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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
sane-plustek_pp - SANE backend for Plustek parallel port flatbed scan-
ners
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
The <B>sane-plustek_pp</B> library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy)
backend that provides access to Plustek ASIC 9600[1/3] and P9800[1/3]
based parallel port flatbed scanners. The access of the scanner is ei-
ther done directly by the backend or via kernel module, called pt_drv
which can be created out of the <B>sane-plustek_pp</B> backend code - see also
section <B>BUILDING</B> <B>THE</B> <B>KERNEL</B> <B>MODULE</B> for further information.
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<H2>SUPPORTED DEVICES</H2><PRE>
At present, the following scanners should work with this backend and/or
the kernel module:
<B>PLUSTEK</B> <B>SCANNERS</B>
Parallelport Model: ASIC: Properties:
---------------------- ----- ------------------------
OpticPro PT12 98003 600x1200 dpi 36bit 512Kb
OpticPro P12 98003 600x1200 dpi 36bit 512Kb
OpticPro 9636T/12000T 98001 600x1200 dpi 36bit 512Kb
OpticPro 12000P Turbo 98001 600x1200 dpi 36bit 512Kb
OpticPro 9636P+/Turbo 98001 600x1200 dpi 36bit 512Kb
OpticPro 9636P 96003 600x1200 dpi 36bit 128Kb
OpticPro 12000P/96000P 96003 600x1200 dpi 36bit 128Kb
OpticPro 1236P 96003 600x1200 dpi 30bit 128Kb
OpticPro 9600P 96003 600x1200 dpi 30bit 128Kb
OpticPro 9630P/FBIV 96003 600x1200 dpi 30bit 128Kb
OpticPro 9630PL (14") 96003 600x1200 dpi 30bit 128Kb
OpticPro A3I 96003 400x800 dpi 36bit 128Kb
OpticPro 600P/6000P 96003 300x600 dpi 30bit 32Kb
OpticPro 4831P 96003 300x600 dpi 30bit 32Kb
OpticPro 4830P/FBIII 96003 300x600 dpi 30bit 32Kb
OpticPro 4800P/FBII 96001 300x600 dpi 24bit 32Kb
<B>PRIMAX</B> <B>SCANNERS</B>
There are some scanners sold by Primax, but they are in fact Plustek
devices. These scanners are also supported. The following table will
show the relationship:
Model: Plustek Model: Remarks:
--------------------------- -------------- ------------
Colorado 4800 OpticPro 4800 not tested
Compact 4800 Direct OpticPro 600 mov=2
Compact 4800 Direct 30bit OpticPro 4830 mov=7
Compact 9600 Direct 30bit OpticPro 9630 works
<B>GENIUS</B> <B>SCANNERS</B>
The following devices are sold as Genius Scanners, but are in fact
Plustek devices. The table will show the relationship:
Model: Remarks:
--------------------------- ----------------------------
Colorpage Vivid III V2 Like P12 but has two buttons
and Wolfson DAC
<B>ARIES</B> <B>SCANNERS</B>
There's one scanner sold as Aries Scanner, but is in fact a Plustek de-
vice. The following table will show the relationship:
Model: Plustek Model: Remarks:
--------------------------- -------------- ------------
Scan-It 4800 OpticPro 600 mov=2
<B>BrightScan</B> <B>SCANNERS</B>
There's one scanner sold as BrightScan OpticPro Scanner, this is also a
rebadged Plustek device. The following table will show the relation-
ship:
Model: Remarks:
--------------------------- ----------------------------
BrightScan OpticPro OpticPro P12
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<H2>DEVICE NAMES</H2><PRE>
This backend works in two modes, the so called "direct-mode" and the
"kernel-mode". In direct-mode, the user-space backend is used, in ker-
nel-mode, you should have a kernel-module named pt_drv loaded. This
backends default device is:
<I>0x378</I>
This "default device" will be used, if no configuration file can be
found. It is rather the base address of the parallel port on i386 ma-
chines.
As the backend supports up to four devices, it is possible to specify
them in the configuration file
<I>/usr/local/etc/sane.d/plustek</I><B>_</B><I>pp.conf</I>
See this file for examples.
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<H2>CONFIGURATION</H2><PRE>
This section describes the backend's configuration file entries. The
file is located at: <I>/usr/local/etc/sane.d/plustek</I><B>_</B><I>pp.conf</I>
For a proper setup, you will need at least two entries:
<I>[direct]</I>
<I>device</I> <I>0x378</I>
or
<I>[kernel]</I>
<I>device</I> <I>/dev/pt</I><B>_</B><I>drv</I>
<I>direct</I> tells the backend, that the following devicename (here <I>0x378</I>)
has to be interpreted as parallel port scanner device. In fact it is
the address to use, alternatively you can use <I>/dev/parport0</I> if the
backend has been compiled with libieee1284 support. <I>kernel</I> should only
be used, when a kernel-module has been built out of the backend
sources. See below for more instructions about this.
Further options:
option warmup t
<I>t</I> specifies the warmup period in seconds
option lampOff t
<I>t</I> is the time in seconds for switching off the lamps in standby
mode
option lOffonEnd b
<I>b</I> specifies the behaviour when closing the backend, 1 --&gt; switch
lamps off, 0 --&gt; do not change lamp status
option mov m
<I>m</I> is the model override switch, which only works in direct mode.
<I>m</I> = 0 default: no override
<I>m</I> = 1 OpticPro 9630PL override (works if OP9630 has been de-
tected) forces legal size (14")
<I>m</I> = 2 Primax 4800Direct override (works if OP600 has been de-
tected) swaps red/green color
<I>m</I> = 3 OpticPro 9636 override (works if OP9636 has been de-
tected) disables backends transparency/negative capabili-
ties
<I>m</I> = 4 OpticPro 9636P override (works if OP9636 has been de-
tected) disables backends transparency/negative capabili-
ties
<I>m</I> = 5 OpticPro A3I override (works if OP12000 has been de-
tected) enables A3 scanning
<I>m</I> = 6 OpticPro 4800P override (works if OP600 has been de-
tected) swaps red/green color
<I>m</I> = 7 Primax 4800Direct 30bit override (works if OP4830 has
been detected)
See the <I>plustek</I><B>_</B><I>pp.conf</I> file for examples.
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<H2>BUILDING THE KERNEL MODULE</H2><PRE>
As mentioned before, the <B>sane-plustek_pp</B> backend code can also be com-
piled and installed as linux kernel module. To do so, you will need the
source-files of this sane-backend installation. Unpack this tar-ball
and go to the directory: <I>sane-backends/doc/plustek</I>. Within this direc-
tory, you should find a script called: <I>MakeModule.sh</I>. Now if your
Linux kernelsources are installed correctly, it should be possible to
build, install and load the module <B>pt_drv</B>. <B>Please</B> <B>note,</B> that the ker-
nelsources need to be configured correctly. Refer to your distribu-
tions manual on how this is done. As root user, try
<I>./MakeModule.sh</I>
the script will try and get all necessary information about your run-
ning kernel and will lead you through the whole installation process.
<B>Note:</B> <B>Installing</B> <B>and</B> <B>loading</B> <B>the</B> <B>can</B> <B>only</B> <B>be</B> <B>done</B> <B>as</B> superuser.
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<H2>KERNEL MODULE SETUP</H2><PRE>
The configuration of the kernel module is done by providing some or
more options found below to the kernel module at load time. This can be
done by invoking <B><A HREF="insmod.8.html">insmod(8)</A></B> with the appropriate parameters or appending
the options to the file <I>/etc/modules.conf</I> <I>(kernel</I> <I>&lt;</I> <I>2.6.x)</I> or <I>/etc/mod-</I>
<I>probe.conf</I> <I>(kernel</I> <I>&gt;=</I> <I>2.6.x)</I>
<B>The</B> <B>Options:</B>
lampoff=lll
The value <I>lll</I> tells the driver, after how many seconds to
switch-off the lamp(s). The default value is 180. 0 will dis-
able this feature.
<B>HINT:</B> Do not use a value that is too small, because often
switching on/off the lamps will reduce their lifetime.
port=ppp
<I>ppp</I> specifies the port base address, where the scanner is con-
nected to. The default value is 0x378, which is normally a stan-
dard.
warmup=www
<I>www</I> specifies the time in seconds, how long a lamp has to be on,
until the driver will start to scan. The default value is 30.
lOffonEnd=e
<I>e</I> specifies the behaviour when unloading the driver, 1 --&gt;
switch lamps off, 0 --&gt; do not change lamp status
slowIO=s
<I>s</I> specifies which I/O functions the driver should use, 1 --&gt; use
delayed functions, 0 --&gt; use the non-delayed ones
forceMode=fm
<I>fm</I> specifies port mode which should be used, 0 --&gt; autodetec-
tion, 1 --&gt; use SPP mode and 2 --&gt; use EPP mode
mov=m
<I>m</I> = 0 default: no override
<I>m</I> = 1 OpticPro 9630PL override (works if OP9630 has been de-
tected) forces legal size (14")
<I>m</I> = 2 Primax 4800Direct override (works if OP600 has been de-
tected) swaps red/green color
<I>m</I> = 3 OpticPro 9636 override (works if OP9636 has been de-
tected) disables backends transparency/negative capabili-
ties
<I>m</I> = 4 OpticPro 9636P override (works if OP9636 has been de-
tected) disables backends transparency/negative capabili-
ties
<I>m</I> = 5 OpticPro A3I override (works if OP12000 has been de-
tected) enables A3 scanning
<I>m</I> = 6 OpticPro 4800P override (works if OP600 has been de-
tected) swaps red/green color
<I>m</I> = 7 Primax 4800Direct 30bit override (works if OP4830 has
been detected)
Sample entry for file <I>/etc/modules.conf</I>:
alias char-major-40 pt_drv
pre-install pt_drv modprobe -k parport
options pt_drv lampoff=180 warmup=15 port=0x378 lOffonEnd=0
mov=0 slowIO=0 forceMode=0
For multidevice support, simply add values separated by commas to the
different options
options pt_drv port=0x378,0x278 mov=0,4 slowIO=0,1 forceMode=0,1
Remember to call <B><A HREF="depmod.8.html">depmod(8)</A></B> after changing <I>/etc/conf.modules</I>.
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<H2>PARALLEL PORT MODES</H2><PRE>
The current driver works best, when the parallel port has been set to
EPP-mode. When detecting any other mode such as ECP or PS/2 the driver
tries to set to a faster, supported mode. If this fails, it will use
the SPP mode, as this mode should work with all Linux supported paral-
lel ports. If in doubt, enter your BIOS and set it to any mode except
ECP.
Former Plustek scanner models (4830, 9630) supplied a ISA parallel port
adapter card. This card is <B>not</B> supported by the driver.
The ASIC 96001/3 based models have sometimes trouble with high resolu-
tion modes. If you encounter sporadic corrupted images (parts dupli-
cated or shifted horizontally) kill all other applications before scan-
ning and (if sufficient memory available) disable swapping.
See the <I>plustek</I><B>_</B><I>pp.conf</I> file for examples.
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<H2>FILES</H2><PRE>
<I>/usr/local/etc/sane.d/plustek</I><B>_</B><I>pp.conf</I>
The backend configuration file
<I>/usr/local/lib/sane/libsane-plustek</I><B>_</B><I>pp.a</I>
The static library implementing this backend.
<I>/usr/local/lib/sane/libsane-plustek</I><B>_</B><I>pp.so</I>
The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems
that support dynamic loading).
<I>/lib/modules/&lt;Kernel-Version&gt;/kernel/drivers/parport/pt</I><B>_</B><I>drv.o</I>
The Linux kernelmodule for kernels &lt; 2.6.x.
<I>/lib/modules/&lt;Kernel-Version&gt;/kernel/drivers/parport/pt</I><B>_</B><I>drv.ko</I>
The Linux kernelmodule for kernels &gt;= 2.6.x.
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<H2>ENVIRONMENT</H2><PRE>
<B>SANE_CONFIG_DIR</B>
This environment variable specifies the list of directories that
may contain the configuration file. On *NIX systems, the direc-
tories are separated by a colon (`:'), under OS/2, they are sep-
arated by a semi-colon (`;'). If this variable is not set, the
configuration file is searched in two default directories:
first, the current working directory (".") and then in <I>/usr/lo-</I>
<I>cal/etc/sane.d</I>. If the value of the environment variable ends
with the directory separator character, then the default direc-
tories are searched after the explicitly specified directories.
For example, setting <B>SANE_CONFIG_DIR</B> to "/tmp/config:" would re-
sult in directories <I>tmp/config</I>, <I>.</I>, and <I>/usr/local/etc/sane.d</I> be-
ing searched (in this order).
<B>SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK_PP</B>
If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this en-
vironment variable controls the debug level for this backend.
Higher debug levels increase the verbosity of the output.
Example: export SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK_PP=10
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<B><A HREF="sane.7.html">sane(7)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="xscanimage.1.html">xscanimage(1)</A></B>,
<I>/usr/local/share/doc/sane-backends/plustek/Plustek-PARPORT.changes</I>
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<H2>CONTACT AND BUG-REPORTS</H2><PRE>
Please send any information and bug-reports to:
<B>SANE</B> <B>Mailing</B> <B>List</B>
Additional info and hints can be obtained from our
Mailing-List archive at:
<I>http://www.sane-project.org/mailing-lists.html</I>
To obtain debug messages from the backend, please set the environment-
variable <B>SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK_PP</B> before calling your favorite scan-front-
end (i.e. <B><A HREF="xscanimage.1.html">xscanimage(1)</A></B>),<B>i.e.:</B>
<I>export</I> <I>SANE</I><B>_</B><I>DEBUG</I><B>_</B><I>PLUSTEK</I><B>_</B><I>PP=20</I> <I>;</I> <I>xscanimage</I>
The value controls the verbosity of the backend.
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<H2>KNOWN BUGS & RESTRICTIONS</H2><PRE>
* The Halftoning works, but the quality is poor
* Printers (especially HP models) will start to print during scanning.
This in fact is a problem to other printers too, using bidirectional
protocol (see www.plustek.com (TAIWAN) page for further details)
* 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-sensor 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 capable to perform 800dpi steps.
* On some devices, the pictures seems bluish
<I>ASIC</I> <I>98001</I> <I>based</I> <I>models:</I>
* The 300dpi transparency and negative mode does not work correctly.
* There is currently no way to distinguish a model with and without
transparency unit.
* The scanned images seem to be too dark (P9636T)
<I>ASIC</I> <I>96003/1</I> <I>based</I> <I>models:</I>
* 30bit mode is currently not supported.
* On low end systems under heavy system load the driver may lose data,
which can result in picture corruption or cause the sensor to hit the
scan bed.
* The scanning speed on 600x1200 dpi models is slow.
* The scanning quality of the A3I is poor.
14 Jul 2008 <B><A HREF="sane-plustek_pp.5.html">sane-plustek_pp(5)</A></B>
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