sane-umax_pp(5) SANE Scanner Access Now Easy sane-umax_pp(5)
NAME
sane-umax_pp - SANE backend for Umax Astra parallel port flatbed scan-
ners
DESCRIPTION
The sane-umax_pp library implements a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy)
backend that provides access to Umax parallel port flatbed scanners.
The following scanners work with this backend:
Model:
--------------------
Astra 610P
Astra 1220P
HP3200C
Astra 1600P
Astra 2000P
Genius ColorPage-Life Pro
This backend handles 75x75, 150x150, 300x300, 600x600 and 600x1200 for
1220P/1600P/2000P dpi scan resolutions, and 75x75, 150x150, 300x300 and
300x600 for 610P. In color and gray levels, there is a software lineart
mode.
The new generation models share a newer version of the 610P ASIC embed-
ded in an EPAT chip. Only parts such as CCD and ADC change from one to
another. They even all reports being UMAX Astra 1220P via IEEE1284.
There isn't a software method to recognize them properly. Under windows,
model is set by the driver installed, regardless of the hardware.
EPP/ECP MODES ONLY
The current version of the backend uses only EPP or ECP mode to
communicate with the scanner. PS/2 mode isn't implemented. The
610P only use SPP. It is recommended that you set your parallel
port to EPP in BIOS with the current version of this backend. You
can leave it to ECP or ECP+EPP, but in this case you may not use
ppdev but only direct hardware access if you have to use ECP.
ECPEPP will only work if you use a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel with ppdev
character device support.
This backend does support parport sharing only if you have a kernel with
ppdev support.
Note that if you don't use the ppdev character device, the backend needs
to run as root. To allow user access to the scanner run the backend
through the network interface (see saned(8) and sane-net(5)). A more
relaxed solution (security wise) is to add suid bit to the frontend (see
chmod(1)). The backend drops root privileges as soon as it can, right
after gaining direct access to I/O ports, which lessen risks of being
root.
DEVICE NAMES
This backend expects device names of the form:
port value
Where value is:
auto autodetect all parallel ports and probe them for scanner
safe-auto
autodetect all parallel ports and probe them for scanner,
but does not try direct hardware access
/dev/ppi0
uses *BSD ppi device, depending on the number of available
parallel port, you have to use /dev/ppi1, /dev/ppi2, ...
/dev/parport0
uses Linux ppdev device, depending on the number of avail-
able parallel port, you have to use /dev/parport1,
/dev/parport2, ...
0x378 does direct hardware access on the given address. Usual
values are 0x378, 0x278, 0x3BC. In this case, you have to
run the backend as root (*BSD and Linux), or with
'IOPL=yes' on OS/2
NOTE: in all cases, you must have sufficient privileges to get access to
the chosen device or address. Depending on the security settings, de-
vices may not be available for all users. You have to change permis-
sions on the /dev/ppi* or /dev/parport* devices.
You can rename any device using the
name devname
model model
vendor vendor
options. These options apply to the last port option.
CONFIGURATION
Please make sure to edit umax_pp.conf before you use the backend.
The contents of the umax_pp.conf file is a list of options and device
names that correspond to Umax scanners. Empty lines and lines starting
with a hash mark (#) are ignored.
The eight options supported are red-gain, green-gain, blue-gain,
red-offset, green-offset, blue-offset, astra, and buffer.
Options red-gain, green-gain and blue-gain allow you to adjust the sen-
sitivity of your scanner for the given color. Values range from 0 (low-
est gain) to 15 (highest). If the advanced option "Gain" isn't checked
in the frontend, the backend does automatic gain calibration, and do not
use user provided values.
Options red-offset, green-offset and blue-offset allow you to adjust the
offset of your scanner for the given color. Values range from 0 (lowest
offset) to 15 (highest).
Option astra allows you to change the model of your scanner. Current
auto detection is based on side effects on scanning when using 1220P
command set on other models, so it may fail on unknown hardware combina-
tion. Valid values are 610, 1220, 1600 and 2000. It is useful only when
autodetection fails to detect properly your scanner model. If your scan-
ner work properly but is reported wrongly, let it be that way. The only
valid case to change the model is when your scanner produces "black" or
"inverted" scans. In this case you can put the model. Be aware that it
will prevent scanner model autodetection.
Option buffer allows you to change the size of the scan buffer. The size
must be specified in bytes. The default value is 2 megabytes. Decreasing
this value will improve the smoothness of progress bar in the frontend,
but will stall the scan more often.
FILES
/etc/sane.d/umax_pp.conf
The backend configuration file (see also description of SANE_CON-
FIG_DIR below).
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-umax_pp.a
The static library implementing this backend.
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-umax_pp.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 direc-
tories are separated by a colon (`:'), under OS/2, they are sepa-
rated 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 /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 order).
SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP
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.
level debug output
------- ------------------------------
0 nothing
1 errors
2 warnings & minor errors
3 additional information
4 debug information
5 code flow (not supported yet)
6 special debug information
SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP_LOW
This variable sets the debug level for the SANE interface for the
Umax ASIC. Note that enabling this will spam your terminal with
some million lines of debug output.
level debug output
------- -------------------------------
0 nothing
1 errors
8 command blocks
16 detailed code flow
32 dump datafiles
255 everything
SEE ALSO
sane(7), sane-net(5), saned(8)
For latest bug fixes and information see
http://umax1220p.sourceforge.net/
AUTHOR
Stéphane Voltz <stef.dev@free.fr>
CREDITS
Support for the 610P has been made possible thank to an hardware dona-
tion by William Stuart.
BUG REPORTS
If something doesn't work, please contact me. But I need some informa-
tion about your scanner to be able to help you...
SANE version
Run scanimage -V to determine this
the backend version and your scanner hardware
Run SANE_DEBUG_UMAX_PP=255 scanimage -L 2>log as root. If you
don't get any output from the sane-umax_pp backend, make sure a
line "umax_pp" is included into your /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file.
If your scanner isn't detected, make sure you've defined the
right port address, or the correct device in your umax_pp.conf
file.
the name of your scanner/vendor
also a worthy information. Please also include the optical reso-
lution and lamp type of your scanner, both can be found in the
manual of your scanner.
any further comments
if you have comments about the documentation (what could be done
better), or you think I should know something, please include it.
14 Jul 2008 sane-umax_pp(5)
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