--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Joe Buechler"
<buechlerjoe@t...> wrote:

> To me, the two main reasons for a meter module vs a multimeter (I

own

> two multimeters).
>
> The first is to be able to have bipolar scale. Remember, this whole
> discussion started when I mentioned using my A170 as a "meter

module",

> which is useful because you can see when a CV goes positive and
> negative. The problem is, the A170 doesn't provide any calibrated
> voltage value information, just relative brightness of the LEDs.

You

> can see the zero crossing precisely, but everything else is
> approximate.
>
> To use the multimeter for the same purpose, I have to apply an

offset

> voltage to the CV, so that 0 volts reads as +6V on my meter. That

uses

> up two extra modules - a CV source and a linear mixer - and then I
> have to mentally translate the meter scale reading, pretending that

0V

> to 12V is really -6V to +6V. That range isn't really adequate for

the

> A100 CVs either. The alternative is to switch to the 50V scale, but

of

> course this range is too large to get a precise reading.

hello joe,

maybe i don't get it, but my multimeter reads negative values.

best wishes

ingo (my real name, easier than self oscillate, i think ;-)