National’s analog portfolio features leading-edge operational amplifiers, interface technologies, data converters, and power management solutions. These devices provide solutions for high-efficiency lighting, precision data acquisition, high-speed serial communication and power conversion. As a recognized world leader in power management, National continues to pioneer new energy-efficient devices, sub-systems and architectures for next-generation system designs. 

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) switch allows two or more computers to easily share USB peripherals like printers, cameras and scanners. The USB switch eliminates the need to unplug the USB peripheral component from one computer, to plug it into the other. Instead, the shared component runs to the USB switch device itself, which is connected in turn to multiple computers. With the touch of a button on the USB switch device, the peripheral is instantly available to serve any computer connected to it.

There are several models of USB switches. Some models are built for two computers to share a single device. This can be handy for a home user who needs to share a USB-enabled printer, scanner, memory card reader or digital camera, for example, between a desktop and laptop. Other models allow incoming ports or connectors for up to four computers, and an outgoing USB port for one device. Still others allow up to four computers to share up to four USB-enabled devices.