NAME
    Device::DSE::Q1573 - Read data from DSE Q1573 Digital Multimeter

SYNOPSIS
      use Device::DSE::Q1573;
      my $meter = Device::DSE::Q1573->new("/dev/ttyS0");
      my $reading = $meter->rawread();

DESCRIPTION
    Sets up a connection to a DSE Q1573 or Metex ME-22 Digital Multimeter,
    and allows you to read measurements from it. The data return is 14 bytes
    of the format:

    Type:Data:Units eg reading when temperatur is selected on the meter will
    return

    "TE 0019 C "

USAGE
  new(serialport)
     Usage     : my $meter=Device::DSE::Q1573->new("/dev/ttyS0")
     Purpose   : Opens the meter on the specified serial port
     Returns   : object of type Device::DSE::Q1573
     Argument  : serial port

  rawread();
     Usage     : my $meter->rawread()
     Purpose   : Returns the 14 byte string from the meter.

EXAMPLE
    use Device::DSE::Q1573;

    my $meter = Device::DSE::Q1573->new( "/dev/ttyS0" );

    while(1) { my $data = $meter->read(); print $data . "\n"; sleep(1); }

AUTHOR
        David Peters
        CPAN ID: DAVIDP
        davidp@electronf.com
        http://www.electronf.com

COPYRIGHT
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

    The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
    with this module.

SEE ALSO
    perl(1).

