# Backends (Drivers)

# (old version SANE-1.0.5)

The following table summarizes the backends/drivers distributed with the old version sane-1.0.5, and the hardware or software they support. When you experience any problems please update to the most recent SANE version before you send any bug reports or ask for help, your problem may be solved in the most recent SANE version.

This is only a summary! Please consult the manpages and the author-supplied webpages for more detailed (and usually important) information concerning each backend.

There are special tables for parallel port and USB scanners from Jonathan Buzzard.

If you have new information or corrections, please send e-mail to sane-devel@mostang.com.

(For an explanation of the table, see the legend.)

Backend | Version | Status | Supported Devices | Manual Page
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Manufacturer | Model | Interface | Comment
abaton | 0.1 | alpha | Abaton | Scan 300/GS | SCSI | All known modes and functions supported | sane-abaton
Scan 300/S | SCSI | Untested, use with caution
agfafocus | 0.2 | alpha | AGFA | Focus GS Scanner | SCSI | 6 bit gray | sane-agfafocus
Focus Lineart Scanner | SCSI | Lineart only? Untested.
Focus II | SCSI | gray only
Focus Color | SCSI |
Focus Color Plus | SCSI | 3-pass
Siemens | S9036 | SCSI | gray only
apple | 0.31 | alpha | Apple | Apple Scanner | SCSI | 4bit, 16 shades of gray | sane-apple
OneScanner | SCSI | 8bit, 256 shades of gray. The backend needs work especially in the quantization code but it may work.
ColorOneScanner | SCSI | truecolor (needs much work) but it scans in non color modes.
artec | 0.5.16 | stable | Artec/Ultima | AT3 | SCSI | all modes working | sane-artec
A6000C | SCSI | all modes working
A6000C PLUS | SCSI | f/w <= v1.92 alpha, f/w >= v1.93 OK
AT6 | SCSI | Unknown - please try
AT12 | SCSI | all modes working
AM12S | SCSI | all modes working
parallel models | Parport | Unsupported, AS6E model is supported by SANE as6e backend.
USB models | USB | Unsupported.
BlackWidow | BW4800SP | SCSI | rebadged Artec AT3
Plustek | OpticPro 19200S | SCSI | rebadged Artec AM12S
as6e | 0.4.2 | alpha | Artec/Ultima | AS6E | Parport | Requires the program 'as6edriver' to run. | sane-as6e
avision | 0.2.1 | beta | Avision | AV 6240 | SCSI | 1 pass, ??? DPI | sane-avision
AV 630 CS | SCSI | 1 pass, 1200*600 DPI
AV 620 CS | SCSI | 1 pass, 1200*600 DPI
bh | 1.0-4 | NEW! | Bell and Howell | COPISCAN II 6338 | SCSI | Duplex Scanner with ACE - development model | sane-bh
COPISCAN II 2135 - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner
COPISCAN II 2137(A) - limited testing | SCSI | Simplex Scanner (with ACE)
COPISCAN II 2138A - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner with ACE
COPISCAN II 3238 - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner
COPISCAN II 3338(A) - not tested | SCSI | Simplex Scanner (with ACE)
canon | 0.1 | alpha | Canon | CanoScan 300 | SCSI | 1 pass; flatbed scanner | sane-canon
CanoScan 600 | SCSI | 1 pass; flatbed scanner
CanoScan 2700F | SCSI | 1 pass; film scanner
coolscan | 0.4.3 | alpha | Nikon | LS-20 | SCSI | The LS-20 has been replaced by the LS-30 | sane-coolscan
LS-30 | SCSI | alpha: only 24/30 bit RGB + 32/40 bit RGBI
LS-2000 | SCSI | alpha: only 24/36 bit + RGB 32/48 bit RGBI
LS-1000 | SCSI | Doesn't support gamma correction
dc210 | 0.0 | alpha | Kodak | DC210 | Serial port |  | sane-dc210
dc240 | 0.0 | NEW! | Kodak | DC240 | Serial port |  | sane-dc240
dc25 | 1.2 | beta | Kodak | DC25 | Serial port |  | sane-dc25
DC20 | Serial port | DC-20 untested by author but reported to work
dll | 1.0.3 | beta | Dynamic loading of shared-library backends. |  |  | sane-dll
dmc | 1.0 | stable | Polaroid | DMC | SCSI |  | sane-dmc
epson | 0.2.08 | stable | Epson | GT-5000 | Parport |  | sane-epson
Actionscanner II | Parport | US version of GT-5000
GT-6000 | Parport |
ES-300C | Parport | US version of GT-6000
GT-5500 | SCSI |
GT-6500 | Parport |
ES-600C | Parport | US version of GT-6500
ES-1200C | Parport | US version of GT-9000
GT-7000 | SCSI |
GT-8000 | SCSI |
ES-8500 | SCSI |
Perfection 636S | SCSI | US version of GT-7000
Perfection 636U | USB |
Perfection 610 | USB |
Perfection 640 | USB |
Perfection 1200S | SCSI |
Perfection 1200U | USB |
Perfection 1200Photo | USB | with TPU
Perfection 1240 | SCSI USB |
Perfection 1640 | SCSI USB |
Expression 636 | SCSI | US version of GT-9500
Expression 800 | SCSI |
Expression 1600 | SCSI USB IEEE-1394 |
Expression 1680 | SCSI USB IEEE-1394 |
FilmScan 200 | SCSI | A better backend for the FilmScan 200 can be found at http://www.vjet.demon.cu.uk/scanner/
hp | 0.94 | beta | HP | HP ScanJet Plus | Propietary | Driver for HP parallel interface card required | sane-hp
HP ScanJet IIc | SCSI |
HP ScanJet IIp | SCSI |
HP ScanJet IIcx | SCSI |
HP ScanJet 3c | SCSI |
HP ScanJet 3p | SCSI |
HP ScanJet 4c | SCSI |
HP ScanJet 4p | SCSI |
HP ScanJet 4100C | USB |
HP ScanJet 5p | SCSI |
HP ScanJet 5100C | Parport | Requires ppscsi driver and epst module
HP ScanJet 5200C | Parport USB | Parallel interface requires ppscsi driver and epst module
HP ScanJet 6100C | SCSI |
HP ScanJet 6200C | SCSI USB |
HP ScanJet 6250C | SCSI USB |
HP ScanJet 6300C | SCSI USB |
HP ScanJet 6350C | SCSI USB |
HP ScanJet 6390C | SCSI USB |
HP PhotoSmart PhotoScanner | SCSI |
HP OfficeJet Pro 1150C | Parport(ECP) JetDirect |
HP OfficeJet Pro 1170C/1175C | Parport(ECP) JetDirect |
HP OfficeJet R series/PSC500 | Parport(ECP) JetDirect |
HP OfficeJet G series | Parport(ECP) USB JetDirect |
HP PSC 700 series | USB JetDirect |
HP OfficeJet K series | Parport(ECP) USB JetDirect | partial support -- requires extra steps to scan successfully
HP OfficeJet V series | USB JetDirect | partial support -- requires extra steps to scan successfully
hp4200 | (0.1) | alpha | HP | HP4200 | USB | 8bpp, 150/300/600 dpi only, and scanned image needs postprocessing | ?
lhii | (0.2) | alpha | Linux Drivers for Handheld Scanners | Proprietary |  | ?
m3091 | (1.11) | beta | Fujitsu | M3091DCd | SCSI |  | ?
m3096g | 1.11 | beta | Fujitsu | M3096G | SCSI |  | sane-fujitsu
microtek | 0.12.1 | beta | Microtek | Scanmaker E6 | SCSI |  | sane-microtek
Scanmaker E3 | SCSI |
Scanmaker E2 | SCSI | 3-pass
Scanmaker 35t+ | SCSI | slide-scanner
Scanmaker 45t | SCSI | slide-scanner
Scanmaker 35 | SCSI | slide-scanner
Scanmaker III | SCSI |
Scanmaker IISP | SCSI |
Scanmaker IIHR | SCSI | 3-pass
Scanmaker IIG | SCSI | gray only
Scanmaker II | SCSI | 3-pass
Scanmaker 600Z(S) | SCSI | untested (color?)
Scanmaker 600G(S) | SCSI | gray only (see manpage)
Color PageWiz | SCSI (Parport) | sheet-fed (preliminary, see mapage)
Agfa | Arcus II | SCSI | Arcus *II*, not Arcus!
StudioScan | SCSI |
StudioScan II | SCSI |
StudioScan IIsi | SCSI |
DuoScan | SCSI | preliminary
microtek2 | 0.9 | alpha | Microtek | ScanMaker E3plus | Parport |  | sane-microtek2
ScanMaker E3plus | SCSI |
ScanMaker X6 | SCSI |
ScanMaker X6EL | SCSI |
ScanMaker X6USB | USB |
ScanMaker V300 | SCSI |
ScanMaker V300 | Parport |
ScanMaker V310 | SCSI |
ScanMaker V310 | Parport |
ScanMaker V600 | SCSI |
ScanMaker V600 | Parport |
ScanMaker 330 | SCSI |
ScanMaker 630 | SCSI |
ScanMaker 636 | SCSI |
ScanMaker 9600XL | SCSI | only flatbed mode ?
Phantom 330CX | Parport |
SlimScan C3 | Parport |
Phantom 636 | SCSI |
Phantom 636CX | Parport |
ScanMaker V6USL | SCSI |
Vobis | HighScan | SCSI | only E3plus based models
mustek | 1.0-107 | stable | Mustek | Paragon MFS-6000CX | SCSI | 3-pass | sane-mustek
Paragon MFS-12000CX | SCSI | 3-pass
Paragon MFC-600S | SCSI |
Paragon 600 II CD | SCSI |
ScanMagic 600 II SP | SCSI |
Paragon MFC-800S | SCSI |
Paragon 800 II SP | SCSI |
Paragon MFS-6000SP | SCSI |
Paragon MFS-8000SP | SCSI |
Paragon MFS-1200SP | SCSI |
Paragon MFS-12000SP | SCSI |
ScanExpress 6000SP | SCSI |
ScanExpress 12000SP | SCSI |
ScanExpress 12000SP Plus | SCSI |
Paragon 1200 III SP | SCSI |
Paragon 1200 LS | SCSI |
ScanMagic 9636S | SCSI |
ScanMagic 9636S Plus | SCSI |
ScanExpress A3 SP | SCSI | Please test!
Paragon 1200 SP Pro | SCSI |
Paragon 1200 A3 Pro | SCSI | Please test!
Paragon 600 II N | Proprietary |
Trust | Imagery 1200 SP | SCSI |
Imagery 4800 SP | SCSI |
SCSI Connect 19200 | SCSI |
SCSI excellence series 19200 | SCSI |
mustek_pp | 9 | alpha | Mustek | ScanExpress 6000 P | Parport (EPP) | works | sane-mustek_pp
ScanMagic 4800 P | Parport (EPP) | works
ScanExpress 1200 ED Plus | Parport (EPP) | works partly
ScanMagic 1200 ED Plus | Parport (EPP) | works partly
ScanExpress 12000 P | Parport (EPP) | doesn't work yet
600 III EP Plus | Parport (SPP,EPP) | works
ScanExpress 600 SEP | Parport (EPP) | works
Medion | MD9848 | Parport (SPP) | aka. ``Aldi Scanner'' - works
MD985x | Parport (EPP) | aka. ``Aldi Scanner (new version)'' - CIS scanner doesn't work
Tevion | MD985x | Parport (EPP) | Tevion is Medion!
LifeTec | LT9891 | Parport (EPP) | CIS scanner - doesn't work
Fidelity Imaging Solutions Inc. | Gallery 4800 | Parport (EPP) | works
nec | 0.12 | beta | NEC | PC-IN500/4C | SCSI | PC-IN500/4C was sold only in JAPAN | sane-nec
PC-IN600,700,800 series | SCSI, USB | PC-IN600,700,800 series is not supprted
net | 1.0.3 | beta | Network access to saned servers |  |  | sane-net
pie | 1.0 | beta | Devcom | parallel scanners | Parport | Not supported! | sane-pie
USB scanners | USB | Not supported!
9636PRO | SCSI | OK
9636S | SCSI | Untested
9630S | SCSI | Untested
PIE | parallel scanners | Parport | Not supported!
USB scanners | USB | Not supported!
ScanAce 1236S | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce 1230S | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce II | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce III | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce Plus | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce II Plus | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce III Plus | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce V | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce ScanMedia | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce ScanMedia II | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce 630S | SCSI | Untested
ScanAce 636S | SCSI | Untested
pint | ? | alpha | Scanners with the machine-independent PINT interface |  |  | sane-pint
plustek | 0.39 | stable | Plustek | OpticPro 4800P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK | sane-plustek
OpticPro 4830P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro 600P/6000P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro 4831P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro 9630P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro 9630PL | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=1
OpticPro 9600P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro 1236P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - reported as OpticPro 12000P/96000P
OpticPro 12000P/96000P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro 9636P | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=4
OpticPro 9636P+/Turbo | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=3
OpticPro 9636T | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro 12000T | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro AI3 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=5
OpticPro P8 | Parport | Not tested.
OpticPro P12 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK
OpticPro PT12 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK.
OpticPro 19200S | SCSI | rebadged Artec AM12S (supported by Artec Backend)
OpticPro 1212U/U12/UT12 | USB | Not supported.
Primax | Colorado 4800 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | Not tested, (same as OP4800P)
Compact 4800 Direct | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=2
Compact 4800 Direct-30 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | Not tested, (same as OP4830P)
Compact 9600 Direct-30 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - (same as OP9630P)
Aries | Scan-It Pro 4800 | Parport (SPP, EPP) | OK - use driver-switch mov=2
pnm | 1.0.1 | beta | Reads PNM files |  | Used for debugging frontends | sane-pnm
qcam | ? | alpha | Connectix | Color QuickCam | Parport | Require root privileges. | sane-qcam
Greyscale QuickCam | Parport | Require root privileges. Partly working.
ricoh | ? | alpha | Ricoh | Ricoh IS50 | SCSI | ? | sane-ricoh
Ricoh IS60 | SCSI | ?
s9036 | ? | alpha | Siemens | 9036 Flatbed scanner | SCSI |  | sane-s9036
sharp | 0.32 | beta | SHARP | JX-610 |  |  | ?
JX-250 |  |
JX-320 |  |
JX-330 |  |
JX-350 |  |
sm3600 | 0.1 | NEW! | Microtek | ScanMaker 3600 | USB |  | sane-sm3600
SnapScan | 1.2 | alpha | AGFA | SnapScan 300 | SCSI | Only 8 bits/sample at present. | sane-snapscan
SnapScan 310 | SCSI | Ditto
SnapScan 600 | SCSI | Ditto
SnapScan 1236s | SCSI | Ditto. Have no specific programming info yet.
SnapScan 1212u | USB | Ditto. Have no specific programming info yet.
SnapScan e40 | USB | Have no specific programming info yet.
SnapScan e50 | USB | Have no specific programming info yet.
Vuego | 310s | SCSI | Close SnapScan 310 compatible.
Acer | 300f | SCSI |
310s | SCSI | Same thing as the Vuego 310s.
610s | SCSI |
610plus | SCSI | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible.
Prisa 620s | SCSI | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible.
Prisa 620u | USB | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible.
Prisa 640u | USB | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible.
Prisa 640bu | USB | Seems to be a close SnapScan 310/600 compatible.
Guillemot International | Maxi Scan A4 Deluxe (SCSI) | SCSI | May be a repackaged Vuego 310s or SnapScan 310s.
sp15c | 1.12 | beta | Fujitsu Computer Products of America | SP15C | SCSI |  | sane-fujitsu
st400 | 1.6 | alpha | Siemens | ST400 | SCSI |  | sane-st400
ST800 | SCSI | 6 bit gray
tamarack | 0.5 | beta | Tamarack | Artiscan 6000C | SCSI | 3 pass, 300 DPI | sane-tamarack
Artiscan 8000C | SCSI | 3 pass, 400 DPI
Artiscan 12000C | SCSI | 3 pass, 600 DPI
umax | 1.0-28 | stable | UMAX | parallel scanners | Parport | Not supported - see backend umax_pp | sane-umax
USB scanners | USB | Not supported
firewire scanners | Firewire | not tested
Vista S6 | SCSI | OK
Vista S6E | SCSI | OK
UMAX S-6E | SCSI | OK
UMAX S-6EG | SCSI | OK
Vista-S8 | SCSI | OK
Supervista S-12 | SCSI | OK
UMAX S-12 | SCSI | OK
UMAX S-12G | SCSI | OK
Astra 600S | SCSI | OK
Astra 610S | SCSI | OK
Astra 1200S | SCSI | OK
Astra 1220S | SCSI | OK
Astra 2100S | SCSI | OK
Astra 2200 (SU) | SCSI | OK
Astra 2400S | SCSI | OK
Mirage D-16L | SCSI | OK
Mirage II | SCSI | OK
Mirage IIse | SCSI | Not tested
PSD | SCSI | OK
PowerLook | SCSI | Not tested
PL-II | SCSI | Not tested
PowerLook III | SCSI | OK
PowerLook 2000 | SCSI | Not tested
PowerLook 3000 | SCSI | OK
Gemini D-16 | SCSI | OK
UMAX VT600 | SCSI | not tested
Vista-T630 | SCSI | OK for some firmwareversions, on others only lineart OK
UC 630 | SCSI | Version 1.6(?) or 2.8(?) OK, others only lineart OK
UG 630 | SCSI | OK
UG 80 | SCSI | OK
UC 840 | SCSI | Version 1.6 OK, others only lineart OK
UC 1200S | SCSI | unknown - please try
UC 1200SE | SCSI | unknown - please try
UC 1260 | SCSI | Version 1.6 OK, others unknown
Linotype Hell | Jade | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office
Jade | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell JADE
Jade2 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office2
Saphir | SCSI | Not tested
Saphir2 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell SAPHIR2
Saphir Ultra | SCSI | Not tested
Saphir Ultra II | SCSI | Not tested
Saphir HiRes | SCSI | Not tested
Opal | SCSI | Not tested
Opal Ultra | SCSI | Not tested
Linoscan 1400 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=HDM LS4H1S
Vobis/Highscreen | Scanboostar Premium | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=LinoHell Office2
Epson | Perfection 600 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=EPSON Perfection600
Escom | Image Scanner 256 | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=UMAX UG 80
Escort | Galleria 600 | SCSI | untested, SCSI-ID=ESCORT Galleria 600S
Genius | ColorPage-HR5 (Pro) | SCSI | OK, SCSI-ID=KYE ColorPage-HR5
Nikon | AX-210 | SCSI | OK
umax1220u | (sep15) | beta | UMAX | Astra 1220U | USB | Rewrite of command-line driver by Paul Mackerras | ?
umax_pp | 1 | NEW! | UMAX | Astra 1220P | Parport (EPP) | works | sane-umax_pp
Astra 2000P | Parport (EPP) | works
Astra 1600P | Parport (EPP) | works
ASTRA 610 P | Parport (EPP) | don't work (yet)
Hewlett-Packard | HP 3200 C | Parport (EPP) | works (relabelled 1220P and 2000P)
v4l | 0.1 | alpha | Interface to Video For Linux API |  |  | sane-v4l
v4l2 | (19991125) | alpha | Interface to Video For Linux 2 API |  |  | ?

### Legend:

> Backend:
>   Name of the backend, with a link to more extensive and detailed information, if it exists, or the email address of the author or maintainer.
> Version:
>   Version of backend/driver distributed in the lastest SANE release. Newer versions may be available from their home sites. If the version number is in parentheses, the backend is not included in the SANE distribution.
> Status:
>   A vague indication of robustness and reliability.
>   - NEW! means brand-new to the current release of SANE.
>   - alpha means it must do something, but is not very well tested, probably has bugs, and may even crash your system, etc., etc.
>   - beta means it works pretty well, and looks stable and functional, but not bullet-proof.
>   - stable means someone is pulling your leg.
> Supported Devices:
>   Which hardware the backend supports.
> Manual Page:
>   A link to the man-page on-line, if it exists.

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