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USB 2.0 Switch 3 Devices to 1 PC?

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Hi, I am looking for a high speed USB switch to connect 3 cameras to one computer. I have three identical video cameras (basically high end web cams) that are attached to microscopes. The capture software we use does not support multiple cameras. I need to easily switch from one camera to another. The only solution I have come up with so far is manually switching cables, which is not ideal. I have been searching for USB switches that work similar to the old serial switches that would allow you to connect multiple serial devices to one serial port. All I have been able to find are switchs that allow you to connect one or more devices to multiple computers, where you switch computers, not devices.

Is anyone aware of a USB 2.0 switch that switches devices, instead of computers?

Thanks.
 
Thanks for the quick response, and suggestion. This might work. It says it will allow you to assign individual devices to attached computers. I wonder how it works if only one PC is connected. If it automatically attaches all the devices to the one computer, then it will not help. The manual is not clear on this. It looks like the software swtich part would not work as you have to drag the device to another active computer. It isn't clear how the buttons on the device work. If they would allow me to deselect a device from the computer, or assign it to a port that does not have a computer on it then this would work. Do you have experience with this device by chance?

Thanks again
 
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