Keysight · Multimeter
Keysight 34460A software
Remote control and data logging for the Keysight 34460A multimeter, on Windows, Linux and macOS - with the same panel BenchMesh uses for every multimeter.
Status
Very likely. Support for the Keysight 34460A was written from Keysight’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real 34460A yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
Note: No 10 A input; DCI/ACI to 3 A. LAN (socket 5025) only with the 3446LANU licence (Operating and Service Guide PDF p.26 options table, p.28)
What you can do from BenchMesh
Multimeter panel 1 channel
Live readings
- MEAS
- MODE
- OVERLOAD
- RANGE
Settings you can change
- Mode
- Range
- Rate
- Temp scale
- Temp sensor
Connections
- USB-TMC
- USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 2a8d). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click.
- LAN (SCPI socket)
- TCP port 5025. Enter the instrument’s IP address.
Notes
- Interface on some models only34460A: LAN only with the 3446LANU licence.
Sources
The definition was written from these documents (definition keysight_truevolt v0.1.0).
- Keysight Truevolt Series DMM Operating and Service Guide (34460A/61A/65A/70A), pages 199, 246-253, 270, 314, 319, 331, 355, 384
- Truevolt Series Data Sheet 5991-1983EN, pages ranges, NPLC
Have one on your bench?
Connect it, press Detect, try the controls - then tell us how it went. Every confirmation moves a model from “Awaiting” to “Community-confirmed” for everyone.
Questions
- Does BenchMesh work with the Keysight 34460A?
- Very likely. Support for the Keysight 34460A was written from Keysight’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real 34460A yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
- How do I connect the 34460A to my PC?
- Over USB-TMC or LAN (SCPI socket). USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 2a8d). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click. Then press Detect in BenchMesh: it identifies the multimeter by its reply and adds it to the bench.
- What can I control on the 34460A?
- Multimeter: set mode, range, rate, temp scale, temp sensor; read meas, mode, overload, range.
- Can I log 34460A measurements to CSV?
- Yes. Right-click any reading to add it to a recording; every instrument on the bench is sampled on one shared timeline and exported as one CSV.
- Is BenchMesh free?
- Yes. BenchMesh is free and open source, for Windows, Linux and macOS, and works offline.