OWON · Multimeter
OWON XDM1241 software
Remote control and data logging for the OWON XDM1241 multimeter, on Windows, Linux and macOS - with the same panel BenchMesh uses for every multimeter.
Bench-tested
Status
Yes. The OWON XDM1241 is bench-tested: it runs on the BenchMesh maintainers’ bench with every control checked against the real instrument.
What you can do from BenchMesh
Multimeter panel 1 channel
Live readings
- MEAS
- MODE
- RANGE
Settings you can change
- Mode
- Range
- Rate
- Temp scale
- Temp sensor
Connections
- USB-serial / RS-232
- 115200 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port.
Notes
- Known issueOverload is reported as 1E9 (would read as 1 GΩ); diode and continuity swapped below firmware V4.3; 4-wire resistance only on 2041/3041/3051.
Sources
The definition was written from these documents (definition owon_xdm v1.0.0).
- XDM1000 Digital Multimeter Programming Manual, pages 7-26
- OWON XDM1141 User Manual, pages 17-39
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 OWON XDM1241?
- Yes. The OWON XDM1241 is bench-tested: it runs on the BenchMesh maintainers’ bench with every control checked against the real instrument.
- How do I connect the XDM1241 to my PC?
- Over USB-serial / RS-232. 115200 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port. Then press Detect in BenchMesh: it identifies the multimeter by its reply and adds it to the bench.
- What can I control on the XDM1241?
- Multimeter: set mode, range, rate, temp scale, temp sensor; read meas, mode, range.
- Can I log XDM1241 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.