Tenma 72-6870 Multimeter Linux Software

The Tenma 72-6870 multimeter and data logger only comes with windows software so I've coded this Linux c program. Hope it comes in handy for someone.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3

Warning: Please consider this software Alpha. It has not been fully tested and may contain bugs.
Latest version: Download tmm04032008.tar.gz - 16.4KB

Older version: Download tenma01122007.tar.gz - 15.2KB

To Compile you will need GCC and Make:
Un-gzip, untar and run make
Copy the tmm file to you bin directory
or move to the tmm folder and prefix the below commands with ./


Usage: tmm [options]
Options:
        -p [Serial_Port]        -Select serial port, Default=/dev/ttyS0
        -t [Seconds]            -Seconds between readings , Default=1
        -n [Int]                -Number of readings to take , Default=1
        -r                      -Repeat, (Overrides -n option)
        -e                      -Don't exit on non critical errors
        -c                      -Display time stamp
        -u                      -Single updating value displayed
        -h                      -Display this help text
        -l                      -Display license text
        -v                      -Display version
        -d                      -Debug mode

The Following are experimental:
        -s                      -Simple output (no units etc, use with -b)
        -b                      -Convert all values to base units (eg mV -> V)
        -f                      -Convert degrees centigrade to Fahrenheit
        -k                      -Convert degrees centigrade to Kelvin

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