sane-plustek

sane-plustek(5) SANE Scanner Access Now Easy sane-plustek(5)

NAME

   sane-plustek - SANE backend for LM983[1/2/3] based USB flatbed scanners

DESCRIPTION

   The sane-plustek library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) backend that provides access to USB flatbed scanners based on National Semiconductor Merlin chipsets (LM9831, 9832
   and 9833).  If you're looking for parallel-port support for Plustek scanner please refer to the sane-plustek_pp(5) backend.

SUPPORTED DEVICES

   The  Backend  is  able to support USB scanner based on the National Semiconductor chipsets LM9831, LM9832 and LM9833. The following tables show various devices which are currently re
   ported to work. If your Plustek scanner has another Product ID, then the device is NOT supported by this backend.

   Vendor Plustek - ID: 0x07B3
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   OpticPro U12       LM9831  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0010
   OpticPro UT12      LM9831  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0013
   OpticPro UT12      LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0017
   OpticPro UT16      LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0017
   OpticPro U24       LM9831 1200x2400dpi 42bit   2Mb 0x0011
   OpticPro U24       LM9832 1200x2400dpi 42bit   2Mb 0x0015
   OpticPro UT24      LM9832 1200x2400dpi 42bit   2Mb 0x0017

   Vendor KYE/Genius - ID: 0x0458
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Colorpage HR6 V2   LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2007
   Colorpage HR6 V2   LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2008
   Colorpage HR6A     LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2009
   Colorpage HR7      LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2013
   Colorpage HR7LE    LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2015
   Colorpage HR6X     LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2016

   Vendor Hewlett-Packard - ID: 0x03F0
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   ScanJet 2100C      LM9831  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0505
   ScanJet 2200C      LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0605

   Vendor Mustek - ID: 0x0400
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   BearPaw 1200       LM9831  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x1000
   BearPaw 1200       LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x1001*
   BearPaw 2400       LM9832 1200x2400dpi 42bit   2Mb 0x1001
   * see also description for model override switch below!

   Vendor UMAX - ID: 0x1606
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   UMAX 3400          LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0050
   UMAX 3400/3450     LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0060
   UMAX 5400          LM9832 1200x2400dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x0160

   Vendor COMPAQ - ID: 0x049F
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   S4-100             LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x001A

   Vendor Epson - ID: 0x04B8
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Perfection 1250    LM9832 1200x2400dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x010F
   Perfection 1260    LM9832 1200x2400dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x011D

   Vendor CANON - ID: 0x04A9
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   CanoScan N650/656U LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2206
   CanoScan N1220U    LM9832 1200x2400dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2207
   CanoScan D660U     LM9832  600x1200dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2208
   CanoScan N670/676U LM9833  600x1200dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x220D
   CanoScan N1240U    LM9833 1200x2400dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x220E
   CanoScan LIDE20    LM9833  600x1200dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x220D
   CanoScan LIDE25    LM9833 1200x2400dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x2220
   CanoScan LIDE30    LM9833 1200x2400dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x220E

   Vendor Syscan - ID: 0x0A82
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Travelscan 662     LM9833  600x1200dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x6620
   Travelscan 464     LM9833  600x1200dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x4600

   Vendor Portable Peripheral Co., Ltd. - ID: 0x0A53
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Q-Scan USB001      LM9832   300x600dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x1000
   Q-Scan USB201      LM9832   300x600dpi 42bit 512Kb 0x2000

   Vendor Visioneer - ID: 0x04A7
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   USB Model:         ASIC:  Properties:              Prod-ID
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   Strobe XP100       LM9833  600x1200dpi 48bit 512Kb 0x0427

OTHER PLUSTEK SCANNERS

   For parallelport device support see the sane-plustek_pp(5) backend.
   The SCSI scanner OpticPro 19200S is a rebadged Artec AM12S scanner and is supported by the sane-artec(5) backend.
   Only the National Semiconductor LM983[1/2/] based devices of Plustek are supported by this backend. Older versions of the U12, the UT12, the U1212 and U1248  (GrandTech  chipset)  are
   not supported.

   Model             Chipset    backend
   ------------------------------------
   U1248             GrandTech  gt68xx
   UT16B             GrandTech  gt68xx
   OpticSlim 1200    GrandTech  gt68xx
   OpticSlim 2400    GrandTech  gt68xx
   U12                P98003     u12
   UT12               P98003     u12
   1212U              P98003     u12
   For a more complete and up to date list see: http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html.

CONFIGURATION

   To use your scanner with this backend, you need at least two entries in the configuration file /etc/sane.d/plustek.conf

          [usb] vendor-id product-id
          device /dev/usbscanner

   [usb]  tells the backend, that the following devicename (here /dev/usbscanner) has to be interpreted as USB scanner device. If vendor- and product-id has not been specified, the back
   end tries to detect this by its own. If device is set to auto then the next matching device is used.
   The following options can be used for a default setup of your device. Most of them are also available through the frontend.

   The Options:

   option warmup t
          t specifies the warmup period in seconds, if set to -1, the automatic warmup function will be used

   option lampOff t
          t is the time in seconds for switching off the lamps in standby mode

   option lOffonEnd b
          b specifies the behaviour when closing the backend, 1 --> switch lamps off, 0 --> do not change lamp status

   option mov m
          m is the model override switch. It works only with Mustek BearPaw devices.
          m/PID |    0x1000    |    0x1001
          ------+--------------+--------------
            0   | BearPaw 1200 | BearPaw 2400
            1   |  no function | BearPaw 1200

   option invertNegatives b
          b 0 --> do not invert the picture during negative scans,
          1 --> invert picture

   option cacheCalData b
          b 0 --> do not save calibration results,
          1 --> save results of calibration in ~/.sane/ directory

   option altCalibration b
          b 0 --> use standard calibration routines,
          1 --> use alternate calibration (only non Plustek devices, standard for CIS devices)

   option skipFine b
          b 0 --> perform fine calibration,
          1 --> skip fine calibration (only non Plustek devices)

   option skipFineWhite b
          b 0 --> perform white fine calibration,
          1 --> skip white fine calibration (only non Plustek devices)

   option skipDarkStrip b
          b 0 --> perform dark calibration, with enabled lamp using the dark calibration strip of the scanner. If the scanner does not have such a strip, the alternative way is to switch
          off the lamp during this step.
          1 --> always switch off the lamp for dark calibration, even a black strip is available

   option skipCalibration b
          b 0 --> perform calibration,
          1 --> skip calibration (only non Plustek devices)

   option enableTPA b
          b 0 --> default behaviour, specified by the internal tables,
          1 --> override internal tables and allow TPA mode (EPSON/UMAX only)

   option posOffX x
   option posOffY y
   option tpaOffX x
   option tpaOffY y
   option negOffX x
   option negOffY y
          x y By using this settings, the user can adjust the given image positions.  Please note, that there's no internal range checking for this feature.

   option posShadingY p
   option tpaShadingY p
   option negShadingY p
          p overrides the internal shading position. The values are in steps.  Please note, that there's no internal range checking for this feature.

   option redGamma r
   option greenGamma g
   option blueGamma b
   option grayGamma gr
          r g b gr
   By using these values, the internal linear gamma table (r,g,b,gr = 1.0) can be adjusted.

   option red_gain r
   option red_offset ro
   option green_gain g
   option green_offset go
   option blue_gain b
   option blue_offset bo
          r g b ro go bo These values can be used to set the gain and offset values of the AFE for each channel. The range is between 0 and 63. -1 means autocalibration.

   See the plustek.conf file for examples.

   Note:
   You have to make sure, that the USB subsystem is loaded correctly and you have access to the device-node. For more details see sane-usb(5) manpage. You might use  sane-find-scanner(1)
   to check that you have access to your device.

   Note:
   If there's no configuration file, the backend defaults to device auto

FILES

   /etc/sane.d/plustek.conf
          The backend configuration file

   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-plustek.a
          The static library implementing this backend.

   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-plustek.so
          The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems that support dynamic loading).

ENVIRONMENT

   SANE_CONFIG_DIR
          This  environment  variable  specifies  the list of directories that may contain the configuration file.  On *NIX systems, the directories are separated by a colon (`:'), under
          OS/2, they are separated by a semi-colon (`;').  If this variable is not set, the configuration file is searched in two default directories: first, the current  working  direc
          tory  (".")  and then in /etc/sane.d.  If the value of the environment variable ends with the directory separator character, then the default directories are searched after the
          explicitly specified directories.  For example, setting SANE_CONFIG_DIR to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories tmp/config, ., and /etc/sane.d being searched (in this or
          der).

   SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK
          If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this environment variable controls the debug level for this backend.  Higher debug levels increase the verbosity of  the
          output.

          Example: export SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK=10

SEE ALSO

   sane(7), sane-usb(5), sane-u12(5), sane-gt68xx(5), sane-mustek_pp(5), sane-find-scanner(1), scanimage(1)
   /usr/share/doc/libsane/plustek/Plustek-USB.changes

CONTACT AND BUG-REPORTS

   Please send any information and bug-reports to:
   SANE Mailing List

   Additional info and hints can be obtained from our mailing-List archive at: http://www.sane-project.org/mailing-lists.html.

   To obtain debug messages from the backend, please set the environment-variable SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK before calling your favorite SANE frontend (e.g.  scanimage(1)):

   export SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK=20 ; scanimage

   The  value  controls  the  verbosity of the output. Please note that values greater than 24 force the backend to output raw data files which could be rather large. The suffix of these
   files is ".raw".  For problem reports it should be enough the set the verbosity to 13.

KNOWN BUGS & RESTRICTIONS

   * The driver does not support these manic scalings up to 16 times the physical resolution. The only scaling is done on resolutions between the physical resolution of the CCD-/CIS-sen
   sor and the stepper motor i.e. you have a 600x1200 dpi scanner and you are scanning using 800dpi, so scaling is necessary, because the sensor only delivers 600dpi but the motor is ca
   pable to perform 1200dpi steps.

   * Plusteks' model policy is somewhat inconsistent. They sell technically different devices under the same product name. Therefore it is possible that some devices like the UT12 or U12
   won't work - please check the model list above and compare the product-id to the one your device has.

   * Negative/Slide scanning quality is poor.

                                                                                      03 Nov 2017                                                                          sane-plustek(5)