NAME¶
sane-geniusvp2 - SANE backend for Genius ColorPage-Vivid Pro II (PP) scanner
DESCRIPTION¶
The
sane-geniusvp2 backend supports EICI 091000 based parallel port
flatbed scanners. This ASIC can be found on some Primax devices, and on the
Genius ColorPage-Vivid Pro II scanner (which is actually a Primax OEM device).
SUPPORTED DEVICES¶
The following scanner should work with this backend:
Device Details
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Vendor: Genius
Model: ColorPage-Vivid Pro II
FCC ID: EMJFB308C
MODEL NO: FB601C
Chipset Details
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ASIC ID: 0xE1
Product ID: 0x06
ASIC: EICI 091000
AFE: Wolfson WM-8143-12
Memory: NEC uPD424210-60 (256 Kb?)
CONFIGURATION¶
This section decribes the backend's configuration file entries. The file is
located at:
- /etc/sane.d/geniusvp2.conf
For a proper setup, you will need at least this entry:
- device parport0
Currently, only access through ppdev is supported.
PARALLEL PORT MODES¶
Only EPP mode (including "EPP+ECP") is supported. Future versions may
include support for the (slower) SPP mode.
FILES¶
- /etc/sane.d/geniusvp2.conf
- The backend configuration file
- /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-geniusvp2.a
- The static library implementing this backend.
- /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/libsane-geniusvp2.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. Under UNIX, 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 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_GENIUSVP2
- 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_GENIUSVP2=10
To obtain debug messages from the backend, set this environment variable
before calling your favorite frontend (e.g. xscanimage).
Example: export SANE_DEBUG_GENIUSVP2=10 ; xscanimage
KNOWN BUGS AND RESTRICTIONS¶
Scan may sometimes timeout due to the scanner's buffer not being filled after
some reasonable time, and you get a truncated image. Just try scanning again
and it should work.
Scans at high resolutions (e.g. 600 dpi.) may also be truncated if the selected
scan area is too large. Just scan at lower (<= 300 dpi.) resolutions for
now if you want a larger image.
The lamp carriage may sometimes go out of its maximum distance (297 mm), forcing
the motor engine. You can detect this when the scanner produces a
"strange" noise and the carriage is at its maximum distance from
home. In this situation,
turn off scanner power imediately, or you may
risk damage your device. This seems to happen more often when scanning full
pages at high resolutions.
SEE ALSO¶
sane(7),
http://sourceforge.net/projects/geniusvp2/
AUTHOR¶
Anderson Lizardo <lizardo@users.sourceforge.net>