sane-teco1(5) SANE Scanner Access Now Easy sane-teco1(5)
NAME
sane-teco1 - SANE backend for TECO / RELISYS scanners
DESCRIPTION
The sane-teco1 library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) back-
end that provides access to some TECO SCSI flatbed scanners. This back-
end should be considered beta-quality software! TECO scanners are sold
under various brands like RELISYS, PIOTECH, TRUST. This backend may or
may not support yours.
The scanners that should work with this backend are:
Vendor Model TECO model status
---------------------- -------------- -----------
Relisys AVEC 2400 VM3520 tested
Relisys AVEC 2412 VM3520+ tested
Relisys AVEC 4800 VM4530 untested
Relisys AVEC 4816 VM4530+ untested
Relisys RELI 2400 VM3530 untested
Relisys RELI 2412 VM3530+ tested
Relisys RELI 2412 VM3530+ untested
Relisys RELI 4816 VM4540 tested
Relisys RELI 4830 VM4542 tested
Relisys RELI 9600 VM6530 untested
Relisys RELI 9612 VM6530* untested
Relisys RELI 9624 VM6530+ untested
Relisys RELI 9630 VM6540 untested
Relisys RELI DS15 VM3440 untested
Relisys RELI DS6 VM3420 untested
Dextra DF-600P VM3510 tested
Dextra DF-4830T VM4542 untested
Dextra DF-1200T+ VM3530+ untested
Dextra DF-9624 VM6530+ untested
Note that the untested scanner will not be directly supported. You
should contact the author for that.
The TECO VM number can usually be found at the back of the scanner. It
is also part of the FCC ID. sane-find-scanner -v will also show the
SCSI inquiry, and if it is a TECO scanner, the name will be there too.
The options the backend supports can either be selected through command
line options to programs like scanimage(1) or through GUI elements in
xscanimage(1) or xsane(1).
If you have any success with a scanner not listed here, or if you notice
any strange behavior, please report to the backend maintainer or to the
SANE mailing list.
Valid command line options and their syntax can be listed by using:
scanimage --help -d teco1
Scan Mode
--mode Black & White|Grayscale|Color
Selects the basic mode of operation of the scanner. Valid choices
are Black & White, Grayscale and Color.
The Black & White mode is for black and white only (1 bit).
Grayscale will produce 256 levels of gray (8 bits). Color will
produce a 24 bit color image.
--resolution 1..600
Selects the resolution for a scan. The scanner can do all resolu-
tions between 1 and 600, in increments of 1.
Geometry options
-l -t -x -y
Controls the scan area: -l sets the top left x coordinate, -t the
top left y coordinate, -x selects the width and -y the height of
the scan area. All parameters are specified in millimeters by de-
fault.
Enhancement options
--custom-gamma
(color mode only) allows the user to specify a gamma table (see
the next 3 parameters).
--red-gamma-table
Can be used to download a user defined gamma table for the red
channel. The table must be 256 bytes long. Color mode only.
--green-gamma-table
Can be used to download a user defined gamma table for the green
channel. The table must be 256 bytes long. Color mode only.
--blue-gamma-table
Can be used to download a user defined gamma table for the blue
channel. The table must be 256 bytes long. Color mode only.
--dither Line art|2x2|3x3|4x4 bayer|4x4 smooth|8x8 bayer|8x8 smooth|8x8
horizontal|8x8 vertical
Select the dither mask to use. Black & White only.
--preview
Requests a preview scan. The resolution used is 22 dpi and the
scan area is the maximum allowed. The scan mode is user selected.
The default is "no".
CONFIGURATION FILE
The configuration file /etc/sane.d/teco1.conf supports only one item:
the device name to use (eg /dev/scanner).
FILES
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-teco1.a
The static library implementing this backend.
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-teco1.so
The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems
that support dynamic loading).
ENVIRONMENT
SANE_DEBUG_TECO1
If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this en-
vironment variable controls the debug level for this backend.
E.g., a value of 128 requests all debug output to be printed.
Smaller levels reduce verbosity.
LIMITATIONS
The windows TWAIN driver has many more options than this SANE backend.
However they are only software adjustments. This backend only implements
what the scanner can support.
BUGS
None known.
SEE ALSO
sane-scsi(5), scanimage(1), xscanimage(1), xsane(1), sane(7)
AUTHOR
The package is actively maintained by Frank Zago.
http://www.zago.net/sane/#teco
CREDITS
Thanks to Gerard Delafond for the VM4542 support. Thanks to Jean-Yves
Simon for the VM3510 support.
14 Jul 2008 sane-teco1(5)
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