A gateway device for a measurement system, the gateway device comprising: a first communication system; and a data memory system configured to collect data; characterized in that the first communication system is configured to receive a plurality of signals containing data according to a first protocol, wherein the plurality of signals are received from a plurality of handheld measurement devices that measure electrical, mechanical, or physical parameters, and wherein the data includes a plurality of measurement values from the plurality of handheld measurement devices: and the gateway device being further characterized by: a data translator configured to translate the plurality of signals containing the data to a translated signal containing the data according to a second protocol different from the first protocol, and a second communication system configured to communicate the data collected in the data memory system to a separate computing device by transmitting the translated signal to the separate computing device, wherein the first communication system is configured to communicate with at least one handheld measurement device of the plurality of handheld measurement devices using a single-ended binding procedure in which the gateway device receives a signal that is periodically transmitted by the at least one handheld measurement device and, by activating only the gateway device, the gateway device unilaterally selects the at least one handheld measurement device for binding and automatically binds the at least one handheld measurement device with the gateway device for communication via a communication link between the gateway device and the at least one handheld measurement device, wherein the gateway device does not include a display. a first communication system; and a data memory system configured to collect data; characterized in that the first communication system is configured to receive a plurality of signals containing data according to a first protocol, wherein the plurality of signals are received from a plurality of handheld measurement devices that measure electrical, mechanical, or physical parameters, and wherein the data includes a plurality of measurement values from the plurality of handheld measurement devices: and the gateway device being further characterized by: a data translator configured to translate the plurality of signals containing the data to a translated signal containing the data according to a second protocol different from the first protocol, and a second communication system configured to communicate the data collected in the data memory system to a separate computing device by transmitting the translated signal to the separate computing device, wherein the first communication system is configured to communicate with at least one handheld measurement device of the plurality of handheld measurement devices using a single-ended binding procedure in which the gateway device receives a signal that is periodically transmitted by the at least one handheld measurement device and, by activating only the gateway device, the gateway device unilaterally selects the at least one handheld measurement device for binding and automatically binds the at least one handheld measurement device with the gateway device for communication via a communication link between the gateway device and the at least one handheld measurement device, wherein the gateway device does not include a display. a data translator configured to translate the plurality of signals containing the data to a translated signal containing the data according to a second protocol different from the first protocol, and a second communication system configured to communicate the data collected in the data memory system to a separate computing device by transmitting the translated signal to the separate computing device, wherein the first communication system is configured to communicate with at least one handheld measurement device of the plurality of handheld measurement devices using a single-ended binding procedure in which the gateway device receives a signal that is periodically transmitted by the at least one handheld measurement device and, by activating only the gateway device, the gateway device unilaterally selects the at least one handheld measurement device for binding and automatically binds the at least one handheld measurement device with the gateway device for communication via a communication link between the gateway device and the at least one handheld measurement device, wherein the gateway device does not include a display.