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6 sane-microtek2 - SANE backend for Microtek scanners with SCSI-2 command
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10 The sane-microtek2 library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy)
11 backend that provides access to Microtek scanners with a SCSI-2 command
12 set. This backend can be considered alpha to beta. Some scanner models
13 are reported to work well, others not. New development versions of this
14 backend can be obtained from http://karstenfestag.gmxhome.de.
15 There exists a different backend for Microtek scanners with SCSI-1 com‐
17 mand set. Refer to sane-microtek(5) for details.
18 And there is work in progress for the ScanMaker 3600. See
20 http://sourceforge.net/projects/sm3600.
21 At present, the following scanners are known positively to work with
23 this backend:
24 Vendor Product id Remark
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27 Microtek E3+ Parport and SCSI
28 Microtek X6 SCSI
29 Microtek X6EL SCSI
30 Microtek X6USB USB
31 Microtek ScanMaker V300 Parport and SCSI
32 Microtek ScanMaker V310 Parport and SCSI
33 Microtek ScanMaker V600 Parport and SCSI
34 Microtek ScanMaker 330 SCSI
35 Microtek ScanMaker 630 SCSI
36 Microtek ScanMaker 636 SCSI
37 Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL SCSI; only flatbed mode?
38 Microtek Phantom 330CX Parport
39 Microtek SlimScan C3 Parport
40 Microtek SlimScan C6 USB
41 Microtek Phantom 636 SCSI
42 Microtek Phantom 636CX Parport
43 Microtek V6USL SCSI and USB
44 Microtek V6UPL USB; not stable
45 Microtek X12USL SCSI; only 8bit color, work in progress
46 Vobis HighScan SCSI (E3+ based models)
47 Scanport SQ300 Parport?
48 Scanport SQ4836 SCSI
49 Scanpaq SQ2030 Parport
50 Additional information can be found at http://www.sane-project.org/.
52 If you own a Microtek scanner other than the ones listed above, it may
54 or may not work with SANE! Because equal scanners are sold under dif‐
55 ferent names in different countries your model may be equivalent to one
56 of the above.
57 The parport scanners work with the ppscsi + onscsi kernel modules. See
59 http://cyberelk.net/tim/parport/ppscsi.html and http://penguin-
60 breeder.org/kernel/download/.
61 The USB scanners work with the microtek kernel module. You may have to
64 add the vendor and model codes to microtek.c if they aren't yet listed
65 there.
66 Both parport and USB scanners need the generic SCSI support, so check
68 if you have loaded the scsi_mod and sg modules!
69 If you try your scanner for the first time keep an eye on it. If it
71 gets commands that it doesn't understand the scanhead may go beyond the
72 scan area. The scanner then makes strange noises. In this case immedi‐
73 ately switch off the scanner or disconnect its power cable to prevent
74 damages!
75 If your scanner is a different one than the models mentioned above and
77 it is working please tell the author about it. It would be nice if you
78 add a logfile to this information (creation of the logfile: see below).
79 If your scanner is not working properly you also should create a log‐
81 file and send it to the author. He will use the information to improve
82 the backend and possibly make your scanner work.
83 How to create the logfile?
85 - put the line
87 "option dump 2" into your microtek2.conf file or change the
88 existing "option dump" to "2"
89 - in a terminal (bash) type
91 "export SANE_DEBUG_MICROTEK2=30" and then
92 "scanimage -l0 -t0 -x100 -y20 2>scan.log >sout.pnm"
93 You get two files: scan.log contains the logfile and sout.pnm
94 the scanned image (if there was scanned something). Zip them
95 before sending.
96
99 This backend dynamically enables the options for the frontend, that are
100 supported by the scanner in dependence of the scanning-mode and other
101 options. Not supported options are disabled.
102 The following options are supported by the sane-microtek2 driver:
104 Color, grayscale, halftone and lineart scans.
106 Highlight, midtone, shadow, contrast, brightness, exposure time con‐
108 trol, gamma correction, threshold (dependent of the scan mode and the
109 scanner capabilities)
110 Transparency media adapter, automatic document feeder
112 Additional options can be enabled or disabled in the microtek2.conf
114 file. See the configuration section of this manpage.
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118 This backend expects device names of the form:
119 special
121 Where special is the UNIX path-name for the special device that corre‐
123 sponds to the scanner. The special device name must be a generic SCSI
124 device or a symlink to such a device. Under Linux, such a device name
125 could be /dev/sga or /dev/sge for example.
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128 The configuration file for this backend resides in
129 /etc/sane.d/microtek2.conf.
130 Its contents is a list of device names that correspond to Microtek
132 scanners with SCSI-2 interface. Empty lines and lines starting with a
133 hash mark (#) are ignored.
134 The configuration file may also contain options. Global options that
136 are valid for all devices are placed above the device names. Device-
137 specific options are placed under the device name. Note that, except
138 for option dump <n> and option strip-height <n>, the entry in the
139 microtek2.conf file only enables the corresponding option for being
140 showed in the frontend. There, in the frontend, you can switch the
141 options on and off. Currently the following options are supported:
142 option dump <n>
144 option strip-height <n>
145 option no-backtrack-option <on/off>
146 option lightlid-35 <on/off>
147 option toggle-lamp <on/off>
148 option lineart-autoadjust <on/off>
149 option backend-calibration <on/off>
150 option colorbalance-adjust <on/off>
151 option dump <n> enables printing of additional information about the
153 SCSI commands that are sent to the scanner to stderr. This option is
154 primarily useful for debugging purpose. This option has to be a global
155 option and is best placed at the top of the microtek2.conf file.
156 If n=1 the contents of the command blocks and the results for the
158 INQUIRY and READ SCANNER ATTRIBUTES command are printed to stderr.
159 If n=2 the contents of the command blocks for all other SCSI commands
161 are printed to stderr, too. If n=3 the contents of the gamma table is
162 printed, too. If n=4 all scan data is additionally printed to stderr.
163 The default is n=1.
165 option strip-height <n> , where <n> is a floating point number, limits
167 the amount of data that is read from the scanner with one read command.
168 The unit is inch and <n> defaults to 1.0, if this option is not set in
169 the configuration file. If less than <n> inch of data fit into the SCSI
170 buffer, then the smaller value is used and this option has no effect.
171 If your system has a big SCSI buffer and you want to make use of the
173 whole buffer, increase the value for <n>. For example, if <n> is set to
174 14.0, no restrictions apply for scanners with a letter, legal or A4
175 sized scan area.
176 The following options enable or disable additional frontend options. If
178 an option is set to <on> an appropriate option will appear in the fron‐
179 tend.
180 option no-backtrack-option <on/off> prevents the scanner head from mov‐
182 ing backwards between the read commands. This speeds up scanning. Try
183 it.
184 option lightlid-35 <on/off> If you use the LightLid-35 transparency
186 adapter you get an advanced option which switches off the flatbed lamp
187 during the scan.
188 option toggle-lamp <on/off> You get a button in the frontend where you
190 can switch on and off the flatbed lamp.
191 option lineart-autoadjust <on/off> You can tell the backend to try to
193 determine a good value for the lineart threshold.
194 option backend-calibration <on/off> Some scanners (e.g. Phantom 330CX
196 and 636CX) need to have calibrated the data by the backend. Try this
197 option if you see vertical stripes in your pictures.
198 option colorbalance-adjust <on/off> Some scanners (e.g. Phantom 330CX
200 and 636CX) need to have corrected the color balance. If this option is
201 enabled you get advanced options where you can balance the colors. And
202 you will have a button to use the values that the firmware of the scan‐
203 ner provides.
204 A sample configuration file is shown below:
206 option dump 1
208 option strip-height 1.0
209 /dev/scanner
210 option no-backtrack-option on
211 # this is a comment
212 /dev/sge
213 option lightlid-35 on
214 This backend also supports the new configuration file format which
216 makes it easier to detect scanners under Linux. If you have only one
217 scanner it would be best to use the following configuration file for
218 this backend:
219 option dump 1
221 option strip-height 14.0
222 option no-backtrack-option on
223 option backend-calibration on
224 option lightlid-35 on
225 option toggle-lamp on
226 option lineart-autoadjust on
227 option colorbalance-adjust off
228 scsi * * Scanner
229 In this case all SCSI-Scanners should be detected automatically because
231 of the
232 scsi * * Scanner
234 line.
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239 /etc/sane.d/microtek2.conf
240 The backend configuration file.
241 /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-microtek2.a
243 The static library implementing this backend.
244 /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-microtek2.so
246 The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems
247 that support dynamic loading).
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250 SANE_DEBUG_MICROTEK2
251 If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this
252 environment variable controls the debug level for this backend.
253 E.g., a value of 255 requests all debug output to be printed.
254 Smaller levels reduce verbosity. To see error messages on stderr
255 set SANE_DEBUG_MICROTEK2 to 1 (Remark: The whole debugging lev‐
256 els should be better revised).
257 E.g. just say:
258 export SANE_DEBUG_MICROTEK2=128
259
262 sane-scsi(5), sane(7)
263
266 Bernd Schroeder (not active anymore)
267 Karsten Festag <karsten.festag@gmx.de>.
268 13 Jul 2008 sane-microtek2(5)