Industrial applications are used across many industries, including agriculture, automotive, medical, military, and testing labs to name a few. They are used for assembly, manufacturing, instrumentation, packaging, and communications. Throughout these processes, data is continually being monitored through sensors, digitized, analyzed, collected and stored. National offers amplifiers, A/D converters, temp sensors, and power management devices to complete the signal chain.

Component Highlights
* Buck switching regulators - high-efficiency converters deliver 1-5A supply voltages from source voltages of up to 60V.
* Select from several hardware monitors, RDTS 2-wire serial temperature sensors and SPI/Microwire compatible digital sensors.
* Operational amplifiers - Rail-to-rail input and output amplifiers maximize the signal range.
* D/A converter - with high resolution and sampling rates, DACs easily interface with microprocessors and TTL logic.
* A/D converter - improve system accuracy with 12- or 14-bit resolution.
* Interface - RS-485 data transmission circuits consume low power, and operate over an extended temperature range.
* Microcontroller - COP8® Flash microcontrollers are highly integrated, with virtual EEPROM, A/D, high-speed timers, USART, and brownout reset options.