is like arabic to me. I don't even know if this applies to Mac os?

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 03:41:50 pm
content: Quote from: Halvmand on October 27, 2015, 02:56:41 pmWhat Linux OS do you have?

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 04:00:23 pm
content: None. I have mac osx 10.9.5 on the laptop and windows 7 on a stationary.Does this mean that QTdmm version 0.9.0 only run on linux?

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 04:03:29 pm
content: Quote from: Halvmand on October 27, 2015, 04:00:23 pmNo idea about a mac. I don't have one.

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 04:05:47 pm
content: Quote from: Halvmand on October 27, 2015, 01:14:51 pmBTW, the above site has been hacked by someone. See screenshot below. That is why I didn't link it in my original reply.I wouldn't trust anything you downloaded from there.

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2015, 04:21:32 pm
content: Thanks for the heads up. Luckily i haven't downloaded anything from there. Only looked up the settings for the serial protocol.I don't know enough about computers, but could that file (qtdmm-0.9.0.tgz) be used on both linux and mac os?

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2015, 03:49:36 am
content: Halvmand -I believe you downloaded the Linux version. For QtDMM on MacOS you need to down load the MacOX Version 0.8.12 dmg file as linked on the QtDMM siteHERE. Installation from there should be very easy and obvious once you mount the DMG file.Once you have it installed you need to configure it for the TP4000zc meter. You will not see this as one of the choices - but if you choose the Digitech QM1538 settings that will work. (others may work as well).It works fine on my 5 years old Macbook Pro running Mac OS 10.6.8. I prefer it to UltraDMM. YMMV.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2015, 04:28:48 am
content: Just as an aside, I've also run the Linux version of QtDMM on a Rasberry Pi. This works well as a cheap, relatively low power data logger.One feature of it I have not tried but I would think could be very useful, is the ability to set it up to execute any user defined external command - to be triggered by user defined threshold values (readings from the multimeter).

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2015, 09:25:56 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on October 28, 2015, 03:49:36 amThan it must be my mac book there is something wrong with. I've tried the 0.8.12 dmg version, even with all digitek meter options. and the others too. The whole reason for downloading the tar file installations where because there was a newer version, and the site is pretty vague about wether they are for linux or mac.Thanks for the response, it's nice to hear that it does work sometimes. I will try to reinstall version 0.8.12 and start over when I get home later today.

author: Flenser
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2015, 01:26:28 pm
content: My experience with the stock datalogging software for the Digitek DT4000ZC multimeter:You can only use it to log one meter. You can run two instances of the software but you cannot connect to two different COM ports. I bought two meters to log voltage and current and I did not want to have to dedicate two computers to do this.You only get to choose between COM1,COM2,COM3 and COM4.i have an old desktop computer with an OEM WinXP license installed on it that I use to do the datalogging. I have so far tried to avoid the need to install another OS (i.e. Linux) just to do my datalogging with these two meters.I first started doing datalogging with these two meters in Jan 2014 and at that time UltraDMM did not yet support the DT4000ZC. I recently installed the current version of UltraDMM on an X200 laptop with Windows 7 installed but could not get it to recognise my DT4000ZC meter (and then gave up).I tried sigrok in Jan 2014 without success. I have on my to-do list an item to try again using the latest version of sigrok.What I have been using is the Rev2 version of the java software QM1538_Logger (which should run on any OS). It works and I can connect to two meters on COM ports that are above COM4.The current version is Rev3 which I have just started using.http://www.forward.com.au/DataLoggingSoftware/MultimeterDataLoggingSoftware.htmlIt has the downside that if it does not get a new reading within it's timeout period it stops logging and gives a generic error message with no details of the specific error.Some example output:Code:"DateTime","Elapsed HH:MM:SS","Reading","Units"2014/01/16 02:16:03,00:00:00,1.319,"V DC "2014/01/16 02:17:04,00:01:00,1.316,"V DC "2014/01/16 02:18:03,00:02:00,1.314,"V DC "2014/01/16 02:19:04,00:03:00,1.311,"V DC "2014/01/16 02:20:03,00:04:00,1.309,"V DC "And the error message you get when it decides it has to stop logging:Code:2015/10/14 15:24:06,02:00:00,-00.17e-3,"A DC "2015/10/14 15:25:06,02:01:00,-00.17e-3,"A DC "No new reading for 15sec.Check multimeter is turned on, check the connection and restart logging program.I found another windows datalogger "Logger for DT-4000ZC". I have only run it to see if it works, and it does.http://ficara.altervista.org/?p=1581It has the downside that it does not add a timestamp to each reading, which I require. According to the website it was written in FreeBasic but the author does not provide the source code, only the executable.Some example output:Code:DC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VDC Auto [1.263] VIt has the advantage that it does not stop when it discovers an error. It logs the error and continues so it can be used to investigate the problem.Some example output with errors:Code:DC Auto [1.264] VDC Auto [1.264] VDC Auto [1 F Ohm Hold?64] VDC Auto [1.264] VDC Auto [ % Beep.264] VDC Auto [1.264] VDC Auto [1.264] VDC Auto [1.2 oCBad data in first byte of frameDC Auto [1.264] VDC Auto [1. A Hz LowBatt64] V

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2015, 01:52:11 pm
content: It seems that a lot of people have problems with the serial ports on their macs. I'm no exeption.I'm running out of ideas. I've downloaded a program called serial, and it sees the meter (see picture), but the qtdmm software does not.Even in the operating system, the only place serial port is mentioned is under system preferences, and I can't see if there is a device connected. It's like the serial ports is just slipped away quietly since last I had an arduino connected (and without trouble).I tried following a tutorial on how to set up the ports, but mine are missing. no matter what i do and where i look, those serial ports won't show. Sometimes I just hate this shitty mac fuck. It works great until you have to configure something, then you're fucked.Flenser:To bad there is no timestamp. That can't be useful at all.

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2015, 02:11:09 pm
content: Forgot the pictures.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2015, 05:40:38 pm
content: Never had serial port issues with Macs. What I have seen is issues with some cheap USB-serial converters not working (with both Mac and Windows). Have you tried different USB-serial cables? Do they have the prolific chipset?

author: Halvmand
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 29, 2015, 02:00:11 pm
content: I unfortunately only have the adapter that came with unit. And it's the mini jack to usb type.I'll give up for now and stick to running ultra dmm on windows. I already used to much time on this crap.Tkanks for all the good suggestions.