A method comprising: by a gateway device, receiving first measurement data from a first measurement device (24, 124A), wherein the first measurement device is a multimeter, and wherein the first measurement data represents an electrical or mechanical parameter of an industrial or household device and comprises first measurement type information and a first measurement value, and detecting an event based on a comparison of the first measurement value or a value derived therefrom to a threshold; by the gateway device, selecting a first measurement application from a plurality of measurement applications available for execution based at least in part on the first measurement type information and the detected event, wherein the selected first measurement application controls one or more measurement devices including a second measurement device different from the first measurement device in response to the detected event, wherein the second measurement device is in a low-power state, and wherein said control includes activating the second measurement device to enter an active state in which the second measurement device measures an electrical or mechanical parameter of an industrial or household device and the gateway device receives second measurement data that comprises a second measurement value from the second measurement device; by the gateway device, performing an operation based at least in part on the second measurement data, wherein the operation comprises displaying information derived from the first measurement data and the second measurement data, wherein the second measurement data further comprises second measurement type information, the method further comprising, by the gateway device, determining a second measurement type for the second measurement data based at least in part on the second measurement type information, wherein the second measurement type differs from the first measurement type, and wherein the operation is performed based at least in part on the second measurement type information. by a gateway device, receiving first measurement data from a first measurement device (24, 124A), wherein the first measurement device is a multimeter, and wherein the first measurement data represents an electrical or mechanical parameter of an industrial or household device and comprises first measurement type information and a first measurement value, and detecting an event based on a comparison of the first measurement value or a value derived therefrom to a threshold; by the gateway device, selecting a first measurement application from a plurality of measurement applications available for execution based at least in part on the first measurement type information and the detected event, wherein the selected first measurement application controls one or more measurement devices including a second measurement device different from the first measurement device in response to the detected event, wherein the second measurement device is in a low-power state, and wherein said control includes activating the second measurement device to enter an active state in which the second measurement device measures an electrical or mechanical parameter of an industrial or household device and the gateway device receives second measurement data that comprises a second measurement value from the second measurement device; by the gateway device, performing an operation based at least in part on the second measurement data, wherein the operation comprises displaying information derived from the first measurement data and the second measurement data, wherein the second measurement data further comprises second measurement type information, the method further comprising, by the gateway device, determining a second measurement type for the second measurement data based at least in part on the second measurement type information, wherein the second measurement type differs from the first measurement type, and wherein the operation is performed based at least in part on the second measurement type information.