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2 layers68 × 110 mmMultimeter, the printed circuit board in 3D

My multimeter design.

Size
68 × 110 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
133
Nets
135
Pads
441
Tracks, vias
1,152, 154
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
14 Feb 2024
Updated
8 May 2026

Overview

Multimeter is an open-source printed circuit board by schuyler4, from the schuyler4/Multimeter repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 68 × 110 mm with 133 parts on 135 nets, routed with 1,152 tracks and 154 vias.

It is built around the SC0915, MCP3561-E/NC and CC56-12SURKWA, with the LMV761MF, OPA4388IDR-TP and TS3A4751PWR among its other parts. Its parts include 68 resistors, 25 transistors, 10 capacitors, 8 ICs and 7 diodes. It belongs with the sensors and measurement boards of this library.

Main components

11

README

readme.md

Multimeter

This is my homebrew multimeter. It differs from standard multimeters in several respects.

  1. Only the most used modes are actually included: VDC, Ohms, Capacitance
  2. Powered by a USB cable, no changing batteries.
  3. Generally a different user interface because of 1 and 2.

Calibration

Calibration is relative to my Fluke 101 Multimeter. I know that there is probably some technical problems with this, as the Fluke 101 does not have more digits than this meter, nor is it substantially more accurate in voltage mode. However, I don't have a really nice bench top meter, so it will have to do.

Specs

  • Input Resistance: 521kΩ
  • Range
    • Voltage: +/-60V
    • Resistance Range 1: 30Ω - 1.2kΩ
    • Resistance Range 2: 1.2kΩ - 500kΩ
    • Capacitance: 50nF - 47uF
  • Relative Accuracy
    • Voltage: 0.5%
    • Resistance: 10%
    • Capacitance: 5%

Parts

133
QtyValueFootprintReferences
191kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR10, R11, R12, R32, R34, R35, R45, R46, R47, R48, R49, R50, R51, R52, R54, R55 +3
1610kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR3, R4, R5, R6, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, R42, R43, R44, R59, R62, R63, R69
162N7002Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q12, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18, Q19, Q20, Q21, Q22, Q23, Q24, Q25
11649Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R28, R30, R31
9BSS84Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q13, Q14
80.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C13, C17
710k+/-0.1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR7, R21, R36, R38, R40, R41, R53
5PadTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_1.5x1.5mm_Drill0.7mmTP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5
4100k+/-0.1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2, R39, R60, R68
4M3MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad_ViaH1, H2, H3, H4
31k+/-0.1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R64, R65
3LTST-C170KRKTLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD1, D3, D4
250k+/-0.1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR61, R66
10Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR29
11.62kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR8
110nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC14
11nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC15
1499+/-0.1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR56
15.11M+/-1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR37
1500k+/-0.1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR22
1500mAFuse:Fuse_0805_2012MetricF1
15k+/-0.1%Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR33
1B1HSW6Connector_USB:USB_B_OST_USB-B1HSxx_HorizontalJ1
1B340Diode_SMD:D_SMBD2
1BAT46W-7-FDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D7
1Black Banana PlugMultimeter:KEYSTONE_575-4J4
1CC56-12SURKWADisplay_7Segment:CA56-12SURKWAU4
1DDZ9684-7Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123D5
1GF-161-0005Multimeter:GF-161-0005SW3
1INA326Package_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mmU9
1LM4030-2.5Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U2
1LMV761MFPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U8
1MCP3561Package_SO:SSOP-20_4.4x6.5mm_P0.65mmU10
1OPA4388IDRPackage_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU3
1Red Banana PlugMultimeter:KEYSTONE_575-4J3
1SC0915Multimeter:MODULE_SC0915U1
1SMF6.0ADiode_SMD:D_SOD-123FD6
1SW_PushButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW1
1TS3A4751PWRPackage_SO:TSSOP-14_4.4x5mm_P0.65mmU5

Questions

How big is the Multimeter PCB?

It measures 68 × 110 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Multimeter use?

133 parts, built around the SC0915, MCP3561-E/NC, CC56-12SURKWA and LMV761MF. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Multimeter KiCad files?

From the schuyler4/Multimeter repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is electronics/rev4/ecad/Multimeter.kicad_pcb and its schematic electronics/rev1/ecad/Multimeter.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Multimeter design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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