Linux application to read USB data from Multimeter Victor Model 86D.

This project is based on https://github.com/mvneves/victor70c, adapted to work with 86D model and added some additional options. It uses HIDapi library https://github.com/signal11/hidapi/

Tested on ARM v6x and v7x architectures, like Raspberry PI.

Clone the repository or download it directly in a folder

git clone https://github.com/edmasini/Victor86D

From inside the repository folder, run Make command. Note: You need build tools gcc and make installed to run this. You might need to run sudo apt update beforehand

make

Make sure Hidraw properly installed in this command, otherwise you have to compile it manually from the Hidapi repository here 'Hidapi'.

After build concluded, proceed to installation

make install

Note: if a device is already connected, you have to disconnect it and connect again.

Execute victor86d to read the device.

$ victor86d
25-01-2020 10:34:12.32343 -0.03 mV

Add one or more options as follows:

Cannot find Victor86D device

Possible reasons:

• Device is not properly connected
• Device is not set to send RS232
• Hidraw driver is not installed and accessible
• User has no permission to access usb device

[Empty]

Possible reasons:

• Faulty usb cable
• Device is not sending RS232 data